Traditional Red Barn Nestled In the Tall Grass

 

The prairie grass is sprinkled with Spring blooming Indian Paintbrushes, a perfect accent to the red barn.

 Have you ever wondered why so many barns are painted red? In searching for the answers, I found so many theories, it is impossible to tell you all of them.

 

The funniest one I found was, "So a farmer's cows could find there way home". 

If you would like to explore the other ideas, click HERE and read what Live Science has to say about the theory. 

 

I love to tease with the camera...to make this shot, I sat down on the ground.

 

Meggie Mac

 

Linking today with The Barn Collective

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Waiting for Mail Delivery on Monday's Country Back Roads

 

It amuses me...... at the resourceful ways mailboxes are perched on a post. 

Looks like this one has passed the test of time.

 

Have a lovely week, my dear readers.

Meggie Mac

 

 

To read previous posts about Monday's Country Back Roads, click HERE and HERE.

Peaceful Country Setting for InSPIREd Sunday

 

The first building of St John the Baptist Catholic Church and school, opened in 1890. In 1906, it was destroyed from the far-reaching effects of a hurricane, in the Gulf of Mexico. Shortly after the church was re-built, it was destroyed by fire.

 

There must have been a vast amount of determination and faith in this community. The church building, in the photo, was built after the fire. 

 

 

Not a cloud in the sky, with the warm sun shining down on this historical church.

 

In 2012, I photographed the beautiful hand-painted interiors. Please click HERE to re-visit that post. You won't be disappointed in the stenciled "pink" ceiling.

 

 

 

Spring has definitely arrived on the prairie, with the native redbuds in full bloom.

Happy Palm Sunday.

 

Meggie Mac

 

 

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Feeling the Sunshine for Friday Fences

 

 

 

 

Spring has arrived on The Prairie.....

 

A favorite word of mine is "new green". About the middle of March it begins to show-up along the countryside.

 

 

 

 

It's so easy to get distracted with the scenery, when traveling the narrow country roads of the Prairie. There is always a chance, when you reach the top of the hill, you will be met by a large tractor. Even with an oncoming car, you must pull over onto the grass, to make it possible to pass.

 

 

Ohhhh.... how good the sun feels today !

 

Meggie Mac

 

 

I'm joining today with The Run A Round Report

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The Joy of a Seed Catalog....in January

 

With January quickly coming to an end, it's time to start planning this years' vegetable and flower garden.

 

I know it must sound silly, but I actually get giddy thinking about the new seed catalog. Do you get excited thumbing through the pages?

 

 

Yesterday, the much anticipated catalog arrived !

 

 

I started ordering my seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds when I still owned the farm. Click HERE, if you would like to order their free catalog, or just browse the online catalog.

 

 

So tonight, after dinner, I will begin my 2015 Garden Plans. I know my eyes will be bigger than my budget.

 

 

What fun it is to grow something new from a faraway land, like the Kajari Melon. It is believed to originate in the Punjab region of India.

 

 

In the meantime, I still have a few herbs growing.

 

 

 

Even with the temperatures dipping in the 20's, I have managed to keep parsley, cilantro, chives, and sage growing. I simply cover them with a large clay pot, protecting them during the night.

 

 

The Iceland Poppy (Papaver) offers some cool weather blooms.

 

 

Also, the ornamental cabbage thrives through the cool nights.

 

 

And best of all, I will soon have a pot of blooming narcissus

to cheer me on....

 

Meggie Mac

Awe Inspiring Ancient Temples for InSPIREd Sunday

 

Today's photos are on loan from my youngest daughter and her hubby. There are over 2,000 Temples and Pagodas on the eastern bank of the Ayeyarwady in central Myanmar.

 

 

All of these photos were taken while they enjoyed the famous Balloons Over Bagan, Myanmar (Burma).

 

 

 

 

 

 

I find myself mesmerized with these photos...trying to imagine how my daughter felt floating above such an ancient site.

 

Meggie Mac

 

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Monday's Country Back Roads in the Forest

 

On my way home today.....

 

 

"How beautifully leaves grow old.

How full of light and color are their last days".

John Burroughs

(1837-1921

American naturalist and nature essayist

 

Meggie Mac