skyhorse
Profile
I breed appaloosas & quarter horses (small scale breeder), but in the past owned/showed pinto horses. Further to my horse interests, I collect & show model horses plus I am the registrar for the Australian International Model Horse Club (which requires me to know all about breed standards for all horses, as we follow the guidelines for “real” horses – my computer files are full of rules/regulations for this). I share my home with 3 calico persians, 2 rabbits & about 600 model horses!
I’ve re-discovered my enjoyment of photography & am now interested in learning more about the skills & techniques of digital & film work. I no longer write much poetry, but have a number of works I wrote a decade or so back, which I may also share.
Although I’ve lived in Australia since January 1987, I was born in New Zealand & still consider it “home”. However, I’m here in Victoria to stay as I couldn’t envision possibly living anywhere else.
I enjoy RedBubble for the great cameraderie (intentional mistake) & supportive critique of my work, everyone is so friendly – plus I get to enjoy fabulous work by other photographers!
Groups
skyhorse hosts Appaloosa & Spotted Horses/Ponies/Mules (NO Pintos!), Blooming Trees - 2 per day, EQUINE ATHLETES, Everything Draft Horse & Carriage, Grevilleas, Light up My Life (all about lamps), Nothing Else so Impressive than Friesian Horses, Protaceae Family - 2 per day, Proteas, Leucadendron, Leucospermum, Orothamnus & Serruria, Reflections in Building Windows 2 per day, Rhododendrons, The Pony Club (no horseys over 14.2hh) and Warmbloods Of The World and is a member of ! ♥♥All About Hearts♥♥ !, ! ♦♣♠♥Ȃll Things Black ♥♠♣♦ !, The Fruit and Veg Shop(2 uploads a Day), "All parks", "Exceptional Ekphrasis", "Mornings & Evenings -- Sunbeams & Storms" 1 photo per 24 hrs; 3 drawings or paintings per 24 hrs, "National Trust Properties" , **Phoenix Appeal**, **Wildlife-Appeal**, *A Beautiful Blur, *Islands of The World* - 3/day limit, 4 Winners Only, A Spiritual Walk, Abstracts from Nature, All About Flowers, All About Rodeos, All Animals Great And Small., All Pets Great and Small, All Soft and Cuddlies !!, All the Colors of the Rainbow, All the Fun of the Fair, All things Egyptian, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, All Water in Motion (A Camera In The Description Before It Will Be Accepted), Alphabet Soup (Letter L), Alternative Christmas Images, Animal Kingdom, Animal Portraits, Anything Theatrical, Architectural Photography, Art By Bubble Hosts , Artistic Motion Blur, As Is, Australian Landmarks and Icons, Australian Native Plants-2 per day, Australian Wildlife, Baby Animals (No Kittens or Puppies, 3/day), Backyard Macro and Closeups (3 a day), Beach Art, Bee & Wasp Passions, Beginner's Expressions, Berries, Fruits & Seeds - 3/day, Birds and Creatures of Flight, Birds Of Prey (3 per day), Black with a hint of colour, Blur, Both Sides Now, Bridges, Cacti and other Succulents, Canon Vs Nikon (1 per day!), Carousel Enchantment, Cars, Motorbikes and Motorsports, Cityscapes and City Skylines ~ ALL THINGS "CITY" , Classic Cars Worldwide, Colors of Water, Core [C.O.R.E], Country Bumpkin, Cowboy / Cowgirl Art, Creative, Talented, and Unknown, Dawn and Dusk Light, Dolphins & Whales, Domestic and Pedigree Cats, Drive By Shooting, Endangered or Vulnerable Plants, Endangered Species, Equine Art and Photography, Equine Portrait Photography, Everyday Life, Extreme Close-Ups, Eye Contact (Animals Only), Faded Seaside Glamour, Farms and Countryside, Featured Features - For Featured Art, Photography, T-Shirts, Writing, FEATURED ONLY, Fire Station, First People of America, First Things, Flowers in macro (very close macro please), Forests, Friends of RedBubble, Fungilicious, Geelong Throng, Graffiti Around Melbourne, Green!, Harbour Life, Heritage Listed and Other Trusts Sites World Wide, High Quality Animal Images - 1 Submission a Week, Historic Churches, Horse and Rider , Horses at Work - Geared up.., Human and Nature, I Love Birds, Insects, Bugs and Creepy Crawlies (2 A Day), Iron Horses Old and New, Kings Park Perth, Lakes and Inland Waterways *one* per day, focal point - the water!, Landscape Photography, Live, Love, Dream: , Livestock in General, Macro Untouched. 