iRide.2020.02.28 Mustang, pigs, and cows

Few cars have ever made me go PHWOAR! as Jeremy Clarkson says. This is a Ford Mustang, celebrated in the song 'Mustang Sally' written by Bonny Rice. The car and the song both have interesting histories. I thought the vee-hicle looked tidy enough to be featured here, although I enjoyed even more my visit with the kunekune pigs (natives of New Zealand—I passed on a hongi) and petting the miniature Highland cows (natives of Scotland—I risked a hoots mon). My thanks to their carer for taking the time to talk to me and tell me about them.

The collage for today was more an experiment in deliberate failure than an attempt to produce worthwhile images. I thought the lighting was too subtle for the camera to capture. You probably agree with me. I did some experiments with digitally manipulating the photos, but mostly what you see is about the best that could be achieved without venturing into the realms of the overwrought. The  bottom row middle photo shows the issue: the land is rendered quite well, but the delicate tones of the sky are lost.

The middle center photo shows the welcome home for a second (that I have seen) returning LDS (Mormon) missionary at that home. I do not share with these people a belief in any god or support for an organized church and religion, but the ties of family are something most of us experience in a good way. I hope the mission was a success for the Sister.

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