One Thousand Cows

Sometimes I don’t think I can love Idaho more than I do.
Then I go on a cattle drive with, quite literally, one thousand cows and about fifty cowboys and cowgirls keeping those bovine babes on the straight and narrow…
and then I love it a little more than I did before.

Here are some moments I captured this morning:

Comments

  1. The Sage Leaf says

    For all the beauty, these are magnificent captures!

    I would imagine every ones bums are hurting a bit for the hard work and long ride… when I drove cattle with my grandpa' I recall a a bone and bum aching that still make me cring just a bit, yet it was worth it. And THIS was very special to see, thank you for sharing J.

  2. oh my lord i do LOVE me a cowboy! phew yes…
    looks like a magical day.

  3. My dear Mistress of Plume Gables… what an interesting life you lead. Please publish a book so we can peruse you daily meanderings and prosetry and poetry as we see fit… with pictures. I know your blog does this, but your photography and prose and poetry…well, sometimes I want it lying next to my bedside for inspiration and positivity…

  4. Wild day in Idaho! You're a real cowgirl!
    I've never seen anything like this before!

    My kitchen may very well look like that at night while I'm sleeping…
    only with mice.

  5. Gaa! I so badly want(ed) to be a part of this. Thank you for sharing it. Looks like a long soak in the tub is in your future.

  6. Sierra Keylin Jewelry says

    Gorgeous indeed! I love the shot of the horse with his/her bridle decortated with silver stamped hearts…beautiful details in leathework and silver smithery for such a gorgeous animal! The textures and rich colors of the leather on the saddles and chaps are so lovely. I feel inspired to craft something as rich and warm, with a wild west Idaho spirit! It must have been a fabulous morning!

  7. I agree with Jenn!
    Yes, please, a book of words, images and some of your cowgirl faerie dust. xo

  8. i can only imagine: your heart was soaring and your soul is joyful beyond belief!

    [once upon a time in montana, i was fortunate enough to participate in a cattle drive. it is my fondest memory of living there….]

    xx

  9. genie marie says

    Wow. I love Idaho a bit more now too. xoxo

  10. Lovely, lovely. The last one is my fav. along with the horse with the sweet hearts on its reigns. x

  11. Oh, WOW, girl, those pictures with showing the herd taken against the light!! Loved these.

    I've seen wild herds of horses in Nevada. I'll never forget that.

  12. Oh wow, I didn't realize they still do that over there!

    Your photos are amazing, I especially love the gentle morning light in the first one.

  13. These photos could be stills from an old western. Beautiful!

  14. Wow Wow Wow, such gorgeous images x

  15. Snailentina says

    You are such a magnificent light. Thank you for these.

  16. Something White says

    Gorgeous pictures!! I love the atmosphere in these photos.
    Best regards, Marjolijn