November 29, 2010
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Sunday night wisdom: “There is no pleasant activity so good that it cannot be improved upon by popcorn.” (Quoted from the works of the sagacious and determinedly verbose J.E. Taber)
I love our Whirly-Pop and my favorite: Amish Country Popcorn’s Rainbow Blend. Popped on the stove with some olive oil, which imparts a delicious touch of added flavor. I eat a big bowlful and feel no guilt.
Speaking of guilt, wow–what a wonderful Thanksgiving feast we had! Now that the holiday is over, I’ll be sad to finally remove my beautiful pumpkin from its bench.
But as we look into December, I realize it is time for orange to be replaced with red.
Speaking of red, I love it. I love red and look for it, especially in the winter. Bright spots of color against winter’s subdued landscape are so welcome.
Red rose hips against a brilliant blue sky…
Faded red barn boards framed by a stacked stone fence…
A red squirrel carefully watching me from his tree…
Speaking of trees,
I love how the white branches of a sycamore look against a blue backdrop…so dramatic! Although winter’s landscape is sometimes seen as drab, I love a cold, bright day when the sky is a brilliant blue, even early in the morning, before the moon has set.
Dramatic? Our Addie is that!
She can be a real drama queen and a friend to the camera … when she so chooses.
Her cousins and brother choose to spend a good bit of their time together making things. Paper, glue, scissors, crayons, beads, buttons, markers, paints….these are their favorite toys.
And these are some of my favorite girls: my mom, daughters and oldest granddaughter, Emma.
The girls’ favorite game of the weekend? Bananagrams! Sus won this round….
Even though we came home from church today thinking a nap sounded good, a clear and bright Sunday afternoon, as always, lured us outside for our favorite activity. The back roads called and off we went.
The simplest rustic abode, on a remote back road, may not contain many comforts but it looks homey, doesn’t it?
I thought about bringing some of this moss home with me–isn’t it pretty? Such a deep, rich green…
Rich is how I feel when I reflect on the blessings of the past few days….
And deep is how I hope to sleep tonight, as a busy week looms just ahead. Hope yours is off to a good start!
Comments (11)
Loved getting to see your wonderful photos and get a taste of your busy and full and happy Thanksgiving weekend!
Hey Janet…great minds think alike. We went for a long walk up on our ridge this afternoon after lunch. It was such a pretty day. Didn’t head home until almost dark. Gotta love the Ozarks….in any season.
Beautiful! Very nice entry, love the pictures.
Very gorgeous photos
I love the pictures of the two barns. So pretty.
I also love all the happy smiling faces gathered at your holiday celebration!
Such beautiful photos. We went south for the holiday, but I was a slug and didn’t use my camera.
Lovely ladies and such a good post from you as always. I need to start taking more pictures and posting them again. Just seem to have gotten away from that.
Sunday afternoon drives are the best! Thanks for the scarf. I love it! I wore it yesterday. We have been having very high winds (gusts up to 96 mph), so the scarf is very appreciated right now. So soft and pretty!
Wow! Love the barn photo and the moss looks like it covered up an old vehicle. Awesome photos! Hope to see you before long…
I’ve always loved it when you heed the call of the back roads on a Sunday afternoon, and faithfully post your photos to share. How I’d love a Sunday with you and your girls.
@doorathea - I’d love to show you my neck o’ the woods….just mosey on over….anytime!