Moon Shadow
We had 19 calves today!
Guess when I titled yesterday's post "Baby Shower"... that was *REALLY* meant for today!
The wind was blowing nine-oh for most of the day, which may have had some influence. I'm not sure what the barometer was doing, but I bet it was going down!
There are only 17 heifers left... I think. The middle of the night check can't end too soon for Vernon. Otherwise, I think I heard them say we might be close to half done... and the weather's been so good lately... with the snow disappearing at an amazing rate. We'll be whining about the lack of moisture and dust before you know it!
If it wasn't the weather... maybe it was the full moon...
I had hoped to get a good full moon picture tonight... but I fail at night-time photography. I try every setting from auto settings like nightscapes and beaches to manual times and apertures. Big Fail.
Well, this blog is about ranchlife not photography for NASA.
The moon, when it did make its appearance without a skirt of clouds, was pretty, though I honestly didn't see too much difference in appearance. Maybe we're just used to bright moonlight out here in the sticks! I often would hike to the calving shed without using a flashlight on nights like tonight.
Here's the best I could do...
Definitely a "moon shadow" night.
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March 19, 2010 Sigh
March 19, 2009 A Ride
March 19, 2008 No entry.
Posted by Carol at 3/19/2011 8:36 PM 
Categories: Cattle, Scenery, Photography
Tags: ranch Wyoming calving
Categories: Cattle, Scenery, Photography
Tags: ranch Wyoming calving
your moon sighting was better than ours...seems like every time there is a lunar event, it is cloudy! great pics too...i especially like the one of daniel bottle feeding the calf. he is such a cutie...and the calf isn't half bad either =o)
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your baby photo is amazing... I still sit and ponder what it's like for a new little life to come out of a place where it's about 102 and hit the ground that has snow on it in places... and wind... can you imagine the shock!! And this little one just takes it all in stride.
The moon didn't seem as big as the 'blue' moons or 'harvest' moons that we have. But it was beautiful as it was and kept everything well lit so that the dogs could bark and know who they were barking at instead of guessing!
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I like your photo of the moon. It adds some mystique & intrigue to it. Glad to know that I wasn't the only one who thought the moon didn't seem as big as other times.
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The moon shot is really good! And much
better that ours here in WNY. I thought we'd see a huge moon, but didn't.
The harvest moon is always very large and memorable on a nice fall night.
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