Saturday, November 12, 2011

Shades of the Morning

When I stepped outside to feed the horses Friday morning, I was stopped in my tracks by the beautiful color of the sky.  I grabbed my camera so I could capture the sight before it disappeared; the light and colors change so quickly as the sun rises.

The first shades of morning.
Shades of pink emerge.
Misty: "Quit lookin' at the sky.  Can't you see I'm starvin' here?!"
 
My favorite shades of gray.
 (And you can see that Misty is far from starvin'.)
SaraJane LOVES her Progressive Diet Balancer pellets. After scarfing down her pellets in her stall next door, she visits Misty's stall to Hoover-up the few pellets Misty always leaves behind in her grain bin.

SaraJane: "As long as I'm here, I might as well help myself to Misty's hay too."
The girls get some loose hay in their troughs and a larger portion in their individual Porta-Grazers, to slow them down a bit. They go back and forth between the stalls, nibbling from both slow feeders and troughs.

Barn chores done; horses fed; manure scooped.

Shades of gold are joining the pinks.
Shades of gold chasing shades of pink.
The gold has consumed the pink.
It's time for me to go inside and get ready for work.

What a great way to start the day.
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17 comments:

  1. Jennifer MacNeillNovember 12, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    Oh my that is one amazing sunrise!

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  2. JacquelineNovember 12, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    FABULOUS!

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  3. JeniNovember 12, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    beautiful!

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  4. Grey Horse MattersNovember 12, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    Wow, those skies are absolutely gorgeous. What a treat in the morning before work. That's also my favorite shade of gray too!

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  5. DreamingNovember 12, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    Skies like that always make those barn chores easier to do. I pity the folks who don't get out to see what we see. I'm glad you grabbed the camera. Stunning!!

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  6. Oak Creek RanchNovember 12, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    Your morning sounds a lot like mine -- barn chores and then off to work with maybe a beautiful sunrise as a bonus.

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  7. TerryNovember 12, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    Absolutely gorgeous!

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  8. julietteNovember 13, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    You have gorgeous mornings - the sky and your girls. SaraJane looks fabulous. I wish I could send my Foggy out there to you to get him nice and round. You sure know what you are doing! Happy horses - happy you!

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  9. Nuzzling MuzzlesNovember 13, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    What a treat! Sunrises and sunsets always stop me in my tracks.

    My word verification is "butslum". Poetic, funny, and could have multiple meanings. I like it. I think I'll start using that word.

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  10. auroraNovember 13, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    What a beautiful way to start your day!

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  11. AnonymousNovember 15, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    Very pretty! I admit I'm rarely up early enough (and almost never by choice) to see the sunrise anymore.

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  12. baystatebrumbyNovember 15, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    I could not agree more--that is an AWSUM way to start the day. Sometimes earth is so wonderful from top to toe. And it's nice too when the camera/photographer can make what you see with your eyes look good in a snapshot! Now that's not always easy!

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  13. SageNovember 16, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    We have beautiful sunsets and sunrises but this one out-did it's self.

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  14. Cedar View Paint HorsesNovember 17, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    Wow! Those are beautiful skies. I do my morning chores in the dark.

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  15. cheyenne jonesNovember 20, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    Now how weird is that!......Two greys. I have ond grey now, Gracie. I owned her sister, Misty!!. Then she was sold to an eventing family. Misty`s daughter, is called Sunny. The colours in your shots are so close to my two! Almost eerie!!

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  16. Janice GrinyerNovember 21, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    Beautiful sky shots!

    Progressive - through foster and smith, right? Notice any changes yet?

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  17. Once Upon an EquineNovember 21, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    Feral, I buy Progressive pellets at the feed store. Been feeding it for about 4 years and very happy with it. Do you feed the Progressive diet balancer?

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