http://www.westernfolklife.org/weblogs/artists/dufurrenal/ en Copyright 2008 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:05:58 -0700 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
My Plumas County family is surrounded in smoke these days. So many forest fires - but I don't see any grazing to combat the low weeds and bushes!

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One of the benefits of getting up early this time of year is a chance to see all the wildlife. This doe and new fawn ran along my jeep going up Alta Creek Canyon in the Pine Forest Mountains.

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This is one of those years the wildflowers are perfect. Now that I have weaned all my leppie lambs and can get out when the light is perfect, I am in heaven photographing all these beautiful natural gardens.

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During the two months in the spring that I take care of the leppy lambs, these are the only photographs I have time for because I'm feeding them when the best light of the day takes place. This little lamb makes it all worthwhile.

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Antelope much prefer our fields and sprinklers to the Sheldon Antelope Refuge 50 miles from us.

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Ewes that have one week's growth of new wool. It's easy to tell the shearers did a good job of shearing one swipe at a time.

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I know he isn't a grand antelope as far as size goes, and the light is fairly flat, but seeing this antelope with the snowy Pine Forest Mtns. in the background, made me think maybe spring is finally here.

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This evening could not have been more stunning! I wanted to try out a new camera and drove to the desert hoping for something to turn up. And what a show the colors and shapes of the sky put on for over an hour. I always thank the heavens when this happens.

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I am worried that the usual large number of little songbirds and sparrows are not around my feeders at the ranch house this winter. I hope it isn't because of this guy.

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I made this photograph mainly because the mountains and clouds behind the horses have a strong resemblance to some of Maynard Dixon's scenes. He did love Northern Nevada.

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These are wild burros near Knott Creek Ranch and the Sheldon Antelope Refuge in northwestern Nevada.

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With so little moisture this year our hills seem to have a different, darker look than usual.

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It seems this year spiders have been working overtime. This web covered the entire opening of a door to a rock shed at summer camp.

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Taken during one of the foggy mornings on the feedground.

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