Back at the Ranch, and It's Good to See Green

I had good intentions of blogging while on my California photo shoot--really, I did--but I should have known better. The writing brain, and the photo-shoot brain, are not compatible. Especially when they both have to be functioning at the very early hours of the morning.

So, forgive my absence, if you will, and I'll continue to work on recharging my depleted energies.

One thing I'll say about going on the trip, it really loaded me up with mental vitamin C (for contrast). Contrast, if you ask me, is one of the musts in a healthy life. It's definitely the antidote for same-old, same-old.

For instance, in SoCal (north and inland from San Diego), the prevailing colors--of earth, buildings, even the lower half the sky--are browns and tans. Horses, when you see them, are kept in high-density environments, like 50+ horses on a 4.5-acre boarding property. It's almost impossible to get away from all the people, and the traffic they create.

Back home in my corner of the Northwest, the croplands are still vibrantly green, the sky is clear and very blue, horses graze in roomy pastures, and people are relatively few. Traffic? That's a hay truck going uphill in low gear.

I appreciated being there, because everything seemed so different, and now have equal appreciation for coming back home.

I'll share some further thoughts and insights in later posts. For now--it's just good to see green!