What I Love about Spring

It has been a long time since I joined the Brenda Photo Challenge, but I decided to participate this week with What I Love about Spring! All pictures were taken this week. Spring is my favorite time of year, although the last few mornings we are have had winter like weather and upper 30's at night.

 

 

 

An International square hay baler and Indian Paintbrushes on our property.

 

Wildflowers along the highway.

 

 

Lizards and plants in my yard and spending time sitting in my gazebo and enjoying working in my flower beds.

 

These are just a few of my favorite spring things!

 

 

A Texas Longhorn Sunset

I was driving home last night, deep in thought, pondering an article I had read in MaryJanesFarm Magazine over the weekend when I happened upon this sunset. I was thinking about the article that discussed how women digging in the dirt and working on the farm seem to be healthier and have less stress. I must say, I don't mind getting dirt under my finger nails and its been over ten years since I've been to a doctor.

 I was on my way home from the farm, country music blasting on the radio, cruising the back roads as sunset approach. It had rained most of the weekend (for which I'm very thankful) and the clouds made way for the sun to light up the sky.

 I rounded one corner on the black top road and immediately had to put on the breaks and grab my camera out of my purse. I jumped out of the truck, climbed the ditch and snapped several pictures of Texas Longhorns against the sunset.

 

The scene brought me full circle back to the article and I thought about how much I love living in the country. You don't get to see scenes like this in the city and you sure can't stop in the middle of the road, leave your truck door open while listening to the radio, taking pictures of cows in the sunset. Yes, I'm a genuine country, farm girl and I wouldn't have it any other way!

 

This Old House

I had to take a little business trip into the neighboring town yesterday morning. I threw my camera in the truck, not knowing what might beg to be photographed on my road trip.

Right before I got to the sale barn, I spotted this rustic old house. I stopped, grabbed my camera and snapped a few pictures!

I LOVE those turquoise windows! swoon

Here's a little sepia version of this old house.

It was a great little road trippin', country music blastin' on the radio, boots and holey jeans, gypsyfied, garage sale huntin' (only found one), business trip kind of day! 

Back Roads, Black Eyed Susans, and Barbed Wire

I love driving the quite country dirt roads and recently cut through this seldom travelled back road.

This road connects local farmers to their property and gives them access to the back side of the land. I grew up riding my horses down this road, knowing there wouldn't be much traffic to hinder our ride and day dreaming.

I have been seeing lots of Black Eyed Susans growing along the highways recently and always wanted to stop and take a picture, but the right opportunity hadn't come along.  

With noone behind me on the dirt road, I slammed on my breaks, stopped in the middle of the road, and got out and took a few pictures of the Black Eyed Susans and barbed wire fences.

You sure can't do that when driving 70 miles an hour on a busy road!

Daffodil Hill

On a recent Sunday drive, I took an out of the way road, because I wanted to see "Daffodil Hill." We drove down this highway last spring, and found this delightful sight of blossoms, so I returned this time with my camera in tow.

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 I have visions of an old home site on this land and a wonderful gardener cultivating and growing the daffodils, although today, no signs of activity are evident. Judging by the gate post above, I would say no animals are on the property and a house or barn are not to be seen, yet the beauty of thousands of daffodils delight travellers in rural Wood County.

I love travelling Texas Highway this time of year and seeing the beautiful flowers cover the road ways.