Shadows at the Homeplace

Our Bridge to Somewhere

 Our Front Field ~ For Years It Was a Communal Victory Garden

L to R - Apple Tree, American Chesnut, Japanese Maple

This post is linked with Shadow Shot Sunday 2.

Eloise and The Wheat Fields of Maryland

This wheat field had wheat higher than Eloise is tall,

and she is 7 years old and tall for her age.

The huge and beautiful field is directly behind my daughter’s home.

This post is linked with Weekend in Black and White.

To Drink or Not to Drink

Bud says the water from that pipe  is OK, but I continue to drink only from my NON-PLASTIC water bottle.

This post is linked with Weekend Reflections.

Oh, Happy Day...I Finally Found One!

This post is dedicated to you, Theresa,
 our TexWisGirl.

Yes, I really did find a Texas style entrance 

to a farm in Rockbridge County, VA.

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in the picture ~ {a piece of me} ~ #17 ~ Rainy Morning

Gotta Go to Work ~ Rain or Shine ~ Sleet or Snow

This post is linked with Urban Muser’s “in the picture” ~ {a piece of me}

I Finally Found a White Pitcher

My Buy of the Week
Local Antique Mall...aka Local Flea Market  ~ $5.00

This post is linked with Texture Thursday
and Wordy Wordless Wednesday.

Genie’s New Still Life Treasures

Neither of the cameras works, but they surely are fun to look at and to photograph. I had a Brownie just like this one when I was a little girl.

This post is linked with Texture Thursday
and Vintage Thingy Thursday.

The Fire Is Out!

Finally, after 2 weeks, the Rich Hole Wilderness is out and we are all safe. Thousands of acres were burned, but no one was burned or killed, and no homes were lost. Buddy dove me to see the damage, but we could not go in. The fire is still being investigated so on one is allowed up the access road. There was something in the paper about the police had a man they were questioning and they were looking for another. Hints of arson were floating around. Then today, when I got to school, one of my students said someone in the area had been burning “stuff” on a no-burn day , and the fire for out of control. Maybe tomorrow when the our local weekly paper comes out I will learn more. 

All of these shots were taken from the road. As you can see all the under brush was burned, and the bases of the trees were black. The fascinating thing was the dogwood was blooming up over our heads and was untouched. Teams from all over the country were brought in to cut fire breaker paths. do back burning, and to fight the fire with water which had to be hauled in because there was no water in the area. This few was from out west. Thank goodness is it all over, there is no more forest burning, and the air is breathable again. 

Sign at Entrance to Rich Hole Wilderness Area

National Forest Wilderness Rules on the Tree

Fire Fighters Bused in to Cut Down Small Trees 

 I though thought this picture was so interesting because the 2 trees in the center looks like horse’s hooves.

The Blackened Floor of the Forest.

Water Pump at Bubbling Springs ~ Burning All Around It

I am glad we were not allowed to go in the access road because I am so afraid of fire, and the destruction we saw just from the road was very upsetting. It is going to be a real heartbreaker if it turns out the fire was intentionally set or started by accident because someone was not following the law and NOT burning.

This post is linked with Our World Tuesday 

and Signs, Signs.

This post is linked with Our World Tuesday