We’ve had so many cloudy days lately, that it is good to see the sun — even if it is just peeking out from behind the clouds.
“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’ away.” ~Elvis Presley
country road
Curiosity
I was watching this squirrel scamper about in a pine tree, when suddenly he stopped and turned to look at me. I guess that we were both a little curious.
“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” ~Dorothy Parker
Sandhill Cranes
During a walk on our country road, I heard a strange bugling sound that I was unfamiliar with. Looking around, I saw three tall birds standing off on the other side of the field. They were Sandhill Cranes searching for food in a harvested corn field.
“When we hear his call, we hear no mere bird. We hear the trumpet in the orchestra of evolution.” ~Aldo Leopold
Stirring up the Snow Geese
The Snow Geese are back at Reelfoot Lake, and the Bald eagles are keeping an eye on them in hopes of acquiring an easy meal. Whenever a lookout detects a threat from an eagle, a call goes out to the rest of the flock, and the Snow Geese take flight.
“If you feel the urge, don’t be afraid to go on a wild goose chase. What do you think wild geese are for anyway?” ~Will Rogers
Sitting high
Driving along the levee beside the Mississippi River, I spotted an American Kestrel perched on a power line, hunting for insects and small prey. It is a small and colorful member of the falcon family.
“There are things we see with our eyes, sitting high and looking out. And there are things we see with our hearts, sitting still and looking in.” ~Philip Gulley
Sunsets
” … the darkening sky is streaked with splendid color as the sun drops slowly to sleep.” ~Unknown
Old barns
I probably need a bumper sticker that says: “I break for barns”. I love the old barns that dot the landscape around West Tennessee. Many of them were built on farms that operated in the early to mid-1900’s, and are no longer being utilized. Most of these old structures, which richly add to the character of the landscape, are now in various stages of disrepair. It is sad to see these buildings of the past deteriorate and crumble, and forever change the ambience of the countryside.
“I always sort of swooned at the sight of the classic barn structures … where everything seemed rustic and weathered and made to age gracefully.” ~Richard Dean Anderson
Sun dogs
A sun dog seen in the sky near our house in November.
“There are people who can achieve huge success in life, while adding a bit of fun and a splash of colour to this increasingly grey world.” ~Peter James
Cotton fields
“Not a moment of life is wasted on a farm. Others may have been more places but haven’t out lived me.” ~Jim Fisher
Spiders and webs
“With six small diamonds for his eyes
He walks upon the summer skies,
Drawing from his silken blouse
The lacework of his dwelling house.”
~ Robert P. Tristram Coffin
walking on a country road 