A fence covered in rich fall vines for the final Good Fences with TexWisGirl.
Didn’t want this event to go without my notice and a post. Blessings to you Theresa!
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Roads Less Traveled
All these roads, signs, and fences are from our trip to Amish Country at the end of September. These roads are in Holmes County, Ohio.
Matthew 7: 13-14 – “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”
Linking up today for ABC Wednesday with Mrs. Nesbitt, Roger and the team. R is for Road Less Traveled.
Also linking up later in the week to signs, signs with Lesley and Good Fences with TexWisGirl.
On the Way to Charm
One of the days we were in Ohio we drove to Charm, Ohio. These are some fences and farms we saw.
It was a wet day with a few dry spells, the very last day of September. And now it’s November already.
So far this is what November looks like here.
Facebook lit up last night and today about the Cubs winning the World Series in game 7. In general I’m not a baseball follower but doing something for the first time in 108 years is significant. I did manage to stay awake and see the outcome. I found these photos in my archives from my one and only time outside Wrigley Field in 2012.
Congratulations Chicago Cubs!
Thank you TexWisGirl for hosting Good Fences.
Fences along the Heritage Trail, Indiana
Linking up to Good Fences with TexWisGirl.
Can you believe this is the last Good Fences for the month of October? Here’s an October fence from our own backyard taken on Wednesday. We are in the midst of some very sloppy weather here in the Seattle area! I took this shot from our kitchen window.
Happy end of October to all of you! Do you have a costume picked out for Halloween?
Holmes County Ohio
While in Holmes County, Ohio, Mrs. Yoder’s was recommended to us for a meal so we stopped here for lunch breaking up our country drive. The food was plentiful and at a good price. Many locals were eating here rather than tourists.
A fun fall display at Troyer Country Market. “The foods in our Amish Wedding line originate from time-tested Amish recipes and have out-of-this-world flavor,” Vogt said. “The Amish Wedding line is all about foods that are naturally good with clean-label ingredients. Read the ingredient list on our jars, it’s what you don’t see on the label that proves what’s really good inside.”
Linking up to signs, signs with Lesley and to Good Fences with TexWisGirl.
We came home from Eastern Washington yesterday. It was a 5-1/2 hour drive and
today we have been working at filling up some yard waste bins with the leaves that fell while we were gone.
Do you have to rake leaves? Dear used a leaf blower that sucks up and mulches the leaves. It’s noisy but it gets the job done. We aren’t done with leaves yet because more will fall from the maple, apple tree and pear tree.
Indiana Good Fences…
We were so impressed with how clean and tidy all the Amish/Mennonite farms and roads were in Indiana and Ohio.
I’ll be linking up to Good Fences with TexWisGirl from Run*A*Round Ranch Report.
Tonight our Small Group will be starting up again with some new folks we’ve never met. It will be interesting to see how God puts our group together. I’ll be doing a little dusting and tidying up the messes from emptying our suitcases. The Fall colors are really starting to show beautifully here and there in the Pacific Northwest. How are the colors in your neck of the woods?
Here, There and Everywhere…
Here are some fences and signs and other things that Dear and I have seen together as we travel here, there and everywhere.
On the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington State.
Signs from Fort Langley, British Columbia.
A fence along the river in Fort Langley.
All is well with our electrical at this old house. Today, Wednesday, is a shopping day with our daughter. The neighborhood kids are rising early for the start of school in our district. Thursday is the first day of an Estate sale at my neighbors so cars and people will be filling our street. Friday is Dear’s birthday and we are meeting our western Washington kids for dinner. So far the weekend is free. How’s September shaping up for you?
Linking with Lesley for signs, signs.
Also linking with Tex*Wis*Girl for Good Fences #129.
From the Other Side…
…of the Great Divide. The only side of Washington that is predominately red in their politics. The line between the blue and red counties cuts along the Cascade Mountain range. The blue side has the highest population, largest cities, with Seattle (652,405) being the largest. The red side has the most farmers and ranchers and many small cities. The largest city on the red side of our state is Spokane (210,721), then Spokane Valley (91,113) and Kennewick (76,762). All the population numbers I’m sharing are from 2013. The city I live in on the blue side of the state has a population of 21,611.
Dear and I travel across the great divide when we visit our son and daughter-in-law. We enjoy our time on that side. We find it refreshing. There are lots of great fences and barns to photograph. Here are some of those fences and barns all taken in Stevens County.
I’m linking up to Good Fences #128 with TexWisGirl and later in the weekend I’ll be linking up with Tom for The Barn Collective.
Happy First day of September to all of you! I started the morning off with fresh strong coffee in a new cup to me that I bought at the Habitat for Humanity Shop in Colville, Washington (population 4,668). It was half off and I only paid 40 cents for it. It’s Churchill made in England with a population of 53.01 million.
May September bring good things to us all.
“The breezes taste
Of apple peel.
The air is full
Of smells to feel-
Ripe fruit, old footballs,
Burning brush,
New books, erasers,
Chalk, and such.
The bee, his hive,
Well-honeyed hum,
And Mother cuts
Chrysanthemums.
Like plates washed clean
With suds, the days
Are polished with
A morning haze.”
– John Updike, September
Good Fences from Steven’s County
The sign under the horse says Mountain House Stables.
While spending time with our son and daughter in law in Eastern Washington I took some photos on our son’s property and along some back roads close to them. Close is a relative term when you live in the country.
This fawn visited our son’s property with it’s mother the first day we arrived.
I’m linking up with TexWisGirl for Good Fences #127.
We are catching up with the regular things we do in the city at this old house. We have a busy last weekend of August coming up. Our eastern Washington kids are coming on Saturday. Dear and I are going to a Chinese wedding reception Saturday night which will be a first for us. I’ve been reading up on Chinese wedding customs so we don’t do something that would offend. We are looking forward to this new celebration experience. On Sunday our whole family will be attending a Memorial service for our dear friend Dave. Joy and sorrow seem to always go hand in hand. How’s your summer winding down?
On the Road to Yellowstone…
On our last minute road trip to Yellowstone National Park we saw lots of fences and ranch gateways. My photos are mostly from the road speeding along in the state of Montana. We traveled across the state of Washington, Idaho and Montana to get to Yellowstone through the Northwest Gate and into Wyoming.
Yep…those are camels behind this fence.
And here’s our privacy fence getting ready for the 4th of July celebration!
I’m linking up to Good Fences #119 hosted by TexWisGirl at Run A Round Ranch Report.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 