Spring Time Dances

Junior

A sure sign that spring is in the air - the mating dance of the male peacock. Here "Junior" is courting Ms. White with his fine display. This is the prelude to the 1st of two mating cycles that the peacocks will endure during the year. After each cycle, the male peacock(s) shed their tail feathers while the hen lays and sits on the eggs. Fall will begin the second cycle.

Welcome Ivy Rose

Ivy

 We welcomed Ivy Rose to the world at approximately 5am 2-17-13. She weighs about 65 lbs. and is growing every minute. Her mother Rose, delivered her out behind the barn half way between the field & run-in shed - we brought her up into the barn before day-light - finished drying her off & making her warm - then it was onto getting a fresh bottle of the mother's milk. 

Ivy Rose is now four days old - hops around her stall - loves to eat and a good chin scratching. For now it's all about keeping warm and eating - by the end of the week we'll start the process of getting her use to being lead around so she's be easier to handle by the time she weighs over 1200 lbs.

Ivy's Mom, Rose enjoying some hay.

Mayor Lefty

Sunny Sunday

Sunday's bright sun shine & cold temps made a great day for snowmobiling - this action shot was taken with a Canon EOS - the ample amount of light made it easy to get some of the action stopped with a slower shutter speed.






Any distance shots are not a problem...

Timing is everything...

A quick shot with the iphone after the storm early am - today I lost my phone - having to leave to another location to do some digging out - then wanting to use the camera on the phone again - no phone - couldn't really think when & where I could have dropped it - went to the ipad - downloaded the "find my iphone" app - logged in with apple & opened a screen with a map & the location of my phone pinging - drove to the location - close but still didn't know how I would hone in on the exact location - went to the ipad again - walked around the location - then hit a tab that said devices - clicked on "ping a sound" - from inside a garage from which I earlier used a snowblower from - a loud ping sound came - amazing - I had dropped it onto a piece of carpet - never seen it fall - would have never found it until summer - maybe - Thanks, "iapple"

Here's a shot from yesterday previous to the snow over night - standing out on the road makes a good perspective - at that point I think we already had 5 inches on the ground...

Jimmy Jack Cadillac

This is our mascot (Cock) affectionately know as  "Jimmy Jack Cadillac" - he was brought to us by another farmer, after being rescued from the jaws of a hungry farm dog - Jimmy was not able to walk - was bitten in the back and suffered some nerve damage. We set him up in our barn outside any of the other bird pens & gave him space/time to heal - making sure he was fed, given plenty of water. Jimmy has found himself making a fantastic recovery - he's the meet & greeter everyday when it's time to feed everyone - he has gained plenty of weight - is now crowing & welcomes you with a sideways attack - the way any protective cock should. He's really funny - he'll come at you until he hears your voice - then rethinks his stance, as I'm the one that gives him his supper...

Driving with Mr. Benny

This is another awesome feature of the iphone 5 - the reversible camera lens - pretty cool, but take caution - it's tricky driving & taking a picture in reverse at the same time - here I am this am picking up Mr. Benny  - this boy loves to ride in the truck - he's almost convinced me to let him drive - I don't know - maybe he can....?

Panorama

Another shot from the yard - I love the panorama feature on this phone - I'll have to get better with it and then see what some of the images look like in photoshop....

iphone

I picked up the iphone 5 last month - the panoramic option on the camera is pretty impressive for a phone, actually it's unbelievable for a phone. In the past I have thought about buying a panoramic camera but it's high price tag and let's say lack of versatility keep me from doing so...

Groundhogs Day

What better time to catch up other than Groundhogs day? 2013 should be a productive year - getting back on track with photography work - will once again do more & more artistic works. Will start out the year with my favorite - "Canvas" working on updating web-site(s) and keeping a more proactive profile...