Tag Archives: Illinois

Crooked Oak, Blue Sky

…and the promise of spring just around the corner.

Thursday’s things in a Row…

the old ones
Future projects sitting at an old garage in Jonesville, IL

Trip to Midway…

To pick up our Marine….
Arriving at the airport
he’s home for a long awaited but quick visit

Shamrock Stick Horse? You bet!

Meet Kelly!
I  just had to make a shamrock horse ~ I’ve got Irish blood in me ~ 
Besides, who’s going to pinch you when you’re riding this on St. Pat’s Day?
Kelly is listed here on Etsy

Again? Really…?

Temps in the forties the last two days and this morning I wake up to this?! 
I thought we were done with the snow!

Thursday’s Things in a Row

Sleeping Giant

Something’s Fishy in the Garden

for Wordless Wednesday

Live, Laugh, Love and Peppermint Tea

Things that make the world go round…..

Thursday’s Things in a Row

A few blogs I’ve been following have been doing this “Thursday’s, things in a row” post every week. It looked fun and I found a past pic that could qualify.
(Thursdays in a row starts here )
Hibernating John Deeres

Above the Waterfall

Standing on the bridge, leaning over the railing, looking 50+ feet down.
Almost at the bottom, looking up at the bridge.

Today was the coldest day we’ve had all winter, hovering just above the teens with a windchill. Brrrr!
Good day for a drive!
Our travels today found Steve and I at a tiny lake hidden in the woods behind a golf course at the back end of Matheson State Park, IL. The lake is called Matheson Lake (what else but?)
At the end of the lake we saw a very large old bridge peeking through the trees. We had to go look because we have this love for all things old!
Anyway, we discovered the bridge spanned a spillway at the head of a deep canyon~ very typical of our other Illinois canyons, the soft sandstone being carved away by thousands of years of flowing water. Very pretty and serene, even in the dead of winter. We will have to come back in the spring when everything is starting to grow again.

Across the Bridge
Refection at the Bottom