Curious Cow With Goldenball Leadtree. Leucaena retusa
by Connie Fox
Title
Curious Cow With Goldenball Leadtree. Leucaena retusa
Artist
Connie Fox
Medium
Photograph - Outdoor Color Photo Landscapes, Botanical, And Animals
Description
Rural landscape photo of a brown cow staring down the photographer while standing in front of a Goldenball Leadtree (Leucaena retusa), which he appears to be guarding on a Texas ranch. (Blurred barbed-wire fence was cloned out for aesthetic reasons.) Shot in the spring of 2012, just as Texas was beginning to recover from a devastating year-long drought.
The Goldenball leadtree bears fragrant blooms of one-inch golden globes. These small trees are native to Texas and appear throughout this natural-looking rural landscape. They grow from 12 to 20 feet high, 12 to 15 feet wide, and bloom from April to October with gold flowers. Some dead trees dot the horizon line, and a pile of cuttings is shown near the main tree.
Green grass in the pasture contrasts with a soft-blue hazy sky topped by white clouds. An unidentifiable farm building can be seen on the horizon.
Copyright 2012 Connie Steitz Fox. All Rights Reserved.
Nikon D80, Nikkor 50mm/1.8 lens
Featured in Beauty, Premium FAA Artists, FAA Featured Images, and Weekly Fun For All Mediums, April 2014. My thanks!
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May 7th, 2012
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Comments (8)
Bonnie Mason
Love the space and wide openness, Connie!
Connie Fox replied:
Thanks for mentioning that, Bonnie. In Texas, we take that a bit for granted. Thanks for the reminder!
Connie Fox
Chrisann, thank you for featuring this image in Weekly Fun For All Mediums. Very much appreciated!
Connie Fox
Hi, Robert! I'm so glad you like my "Curious Cow" and chose to feature it in FAA Featured Images. Thank you!
Connie Fox
James, thank you for liking my curious cow and featuring it in the Beauty group. I appreciate that!
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