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| Night-cap for Golden Delicious. |
With a 'spare' hour last night to say goodbye to British Summertime, I took tripod and camera up the hill for some experimentation. these pictures were taken between 11.30pm and 12.15a.m - it's amazing how much 'light' the camera absorbs (the sky did look black), and how many stars, more than I could see!
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| Orion grazes the horizon, with Jupiter above. |
Principally, good breeding relies on selection of suitable genetics, deliberate breeding choices, considered and programmed husbandry, and well-managed grazing and housing - but there are in-between times when you just have to be out with your herd, and if you can share a hobby with them, day or night everyone's happy! It was freezing cold of course, and it took about two hours to warm up afterwards!
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With Orion off to the right, Castor and Pollux, the heavenly twins float 'above'
Autumn Gold with Golden Delicious in her shadow. |
Yesterday was clear and sunny all day, with a fierce northerly wind, which helped dry the ground, so I got the paddocks cleaned, and drove (manually) fifteen fenceposts into the tennis court paddock - the alpacas enjoyed the dryer conditions and had a mass gathering in the rolling pit - this morning, rain is lashing down, and I have to go the office and do the VAT return...back with more news soon hopefully.
Great photographs Dave. I was 'out' until 3am, or was that 2am and can vouch for the cold. With that North wind it was bitter.
ReplyDeleteYour dedication is inspiring!
Fantastic photos ... what a great idea, albeit a bit cold. Now you know what we have to put up with up North ! that wind is bitter !! Its official .... Winter is here ....and the wellies are out .......Jayne
ReplyDeleteWell worth getting a little nippy (umm is that northern!) to get such great photos!!!
ReplyDeleteEat your heart out Patrick Moore - great photos! Shirley & Robbie
ReplyDeleteBarbara, we use nippy too - but perhaps we don't need to quite as often!
ReplyDelete...and we too had a bout of decidedly "nippy" weather over here but it's warmed up a little today and I don't think we're yet into Winter!
ReplyDeleteVery good photos!
ReplyDeleteCold here as well - wet as well!
Wow, lovely photos, it looks so light.
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