Quilt Love

Looking for patterns this week, I went to my quilt stash for inspiration. I do small quilts to hang on the side of my refrigerator to represent each new season or holiday. This is about to be hung for March in honor of St. Patrick's Day. My antique Singer treadle machine stores several pieces that aren't in use.

Country Road

I'm sure you are begining to sense that I live in farm country and have a thing for old barns. This old corn crib and shed sit high on a bluff and are surrounded by giant old oak trees (which didn't loose all their leaves in the fall). It doesn't look like this barn has stored any grain for years. Even empty, they have a homey quality I like. Morris, IL

Geese at sunset

There are those magical moments when you thank God you were in the right place at the right time and had your camera. This was one of them. Heading home this evening, I spied a few geese coming in as the sun was getting ready to go down. I parked under their path and watched the show unfold over the next half hour, as wave after wave of geese began to stream my way, I'm sure well over a thousand flew by. All those dark bands are more geese coming. I rarely upload large images, but I thought you might like seeing this one in its full glory. If you look deep you will see row after row of Canadian Geese stretching back toward the sunset. As you can see, the sun set with a blaze.

Wall of Hearts

"Have A Heart" theme shot. Waiting in line for coffee this morning, I finally spied my hearts. With the sun out for the first time in days, the tree cast a wall of hearts across the back of the building (Roll over image for note). Had I not been looking for hearts, I think I would have seen chickens! LOL

Wild Thing looks for his Princess

Well, it was a very quiet day at the office, and I started looking for things to photograph to pass the time. I found this "Wild Thing" stuffed pillow and added a bow tie and funny glasses. Before I knew it I'd gotten completely carried away. Hope I gave you something to giggle over at least.

Solar Yard Light

The snow finally melted enough for my small solar garden lights to recharge today. They cast the most unusually pattern on the ground at night from the cut glass globes . This is not the sharpest image due to being handheld and -2 degrees outside but it does look like sun rays don't you think?.

Steak - Farm Boy Style

When you live on a farm in the Midwest, you've probably grown one thing for sure... A Farm Boy!! They are uniquely different then city raised kids in several ways, especially when it come to food. They eat big and grow big. This might look like a healthy meal until you realize it's doesn't show the potatoes, bread and dessert that follows. If none of this makes sense to you, then head for your Little House of the Prairie books by Laura Wilder. It's all true.