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16 Saturday Mar 2013

Posted by home, garden, life in environment, Lifestyle, March, nature, photography, season, sustainable lifestyle, Virginia, winter

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barns, cherry jam, crispbread, easter bonnets, farm bones, french wire, Louisa County, Virginia, winter dormancy, winter vistas

could this be a new look for spring?

could this be a new look for spring?

This hat has been in my collection for two decades. I decided that the old black ribbon, stained from years of garden perspiration, needed to go. I fell in love with this french-wire spool and hope that this updated version of straw sustains me a few more years.

Debut  in the field last Sunday

debut in the field last Sunday

The new bow quite resembles the french cherry jam spooned onto my crispbread both rich in color and sweet appearance—

rich and sweet

rich and sweet

Yet not as rich and sweet as my views in the field last Sunday—

my love of barns continues

my love of barns continues

nothing like wood and metal

nothing like wood and metal

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such elegant patina

a fine pair

a fine pair

bones of this farm at rest

teasel remains

I adore this time of year when views promise spring,
yet winter dormancy continues to color vistas.

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the thing about repose

26 Thursday Jan 2012

Posted by home, garden, life in old haunts, winter

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Albemarle County, barns, Virginia farming

This time of year, the Virginia countryside delivers exceptional views of times past.

When dormancy prevails in the landscape, the abandoned and forsaken rise up and speak to whomever will listen.

Grandeur resides amongst these crumbling jewels. For generations these buildings provided the backbone of farming endeavors.

Today I honor these keystones of the Virginia farming effort whilst roaming pastures of unparalleled magnificence.

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