Sunday Morning Escape

As much as I love to cook for the crew during our Cow Works, THIS is what really makes me happy

Getting to spend time behind the camera lens just speaks to my soul. The pictures are never extraordinary, but they are small snippets into my world and I become so immersed in the view that I get lost. I wish I could capture the smell of the air on Sunday morning. This was the first morning I reached for my jacket and I was elated! 45° and glorious!

We took Sunday off. Well, sort of. There really are no days off on a ranch. I still fixed breakfast although it was served at the leisurely hour of 6 am, and DH and Grandpa still saddled up.

They moved a few head around

and brought a couple more in

and I took advantage of the free morning and snapped a few shots.

 At 75, Grandpa still looks smart a horseback:

                           

And I will never tire of taking pictures of this man working

                                         
                                               
I asked him to turn around

                                     

and he said, "But that is my best side".

                                    
Rascal.

                                             

He will never pose for a picture so what you see is what you get

                                     
 but I'm not complaining. :)

I revealed in the crisp air,

                                

the green pastures,

                                          

and  the morning light.

                                        

There is an essence to fall that just delights the senses and I was all wrapped up in it as I soaked up the blessings of a quiet Sunday morning. It was the perfect morning for basking in the morning sun:

                                       

And a little stretching. Equine yoga, anyone?

                                               
As well as perfect scratching weather

                                                 

Oh, I wanted to bottle it up when the horses meandered in from the horse trap and gathered round me.

                                    

These sniffers of coat collars.
                                                   

These lovers of nuzzled noses.

These ticklers of warm whiskers.

                                                 

 The good Lord truly created something magical in the horse. I wish you could have smell-a-vision. I'll admit that the combination of the tank water, the dew-kissed grass, the horses snuggling up against me and jostling for position to get closer, and watching DH and his Dad a horseback made me misty eyed. Sappy? Perhaps, but I wouldn't change a thing. I know I should have been back at the house getting ready for church, but I honestly could not have been closer to God or praised him any more than I did this morning in that pasture. All glory and honor goes to Him and I am incredibly thankful for this gift he has given me.

I'm going to print out a couple of these shots and tape them to my kitchen cabinets to remind me of this morning when I am bemoaning the fact that I am chained to the kitchen for 6 more days. I am also going to wrap my camera deep in a quilt and stuff it in the back of the armoire so I won't be able to hear it's muffled cries to be released from captivity because I am weak and it would be so easy to let it lead me astray and abandon my kitchen duties. Could you blame me?