2 per day only (must not be photoshoped) , Made By Nature - {2 a day} - {Nature images only!}, Melbourne & Victoria, Mother Nature's Finest, Nature's Wonders, Nautical, New Zealand Made, Nude Pets - (2/24), Old & Rusty, Only Orchids!, Parrots and Cockatoos of the world, Paws n Claws <3 per day><Domestic cats & dogs only>, Pelicans, Penguins Galore, PENTAX , Perth, Pets Are Us ~ 2 per day, Photography 101, Piers and Jetties, Playful Photogenic Animals, Point and Shooters, Powered by Steam, Quarter Horses, Rabbit, rabbit!, Railway Art and Photography, Rain Drops & Water Art - Fresh Water Only!, Recipes (along with photo), Religious Art & Photography, Rivers and Streams, Ruins, Ancient and Derelict Buildings, Rural Around The Globe, Rustic, SEA, Seasonal Greeting Cards, Shameless Self-Promotion, Shapes & Patterns - Limit of 2 images per day, Shifting Sands, SHOPFRONTS , Simply Horses, Skyscapes, Something Fishy, Spirit of the Native American, Sports Photography, STAINED GLASS ART, Statues and Such, Stop and Smell the Roses, Sunrise, Sunset, TABLES AND CHAIRS, That's Entertainment! (Fun & Recreation Photos), The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄, The Ashes - Australia vs England - 2 per day, The beauty of poetry, The Birds, The Collector's Corner, The Dandenongs, The Greatest View in the World, The Hunter/Jumper Ring, The Scavenger Hunt, THE SISTERHOOD, The true beauty, The Urban Environment, The Wild West Show, The Woman Photographer **7 Submissions a week only please**, Theme Parks Around the World, THIS IS AUSTRALIA, Those Colorful Paints (APHA) and Pintos, Timber and Water, Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art, Toys and Puppets, Traditional Equine Art: Horses, Ponies, and Unicorns!, Transport, Trees - 2 images per day with trees as the focal point, TUTORIALS (Help and Advice forums), Unconventional Artistry - 3 per day, Vibrant and Vivid Color, Vibrant Plants, Waterfall Photography, Waterfowl, Waves, Western Australia (3 per day), Who are YOU to Judge?, Wolves & Wild Kin, Working Dogs (Herding), Yarra Valley & Ranges , You're Accepted, Your Magic PLACE and Zoophoria (2 per day, approval required).
Journal Entries
2010 Calendars
Posted 10 days ago, 3 comments so far.
Just a Quick "Hello"
Posted 26 days ago, 10 comments so far.
I'm co-hosting a group for Friesian Horses
Posted about 1 month ago, 12 comments so far.
Sale & Features
Posted about 1 month ago, 7 comments so far.
Skyhorse is absent
Posted 2 months ago, 4 comments so far.
August Top Ten - Belated
Posted 2 months ago, 4 comments so far.
Sales & Features
Posted 3 months ago, 10 comments so far.
A Special Welcome
Posted 3 months ago, 20 comments so far.
I'm co-hosting a New Horse group
Posted 3 months ago, 10 comments so far.
Feature & then a Sale !!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 3 months ago, 11 comments so far.
Art
Writing
He Stops Not Here
Love’s messenger rides near, / with errands sweet and dear,
constellation consternation
conjunct are Mars and Mercury / upon the golden Sun, / ruling planet Neptune / retreats alone by Scorpion.
Images of Neptune
It’s an ancient, mystic planet / of life-forms seldom seen, / sending forth a strange vibration / of intuition, contemplation / reaching outward through a dream.
The Stone Henge
There’s a henge on the horizon / standing guard upon the plain,
The Lighted Path
I walked upon a rocky path / towards the Heart of I - / it stretched into the distance, / the horizon of the sky
A Warning to Wayfarers
Cut down in battle-lust, / no rest in peace for them, / e’en though bodies now are dust / still they seek for Mortal men -
