Posts Tagged ‘farms’
Perspectives
Posted in Awesome Fotos, Birds, Country Fotos, Country Sights, Country Thoughts, Drive-By-Photography, Look at This!, Photography, Uncategorized, Virginia Views, tagged A Virginia View, Birds, country living, dusk, farms, Hay, perspectives, photography, roundbales, rural sight, twilight, Wildlife on September 26, 2016| 6 Comments »
Is The Black Forest Really Black?
Posted in Camera-Walking, Family, Farms, Food, Out of Town, Photography, Travel, Uncategorized, tagged Black Forest, Camera Walking, Cherry Cake, Clock Maker, Clockmaker, Cuckoo Clocks, farms, Germany, history, horses, Out of Town, photography, Scenery, Tour, Travel on October 17, 2015| 15 Comments »
Dor and Bill at Black Forest Clockmaker
I expected to find the Black Forest would be black – or very dark and forbidding.
Instead it was Christmas tree perfect. It is suspected the name came from the contrast of desiduous trees and their autumn-changing leaves against the darker evergreens.
We went to the House of Black Forest Clocks.
There we had Cherry Cake and coffee. and this put us all in a good mood for wandering around intricately handmade cuckoo clocks and Christmas ornaments.
My brother and I both found cuckoo clocks in the land where our mother was born.
From the clock house we visited a Farm museum center to see an old German country home.
The house is the same today as when families and livestock lived there under one roof (for warmth of course and easy access). The inside was very dark and the center of life was a tile stove (again designed for exuding optimal warmth).
The out buildings are all there too – a bake house or smoke house with a black ceiling from all the cooking, and a mill, all close by.
There were horses to greet us too, and one in particular who never met a stranger.
A German Horse
Why I Love Virginia
Posted in Awesome Fotos, Barns, Buildings, Country Fotos, Country Sights, Drive-By-Photography, Farms, Fences, Photography, The Land, Travel in Virginia, Virginia, Virginia Views, tagged A Virginia View, Barns, country photo, country sights, country view, farms, landscape, photography, Shenandoah Valley, the land, Travel in Virginia, Virginia on September 23, 2015| 9 Comments »
As High as an Elephant’s Eye
Posted in Blogging Inspiration, Camera-Walking, Country Food, Country Fotos, Country Sights, Drive-By-Photography, Farms, Food, Photography, tagged corn, Corn Silk, Country Fotos, country living, country sights, farming, farms, Food, photography, rural life, rural Virginia, Shenandoah Valley, the land, Virginia Farms on August 13, 2015| 22 Comments »
The Beauty of Basics at Cool Spring Organics
Posted in Camera-Walking, Country Food, Country Fotos, Health, Look at This!, tagged Farm, farms, Health, health food, high school art, local produce, organic foods, produce, restaurants on March 1, 2013| 6 Comments »
I recently had lunch with a friend at Cool Spring Organics, a favorite hangout for people who love foods that taste good and are good for you. One side of the store is a restaurant with delectable options for lunch or dinner, and the other side is a market with equally tempting selections and lots of fresh produce. If I want to treat myself, I drift into the market, say hi to the owners, Brad and Selena, and begin a slow browse around. I never ever leave empty handed.
All year round, including in mid-winter, the colors inside are vibrant and practically shout their promotion of good taste and good health. I think it’s the color that got to me this time since the landscape outdoors is still rather bleak.
I happened to have my camera along and could not help noticing a display of really grand paintings high on the top shelves. The pictures are of produce and barnyard animals. What beautiful additions to the gorgeous colors of actual produce in the store! As I visited with Selena, I asked if I could take some random photographs. She agreed and also told me the paintings were by our local high School students! What a perfect place to display them!
Want to beat the winter blues? Make a trip to your local organic food market and bask in all the brilliant color!
Sometimes I forget there is real beauty in the basics.
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