Hickory Ridge Horse Farm

In addition to the beautiful cherry blossom trees that the Horse farm maintains along the road, they also have beautiful horses. They're often in far pastures or probably in the barn area, but sometimes in the early evening you can see them as you drive along the road. Here is a shot of a couple of them in early evening near one of the barns and the other shot is of the picturesque gate that leads to the farm. It's always a beautiful drive when I'm coming home!

Signs of Spring

Down the street from me is the beautiful Hickory Ridge Horse Farm. They have lovely manicured grounds and beautiful cherry blossom trees that bloom each spring. Every year I want to get some shots of them, and every year I seem to miss my opportunity. They only bloom for a few days and we have a lot of rain, which limits shooting times and hastens the falling of the blossoms. This year I finally got a chance and have posted 2 of the shots below. I love the curve of the road in the first shot. Every year, a few of the trees are afflicted with something that kills them, and the Farm is very good about replacing trees, but they're usually smaller than the originals and sometimes look like a different type of tree and sometimes don't bloom at the same time either.