Feb
5
2010
My Dream, My Place … Wyoming
Author: Deb Trotter
Here’s an odd revelation from a girl born and raised in the South … I’ve grown to love winter in Wyoming. I have found ‘my place.’
I’m not sure my family or friends back in North Carolina believe me when I tell them how much a part of this place I have become. The stark bare branches outlined against the heavy laden sky. Snow heaped upon the mailbox. The deer in the front yard. The lone coyote I glimpsed on the side of the road the other day.
My inner Cowgirl drew me here – whispering, for oh-so long, “Follow your dream. Come to the West.”
And this is the place I chose – not the West of the sun drenched desert, but the West of the Rocky Mountains. Wyoming.
I really think Wyoming chose me. The Buffalo, the Grizzly Bear, and the Coyote chose me. And, yep. Even my Art chose me.
What could be better than to play and create in a world where I belong?
I played and created in Photoshop this morning – ‘filtered’ the branches outside my house against the fog-laden snow – added a slight ‘pink kiss.’ The same color of those rose petals my great grandmother used to collect.
This was what the photo came to be. A representation of the place I love. The dream I followed.
Funny how it happens. One day you are all Honeysuckle and Roses – the next, you are Snow and Indian Paintbrush.
Wyoming is my place. Where is yours?
Deb Trotter ~ Cowboy’s Sweetheart Artist
Tags: Art, Cowboy's Sweetheart Artist, Cowgirl, Deb Trotter, follow your dream, Photoshop, raised in the south, snow, Wyoming
February 10th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
I love this photo and love your blog…
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February 10th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
There’s nothing like being ‘in your place’. I love where I’m living currently, the land, the scenery. I call it the tame prairie. Though, in truth, I don’t think it’s my place.
Gorgeous picture!