A Country Drive

It was a fine day to do errands and shopping.

Won't you come along as we drive to town? 

Should we take a walk in this beautiful woodland?

Doesn't it look inviting?

Maybe the scene of a fairy tale -

Hansel and Gretel?

But we have no bread crumbs, so we must decline.

This old barn rests at the edge of the woods in a foggy mist.

Weathered and patched, but with a new roof to keep her in service a few more years. 

Do you wonder what is inside?  

Here we spy it across the fields,

home to happy cattle and a small white pony,

in a surprisingly green, well fertilized pasture!  

Dramatic clouds billow above as we drive along the slow country lane. 

They march across the sky

as we leave the sheltering mountains behind. 

Tall trees reach upward.

Gentle and lovely, painted against the sky.

Errands complete, we head for home,

with purple mountains reflecting the clouds; 

Snow still clinging to pointed peaks. 

Fields of brown grass hide emerging green shoots. 

Clouds rise ever so slightly, revealing the base of Mt. Rainier. 

Tall, naked Cottonwoods punctuate the evergreen view of Douglas Fir, Hemlock and Western Red Cedar. 

A sudden sunbeam drops below the clouds,

 illuminating the tops of bare, late winter trees as the sun sinks low along the horizon. 

And as we take the final turn to climb the mountain road towards home, 

We get one last view of the setting sun.

Linking to 'Weekly Top Shot'
http://www.theviewfromrighthere.com/blog/?p=9784#more-9784


xoxo