Do you remember the movie “Fried Green Tomatoes”? I loved that movie…and Tawanda! So every once in a while it is Tawanda Day here…why…because it represents a sense of freedom and complete silliness!!! Which I personally need and love…we all do. In our busy crazy lives, wherever we live, we need to remind ourselves to take time out of each day and dance…laugh…let your hair down…be you…and just do it:) Tawaaannnnndaaaa!!! Yee-Haw!!!
We had rain this morning…with this amazing ground rainbow….I have never seen a ground rainbow…it was quite curious to me.
At noon we had a small break and now the clouds are definitely building…looking a bit ominous too.
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL
PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH…HAIL…AND HEAVY RAIN.
Well that does not sound fun!
I need to go check on my girls…Melody and Annie…they have been at the real barn since we began moving their portable stalls across the road…I miss seeing them out my window…the barn actually is very nice with quality stalls etc. for them but they miss me too…that is why we bought the portable stalls so they could be closer to the house.
So because it is a Tawanda Day…I had Wild Bill take me for a drive last evening to grab some shots of our landscape…I wanted to shoot the Canola now while it is yet blooming as in a few days it will drop the blooms…right now it is a vibrant yellow…this is for you:)
I loved taking these shots…could not stop as it was beautiful with the colors, the clouds, the light…it was magic time!
This is above our house…yes we can see into forever here…we live in a beautiful pristine land…most of the families that live here are like us…our ancestors came to America over 100 years ago to settle the land…to farm and begin a new life to pass on to their families and they did. Now we are the caretakers of the land and we all seek to do it right.
The view behind me….
And to my right…back towards the Blue Mountains…the carpet of green is this years wheat crop growing.
Incredible huh…golden clouds above a golden-yellow field of Canola.
This particular field has lots of memories for me…it is up the road from our house and joins our land…my cousins farm it. I ride my horses on it when there is stubble or no crop for the year…I love it as it has lots of hills and draws to explore. When I drove wheat truck in it…well it was never boring…very steep hills and draws to climb with one long 45 degree hill that lifts the back wheels on a self leveling hillside combine off the ground!
One year when Wild Bill was driving combine, I rode with him for a day sitting on a bean bag pillow on the floor, my back was against the glass and my view was either looking at WB or looking at the back wheels of the combine. As we came down the steep hill, I saw the back wheels lift off the ground…the only thing that kept us from rolling was the header! Of course my cousins and WB thought it was so dang funny as I was pretty wide eyed…no make that hysterical…oh wow what a ride…yeah!
Back to the Canola…this is how your Canola Oil becomes oil…next time when you look at your oil…think of this incredible yellow field…the seeds are there in the head of the flower. After the blooms fall off, the stem dries out, then the farmer pushes it over and harvests the seeds.
And this is what makes “Hot Rod Cowgirl” get excited with her camera!
The ever changing light, the colors, the landscape…beautiful and incredible:)
Country clouds and….
Wide open spaces…perfecto!!!!
Annnd…HRCG is on the move!!!!
Have a great weekend!!!! Taawwwaannndaaa!!!
Hot Rod Cowgirl 
Feb 03, 2019 @ 18:13:44
Hi hotrodcowgirl.com please do you mind if I paint some of your photographs I would attribute you on back, wont be exaclty the same
Tim
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Apr 03, 2019 @ 22:09:59
Can you tell me more or give me an example!
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Jun 04, 2012 @ 02:00:39
Great Tawandaa shots and post. It must be about time to watch that movie again 🙂
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Jun 04, 2012 @ 08:09:35
Thank you:) It was one of my favorite movies for sure! Loved Tawanda!!!
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May 22, 2012 @ 02:05:59
Great idea-Tawanda days! And your pics are amazing. I looooove our version of wide open spaces but you definitely make me want to ride through your country.
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May 22, 2012 @ 08:21:58
Thank you:) I love to find a reason each day to be silly and laugh:) I love the wide open spaces too with being able to see hundreds of miles….you would love riding through the country around here…and I would love to visit your country side too!
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May 17, 2012 @ 07:17:36
Oh, I love that movie! One of the best! And so are your photos… but maybe in addtion to admiring your talent for photography, we need to be admiring and worshipping God’s creation! Simply beautiful!
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May 17, 2012 @ 18:43:30
I do I do I do every day out here….God is awesome in His creation and I am so humbled to live here…God has been good to us…I went to the Middle East on a tour in 1998…Syria…Turkey…Jordan and Israel…I was gone for three weeks…when we left Tel-A-Viv and landed at JFK it was such a culture shock to what I had seen….then landing in Portland and coming home the next day was incredible to the senses…after I got home I sat out on the swing on the front porch and gazed out at harvest…and felt so very blessed that God chose for me to be born here in the US and that this is where I grew up and still live…wow…we are all very blessed to live here in the US:) God is good:)
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May 15, 2012 @ 12:53:50
Thank you for sharing your wonderful photos and all, it’s a real feel-good place you’ve got there 🙂
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May 15, 2012 @ 14:43:50
Thank you so much for your support and for subscribing to my blog:) I always enjoy seeing your pictures as well and of the life with the horses:) Your home looks beautiful!
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May 08, 2012 @ 12:23:33
Loved that movie, too. Gorgeous shots. Nothing like wide open spaces – always changing and never dull. My gearhead husband always appreciates the car shots.
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May 08, 2012 @ 17:32:06
Thank you:) I know I love the wide open spaces and finding places to grab photos that do not have power lines in the picture….that is one thing that I love is how the land changes with various light and as do the colors:) Glad your hubby likes the car shots too!
