The Missus and I were scrolling through Facebook and and there was suddenly a flash of purple. The crocuses are blooming again. For those who are not familiar, they are an adorable little purple flower that appears in the prairies for a couple of weeks at most in the spring of the year. We needed to see them for ourselves. I reached out to my acquaintance on Facebook and she graciously agreed to let us visit her acreage to go crocus hunting.
Her ranch is gorgeous. It was a tempestuous and windy afternoon with the threat of rain on the horizon, so my wife and I both got windswept as we hiked about a kilometre out into the pasture where we did indeed find crocuses.
Most of my shots did not turn out – it is difficult to photograph small plants when a strong wind is whipping them back and forth. I did my best under the circumstances.
There was not much colour yet aside from the crocuses and a few rocks covered in a bright orange lichen. There were also horses.
The ranch is actually an equine learning and wellness facility that people can sign up for and attend. The full name is Peaceful Pastures Equine Facilitated Learning and they have a website.
The facility is run by Pam Metzger, who I met while volunteering last year. Pam is one of those people who radiates an aura of kindness and sets those around her at ease. She has a beautiful yard, and her operation looks like a great place to go and get some horse cuddles (the horses are all cuddlers, believe me). Definitely check it out, if you are so inclined.
I used two cameras today. A Canon EOS 40D and an R5. The 40D was using my Canon 17-40mm EF L USM f4-5.6 lens and the R5 my SMC PENTAX-A 100mm f/2.8 manual focus macro lens.