Heaven

A few days snowboarding will do a girl a world of good!!! It was HEAVEN to get away from moving boxes, unpacking and just PLAY!!!

These mountains are my home. My solace. My strength. Be still my soul!Boy did we get a workout in those two days!! We got in PLENTY of snowboarding...
snowshoeingAnd our last day there we decided we wanted POWDER!! To get that we went hiking over where we had gone snowshoeing the previous day. It was well worth it to earn our turns!! There's NOTHING like good powder!!And just for fun...Haven't been on many photowalks lately. Moving & being sick will really throw a wrench in a girls schedule!!! We're back on track though so stay tuned!

Ghost Town

I just LOVE LOVE LOVE old things. Especially old rustic country farm things. Old fences. Old houses. Old barns. Old doors. Old windows. I just LOVE them! And living out in the sticks means there are a plethora of these awesome old farm things EVERYWHERE!!! I am going to miss things like this.

This barn is great. It reminds me of my Grampas. We had a trampoline in the top with a rope swing. Oh it was so fun up there!! I just want to do a family photo shoot in front of one of these places! You've got awesome old trees, old rusted farm equipment... it's PERFECT! I think this was a very cute house in its day. And I LOVE the rickety barb wire fence! Just check out that diamond window!! Oh My HECK!! On the right is the front gate. I can see this one in all it's glory and it's pretty awesome. Old houses are just cool. I love the layouts; how every room is completely separate from the next. I love all the wood trim and flooring. **I do NOT, however, love trying to heat them!

All the Pretty Little Horese

I LOVE horses. Especially Palominos & Buckskins. I dream of the day when I live on hundreds of acres with 10 or so horses! What I wouldn't give for the horse on "The Man From Snowy River"... now THAT was an amazing horse. The part where he dies makes me cry every time!

Here are a few beauties I came across on a drive.I love old fences! I wish this guy would have come up to say "hi"!And I couldn't resist this little fella! I just LOVE him!!!

Cheat

My computer crashed a couple weeks ago. So I sorta cheated! The last two posts were back dated, despite the pictures being taken on time. This one, however, is a real cheat. I haven't taken anything recently so I dug through the file "RECOVERED" on my desktop {yes they were able to save EVERYTHING} and found this beautiful shot.Her face is a bit washed out {even after my husband edited it}. But I can't help it. I love it anyway.

An Apple A Day

I am giddy with excitement. I bought these two big jars at the local thrift store {which I LOVE... hmm I just had an idea for another photo walk!!} for $1 each! I ♥ them! Don't ya just dig that orangey brown counter & back splash?!
I wish there was another red apple in the smaller jar. I think it would balance it out a little bit more. I also wish I had ANY idea how to use Photoshop. I've got the whole suite {my husband majored in advertising} and I don't have any clue where to even start!

my view

This is the view from my treadmill. I look out this window at this tree 2-3 times a week. I could draw a picture of this thing perfectly with my eyes closed!!! Sometimes I hate this tree but then I just remind myself that I hate the treadmill more. Had I been running outside and ran PAST this tree I would probably have loved it; especially if there were no houses around it. It's not its fault that it was planted in town.

And then I remind myself that if it were not for this tree, I would actually just be staring at the houses across the street and the cars driving by. So in reality, I love this tree. Thank you for making my boring treadmill runs more pleasant!

Yukon Charlie

Today I busted out my new show shoes!!! I have been SO excited to use these babies! My man of the house was home from work today so he watched the sprouts for me so I could buck a few drifts! I drove to a nearby lake and I was off for a great workout and a moments peace! Aren't they AWESOME!! At first there were a lot of other tracks but soon I was able to break trail for myself!! There is something about being surrounded by untouched snow and leaving your very own mark. Like hitting the slopes first at the ski hill just after a killer snow... there's nothing like it!I "frolicked" {yeah, great word for snowshoeing... thanks for the help babe... psh} around the the island a bit and then did a loop around the lake. I love funky trees. It was a great day! I am already all geared up for my next trip!