mythical horse

A friend of mine unexpectedly lost her much-loved horse, Ace, to severe colic this week. This post is in  his honor. Ace was rescued from a local livestock auction when he was a yearling. His re...

https://mythicalhorse.wordpress.com/2015/04/26/ace-ventura-american-azteca/

It was overcast and there wasn’t much happening in this corner of the marsh the day I captured this image. Most of the ducks were snoozing, and this mallard drake was resting in the cattails by...

https://mythicalhorse.wordpress.com/2015/04/23/quiet-day-in-the-marsh/

I captured this image last summer, when this lovely hen was resting in the grass in a corner of her compound. Artists seem to love painting chickens, I guess the color of their combs contrasting ...

https://mythicalhorse.wordpress.com/2015/04/18/chicken-little/

Tucked away in the shade in a corner of the back yard, under the trees, are some bleeding heart plants. I love how they catch brief touches of the sun when it’s shining and the way the light is...

https://mythicalhorse.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/hearts-in-the-shade/

I was out at the migratory bird sanctuary last week, and got to see and photograph up close a trumpeter swan…a first for me! They don’t usually hang out in the sanctuary. I was very excited. ...

https://mythicalhorse.wordpress.com/2015/04/12/trumpeter-swan/

More pink flowers. Tulips this time, each with a different treatment.

https://mythicalhorse.wordpress.com/2015/04/11/pink-tulips/

Time for some more creative blurs. This pair of images was captured while visiting a nearby equestrian centre. I intentionally moved the camera while shooting in combination with a slow shutter s...

https://mythicalhorse.wordpress.com/2015/04/09/equine-impressions/

Just a little fun I had with an image of a dog I met in a dog park.

https://mythicalhorse.wordpress.com/2015/04/07/heres-lookin-at-ya/

Near to where I live is a 7 acre semi-public garden that is only open to the public a few times a year. It contains a number of unusual trees, a former orchard and some flower beds. This year the...

https://mythicalhorse.wordpress.com/2015/04/05/pink-from-a-garden/

…to brighten a cool, breezy, wet day. I forgot I had these images so I’m posting them while I’m still thinking about dandelions.

https://mythicalhorse.wordpress.com/2015/04/03/more-dandelions/