Saturday was predicted to have sun, the first day of sunshine this year. I needed to get out of the house, where I’d been stewing since Wednesday, the day our Capitol was stormed.
I planned on taking a little photo road trip, to parts unknown. But first I couldn’t resist shooting some images close to home. I was headed out of town when I passed Katie’s park and noticed the hills were all silver with frost.
Turning around I tromped around a field of grasses, noticing how their details were more beautiful with the beading they were sporting.
I got pretty cold, and time moved on without me while I was there, still only a couple miles from home.
Eventually I made myself leave, the sun was rising and I hadn’t gotten anywhere yet. But only another mile down the road I had to stop again.
There’s some wide open farm land there, and an old farm, that if you look closely, is falling into dumpy disrepair. I’m sure it won’t be there forever, and I’ve always meant to stop and capture it.
So I did.
Plus, where I happened to stop there was this fence…
…with barbed wire along the top. All of it incrusted with frost.
More time went by and the sun moved higher. If I was going to find more pretty stuff I needed to get moving.
But where did I go? What did I find?
I guess you’ll have to wait until the next post to find out.
January 10, 2021 at 7:02 pm
Fabulous pictures! Oddly enough, the frosted barb wire was my favorite. Getting out and taking pictures on a sunny day was just the thing to do after the horrors of last week.
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January 12, 2021 at 10:16 am
I don’t think that’s odd….I liked it too!
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January 10, 2021 at 7:07 pm
Loved the barbed wire as we find lots and lots of that out here in the west. But all your captures are quite pretty.
I too went out into nature to get away from the darn right scary Wednesday!
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January 12, 2021 at 10:16 am
It’s good we have nature near us to explore!
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January 10, 2021 at 7:33 pm
Hi, Dawn,
I love how frost makes ordinary things magical. Thank you for sharing your pictures. I especially like those with the streaming sun rays. 😊
Glad that you found some beautiful images (other than Princess Katie!) to refresh your mind and spirit. I turned to nature too, watching the birds flit around and sun themselves on bare trees in my backyard. Petting Gracie pup helped a great deal, too. 🐾
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January 12, 2021 at 10:17 am
Yes, Katie was a help but I needed more so spent a very nice day disconnected from the rest of the world.
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January 10, 2021 at 9:17 pm
What?! What?! We have to wait?
Have you no mercy, Woman?
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January 12, 2021 at 10:17 am
Apparently I don’t!
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January 11, 2021 at 6:06 am
Beautiful start to the day!
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January 12, 2021 at 10:18 am
It sure was!
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January 11, 2021 at 8:45 am
Frost photos are so enticing. I am glad you paused and captured some of the sparkliness.
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January 12, 2021 at 10:18 am
Part of me always wants to get where I’m going, so I’ve certainly passed up any number of beautiful things and places on my way to somewhere else. But since I didn’t know where I was going….no point hurrying along!
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January 11, 2021 at 9:12 am
” etched in sparkles”
What a wonderful phrase and photo. I love the pic of the farm. Such a sense of place.
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January 12, 2021 at 10:19 am
I’ve always liked how that farm looked too, it’s on top of a big hill, and set way off the road in wide open spaces…depending on the light it can be quite beautiful even though it’s really falling down in disrepair.
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January 11, 2021 at 10:37 am
I’m positively GREEN over your beautiful blue skies and sunshine!! We’ve been under gray for what seems like all year now. Funny, because I really don’t like the cold but I’ll take it as long as there’s sunshine, too. I’m glad you photographed the “dumpy” farm. It probably was pictured when it was new (or maybe not!), but even old things need to be shared. And I love your header, with Katie in the snow!
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January 12, 2021 at 10:19 am
We only had that one day, we’ve had nothing but clouds all year too.
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January 11, 2021 at 10:56 am
The barb wire shot is amazing. Glad you didn’t put your tongue on any fencing!
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January 12, 2021 at 10:21 am
Wasn’t even tempted to try that!
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January 11, 2021 at 1:01 pm
We hit the road on Saturday, too, Dawn. Really needed it! You had frost, we had wind, but we both had adventures. I love the old farm you photographed, the one that won’t be there forever. Also, the frost on the barbed wire and — well, everything. Thanks!
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January 12, 2021 at 10:21 am
I saw your adventures! Isn’t it fun to go exploring!?!!
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January 11, 2021 at 7:20 pm
These are incredibly beautiful!
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January 11, 2021 at 7:29 pm
Thank you!
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January 12, 2021 at 2:54 pm
Lovely shots. Snow and frost sure added to your photos with what I think of as peacefulness and shine.
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January 12, 2021 at 3:52 pm
It was a peaceful day, certainly peaceful in comparison to days prior in that week!
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