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May 08, 2012 @ 17:34:00
Wide open spaces always make me happy:) Love grabbing photos without power lines in the picture! And how the landscape changes every minute with various light and shadows…colors too. Glad your hubby likes the car shots! Thank you much for your support:)
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May 08, 2012 @ 08:34:26
Love your post , made me crack!:)))) Hugs
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May 08, 2012 @ 09:03:08
Thank you Ann:)
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May 07, 2012 @ 13:07:42
Talk about big sky country! Fabulous photos – as usual. Thanks!
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May 07, 2012 @ 14:35:08
Thank you so much:) One thing about living out in the country isolation the country does seem to be larger…we lived in Wyoming for a while several years ago and oh wow the country there was gigantic…I would be riding my horse up above Yellowstone on the Divide and when I would look back over my shoulder…it would take your breath away….so beautiful and vast!
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May 07, 2012 @ 15:04:58
I’ve driven from Alberta to New Mexico and back a couple of times, and the scenery is fantastic. There are so many places with HUGE vistas that seem unreal. So much better to see from a car instead of a plane, and I imagine a horse would make it that much better!
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May 07, 2012 @ 15:23:24
🙂
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May 07, 2012 @ 00:23:58
Very nice pictures! I like the warm colors!
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May 07, 2012 @ 08:41:40
Thank you:)
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May 06, 2012 @ 19:38:26
Wide open spaces with long grass sunshine and so much warmth – how I wish I could visit your home, it’s magical 🙂
Beautiful photos!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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May 06, 2012 @ 20:37:51
It is incredible to see the nothing part of wide open spaces…I love living here…have always appreciated it and my heart is here…and you are welcome to come visit me:) I will let you cook and will saddle up a horse for you to ride out into the quiet…I will ride with you and we will shoot us some awesome pictures:)
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May 06, 2012 @ 23:31:51
Haha sounds like a plan – I will let you know when my plane touches down 😛
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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May 06, 2012 @ 17:53:33
I just love these skies so much–they are unbelieveably stunning, and you see them change by the minute!
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May 06, 2012 @ 20:32:39
Yes me too and I love being part of the ever changing light of day and the incredible skies here…the best part is shooting the images:) I love the blogging community as I am able to share what I see…and meet some great people and artists:) Thank you for stopping in…and if you ever come to Eastern Oregon…come see us!
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May 06, 2012 @ 13:01:07
Really fabulous piccies! Hugs
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May 06, 2012 @ 20:27:15
Thank you always:) Blessings and Hugs….Hoping you will have a super duper week:) You know the hang on Toto here we go and it is ALL good stuff:) Wishing you the very best Ann:)
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May 06, 2012 @ 08:22:18
Lovely and lively!
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May 06, 2012 @ 10:59:10
Thank you so much:)
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May 06, 2012 @ 08:19:38
No tawanda days here right now, but hoping for some. Enjoy your tawandas, your flowers and thunderstorms, Cowgirl.
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May 06, 2012 @ 10:58:47
Thank you for stopping by:) I ama sending you lots of Tawandas to enjoy…wishing you a Tawanda Super Duper Sunday:)
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May 06, 2012 @ 08:11:02
The canola standing brightly against that big ole sky just makes me smile 🙂
Tawanda! !! MJ
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May 06, 2012 @ 10:57:15
Thank you MJ:) It was fun taking the images of the Canola as right now it is almost a neon yellow and so vibrant!
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May 06, 2012 @ 07:44:20
I have never heard of this movie…but I love your photos 😀 So much space & an amazing landscape! But don’t you feel a bit lonely sometimes at your home? 😛
Happy Sunday 🙂
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May 06, 2012 @ 10:55:24
You would love the movie..maybe you can rent it? Having lived in the isolated country all of my life, I had to learn how to be by myself. Growing up I had lots of cousins that were fun…I was an only child so it was always such a treat when they came to visit and play:) Sometimes I get bored and miss talking to others…but I love living here too. A few times a year we go to Portland which is a large city about 200 miles from my door step to shop or see a play…Wishing you a happy Tawanda Sunday:)
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May 06, 2012 @ 04:33:04
Well, I never saw the movie Fried Green Tomatoes (I’m probably one of a handful of people in the country….), but I love the idea of your Tawanda Day! Your photos are amazing! I love the blogging world because we can share with others the views that we are blessed with. Such amazing sky photos! Thank you!
Have a wonderful Sunday!
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May 06, 2012 @ 10:43:41
You would love the movie:) I saw it a year after it came out and it made my day! When I first heard the word Tawanda in the movie it stuck in my head and has become my fun silly time…it is a fun word to say as it brings out the inner child and puts a smile on your face:) Thank you for your encouragement on the images…I love taking the fun creative shots and usually can not quit when the light is right:)
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May 06, 2012 @ 04:17:19
Such magical photos of the wide open spaces……interesting to hear about canola and how the oil is made – beautiful yellow flowers! Sounds like you truly had an amazing Tawanda Day ;)………..
Pam (and Sam)
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May 06, 2012 @ 10:35:28
Thank you Pam and Sam for stopping by and for your encouraging words:) The vibrant yellow of the flowers on the Canola is incredible…I will have to take more pictures of it as it dries out and then of the teeny tiny seeds that make the oil. Have a super Sunday:)
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May 05, 2012 @ 21:54:19
You just love killing me with these amazing photos! Make me wanna come see the beauty of the land for myself. LOVELY. Thank you for sharing. 😀
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May 06, 2012 @ 10:30:32
I hope you can come see the land and me:) Thank you:)
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May 06, 2012 @ 10:36:55
Now, that would be real fun! You never know — cuz I LOVE to travel!
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