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Canadian Prairie In Between Seasons
Canadian Prairie In-Between Season
Capricious wind patterns have winter on our necks and spring in our face.
After all vernal equinox is long past, garden centers are brimming with colour, yet monochrome brown tones rule. It is the prairie brown season – new buds struggle to emerge in the face of what they instinctively know as winter. Stubborn, they remain dormant and safe, waiting out the extended winter season with garden centres, cyclists and garage sale enthusiasts. Spring break in most parts accompanies frivolous ideas of emergence from the dark days under cover, snappy skirts and slinky tees, remain in the closet while spring storms gnaw at our extremities; cold fingertips and noses are a reminder “not so fast” summer thoughts. The back and forth reassures spring is coming but it tests our patience.
For more on the In Between Season, which currently shows no sign of giving up the ghost of winter at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park or anywhere else in western Canada, see:
http://heathersimondsphotography.com/2013/03/22/glenbow-ranch-provincial-park-between-seasons/
Canadian Prairie Spring Sunset
Frost Hangs On Spring Foliage
Dog Muses Over Canadian Spring Weather
Canadian Spring Sunset
Canadian Prairie Pothole Spring
Behind The Scenes – Mongolian Horse Race
Behind The Scenes – Mongolian Horse Race
There is no doubt about it, there is more than dust on the air; the distinct aura of horse race anticipation emanates the land.
The early days of July may be sun and beach for most parts of the world but not in Mongolia where, for a week of festivities, horsemen descend on the landscape, dung and horseflesh is pungent and the prevailing atmosphere is all about winning. In the midst of the muddle any modern day festivity entices – a commotion of people of all ages, piquant food odors from smoky grills, children flushed with excitement, horse riders mingle with skills innate to a Mongolian. Rare is the local who hasn’t been plunked on a horse before walking, and feisty as Mongolian horses are, they manage the close quarters the scene demands.
Behind The Scenes – Mongolian Horse Race
Mongolian Riders Of All Ages
A Mongolian Elder All Dressed Up For The Nadaam Games
Mongolian Rider In Full Dress At The Nadaam Games
Outsiders Mingle With Mongolians While Waiting For The Race
Hold Onto Them Reins Behind The Scene – Nadaam Games
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