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Sleeping in

            “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.”
― Margaret Atwood, Bluebeard's Egg

It was just after sunrise as I made my way towards the entrance of O’Bannon Woods State Park last weekend. I had driven the backroads along the Ohio River for a few hours at this point and had yet to get a shot that I was the least bit excited about editing. And then these two caught my eye.

I normally pass on domesticated/farm animals as it feels as if I am shooting fish in a barrel. While passing the bison farm located near the gates to the park, I couldn’t pass on this tender moment. Just like in the world of humans, when baby sleeps, momma had better! In this case the cow keeps tight reigns on its calf to sleep in a bit.

After capturing this shot and reviewing it on the back of my camera, I was overwhelmed with just how much I miss the smell of our alpaca barn. For me, the best smells can be found at water’s edge, livestock barns (pigs excluded), fall leaves and pine tree groves. The worst smells by far are that of human body oder and the entrance to any Bath and Body stores. For this kid, if I smell like dirt, it has been a good day!

Taken on: June 11, 2022

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