Weekly Photography Challenge #780 Threads of Tradition!

[Tersha]

Last in our Cultural Expressions set … Threads of Tradition!

Use light to show texture and detail in traditional clothing and textiles.

Think about … textures, lighting, contrast, patterns.

[Patrick]

Boxing day horse show , tradition.

[Tersha]

Good start Patrick, very traditional. They have `Boxing Day hunts, all in red, around here.

[Patrick]

Yeah that will be the traditional boxing day fox hunt pack in Red , this is a horse jumping show , cross country event and arena for the smaller younger riders , A new law about to be brought before parliament soon to fully outlaw all hunting with dogs in england / wales and scotland including drag hunts.

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Beautiful photos with great detail Patrick 🙂

[Patrick]

Dahlia thank you so much , i was a bit stuck on finding something to suit the theme 🙂

[Wendy P]

[Tersha]

Good idea Wendy!

[Wendy P]

Thanks, Tersha! Happy NewYear.

[Wendy P]

Much appreciated Dahlia. Hope you are enjoying the holidays!

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Thank you Wendy and hoping you are enjoying the holiday season too 🙂

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Creative thinking and a beautiful photo Wendy 🙂

[Anthony Kovacs]

[Tersha]

Beautiful colours Anthony!

[Dahlia Ambrose]

The colours are stunning and beautiful capture Anthony 🙂

[Robert Apple]

I don’t know that most folks would get this, unless you spent a life time repairing fences to keep the cattle where they belong, Barbed wire is just one of the threads that run through a Cowboys Life, a tradition that is nearly gone.

[Tersha]

Great shots Robert, not an obvious thread to most, but hit works! I’ve had to mend the odd barbed wire fence n the past, I used to keep sheep.

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Thank you for sharing this Robert. Beautiful photos too 🙂

[Michael Meyers]

@robertapple, good morning.  Love these.  The Cowboy way is alive and well here in Wyoming.  The University of Wyoming developed a new slogan a few years ago along with a marketing plan for it.  It is “The world needs more cowboys.”.

Make it a rocking day.

 

[Robert Apple]

@mpmeyers I wish I could agree with that, been running cows anywhere from Woods Landing to Hawk Springs to Sundance, to Parkman and now in Johnson County, the number of old family operations being bought up by millionaires and now billionaires is staggering, some are just run as recreational playgrounds,many are intentionally run at a loss as a tax write off. Makes me quite sad.

[Michael Meyers]

@robertapple, good morning.  I am in Cheyenne and a city boy.  We don’t hear about other parts of the state except for Jackson and Cody for the millionaires buying up ranches.  Around here, yes parts of ranches are being developed but for the most part around here it does not appear that bad.

Thank you for educating me.

 

[Robert Apple]

@mpmeyers Yeah it’s really not talked about, even in little Buffalo Wy. we have over a dozen out of state Billionaire ranch owners I know of. It’s a lot more rampant then folks realize, Montana has been hit particularly hard, and Colorado is just plain screwed.

[Wendy P]

I love your take on the theme. Great shots!

[Pat Garrett]

A tradition in our home is decorating our main tree in handblown glass ornaments. Some have come from the attics of friends or one I’ve bought for my husband in memory of our engagement, Christmas Eve, 1969. Each ornament has a story and I enjoy sitting in the glow of lights watching the glass sparkle.

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Such a sweet and beautiful story and photo Pat 🙂

[Pat Garrett]

Thank you, Dahlia.

[Wendy P]

Nice shot and backstory, Pat. Happy 2026 to you and the family!

[Pat Garrett]

Same to you, Wendy. I owe you a PM!!!

[Pat Garrett]

Another cultural tradition for me is to be part of an orchestra that provides the music for the “Community Sing” of the Messiah. It doesn’t seem like Christmas to me without being part of this wonderful event.

[Stefanie Markham]

College Graduation

 

[Stefanie Markham]

I swore this loaded before.

[Tersha]

Its a tradition here to put crocheted/knitted ‘caps’ on postboxes …

https://flic.kr/p/2o5gTGN

[Marty E]

New Year’s Resolution. Digital art from white daffodils – Grace, give yourself Grace.

[Pat Garrett]

Stunning, Marty

[Marty E]

Thank you, Pat! I hope you & your family are doing well & enjoyed the holidays together. I also hope you had a blissful experience playing your violin in Handel’s Messiah!

[Robert Apple]

Yep, that’s pretty cool Marty.

[Marty E]

Thanks Robert, Happy New year!

 

[Retired Grunt]

@martye

The photo/art is awesome!

 

[Marty E]

Hi @retiredgrunt, thanks so much! Love your handle, will be checking out your photos 😀

 

[Ceci Snow]

My son was an avid traveller. He brought these hand-carved wooden hands home from Bali (I forget the type of rare wood they are made from). Since his death 2 1/2 years ago, gifts he gave me over the years have become my anchors to the world. It was his ‘tradition’ to give me something meaningful from his travels. In today’s chaotic political world, “touching hands” means even more.

I did a series of shots with different lighting scenarios, including using gel,s etc., but this simple one spoke the loudest to me.

[Rob Wood (Admin)]

@imagesbyceci Lovely.

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