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On the way back home one day from a drive I took a different route then I normally take and found this neat Ranch Gate that I thought would be great to share for Fences from Around the World.
Click to enlarge photos for a better view.
Just a closer look.
Hope you have enjoyed the photos. - Have a wonderful day.
Today I'm showing the last of the fence shots that I took from a trip we took in 2015 to a small town in Oregon (Weston) for breakfast one morning.
We spotted this along the drive and I had hubby pull over so I could get a couple of pictures.
Not much of a fence there but it went well with the Covered Wagon that was there.
A closer view of the Wagon
This I think was the entrace to an RV park.
Whenever I see covered wagons I always remember that as kids one night at the dinner table we ask our parents what it was like to come across the country on the covered wagons! Of course our parents weren't old enough to have traveled in covered wagons but we sure thought they were.
Welcome Back! - Hope you are having a wonderful day.
Today I'm joining Gosia (Looking for Identity) for Good Fences Around the World and Tamar (Randomosity) for Little Things Thursday.
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GOOD FENCES: Last week I featured a fence taken in Weston, OR on Main Street. - Today I'm featuring another fence from that same little town.
I happened to walk past the Library there and noticed how charming it was. Sadly I didn't get a picture of the entire library, I'm not sure why that is either. But I did notice the little white picket fence in front of the library...
It's a pretty typical metal picket fence but what caught my eye was the colorful poster on the fence.
Here I was trying to capture the fence and the flower boxes behind it (which the focus turned out more on the fence but you can still see the flower box in the background)
Now you can see the flowers better. They were gorgeous.
One thing I noticed is that in all the photos I also managed to get reflections of the fence in the library windows.
Welcome! - You may have noticed that I have been absent from the blog for awhile & also from commenting on your blogs. - I truly do apologize for not stopping by. - There is a reason though...We are having "computer issues" (again) and I am unable to log into a lot of stuff or it takes forever for me to load, comment etc...so until the problem is fixed I won't be blogging much or stopping by to leave comments on your blogs as it just takes far to long to do that. It's taken me a good 1/2 hour already just to try and upload photos for today's post.
Thought I might try joining GOOD FENCES today though.
We took a short trip last year to a near by town (Weston, OR) for breakfast one Saturday and I happened to snap some photos of this fence on Main Street across from the restaurant.
Behind that fence and greenery was a little stream as well. It makes for a lovely scene I think.
The placques on the post have information about the Main Street Project there in the town. -
Some of the detail of the fence. The top portion of the fence for some reason reminds me of "bats" - Do you think so too?
Some of the circular detail of the fence as well.
Finally the little lamps on the post were rather charming.
I hope you've enjoyed this small town fence as much as I did.
1. It's time once again to sign up for the Teacup/Mug Exchange hosted by Stephanie from: The Enchanting Rose blog!!!
This is always so much fun. You get to make friends with the person you send to and the person who sends to you. It's so exciting when your package arrives, just like Christmas. It's also a lot of fun picking out items to send to your partner. You won't want to miss this so go sign up now.
2. Coleen had to dress up in 80's fashion for a school project. We are on a limited budget so had to find things she already had to work for the theme. Here is what she & her mom came up with.
I think they did an awesome job.
3. The winter was super hard on the roads here in "Wally World" (aka Walla Walla) - Our street was a mess...pot holes, up rooted asphalt etc....they came the other day to do a "temporary" fix on the road.
This was part of the crew working on the road right in front of my mom's house and our house. They just put down gravel and won't put new asphalt until late March or early April. Not much of an improvement but better than nothing at all.
4. Hubby was sitting at the table the other day and said to me: "I think I may need you to wash off the back of my head." - I said, "Why?"
He said, "Well a board hit me in the back of the head this morning while I was working and I think it might have some dried blood on it."
So I go look and told him, "You are going to the ER to have that looked at right now." He's like, "No it's fine." But being the nice wife that I am I said, "To bad, go get it checked out." He did....
Here is the cut on his head before on the left & after they cleaned it up on the right.
Thankfully no concussion, no stitches needed (they glued it). It's sore but he's lucky it wasn' t worse. Men!
