Riding Through Life One Horse At A Time…Courage Is Being Scared To Death But Saddling Up Anyway!
03 Apr 2019 10 Comments
in Hot Rod Cowgirl, Life, Photography, Writing Tags: Heritage, Hot Rod Cowgirl, Landscape, Life, Lifestyles, Odd beauty, Photography, Surviving, Wild Bill, Writing
A writers life is about those who write words from their heart….
Words that tell our story…
words that share our emotions and our drama…
We can write words to the moon and back…
And this writer loves to capture interesting shots of life with her camera…
I strive for those pictures that tell the story without words…
it’s my way of sharing…
and describing what I hear…
and what I see or experience…
it’s a writer’s heart filled…
with the life I see…
Stay tuned….
14 Nov 2016 24 Comments
in Grief, Hot Rod Cowgirl, Landscapes, Wild Bill Tags: Family, Grief, Heritage, Landscape, Life, Odd beauty, Photography, Surviving, Wild Bill
Moments of sometimes…moments of life slipping by…moments where time stands still…moments of life…(written almost four weeks ago)
The last few days my mother in law has been fighting for her life…
We wait and hope….pray and know that God is watching over her.
We don’t know what tomorrow may bring…but we know that today, life is precious and Mom’s life means the world to our family…
Mom Holton not only became my mom in-law, she became my friend. She taught me how to make spaghetti sauce and how to cook calf fries! She was a special lady with a heart of gold…she was a walking life-book to me and I loved that!
We celebrated our 25th anniversary in Hawaii with my sister in law’s family and my in-laws. The last time Dad Holton was in Hawaii was a few days after Pearl Harbor was attacked.
We made special memories with Dad (he is on the right) on that trip, seeing Pearl Harbor through his eyes was bittersweet, as we listened to his recollections of what he saw and what he experienced…
Mom joined Dad Holton in heaven October 23, 2016 with a big celebration to welcome her home. God gave me an image of Dad reaching for Mom’s hand as she stepped into heaven and they began to dance to 40’s music! They loved to dance and I was told they knew how to cut a rug!
I have learned that time is fleeting…life is in the moment and if you miss that moment…I am sorry for you.
Time is much shorter than any of us realize whether you are young or old.
Death knows no age limits…life is precious as every second of time and every memory is eternal…don’t miss it!
29 Feb 2016 20 Comments
in Gratitude, Hot Rod Cowgirl, Landscapes, Photography Tags: Clouds, Hot Rod Cowgirl, Landscape, Odd beauty, Photography, Weather, Wild Bill
Rainbows are dancing with gusto as “Old Man Winter” slowly waltz’s himself off to his snow cave for a very long nap!
Spring is coming…Spring is coming!
With incredible storms above…
And incredible rainbows stretching over my head as I snap happily away!
Now if I can just find that pot of gold hmm? Oh wait, I did…its living here:)
Wherever you are in this huge world, I hope that “Spring touches your heart with a new hope…while filling it with crazy joy!”
Yup, I’m over and out for now…but lucky you, I’ll be back!
13 Jan 2016 16 Comments
in Cattle Ranch, Hot Rod Cowgirl, Photography, Wyoming Tags: Cattle Ranch, Ellie, Hot Rod Cowgirl, Landscape, Odd beauty, Photography, Wild Bill
“Sometimes you find yourself, in the middle of nowhere…
And sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself.”
I love this quote…as I know its true!
The middle of nowhere speaks to your heart with a reverent peace,
As God whispers softly to your soul with the beauty of His world all around you!
May you have a peaceful night and a peaceful tomorrow.
HRCG over and out!
21 Nov 2015 21 Comments
in Gratitude, Hot Rod Cowgirl, Photography, Sunrise Tags: Clouds, Hot Rod Cowgirl, Minnie Mouse, Odd beauty, Photography, Sunrise, Weather
Skies of glory was incredible to capture…I hope you enjoy the photos!
It all began Friday morning about 7:30 when the sky colors and odd clouds caught my eye…
I looked out while grabbing my camera!
No time for shoes…thankfully it was already 58 degrees!
The colors and clouds kept changing…it was calm here but there was turbulence above in the clouds…
The majestic light of Heaven was shining through the clouds with iridescent amber colors…
And the word “Glory” was on my mind…”Shekinah Glory.”
As the sun slowly climbed out of his bed…
He peeked out at my camera and beamed his bright golden rays of light, for a beautiful day!
May you have a “Glorious” Weekend Wherever You May Be!
“I miss you much my sweet kitty angel girl!”
5-14-1995 to 11-24-2014
Psalms: 19:1
15 Nov 2015 20 Comments
in Hot Rod Cowgirl, Photography, Sunrise, Sunset Tags: Clouds, Hot Rod Cowgirl, Odd beauty, Photography, Sunrise, Sunset
Just plain weird…it’s that time of year that makes you crazy as our timing is off!
