Skywatch Friday ~ 12-16-11

 Heavy Frost and a Morning Sunrise at 

the Sensabaugh Farm

That’s the moon up there refusing to go away.

An empty highway this morning but a sky filled with glorious color.The blue did chang a bit from the first shot until now.

And then along came the birds...what a thrill to catch them on camera. It was a first for me. I am usually too slow on the draw, and they are long done before I can click the shutter. Thank goodness the interstate was free of any other cars. Another nice early Christmas present from Mother Nature. 

This post is linked with Skywatch Friday.

The Quiltery ~ Faifield, VA

The Quiltery

Genie’s Favorite Place To Spend Her Money

Sign at the Top of the Driveway

 The old home Is  made of stucco and wood.

We use the side entrance rather that the one 

on the front porch.This is where we park, too.

The other sign is here on the fence as you drive in the driveway.

There were lots of squiggly shadows on the lawn yesterday afternoon. Not until tonight when I started working to upload the photos did I discover that I had successfully captured both the vertical and the horizontal boards in the shadows. That was a whopper of a surprise...a nice surprise :-)

The other side of the fence in the shot just above.

All I can say is this has to be the most beautiful quilting shop I have ever frequented. The wood inside is vintage, and the guild ladies who run it are the nicest people in the world. Their fabrics are gorgeous. Classes are held upstairs and are very popular. It is a wonderful spot located only a mile from my school. It was here I purchased all of the Civil War reproduction fabrics to make my 12 Christmas present wreaths.

This post is linked with:

Sign, Signs

Friday Fences

Shadow Shot Sunday

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Watery Wednesday on the Creek ~ 11-13-11

Our Latest Discovery Hidden away 

on a Back Road in Rockbridge County

Without any idea of where we were going, we headed down a dirt road, along a creek, and near the Maury River.  Buddy was driving, and I was looking for barns to post on Tricia’s Barn Charm meme. It was then that I turned to say something to Bud and saw out of his driver’s side window this gate with its reflection and those of the trees around it in the cold water.

After getting out of the car, we began nosing around the area. It was then I saw the most beautiful accumulation of texture filled rocks with light and reflections radiating everywhere (first shot). They were off to the left side of where the owners ford the creek to get to their land. I find it interesting that the color in the second shot changed when I changed my location. It is almost like these were taken on different days. You know the rest of the story. It was a quite a while later we were finally on our way to see and shoot more of the sights and scenes of Rockbridge County, VA. 

This post is linked with Watery Wednesday, Outdoor Wednesday, Weekend Reflections.

Our World Tuesday ~ 12-12-11

This Is Our World out on Kerrs Creek

We are never surprised at what we see along our road whether it be a treehouse or a tepee. We are all a bit quirky out here in the country.

This post is linked with Our World Tuesday.

Highlight Sunday ~ 12-11-11

Eloise, Daddy Gene (Right) and Uncle Ridgie

This shot, be it in black and white or in color, has to be my one of my favorites taken this week.. Having both of my sons here with my granddaughter if only for less than two days was the most wonderful Christmas present I could have received. My daughter was unable to come which was sad, but we will be seeing her and her family on Christmas Day.

This post is linked with Highlight Sunday at Tina’s Pics and Mellow Yellow Monday. 

Kerrs Creek

This is Kerrs Creek close to our house when it’s not flooding.It has been raining heavily since yesterday, and now we are having mudslides and low water areas and bridges flooding throughout the county. This evening on the news, the weatherman said we could get snow before morning. Maybe we won’t have school tomorrow :-) or at least go in two hours late :-) We shall see. 

Just maybe there will be a rainbow waiting for us in the morning. That would really be special. We have not seen many of them lately.

This post is linked with Watery Wednesday and Outdoor Wednesday.