There are secret tunes of wind through leaves
as shadows dance in dappled rhythm
to the lilting songs of another Virginia summer.
Archive for the ‘Country Fotos’ Category
Virginia’s Songs of Summer
Posted in Country Fotos, Country Thoughts, nature, Photography, The Land, Virginia, Virginia Views, tagged country photos, landscape photography, photography, poetry, Seasons, shadows, Songs, Summer Views, Virginia on July 1, 2017| 21 Comments »
Red Dot Special
Posted in Awesome Fotos, Beauty, Camera-Walking, Country Fotos, Country Sights, Country Thoughts, Critters, Look at This!, nature, tagged Butterfly, country photo, Gravel Eye View, Looking Down, Natural Art, Red Dot Special, Virginia View on June 29, 2017| 17 Comments »
To Do or Not To Do
Posted in About Me, Country Fotos, Country Sights, Country Thoughts, Food, Gardening, Health, Humor, nature, Shopping, View Points, Virginia Views, tagged Butterfly, errands, Fences, grocery stores, humor, Lists, nature, Photo Ops, produce, rural Virginia, To Do, walking on June 27, 2017| 35 Comments »
My “to-do” lists are created in all seriousness, with all-serious intentions.
But creating a list is not always the same as fulfilling it.
This was yesterday’s list:
Get gas in the car.O.K., so I forgot. Will get it tomorrow.Mail that bill.Forgot.Remember to take a cooler bag with ice packs for perishable purchases.Forgot the cooler.Stop at the drugstore for allergy meds and eyedrops.Sent Bill (short for “William.”)Shoe store for comfort sandals.No time.Haircut.Managed that.Gym for a mild workout.Too tired.Stop at the real grocery store for real food.Sent Bill.Stop at the produce market for fun things that taste good like local peaches and tomatoes.Managed that.Don’t forget to put all that in the cooler bag.No cooler bag. Drove home fast.Take pictures along the way.Nope. Taking time would make the peaches go bad.Visit with people you meet.Of course.
Somehow I did not feel particularly productive on this day.
But after all the groceries (peaches and tomatoes) were put away, I took a little walk.
No list.
Just a walk.
And how about this all-in-one list of fulfilled to-do’s?
- A 30 minute walk added EXERCISE.
- Thirty minutes in sunshine for VITAMIN D3.
- Thirty minutes of fresh air in beautiful rural Virginia!
- STOP-AND-GO PHOTO OPS for next blog post.
- And, I pulled at least 5 weeds and thinned one zinnia bed in the front garden.
Nature’s Etchings
Posted in Awesome Fotos, Blogging Inspiration, Camera-Walking, Country Fotos, Country Sights, Mountains, Sky Lights, tagged Blue Ridge Mountains, Cloud cover, Cloud Framing, Copycat Clouds, country photo, Mountain etching, Mountainscape, photo at dusk, rural Virginia, Shenandoah Valley, Views, Virginia Sights on June 26, 2017| 18 Comments »
Stairway to Heaven?
Posted in Awesome Fotos, Country Fotos, Country Thoughts, Mountains, Photography, Sky Lights, View Points, Virginia, Virginia Views, tagged a country photo, clear days, cloud formations, Heaven, photography, Skylights, stairways, view points, Virginia views on June 23, 2017| 10 Comments »
Three Big Smiles from the Same Sofa
Posted in Country Fotos, Family, Home and Hearth, Humor, Love, Memories, People, tagged Driving, Family, Girls, Grandgirls, Home, humor, Love and Hugs, smiles, The sofa on June 18, 2017| 16 Comments »
It doesn’t seem so long ago our three grandgirls were little girls – Jess gurgling in her stroller, Mack wanting hugs and more hugs, Kendall the dancing nymph.
And suddenly they are women driving! And they are beginning to drop-in to see us on their own.
The same sofa in our living room is where they all wind up – sometimes one at a time, sometimes in twos or threes.
Their smiles are huge.
And so are ours.
Two are coming again tomorrow! And that is our excitement.
We will miss the oldest but she is in Nepal for the adventure of a lifetime.
Virginia Land Mass
Posted in Awesome Fotos, Barns, Country Fotos, Country Sights, Photography, The Land, Travel in Virginia, tagged Barns, country photos, country views, farms, fencelines, Fields, Landscapes, photography, rural Virginia, Virginia on June 8, 2017| 14 Comments »
