tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post7348802391343505619..comments2023-11-05T04:15:44.564-08:00Comments on Robert Frost's Banjo: Photo of the Week 6/19/11Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-80586159176474000582011-06-23T06:43:07.654-07:002011-06-23T06:43:07.654-07:00Hi Dominic: Interesting observation! Some things ...Hi Dominic: Interesting observation! Some things to note about the landscape in the western US: a lot of the tracts of land are large, as they are used for grazing fairly large cattle herds. The land itself in many areas--& this definitely includes much of southwestern Idaho--is not esp. fertile--this is a semi-arid region that gets less than 20" of rain/year. Land management in the west is a huge topic, however. While the land may be "untouched by human hands," the widespread grazing of cattle on what is actually quite a fragile ecosystem is definitely an issue.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-72876890413254038372011-06-21T06:28:50.679-07:002011-06-21T06:28:50.679-07:00As I've said before I like these everyday phot...As I've said before I like these everyday photos of your environs and I'm often struck by the similarity to the landscape here. No distant snow capped mountains, I'm afraid, but lots of green hills.<br /><br />In this one, though, I was struck by how "unmanaged" the hill looks. In the Dales, here, the woods would be tamed and there would be a patchwork of drystone walls to divide up the land. The cows look very much the same, though.<br /><br />It's often said in the UK that even landscapes that look "wild" look the way they are due to human land (mis)management at sometime or another. I suspect in the US that there's so much land that this is not the case.<br /><br />Haven't been blogging/commenting a lot recently due to pressure of work (teaching, gigging, report writing...etc). Just looking at Facebook photos - the Churchmouse venture looks fun!Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-33504268467588508492011-06-19T22:44:13.064-07:002011-06-19T22:44:13.064-07:00Hi Banjo52: Glad you liked it! That's pretty ...Hi Banjo52: Glad you liked it! That's pretty representative of Idaho & Oregon east of the Cascades--of course, this is the most green it gets. Soon that will all be brown & yellow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-27265006558503887922011-06-19T18:37:57.597-07:002011-06-19T18:37:57.597-07:00Gorgeous shot. I haven't been out that way for...Gorgeous shot. I haven't been out that way for many years, but this seems to really capture the Northwest as I remember it.Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-79790272344772995762011-06-19T11:06:18.306-07:002011-06-19T11:06:18.306-07:00Hi Roy & Kat
Roy: Thanks! Angus cattle are n...Hi Roy & Kat<br /><br />Roy: Thanks! Angus cattle are not exactly exotic creatures! Glad you liked the shot.<br /><br />Kat: Wow, thanks so much. I actually was a bit disappointed in this one as "pic of the week"--didn't seem as interesting to me as some--so I'm really pleased to know you liked it so well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-61710697323015225412011-06-19T08:39:30.079-07:002011-06-19T08:39:30.079-07:00I can look at cows for hours. This is a great phot...I can look at cows for hours. This is a great photo, John!Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-24493338734654365672011-06-19T04:32:09.164-07:002011-06-19T04:32:09.164-07:00Nice landscape shot. We have more than a few of th...Nice landscape shot. We have more than a few of those critters around here, too.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.com