Just some pics...

[alisonb]

We went to wish an old friend of ours Happy Birthday over the weekend, he turned 80 and is still fit as a fiddle. Thought I'd share a couple of pics but please excuse the quality as they were taken with my phone.

Leaving home at dawn, very crisp

Ant hills in the forefront

Some shots from the vehicle

Sheep country

 

[alisonb]

Arrived at farm. Little white bush referred to as 'kapokkie bush' (Kapokkie is the Lesotho name for hail).

Mountain Zebra, stunning animals. The stallion was snorting and prancing around, he didn't fancy us being in his territory. I wish I had some clearer shots for you, they were too far away for my little phone.

Old chap has a small herd of Nguni's

Ostrich

 

[alisonb]

A pretty pic to paint some day

Awww, someone's feeling a little grim, got the flu bug

Another landscape to paint

Stone wall built in the late 1800's dividing districts at that time.

The end of a fantastic day, our fading warmth


Hope you enjoy them

 

[TexasBred]

Beautiful...some tough looking countryside Alli. Looks a bit like many parts of Texas. We even have a few zebras and ostrich's. :nod: Are you an artist??

 

[greybeard]

Beautiful...some tough looking countryside Alli. Looks a bit like many parts of Texas. We even have a few zebras and ostrich's. :nod: Are you an artist??

My thoughts as well. Big Bend and Fort Davis and Palo Duro and even some of south Texas and even near San Angelo.

 

[Alan]

Great pics Alison, thanks for sharing, I enjoy seeing how other folks live on the other side of our egg.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

nice pictures,, those cattle look like a cross of longhorn and brahman...

 

[Jogeephus]

Great pictures. Looks like tough country.

 

[cow pollinater]

That looks a whole lot like most of Nevada and parts of California. I've seen mustangs in about the same setting but I'd Shyt my pants if they had stripes.

 

[john250]

You're a ways off the beaten path, I take it.

 

[greybeard]

Just some pics...

Some us thought maybe these were gonna be the much rumored, long anticipated and patiently awaited nekkid pics you spoke of a few months ago.

I used to chat to an oldish chap in his seventies for quite a time, more about life than cattle, until he started asking me to send him nude photographs of myself and telling me I was associating with the 'wrong' people on the board.

:banana:
:hide:

 

[chippie]

I did enjoy them! Thanks so much for sharing them

 

[slick4591]

Cool pictures! Thanks for posting them!

 

[hillsdown]

Absolutely beautiful Alison ! Thank you so much for sharing with us .

 

[CKC1586]

Thank you for sharing. Great pictures in spite of the camera vs. the phone! :tiphat:

 

[greybeard]

Alison, you must have a much better phone than I do or be able to use it more better than I know how.

I wish to apologize Alison, for any hurt or distress I may have caused by my mention of days gone by incidents in my above posts. I meant no harm but will not mention it again. I am sorry.

 

[alisonb]

It is tough country but ideal for game, sheep and indigenous cattle. The farms are relatively large, the one we were on is about 10 000ac and has plenty game - sable, wildebeest, gemsbok, nyala, impala to name a few. The farm is unspoiled by modern development apart from a smallish house + a couple of outbuildings, it also does not have electricity . It is about 200 miles away from where I stay, vegetation completely different.

TB - yes, I dabble with paint when I have time.

Ala - Evidence suggest that they descend from both Bos Taurus and Bos Indicus cattle, they thrive in harsh conditions like in these pics. Their multicolored hides are really sort after.

John250 - Yip, it's what we would call the 'bundu's'.

Greybeard - Do not trouble your dear self any further as I felt no evil intent from your side. When you see a new thread of mine headed 'something saucy' beware, do not open it!!!

Thanks everybody

 

[ALACOWMAN]

look pretty hardy.... must thrive well there

 

[john250]

John250 - Yip, it's what we would call the 'bundu's'.

Pretty country. Not much rain, I guess.
I'm in a very rural area, but I guess the "boonies" (American slang, same general meaning) are relative. I'm 9 miles from a super Wal-Mart, 3 miles from a McDonalds. I think you can see 9 miles in some of those pix and I don't see a Wal Mart.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

if you dont see a walmart around here, its likely got hit by a tornado