Collected random photos from rides the previous week or two — this one is a protected cove on Hefner Lake. I rode past the lake twice and this was the better shot that came out. I did my 50-miler Friday and was too tired to do it right.
On one of my rides, I came across this cattle pasture (below) that had been harvested for hay at some point. The area close to the gate where I stood to take this shot was not that well developed, I guess, so it didn’t get mowed. After a half-week of heavy rain, the wild purple thistles came up in a swath that hadn’t been mowed. They were all very excellent specimens, too.
A little ways north of the previous shot was the horse farm I love to see. It’s the only one in the area that is so well done, with all the buildings matching the same theme. Today I saw more dogs running around in the paddocks than horses; apparently they run a kennel, too, and sell this one particular breed that seems good with horses.
This is the bridge over the North Canadian River at Hefner Road. This shot looks east, showing how the road isn’t exactly straight along the surveyed section line. You can tell we are out in the country.
I found the lone horse in that farm photo. Do I win a prize?
Sure. Your prize is smug self-assurance. 😉 And besides, there’s two.
Do you mean the one right near the open barn door that I definitely saw last time but didn’t mention? 😉
That’s not a horse, but a sort of wheelbarrow. The second horse is out by the fence corner off to the right of that.