October 26, 2010
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This month is slipping away, and remembering the pledge we made at the first of October, to make the most of each and every day, on Sunday after church we went out for a little ramble in the countryside. It was such a pretty day, so warm and welcoming…much too nice to stay inside watching football (once the Chiefs had convincingly won.)
We headed for a scenic drive known locally as the Glade Top Trail.
But as so often happens when we’re rambling, we got sidetracked. Just as we turned onto the trail, a particular country road forking off to the west looked so inviting that we just had to take it….and in no time at all, we were in new territory. But another thing that so often happens is that we found new and interesting things to see that we hadn’t known about. I love going on an adventure!
We found this old country store…
with a wonderful old screen door….
like they used to have in the olden days…
and we remembered when we once could buy this kind of gas.
We saw a beautiful bald eagle, sunning himself on a branch, but he flew as soon as we got stopped, so, alas, no picture was to be taken.
These turkeys, however, were curious and not too inclined to run….can you see them? The big boys were in appropriate garb (camo) since the fall season has been in session for a while now.
Someone was very clever with this fall display. Can you see Mr and Mrs Scarecrow? They’re ready to hitch up the wagon for a drive to the neighbors’ for a hoedown. Music, bobbing for apples and pulling taffy will be the evening’s entertainment. Pumpkin pie and real whipped cream with strong hot coffee will be served at the stroke of midnight.
We admired the trees’ fall raiment, and we had a wonderful ramble, in spite of the fact that we didn’t go where we had planned. Sometimes it is better to just go without a plan…who knows what is just around the corner?!
Comments (8)
That old store is wonderful! Amazing that it hasn’t suffered a lot of vandalism. I love the sign (bullet holes and all), the door, the stone siding.
I loved that old store. I think we must come visit you sometime and go on one of those journeys.
We use to do this a lot more than we do now. Our fall colors up this way weren’t as strong as usual. Not sure why because we had plenty of rain in the spring. Has gotten colder today instead of warming up and the wind has shifted from se to n to west.
We are so blessed to have so many neat places to explore around here. I don’t think you’d ever get bored.
Thanks for letting us come along. It’s been such a nostalgic ride. (o;
What I wouldn’t give to have an old Colonial Bread door like that one. It’s in good shape too! So glad you are posting fall in the Ozarks shots! Christy
Lovely.
A wonderful Ozarks ramble – perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon in October! Thanks for sharing it with us!