tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60243915089133577502024-03-18T23:50:32.447-05:00Meggie On The PrairieMeggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.comBlogger580125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-71038490633237079122019-05-20T10:13:00.000-05:002019-05-20T10:13:09.275-05:00A Prairie Thistle...for Monday's Country Backroads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Texas Thistle, <em>Cirsium texanum,</em> is not to be confused with the</div>
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You will find it along the roadways on the prairie,</div>
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"How sweet on a clear, Sabbath morning,<br /> To list to the clear ringing bell;<br /> Its tones so sweetly are calling,<br /> Oh, come to the church in the vale."</div>
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The Abutilon "Bella Select Mix",</div>
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It is also heat tolerant...</div>
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Coleus are often referred as "eye dazzlers"</div>
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Meggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-17505735819378670532019-05-13T06:50:00.000-05:002019-05-13T06:50:43.128-05:00Yellow in Bloom.... for Monday's Country Backroads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was taken on the beautiful grounds of Scone Palace, </div>
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dreaming of what plants compliment each other.</div>
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The Bungalow Garden is in the beginning of its' 3rd year.</div>
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This place is special to me.</div>
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What could be more inspiring for Sunday Morning Worship....</div>
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Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Dubina, Texas,</div>
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It is one of the many "Painted Churches",</div>
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Meggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-51913767385102094282019-05-03T06:20:00.000-05:002019-05-03T06:20:49.586-05:00Traveling the Prairie Roads for Friday Fences....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Use it Up, Wear it Out" was an expression I often heard from my grandparents.</div>
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Living in a rural setting, I still experience some of that same mindset.</div>
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So much of today's standards are "Use and Toss".</div>
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Today's Country Backroads are from my Thanksgiving travels,</div>
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I decided to take some backroads</div>
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It's a beautiful drive, with very few places to pull off the road</div>
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There are four (4) national forests in the state of Texas. </div>
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This particular one, established in 1936, </div>
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Evidence of human occupation, in these forest lands,</div>
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The Thanksgiving Holiday has now become a memory.</div>
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with December just around the bend.</div>
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<br />Meggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-18892827849931170302017-11-25T02:04:00.000-06:002017-11-26T02:42:09.872-06:00Last Slice of Pumpkin Pie Has Been Eaten....Homeward Bound<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So our holiday is coming to a close...</div>
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last look as the day light fades away.</div>
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Two grandchildren...</div>
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indulging their grandmother and her camera,</div>
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I'll be going back to The Prairie, </div>
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Holidays... over too soon.</div>
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<br />Meggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-55016979319653378252017-11-24T05:10:00.000-06:002017-11-24T05:10:22.936-06:00 Saving a Tree Taken To a New Level ....for Friday Fences<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have never been comfortable with removing</div>
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My family and I are still enjoying our holiday time together.</div>
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Two more days to taste what it is like to live on a lake.</div>
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A view of last evening....right after sunset.</div>
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Linking today with Gosia</div>
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No, this is not The Prairie.</div>
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I have rented a lake house for Thanksgiving.</div>
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Isn't this a perfect spot for morning coffee,</div>
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on this crisp cool November morning ?</div>
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I am so very grateful for my loving family....</div>
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while missing my youngest daughter, </div>
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my dear readers, </div>
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surrounded with the love of family and friends.</div>
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Happy Thanksgiving !</div>
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It's easy to be inspired when walking the land around one of </div>
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The Painted Churches, </div>
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all within close proximity of my home.</div>
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Although the community population is only 44, </div>
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there is a Sunday Mass.</div>
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I manage a tour of several of these churches.</div>
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The hand-painted interiors are exquisite.</div>
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As you can see, it is a remote location.</div>
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When you enter, the sky blue ceiling immediately catches your eye.</div>
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There are hundreds of tiny gold stars,</div>
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I had to literally lie flat on the floor, </div>
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Over the years, I have probably passed by this fence hundreds of times.</div>
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It's located in a small community about 10 miles away from my home.</div>
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The athletic field, for the school district, is a real beauty.</div>
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Meggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-87472899792572646572017-11-13T08:09:00.000-06:002017-11-13T08:09:49.557-06:00A Barn, Pond, Vintage Building.... for Monday's Country Backroads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The sun came out from behind the clouds,</div>
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just in time to highlight the "new green"</div>
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There is no shortage of interesting views</div>
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on this Monday morning....</div>
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traveling the country back roads.</div>
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I know I've mentioned Posted Signs before,</div>
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The sign has seen better days....</div>
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Here, in Texas, I will still take this one seriously.</div>
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And, if you might still have a wee bit of doubt,</div>
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this should convince you.</div>
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all from the last cutting of the year.</div>
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early autumn brings a profusion of color,</div>
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Strive for...</div>
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for Fences From Around the World.</div>
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My camera skills consist of "point and click".</div>
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What I believe I do have is an eye for composition.</div>
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The above photo came about yesterday,</div>
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while traveling to a neighboring town....</div>
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The rain passed, and the sky began to lighten enough</div>
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Meggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-1728043635332500282017-10-20T08:39:00.000-05:002017-10-20T08:39:12.429-05:00A Simple Country Photo....for Friday Fences<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Maybe yes, and maybe not so simple....</div>
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There is much to see in this photo, that might first be overlooked.</div>
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The wheel, incorporated in the metal entrance fence,</div>
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Then, you see the typical and so familiar cedar post and barbed wire fencing,</div>
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attached to the entrance.</div>
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There is a line of thick woods just beyond the cleared grazing land.</div>
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A few cattle are lazily grazing, in the cool of the morning.</div>
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Familiar to you ?</div>
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They are 3 inch double sided reflectors, </div>
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that show up when your headlights shine on them.</div>
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It's funny how something so simple as 2 red dots on a photo, </div>
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to my moving to the country, so long ago.</div>
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of renovating the farm house.</div>
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I had given up my life in the city, bought a dilapidated old farm, </div>
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with an overgrown nearly invisible driveway.</div>
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One of the first things after mowing the tall prairie grass, </div>
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See your way to a wonderful time.</div>
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Meggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-76388842060568017692017-10-16T07:38:00.000-05:002017-10-16T07:38:40.792-05:00A Different Kind of Autumn Coloring...for Monday's Country Backroads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Autumn, in my part of Texas, moves in quietly. </div>
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Colors do change, </div>
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but in more muted colors like you see in my photo.</div>
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Even the flowers in the garden breathe a sigh of relief,</div>
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as the evening coolness lingers until late morning.</div>
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The tall grasses come back to life</div>
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and green appears again.</div>
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And the rust of metal barns seem to deepen in color.</div>
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It's Monday and....</div>
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we all have a chance to start over with a new week.</div>
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Enjoy it.</div>
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Meggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-64078295904256561902017-10-13T08:48:00.000-05:002017-10-13T08:48:47.169-05:00Wide Open Spaces, Land That I Love....for Friday's Fences<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is my reward for getting an early start...</div>
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The camera says it all...</div>
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So, why would I ever consider tweaking this photo.</div>
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You must be ready for the changes....</div>
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it takes only moments to go from this photo to the first photo.</div>
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Did you notice, in all three photos, the two kissing fence posts? </div>
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The week end is almost here.</div>
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Share it with someone special...</div>
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Linking today with Gosia</div>
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Meggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-77652364306040777942017-10-09T08:00:00.001-05:002017-10-09T08:00:19.492-05:00Who Says I Can't Fish Here.... for Monday's Country Backroads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's so tempting on this early Monday morning, </div>
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especially since I don't see a "Posted" sign.</div>
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So have some fun this week.</div>
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Go find a fence.... and climb over.</div>
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