Winter is nearly over...finally.

Oh, how I long for Spring and Summer to arrive. Green everywhere, warm weather, interesting landscapes and the warm sunshine on my face.
This image is definitely far from that! I was out searching for old barns, and ran out of luck. Sometimes it is luck of the draw as to which direction you decide to 'road trip'. Today, we went in a direction that held NOTHING visible, nothing interesting for miles and miles.
Oh well. The road trip was fun. :-)

A drive out to the lake...

One of the lakes near here, a day before the snowstorm we just had. It was 65 degrees this day, and snow, ice, wind, winter storm warnings and 10 degrees the next. Good ol' mother nature...

I love reflections. These trees and a few clouds were reflecting beautifully off the water.

My Country

"...The love of field and coppice Of green and shaded lanes, Of ordered woods and gardens, is running in your veins. Strong love of grey-blue distance, Brown streams and soft, dim skies I know, but cannot share it, My love is otherwise. " ~exerpt from a poem by Dorothea Mackeller

Dorothea Mackeller is referring to her homeland of Austrailia, but as with any poem or song, we can somehow relate and find meaning that pertains to our own lives.

This is actually taken on my in-laws farm. I really like how the snow clouds are coming in and creating the grey blue sky, the colors on the ground not giving in to the harsh winter weather, and the seeming calmness and silence you can hear just by sitting and looking at the land.

What do dreams really tell?

Dreams are a funny, yet strange commonality that we all share. But what is a dream? What does it tell, if anything?

This image made me think of a dream. "In my dream I am alone; for the world has disappeared and left me behind. I can smell loneliness, taste silence and see my heart beating. I am alone, and my senses are not what they seem, not what I know to be real. In my dream, is nothing real, or in fact, is everything real? Is it imagination, or all a matter of perception?"

I see the forest beyond the trees

Taken at dawn. When seeking dreams, we must go beyond the obvious barriers and look beyond what tries to obscure. Always look to what is further out, not what lies directly in front of you. Look for the forest beyond the trees.

Playing Catch Up on 365...

It is sooo good to have my computer back and working; it may have only been a week and a half, but it felt like 6 months.

I will be posting 10 images in the next couple of hours...be prepared! :-)

This is at Mahoney State Park in Nebraska. Winter doesn't generally lend much in the way of colorful landscapes, but I still like them just the same.

Foggy Morning

The weather sure changed within the last few hours. It was a fairly decent day yesterday temperature wise, but today...not so lucky. We are in a freezing rain advisory and winter storm warning. Ick. The temp has slowly dropped all day, and now the wind is blowing and the misty rain is falling.

We had some things to do this morning, so made it a 'road trip' day out of it. Love road tripping!

These trees caught my eye, love the contrast of the winter grass color, the fog and the trees.