First Snow of the Season

Now, I do understand that some people don't like snow.  

But what I don't understand is why they don't like snow.

 I love it!

(However, it must be at least a half a foot

for it to be of any real fun. Three feet is best.)

Yeah, it's cold...but that's why you wear warm clothes.

It's so much fun to fall into this soft white fluff to make a snow angel.  Or to build a snowman.  Or to race down a hill on a sled.  Or to throw a snowball and laugh when you totally miss your target!  So, even if it's cold, no one cares when you're having so much fun!

Besides all that though...it's really  

beautiful!

Flowers In Fall

I love these Daliahs, they are so pretty and their orange color is so perfect for this time of year. We have them in a bright/deep blue vase and they look so pretty!  I couldn't help but take some pictures of them.

Which do you like better?  The first of second or third?

The other day I went walking out to the field to see if the trees on the edges had a lot of color, but they did not.  So I wandered into the woods and couldn't help but notice all the leaves covering the ground.

Yes, it is a rather boring pictures, but I love leaves that cover the ground.

And this tree...well, I never really knew it had such a beautiful color of leaves until yesterday when I just happened to look up.  It's nearly perfect, don't you think?

Upper Peninsula Part 1

I forgot to add this picture in the first post of our trip.  When we went out to take pictures of the sunset we got to see this full rainbow (and a little of a double).

We stayed at a hotel that looked out over Lake Superior.  It was awesome to be able to wake up in the morning to a beautiful sunrise!

After the sun went behind the clouds

Around 8:00 it looked like this.  There always seemed to be clouds hovering over the horizon/lake like this.

A ship that decided to stop outside our window. :)

The next morning after arriving at our hotel (this would be Tuesday), we stopped at Whitefish Point.

We walked the rocky beach and looked for agates.  Dad found one on our second trip!

All of the thousands of rocks!  All of them were so smooth and pretty!

The wet and dry

Waves crashing (it was very windy!)

Dad's agate

Isn't it neat? 

One Sign

Several days ago I sat down on our back deck and looked around the yard. I couldn't help the sigh that escaped from within...the dogwood's berries had come and its leaves were starting to turn red. A sure sign that fall is right around the corner.

And I had to share these beautiful flowers that made me smile.

Fireworks and Flowers

We actually ended up going to see some fireworks the same night I said that we were (probably) not...I was kind of surprised that we went. But, we didn't stop there, Heather and I ended up going to see some more on the 4th at the beach (which, in my opinion is so much fun!!). I got to take some fairly good pictures of the fireworks on the first night. Here's a couple of the better shots.

And I can't help but share some (kinda) recent pictures of my favorite subject...flowers!!! These were taken earlier this summer.

(Don't you love blue and yellow together??)

Silhouetes

Silhouettes...I love them don't you??? Because we live in the woods we are never able to see the sun go down while at home...I thought we could never be able to, until this evening when I looked out and saw an orange glow on the pipe line. I ran to get my sweatshirt and my flip flops then ran out to the pipe line. I saw the bright orange sun that was soon about to set, and then ran back inside to get the camera. I snapped some pictures, but because their were no clouds it was not the prettiest. For some reason I had this idea that if I was on top the next hill I would be able to get a better picture. I am not sure where that idea came from but I ran down the hill and up the next. I realized that it was not better but that you could get some pretty neat silhouettes of the farm "thing" (and weeds:). If you couldn't tell by the end of the post, I liked the chains:)

Psalms 33:18

"Behold, the eye of

the LORD
is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope in His mercy."


Without Christ,
there is no hope.
-Charles Spurgeon

Turkey Run

On Friday morning we left for Turkey Run and got there around 11:30. The Cowden's and Noonan's were there already and the Hageman's, Bennett's and Baloses came later that day. Actually to be honest we did not go camping in a tent (or pop-up or anything). We stayed in one of the cabins beside the Inn. Though it would have been more fun if we could have slept in a tent, I still enjoyed our time there very much! Turkey Run is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been (I think). It's amazing! The trails are beautiful. Here's a fraction of the pictures that Mom took.

While I was walking I was watching the ground and saw this millipede. Kenny carried it around on the trail for a while until it fell in the rocks while he took the next picture.

Me, Christa, Joe, Windy, Bethany and Heather

Some of the many many stairs that we had to descend or climb.

Heather and I on the second floor of the Inn.