Stormy Weather Sunsets

The storms came through this area yesterday morning but we did not receive anything very bad. Big Buckaroo went to a different Park yesterday for work, so I was nice enough to go out to feed the animals (extra points please). As I walked out to feed the goats, chickens, horse, and red mules, I saw the most extraordinary thing! Colors only God can make. So, of course I ran back in to get my camera.

Blinding Beauty.

Tom is one of the red mules owned by the Park for the purpose of pulling the surrey. However, he is a rambunctious fella, so he and his fellow draft mule Pete spend alot of time in our pasture. They are more Wild West show kind of mules rather than stroll around the Park guys.

This is Jill, the retired prize-winning Civil War re-enactment horse who lives in another one of our pastures. I started to Photoshop some of these pictures, but then decided that even though my picture taking is amateur, I should not mess with the beauty of the sunsets.

Jill does not see the beauty behind her only the oats before her. Boy is she missing out!

I contemplated as I was taking the pictures if rather than spending the moments taking the pictures that I should sit and be still and enjoy. So, I stopped, breathed in the cool, crisp air...and then heard Little Buckaroo screaming out the back door, "where are you mommy?".

I enjoyed it for the brief millisecond that I did have. That is one thing I am learning with small children, I must stop and enjoy them because they will not be little for long. If I don't stop and enjoy, even for that millisecond, I might miss the beauty of their childhood completely.

Until tomorrow, friends.

The Park Wife

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