Barn Charm

Photo from a week or so ago when I was driving around hunting for barns:

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Foggy Morning

We’ve had many photo-worthy skies lately.  Here’s a sunrise from last week:

A few minutes later, the sky looked like this:

Antique Show

Yesterday we went to an antique show at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. 

I had planned to look only at canning jars and old photos, but ended up browsing through almost everything!  I bought a glass paperweight and a postcard.  If money were no object I would’ve also purchased a butter churn crock and a parking meter which would have made a great conversation piece.   

Field Work

Yesterday I went sleeveless in the balmy mid-March sunshine.  My earliest start to a tan ever! 

I also took photos of my husband and son working in the field. 

Tilling what was a cornfield last year:

So that oats could be planted:

Then the seeded ground was dragged to smooth it all out:

 

Now we’ll hope for some rain to turn this field green.  And that reminds me to tell you, “Happy St. Patrick’s Day”!

Crocuses

The crocuses started blooming today. 

I planted them in front of the barn several years ago and as you can see, they have a rather tough life there.  They quickly become bedraggled by wind, falling silage, and wandering cats.  

Cat in the Wind

The photo turned out a bit blurry, but I like the soft look.

Skywatch

Late afternoon a couple days ago…

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Heading North

Early last evening I was aiming the camera skywards to capture fluffy clouds when a honking flock of Canada geese entered the scene:

Today’s Sunrise

I just figured out how to do a collage in Picture It. 

Maple Buds

Right now, the buds on the upper branches of our soft maple trees look like this:

The buds on the lower branches look like this:

Rarely did I notice such things before starting to take photos for the blog.

Foggy Sunrise

Today’s sunrise…

Barn Charm

Here’s a round barn made of what looks like bricks from a distance, but actually is something called hollow tile.  Through the center of the barn is a silo.  Sorry about all the trees in the way---it was the best shot I could get.  

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Old Barn

The weather was nice and springlike yesterday so I took a drive to hunt for old barns to photograph.  This one has been featured here on the blog before---click to see a better view. 

Skywatch Friday

From earlier this week…

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Snow

Here’s another look at that possible last snow of the year…

Yesterday

Yesterday the temperature reached nearly 70 degrees and wouldn’t you know, I had to report for jury duty.  I parked in front of a building adorned with this…

Thankfully, I wasn’t chosen for the jury.

Last Evening’s Sunset

 

Last Snow?

Spring temperatures are in the forecast so the snow we received last night might be the last of the season.  Good incentive to get outdoors with the camera.

Cat on Roof

Move over, cat on a hot tin roof. 

Meet cat on a cool corrugated roof!

The original photo looked like this…

It seemed destined for a black and white makeover.

Skywatch Friday

A sunrise from earlier this week…

 

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