5. Finally I leave you with a little video of our sweet kitty, Caramel playing "fetch."
She is such a silly little thing and we love her to pieces.
Welcome! - Hope you are having a good day. I've been sick all week with that horrible cough where you feel like your guts are going to be ripped out of your chest every time you cough. I've chugged down a ton of Tea with Lemon & Honey in it and am slowly returning to normal.
So today I'm joining Gosie (Looking for Identity) and Tamar (Randomosity) for:
First up for Good Fences: I offer two different seasons (Fall & Winter)
Spotted these gorgeous fall trees and a rock wall last fall and realized I hadn't shared them yet.
I love the bright cheery colors here. Perfect to help ease up "winter blahs" for those of us still suffering through the woes of winter.
Speaking of those "woes of winter" here is what happened January 31st here in my neck of the woods.
Yep more snow (about 3-5 inches)...believe me I am so ready for winter to be over. However I did think it looked pretty as I lay in bed watching it come down outside.
So now for Little Things Thursday. - I've been thinking lately about how our actions, thoughts & words can make a difference in the way people view the world. So much (negativity) is about today. People are rioting, protesting, complaining etc....and quite frankly it's just getting tiring. So I thought why not try to be more postitive. Why not try to find good in the world and encourage each other. Regardless of who won the election, or your beliefs about race, religion, politics etc....there are still good things to be thankful and grateful for in the world.
So my thought today is to offer you encouragement that the world is still a beautiful place and that we must do our part to build each other up and not tear each other down. It's a "little thing" that can mean a great deal to someone else.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! - To everyone else I wish you a very pleasant & happy day.
Last week Theresa announced that this week would be her last week hosting GOOD FENCES as she is stepping back from the blogging world. - I was to say the least shocked and sadden to hear that news. - I've never met Theresa personally but I feel as if I know her through her wonderful blog and posts. I've laughed over the antics of her famous Whistler Duck posts, enjoyed reading about her dogs & life on the Run-a-round Ranch and of course had a great time with Good Fences. She will certainly be missed in the blog world (although I secretly hope she'll pop in now & then with a post or two now & then.)
Here is my fence post for today. - Click to Enlarge Photos.
Took a drive with my mom & Coleen last week and we spotted a field filled with Wild Turkeys. I pulled over and snapped a few photos of them. Ther is of course a fence in the shots - Enjoy.
Finally - I am so Thankful for wonderful people like Theresa who have allowed us into their lives through their blogs. - It has been a pleasure sharing Good Fence posts with you Theresa and I wish you the best in whatever direction your life is leading you.
This week has been a bit tough....had to take my mom back to the ER again on Halloween night. - Her regular doctor couldn't see her and said to take her to the ER - Which she hates doing (and so do I) as it takes "forever" to be seen and released. - Seems the Infection she had in her leg earlier last month was back again. So now we are back on Antibiotics again & we're still dealing with the Edema issues as well.
So now that you know what's been happening here let's get started on some fun stuff.
Up first GOOD FENCES hosted by Theresa from The Run-a-round Ranch Report.
Some of these photos are from my Archives but have never been shared before.
Up first from way back in 2008:
This big pumpkin was spotted growing up on top of a fence while we were out walking one day.
Spotted this squash growing through a fence in 2015 while out on a walk.
These pumpkin vines Coleen and I walked by every day last fall on her way to school.
Here are a couple of the pumpkins. You'll notice just a trace of the chain link fence in the lower right hand corner near my watermark.
Saw this round squash growing on a fence in a nearby alley.
Another view of the same fence & squash. You can see some of the Morning Glory that was also growing on the fence.
So there you have my Good Fences for this week.
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Yesterday was a glorious day here weather wise. I believe we made it up to 79! Last night I happened to look across the street and saw the sun shining on our neighbors Maple tree and just had to go take a picture of it to share today.
Oh yeah that is beautiful! (Also note there is a fence in the shot too)
Look at that color. It's the "little things" like this that help when you've had a rough day. Thankful for God's great beauty in nature.
Don't forget to stop by both blogs to check out the other participants.
