Early Spring Drive with Good Fences

Spring has come to my little corner of the world

and the first flowering trees are already in bloom. 

Come along with me as we take a little drive

to visit daughter Heather on a beautiful spring day.

Days like this just make me smile, as we travel 

along familiar country roads. 

Every home seems to have at least one beautiful 

flowering tree! 

This beauty is a flowering plum. 

A little blue cottage shyly peeks out. 

Pink and white behind a handsome fence. 

Drama in the skies. 

Can you see Mt. Rainier? 

(Behind the trees on the left)

Tall trees. 

And old barns. 

A frothy group of wild plum make me slow down

for a closer look. 

Sometimes I see a herd of cows sheltering here in the heat

of the summer. 

The house is abandoned now and the barns falling down, 

but there are young cows in the remaining barn. 

Not long ago this farm was truly loved. 

And this is why......

the view of 

beautiful Mt. Rainier. 

My heart skips a beat when I see this view. 

I can imagine the farmer and his wife waking up

every morning, aching and weary, but gaining 

strength and resolve from the privilege of tending

this land. 

I can remember a very old man tending to the cows here 

for many years, and then he was gone, the house 

boarded up and part of the land slowly sold off

to development. 

But I can feel his gentle presence whenever I turn the corner

and see this amazing sight.  I can only pray that there are others 

with more influence than I, who see the value of preserving

this land. 

I've seen great herds of elk here, and flocks of snow geese, 

and on my way home from this drive, a barn owl lifting

from the fence line in the beam of my headlights. 

Surely these things are more precious than another 

housing development.....

Meadows bordered by loveliness. 

One last glimpse before we turn away. 

Ancient trees along a fence line. 

A well-tended farmhouse. 

Isn't spring wonderful? 

One last scene before we arrive at my daughter's

house. 

She is not quite ready for me to give you a tour yet - 

clocks need hanging and there are boxes still to unpack, 

but look at the delicious offerings she shared! 

We have gathered (Aunties, Best Friend, and Grandmother) to help plan a baby shower

for my new grandchild due in May! (Son Gabe and

wife Erica)  

Spring is full of lovely beginnings! 

xoxo

Wishing you lovely beginnings, also, 

Dear Friends. I know it has been a difficult 

winter for many of you this year. I am sending

you hopeful encouragement as you wait for those

beautiful signs of spring. 

xoxo

Today I am linking with: Good Fences

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