292/365 - Rainy Day

This shower cooled us off quite a bit-- a welcome relief from a stifling heatwave.

140/365 - Moo

(They weren't actually mooing at the time, though.) 

I spied a handful (which is maybe an odd choice of words considering that I'm talking about cattle here) of cows munching lazily in the neighboring pasture.  I may have mentioned that I like cows from a distance, when I'm not responsible for them. A cow in a pasture drenched with late afternoon sun is even better.

I had intended to use one of these cow photos as my first try at HDR (high dynamic range) photography, but that didn't pan out. (I didn't understand how the bracketing worked on our camera. Oops.) Maybe next time. . .

119/365 - Contrail Loop

I always wonder what happened, when I see contrail loops like this. Was someone just out for a joy ride, or did they have to turn around for a more specific reason?

98/365 - Rainy Day

I didn't have much to choose from for this photo-of-the-day. It was either this or a blurry shot of an inch or two of water over the gravel portion of our patio.

It was rainy most of the afternoon and evening. I snapped this after a particularly heavy shower. On days like this, I'm thankful that we don't live in a spot that's prone to flooding.

89/365 - Woodsy Trail

Things are heating up enough that it's more pleasant to take a walk, again.

(Not a very good photo, but still a photo. Maybe I'll think to take out the camera earlier, for today's photograph...)

42/365 - Munching Moo-ers

I wasn't the only one out enjoying a warm and sunny afternoon. ;o)

These cows are sometimes out in the pasture to our south, giving us something nice to look at. Cows-- when you don't have to take care of them, especially (g)-- lend such a pleasant pastoral appeal to a place. (This is mostly true when there aren't too many of them in one place. The smell of manure is somewhat less than pleasant or appealing.)

Editing: (Some before Photoshop) Crop, Resize, Curves, & Unsharp Mask.