 "As as farmer, you learn quick: You don't get anything that you don't work hard for."  "You and your barns," said Tom.
He's pretty patient about pulling over so I can get my photo... ~Nancy ~ 3..6.2016
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 We're spending a lot of time on country roads looking for our homestead.
I can see a little house tucked back in the corner with the trees, can't you? ~Nancy ~ 3.5.2016  "Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read." Oh my gosh...
How about "old music to listen to"? I am truly blessed to have the time to drive aimlessly through the country. It's too cold, still, to have the windows down, or the top back. So instead, with a hot cup of coffee in a travel mug and Frank Sinatra singing on the radio, I embrace this day. Glimpses of blue sky and sun just make me happy... ~Nancy ~ 3.5.2016  "The truth is, you know, we need our anodynes. You know that word, anodynes? We need that in life some times. A good warm bath can be one for you, or a whatever." This old bench and granite-ware basin were left in the barn.
I thought they deserved one last portrait while Tom was checking the beehives. ~Nancy ~ 2.29.2016  "They claim this mother of ours, the Earth, for their own use, and fence their neighbors away from her, and deface her with their buildings and their refuse." We took advantage of the blue skies to walk through Ballard Nature Center. The winds were strong and the ground was soggy. The spring peepers were noisy, though, and it felt like March is just around the corner.
~Nancy ~ 2.28.2016  "I found many treasures in the woods over the years: shotgun shells, empty Colt 45 bottles, old railroad spikes, orange and black beetles eating a dead mouse, pebbles that looked just like teeth, old stone walls and cellar holes, a rusted out frying pan, the skull of a cat." An old storm cellar out in the country.
I managed to take this picture working around two farm dogs that came out to greet me. ~Nancy ~ 2.26.2016  "We build too many walls and not enough bridges." Another day of driving the back roads through Shelby County...
~Nancy ~ 2.10.2016  "He that plants trees loves others beside himself." Always reaching high...
~Nancy ~ 2.5.2016  "It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions." A rainy day with the countryside still green.
We'll take it, thank you... ~Nancy ~ 2.2.2016  "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." Tom and I have been driving through the country a lot these days looking for "For Sale" signs.
I find more things to photograph than signs. And that's okay. ~Nancy ~ 1.29.2016 |
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