A Spot of Color
No matter how dirty a cowboy's hat might get during branding, there always seems to be a nice spot of color and fancywork to set him apart.
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No matter how dirty a cowboy's hat might get during branding, there always seems to be a nice spot of color and fancywork to set him apart.
I took this photograph of Julia Ascuaga at her home in the Basque country several years ago. Julia and her husband bake speciality breads in their outside ovens at home - one for black bread and one for white. These breads are sold to eager customers in Bilboa every Sunday. She is a wonderful cook and gardener. Julia also loves her animals and was trying to coax her lepie colt to drink.
Connie, the pig, doesn't seem to care who her friends are - just so long as they are her friends.
Zubipuntakaborda is the birth place of my father-in-law, Alex Dufurrena. It is situated on the Pyrenees border between Spain and France, and is near the village of Errazu, Spain. Alex and his brothers came to northern Nevada around 1906 to make their living in the sheep and cattle business. He only returned once to this beautifully lush land during his long life.
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