Wisconsin Barns and Waiting for Spring

I took these photos of our barn and snow a few days ago. Nothing's changed, except we have a bit more snow now. I also love how the sunrise 'lights up' the end of our barn, so of course I have to share that with my blogging friends.

This is what I saw in the opposite direction.

 Looking across the yard and road toward Neighbor Bill's

 Looking southeast, from the south end of the porch

The dramatic light of the sunrise has passed.

Waiting for Spring

I took this photo on someone else's farm, but it so represents how I feel at the end of a long January and going into February. Bear in mind that we won't see our daffodils until the end of April, at the earliest.

Daffodils are such a cheering flower, aren't they!

May 8, 2015

Linking to Theresa's Good Fences

and Skywatch Friday

and Eileen's Saturday's Critters

and Tom's Barn Collective

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Sunrise Photos, Christmas Tree, Waiting for Spring

Yes, folks, the Christmas tree is still up on the front porch. Want to make something of it?  We've heard a complaint by someone who thinks we don't own a calendar. Well, this has been such a snowy, cold, LONG winter, and that little bit of cheer on our front porch is staying right where it is until the snow melts. That may be a while.

 The backyard, photo taken March 2

We're not like other places that have huge snowstorms followed by warm days that melt it all. No, we get our snow starting in November (if we're lucky to avoid it in October) and then it merely accumulates throughout the winter until sometime in March or April when we get days that are warm enough to begin to melt it. So far, we're still getting mornings well below zero degrees (yesterday minus 29 degrees F.), so the Christmas tree on the porch is staying put. Back off!

 Sunrise creating thousands of tiny white ice lights

 No, it's not the same photo, but maybe I'm the only one who thinks it looks different.

Today I heard a guy on the radio say that the difference between Wisconsinites and other people is that other people, when summer is over, roll up their beach towels and put them away in the closet. In Wisconsin, we roll up our beach towels at the end of summer and put them at the base of our doors to keep out the draft. Sometimes we put them on the window sills for the same reason. There they stay, frozen in place until April. - (That's not an exact quotation, but the guy was Michael Perry, a Wisconsin author, born and raised just down the road a spell.)

Sunrise, On the Piano

Stairway Landing, Sunrise Window

 Waiting for Spring

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Although I usually forget to do it, there is an outside chance that this post will be linked to one or more of the following:  Mosaic Monday and The Marketplace  and Market Yourself Monday and Make it Pretty Monday and  Making the World Cuter Mondays and You're Gonna Love it Tuesday and Treasure Box Tuesday and Tuesdays with a Twist and  Knick of Time Tuesday and  Creative Showcase and   Tweak it Tuesday and  Coastal Charm Tuesday and What we Accomplished Wednesday and  Adorned From Above  and Rurality Blog Hop and  All Things With Purpose and Home & Garden Thursday and It's a Party at Creative Princess and Artsy Corner Thursday and Time Travel Thursday and Thrifty Things Friday  and  Friday Fences and Weekend Reflections and  Freedom Fridays and From the Farm and   Anything Blue Friday and Junkin' Joe and  Serenity Saturday and Vintage Inspiration Friday and Photo Friday and The Charm of Home and  Share Your Creativity and A Favorite Thing Saturday and Weekly Top Shot and Sunny Simple Sunday and Sunlit Sunday

Sunrise Sequence, a November Morning

A November Morning

Get up.

Take dogs out. Misty on lead.
See sunrise.

Wish I'd brought my camera.
Wish Misty would hurry up with her business.

Take dogs in.

Hope nothing changes until I get back outdoors.

Grab the camera.

Run back outdoors.

Take photos of this spectacular sunrise.

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And since we're all thinking about Thanksgiving, I just wanted to mention that I am so grateful to God for our home and family and friends and such glorious sunrises (and sunsets) AND the fact that our ground is not yet covered in snow. Every single day without snow shortens our winter.

And of course, all these shots were only a few minutes apart.

But what a special treat to have this beautiful start to my day.

 Box cover, by request :-)

Sunrise reflected on the new and not-quite-finished wraparound porch
I'm so tempted to put no railings or knee-walls up.

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