We live in a drafty, old, farmhouse that is cold in the Winter and Hot in the Summer but it is a home of many views from many windows that allows us to look out onto our own personal world and everything that is important.
The back room that was once a porch, but was enclosed years ago has one whole wall made up of windows...large and small and allows us to to look out upon our side pasture.
View from the back room in Winter
view from the same room in Summer
From the bedroom window in Summer...
And....best of all...The view from our livingroom window where we get to enjoy the late afternoon sun in the surrounding forest.
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Lezlie
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You have a wonderful window to what is really an idyllic life. The life is idyllic because that's what you've made of it.
Be well.
Hugs
~R~
Almosta Ranch, Alotta Views.
zanelle....yes, I admit it, I am very happy.
Sarah Cavanaugh.....If it's not perfection it's close enough for me.
CreekEnd.....I just need to get you up on one of my gentle mares and you would change your mind about horses.
Lezlie....About that shot; Mel took it late one afternoon right after a pick-up truck came wizzing down our dirt road. The resulting cloud of dust is what caused that effect of the sun streaming through the tree.
V. Corso....Thank you so much.
BuffyW.....Yes. It is the living things around us that give us all the beauty.
Fusun.....I agree, the simple pleasures are the best.
Laura Deurmyer...Thank you, that shot was taken by my wife, Mel.
designanator....I would welcome you all with open arms.
Outside Myself....After living here for almost four years, I now consider windows the most important part of the home.
Bernadine Spitzsnogel....Thanks, my friend.
Margaret Feike....I'm with you, I hate the snow too.
Christine Geery....to me they are glorious in their simplicity.
elizabethkirby.....and thank you for stoping by and reading my blog.
montanarose....I promise to share some goat pics in here soon.
SheilaTGTG55.....Peace is what we crave more than anything else.
Matt Paust....Thanks, it's close enough for me.
Walter....Thanks, I'll check out that link today.
Linda Cooper...I would love to show it to you one day.
Auntyne....Be sure and take pics of your project and show them to us in here.
lschmoopie....That last shot was taken by Mel and she does have a good eye for beauty.
rita shibr.....thank you.
Kate O'hehir...it's nice to be back.
Cathy GF....My horses make the place, that's for sure.
M.C. S.....As I said to others here, that was all Mel. She is a much better photographer than me.
Smithery...Oh I got hundreds of those shots...LOL>
Joan H....LOL, that's all it takes for me to be happy.
phyllis45....Me too, I've always had a thing for horses.
Trudge....Thank you and it's good to see you in here again.
Barbara Joanne...You're welcome.
dianaani.....Thanks, both Mel and I love photography.
pastvoices....Yes, I do believe that is the same cat. Oh and they released it back into the wild after examining it. A lot of ranchers are very upset about that.
Trilogy....That last shot is one of my faves too.
Director of Studies...Hi and welcome to my blog. Living in the country is like living anywhere else; it has its good side and its bad.
Algis Kemezys....Yes we love our horses.
greenheron....LOL! If Mel reads this she's gonna be outside looking for Robert Redford...her favorite.
Boanerges....Yes it does my friend and Mel took that picture.
I agree with Lesley and Matt.
Green,green grass of Home,almost Heaven.
R
Thank you for sharing w/ the rest of us.
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If I have clear skies tomorrow (or not) maybe I'll take another spin around this open call. It's been such fun reading -- and viewing.
~R~
Lovely a popular word in Canada
If you see Davis McCain's horses,
Pink life size Flamingoes - Lovely.
I think my blood pressure just dropped to almost normal
It was one of the coolest experiences of my life. I loved going to the water tower and filling up the water tank on the pickup truck, and then filling up the well at the house. I was amazed at how cheap it was, too. Like only a few bucks in quarters.
Lots of ticks out in the grass though. I'd walk to the pond to visit the horses, and follow them into the tree groves, and when I got back to the house for breakfast I was covered in ticks!
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