My dear beautiful mother passed away Thursday, May 16th.  My daughter posted this picture and words on her Facebook page.  I cannot say them any better.




"96 years you blessed us here on earth, now those in Heaven are blessed with you for eternity. Love to my grandma who lived a long life but never grew old"


Thanks to all of you for your prayers!  They mean a lot.

Barb

Asking for prayers

I'm asking for prayers for my mom who is seriously ill with a urinary track infection that is not responding to antibiotics.  We have taken her off the antibiotics and just giving her comfort care.

Thanks for all your love and support.

Barb

Ready and waiting

Out at the farm last week this big green tractor was ready and waiting to get in the field.  I think it was able to get in on Monday and Tuesday.  But now it's been raining for 2 days so it will have to wait awhile longer.

Linking to Rurality Blog Hop.

Stop on over at Madge's Blog for all things rural.

Thanks for stopping.  Have a sunny day!

Barb

Finally Spring?

Yesterday turned out to be a beautiful day, as did today.  I had to go out for a haircut yesterday and decided to take a little road trip.  I ended up at Lake Laura near Walnut Grove to see if the forsythia there was blooming.  It is just beginning to bloom.  I'm going to have to go back in a couple of days.

Next I took a drive down a road I hadn't been on before.  There I found Plum Creek Park and this little bridge across the creek.  Yes, it is the the Plum Creek from Little House on the Prairie.

When I walked into the woods across the creek I was surprised to see a little field of Snow Drops.
They just made my day!

So I think Spring is finally here.  It is suppose to rain tomorrow and get a little cooler this weekend, but right back up to the 70's next week.  Things should really start to pop then.

Linking to Nancy's Tuesday Muse

Thanks for stopping!  Have a wonderful day.

Barb

Barn from my archives

Since the weather has been so cold and gloomy and nothing is planted in the fields yet, I went back in my archives to September 2012 for this barn photo.  It was taken somewhere near the Twin Cities.

I haven't felt much like posting lately.  The only sign of spring is the green grass so there isn't much interesting to take photos of...no pretty flowers, no flowering trees, no blue skies or pretty sunsets.  It rained a little overnight.  Still no sunshine but the temps are warmer.

Linking to Barn Charm 134

Thanks for stopping.  Have a beautiful week.

Until next time

Barb

Brick Barn

This is the second barn on the farmsite of the barn I showed you last week.  This one is  brick with a brick silo.

This is a walkway between the barn and the silo

Looking through the trees at the other end of the barn

Linking to Barn Charm 133 at Bluff Area Daily

To see barns from all over, click here

Thanks for stopping!  Have a great week.

See you next time

Barb

Willow Lake Lutheran Church

This is a photo of Willow Lake Lutheran Church taken last April.  It is a rural church which is no longer used for church services but is sometimes used for special occasions.  I posted a photo of it in the snow last December.

Linking to InSPIREd Sundays

Thanks for hosting, Sally and Beth

Have a Blessed Sunday
See you next time
Barb

Weekly Top Shot or 2 or 3

There was a vintage car show in town today.  Of course I had to get a few shots of some of those old cars I grew up with in the 50's & 60's.  The one I am going to show you today though is a little older.  It is a 1929  Model A Ford.  I love how they have painted it black with red trim.

Closeup of the grill

I wanted to show the inside but my shot is not the best.  Love the red dice and the knob on the steering wheel is the 8 ball, which you can't read.  These guys and gals really spiff up the inside as well as the outside.

Have any of you been up close and personal with a HMMV?  I'll show you one in another post.  Though it's not vintage it was a special part of the car show.

Linking to Madge's Weekly Top Shot #80

Thanks for stopping!  Hope you are having a fabulous weekend.

Until Next time.

Barb