my county road
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My County Road: Hit the Reset
Growing up in the country outside a small town in Indiana with a population around 1,700 — we moved to a neighborhood in a city with a population of around 20,000. Now we’re back where we were before… and live in a barn.
From here, I can see the house where I grew up. I can also see the one where I raised my son. We were ready for a more relaxed and imperfect way of life, and have found it here.
Barndo Creek is a great place if you’re a dog — not a privacy fence in sight.
@ my county road…
the field is naked
The field next door has fully been harvested and will set naked until spring. Wonder if we'll get corn or ASNns next year. Insofar as an update on...
there’s frost on the pumpkin
All the pumpkins are frosty in the Ville this morning. Brrrrr! Most of the field to the west of me was harvested yesterday evening. At about dusk......
where’s Duke Energy when ya need ’em?
I was reminded this morning that REMC has more power outages than Duke Energy. I can't remember the power going out more than a handful of times...
sunset #3 of 52 – it’s a do-over
After my manipulation yesterday regarding a sunset photo (sorry!) here's the gorgeous sky from last night... ISO 100, 22mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec It's a...
sunset minus the sun: #3 of 52
One sunset photo a week is my goal but I figure various stages might make it a bit more interesting. Right? I took the photo below directly before...
big fart has been disabled
Either Ben or Colette enabled an Alexa skill called "Big Fart." Basically, you ask Alexa to play a big fart and you get a random flatulating sound....