Jason, Horse and Moose
Wyoming High Country Lodge. Bighorn Mountains. Wyoming. August 5, 2014.
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After a sort of a trial run a couple weeks back, today is really the re-launch of my photo of the day as a regular, Monday through Friday sort of deal… I am not promising to post absolutely every day. There, of course, will be days when schedules and deadlines prevent this, but I am working this into my daily routine and workflow.
Today’s photo may be my sentimental favorite from the summer, despite its flaws… It was a quick moment shot with Instagram on my iPhone. Yeah, I wish it was a higher resolution shot and that the horse’s head wasn’t cut off, but there’s so much going on here, especially with my son- a very indoor kid getting a little nature on him in a wonderful moment.
Jason had just run over to see the moose, the horse was running from Jason and the moose, and the bull moose was running away from everything!
You can’t stage a moment like this! Unfortunately, you can bring a better camera to the show.
It was late afternoon in the Bighorns… We’d just come down from the Medicine Wheel and we had not worked out our lunch routine on travel days yet, so we’d pulled into the Wyoming High Country Lodge, grumbling bellies following signs promising food. Everyone was hungry and we still had a long haul across the state left in order to reach our reserved campsite near Devil’s Tower National Monument that night.
This was the show taking place when we reached the lodge. Unfortunately, seeking a snack, not photos, my cameras were left behind in the van.
I would have liked to have stayed for dinner at this place, but it was still a little bit before they would be serving and we didn’t have time to wait, so we bought a couple granola bars and hit the road. The folks running the place were great and it looks like an amazing place not only to catch a meal but to stay for a few days. Some of the most beautiful country in America up in those mountains, too.
So what does this post’s title have to do with anything?
Well, today is the first day of school, for the little one, at least. Not so little anymore, though, since he’s starting middle school today!
I chose this photo for today because it is one of my favorite moments from a pretty great summer. Sure, technically, we’ve got a couple weeks left, but really, all parents know and all kids know, summer ends with the last day of the summer vacation from school. From today on it is all about routines and school days and weekends…
And, for me, both when I was in school and now, once again, as a parent, this day always feels a bit more like the start of a new year than January 1 does. Today is the start of the next nine months of routines that will then lead into and define the final few months of our annual cycle with next year’s summer break…
Especially this year. This will be a big year for all of us. I’m trying a new partnership with Illuminated Imaging Digital Media Services on for size, one that will probably require a significant investment in time, but one that should also prove to be pretty lucrative on down the road a bit. I’ve got to write the book on the Historic Columbia River Highway this year so I can publish it in time for the highway’s centennial in 2016. One son is starting middle school, the other will be learning to drive this year…
It is going to be a busy year, a challenging year, but I am look forward to it. The results should be amazing!
It was an amazing summer, and I chose today to start my new year with one of my favorite memories of the season now past, but I am also very much looking forward to the hard work and amazing rewards awaiting all of us over the weeks and months that lie ahead.
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