February Moon Magic

Last night after dinner I thought I would take a drive to find the moon.

I went down my street for a few miles and turned right. 

Then I saw it, a beautiful magenta moon coming up over the local country market. 

I quickly pulled over in an Amish farm driveway and started snapping. Within minutes it had gone from red to orange to golden. You can even see in the middle photos as it's making the transition, rising above the atmospheric particles that give it the red color to our eyes. 

Here's what it looks like when a car passes, kind of neat.

And two shots of the moon a few days earlier before it was full. 

You can find more of my photography on Flickr!

found

 beauty in the breakdown

This weekend I photographed a series of shells I found at the beach last summer and fall. 

I find that over the winter I am constantly thinking about the shore and dreaming of lounging in the sun and sand and jumping waves. I think I could live at the beach. 

I miss the smell of salt water and suntan lotion. 

These help. 

I think I may offer a few as prints someday. They would look nice hanging as a group.

You can see all of them on the flickr set -  found

 treasured

scalloped

urchin 

(okay, didn't find this one at the beach but it is pretty amazing)

vacant

lodged

battered and broken

taken in

Thursday at the Barn

A warm, peaceful Thursday at the barn. 

Thought I would bring my camera along while I feed the horses. 

"Do you think she'll put down that beeping thing and feed us lunch soon?"

No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the barn!

More of my horsey friends on my Flickr Page.

Howls and Meowls

We headed to ZooAmerica in Hershey, PA for it's annual free community day this weekend.

This zoo only has animals that you would find in North American. It's the first time I have been here with my new camera (Canon Rebel T3i) and I was excited to get some good shots.

 I didn't think they would turn out this good!

Beautiful gray wolves looked perfect against the freshly fallen snow.

I shot this through a fence, still can't believe it. Looks like he's coming right for me!

Next is a bobcat. 

There were three of them napping and enjoying the winter weather their warm coats were made for.

This Canadian lynx was looking all around his enclosure for something. Maybe mice?

Look forward to the next post for some beautiful raptors!

Farm Show!

For the first time I went to the PA Farm Show all by myself. It's the largest show of it's kind under one roof in the US. I've always wanted to go and really study the animals but it's so crowded I became frustrated and only stayed a few hours. I did manage to get some nice shots. 

You can see all my favorite shots on Flickr.

Fancy chickens drink Coca Cola. 

Today was carriage racing. I saw many of these teams compete at Devon last year. 

It's such an exciting event.

Boy do those horses and ponies fly!

"Lots of people talk to animals... Not very many listen, though... That's the problem."

~Benjamin Hoff

Etruscan Inspired

"Horses and dogs have been man's most intimate and faithful companions since the dawn of history, but the horse has certainly been the most useful. In sport, agriculture, transport and warfare, the horse has contributed more to human pleasure, ambition and progress than any other animal." ~ Prince Phillip

New original custom Painted Pony for 2012. Based on a bronze Etruscan horse figure. 

Now on ebay for 3 days only!

Click here for auction. 

Replica of Etruscan horse figure.