Darkness at 4:00 in the afternoon…nah, that’s just plain weird!
By now we would have had a hint of winter…but this year is just WEIRD!
And Tucker would agree…it was 70 degrees here today…weird huh?
I mowed the yard today…in a t-shirt with no coat! I have to say it, weird…weird…weird!
A frosty November morning with a beautiful sunrise and then the temps rose to 65 degrees by noon…just plain weird!
My flowers are happy and yet blooming…
And growing into November…that’s just plain weird!
My dog grazing with my horse…what?
HRCG and her just plain weird bunch here is off for the moment…
But lucky you…we’ll be back!
30 Oct 2015 33 Comments
in Hot Rod Cowgirl, Photography, Sunrise, Sunset Tags: Austrailian Shepherds, Clouds, Ellie, Heritage, Hot Rod Cowgirl, Juniper T Ranch, Landscape, Odd beauty, Photography, Sunrise, Sunset, Wild Bill
Golden Carmel Colors Of Fall…Fall Softly On The Land…
As the early dawn light slowly creeps through my window,
Waking me with a soft amber glow…
God is painting the day for me:) Incredibly beautiful!
The surreal light lasts throughout my day…as do the colors of fall.
With the days being shorter…time passes blink fast!
Night moves begins…full of swoopy clouds with golden colors fading into blues, pinks, oranges…and a beautiful sunset!
And as the world turns…
The sun yawns and goes to bed…
And as we follow the sun…we too yawn and decide Mr. Sun has a good idea:)
With that said…HRCG along with Wild Bill, Ellie and Tucker in the background are over and out!
Have a blessed weekend wherever you are!
29 May 2015 43 Comments
in Clouds, Hot Rod Cowgirl, Photography, Skies Tags: Clouds, Hot Rod Cowgirl, Odd beauty, Ominous clouds, Photography, Sunset, Weather
Alerted me to grab my camera and click click click!
Ominous clouds of doom…hmmm?
Very unusual clouds for us here in Eastern Oregon.
I noted the right cloud was getting larger at the top…while the left one was sort of morphing into something else?
I zoomed in on the right cloud, it was huge…we did not have a storm here but something unusual was going on in the heavens above! This odd cloud formation, reminded me of Close Encounters Of The Third Kind!
Its 90 degrees here right now…crazy hot for this time of year!
HRCG and Ellie are over and out for now…but we’ll be back:)
Happy Weekend!!!
23 Feb 2015 42 Comments
in Clouds, Hot Rod Cowgirl, Landscapes, Photography, Summer Tags: Clouds, Dogs, Ellie, Hot Rod Cowgirl, Landscape, Minnie, Odd beauty, Photography, Summer, Weather, Wild Bill
Golden days of summer is dedicated to those dealing with freezing temps and bitter cold…along with snow and ice…and nasty winds producing impassable drifts…in other words Old Man Winter.
I gathered a few favorite photos from last summer and fall…I hope they will warm you up with some encouragement that soon…those warm days of summer will return!
Our patio is our hang out place during summer months…
Love my old bathtub:)
Love our crazy clouds too!
And dog day afternoons:)
Spring and Summer are coming soon to you!
I miss you kitty girl…my sweet Min-Mouse…forever you are in my heart…and someday we will be together again my sweet kitty angel girl.
My flowers last summer went viral…and were amazing!
And Ms. Ellie Belle…she is with me all the time. She is 100% Australian Shepherd and I am her herd…
She seeks to protect me so she always walks in front of me checking things out…and she goes into defensive kill when she senses danger of any kind. We love this girl lots…she has a beautiful heart like Minnie…I think Minnie sent her to be with us.
Here’s hoping the spring and summer of 2015 will be warm and beautiful with incredible skies and weather!
Wishing You A Happy Snappy Spring
And A Wonderful Warm Summer!
13 Feb 2015 36 Comments
in Hot Rod Cowgirl, Landscapes, Photography, Wild Bill Tags: Clouds, Ellie Belle, Hot Rod Cowgirl, Landscape, Lifestyles, Odd beauty, Photography, Sunrise, Weather, Wild Bill
Springing into springummer with a wide-angle view of life…
We must be in a time warp as it feels like early May here! Today it was 67 degrees in Juniper Canyon…my trees have budded out and our grass is green!
Crazy weather has changed so much from when I was growing up here.
I’m not complaining as I like the warmer days with my new WIDE angle perception and view of life…hmmmm?
WB wanted me to have a wider perception on life so he bought a new lens for my camera!!! I am so excited to go out and play with it! It will be perfect for landscapes…the skies are clearing, green grass is a growing like crazy each weird warm day…stay tuned!
Better watch out I may show up clicking a few of You!
“Smile Ellie Belle…Gotcha!”
Hot Rod Cowgirl 
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