I’ve been wanting to join along with this mother/daughter blog for awhile, and it seems appropriate to join them this week. The theme is: “Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real” and you’re supposed to post a picture for each one of those words. I’ve been needing some incentive to get the camera out in search of beauty, so this was a fun project. I kinda didn’t realize it was Thursday until just now, so I’m just throwing it together as a nap time pick me up.
The wind has blown most of the leaves off the trees. The temperature has dropped, but it’s still pretty sunny most of the time. Although I miss my flowers so much already, and I’m too afraid to slowly kill a plant indoors like I seem to do every winter, I see that there is still beauty to be found…with the right eye.
Our wood pile.
Knut has been spending hours each day stacking wood. Last year he gathered wood from the “little wilderness” behind our house for the firewood we used all winter long. This year he went to an abandoned little homestead/clump of forest on farmland we use about 1/4 mile from our house to gather fallen trees. He’s been chainsawing and stacking away for some time now.
Seeing a big pile of stacked wood is a happy thing. It brings to mind evenings next to a fire curled up with a good book, or a good knitting project.
It’s like finding an egg.
Getting a letter in the mail.
Putting on a Winter coat and finding a $5 bill that you left in there from the previous Spring.
It just makes you smile.
There seems to be a challenge getting the house clean all at once. First I spent some time cleaning out the 3 season porch, and I took out my dress form that was left out there the last time I was taking pictures of Clara cowls because that room has the best lighting. She (the unnamed dress form…she really ought to have a name) should go back to the laundry/sewing room, but it’s so messy and so low on my cleaning priority list that she has just remained in the dining room as we’ve been doing school. It’s odd to walk past her when the room is dark at night. We’ve kind of gotten used to her being there. She needs to go back to her room. I’ll get there…
Jessica says
November 17, 2011 at 9:15 pmYour dining room looks beautiful : the combination of the chandelier, curtains, and dress form is so romantic!
amy + ryan says
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amy + ryan says
November 17, 2011 at 11:10 pmThat last picture is my favorite picture you’ve ever posted. I love everything about it. I love the REALness.
Lisa says
November 18, 2011 at 1:02 amObediently staying on the couch – yes, I guess one could put it that way! LOL!! I guess if he felt terrible he wouldn’t be upside down, so that’s a good thing. 🙂
What a lovely, big dining room!
Charming's Mama says
November 18, 2011 at 3:00 amI have to agree with the others on the picture of the dining room, the graininess adds a certain charm and the light coming in through the window is really lovely.
Mom says
November 18, 2011 at 3:41 amIt is a beautiful dining room! And David’s picture is now the wallpaper on my computer. I laughed so hard. He is all boy!!!
Heidi says
November 18, 2011 at 2:45 pmLOVED the pictures. Thanks for the fall leaf picture too! Us green leaf folk in AZ sure appreciate the view. I agree with mom, your dining room is so very beautiful, and your David is hilarious.
Melissa says
November 19, 2011 at 2:07 pmI love this post!
Leigh - Puddle Magic says
November 19, 2011 at 11:29 pmI love the “Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real” photos!
Leila says
November 23, 2011 at 2:01 pmThanks for joining! I love your photos!