Bulls for sale
Another view of the this storm, which also shows up here, now that I think about it.
How about that bright white building against the storm-darkened sky? But maybe you are wondering what “limousin” means. It’s a breed of cattle, originally from France, that are prized for their lean and tender meat, their low birth weight (which translates to ease of calving), and some technical things like average dressing percentage and yield. As always, Wikipedia provides the information.
Maybe you’re thinking that with the weekend nearly here, you might want to take a drive and see if you can spot some limousin cattle – how much fun that would be! – but don’t know what they look like. You are in luck, because right here we’ve got a handy identification guide!
And later, after the drive, maybe you could stop for a burger on the way home. Unless that would make you feel disloyal.
And one more thing: espeula is Spanish for spur.
near Valentine, Texas
photographed 8.16.2013
Posted on November 15, 2013, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, melinda green harvey, monochrome, one day one image, photo a day, photography, storm, texas, valentine, valentine texas. Bookmark the permalink. 9 Comments.
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Being a city boy, I never heard of “limousin” before and now I know more about them than the average New Yorker (probably). And a very nice photo, indeed. You make good use of the high contrast tonality.
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Education of New Yorkers IS the primary mission of One Day | One Image, so I am happy to know that today’s post was informative. Be sure to come back to the blog on Sunday; that post is also about cattle. Sort of.
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I love the contrast between the dark sky and the light on the building!
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Thanks, Amanda. It was one of those fantastic times when all the elements lined up perfectly. I love those days!
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I was puzzled by the word Limousin being found in Texas! ‘How about that?’ you ask – ‘pretty darned good’ I would reply! Stands out so well against that dark sky.
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See, I didn’t even know until now that you speak Texan, but “pretty darned good” is sure a Texan-sounding phrase. Maybe you have an English-Texan dictionary!
Oh, and thanks – glad you like it!
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It’s early adulthood spent seeing too many American films!
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Now I know that Texan ranchers are polyglots. I never would have guessed more than Texan, Spanish and a smattering of English.
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So, you are saying that “Texan” and “English” are two different languages? Because y’all are right – they are!
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