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shabbyms
True Blue Farmgirl
157 Posts
Cheryle
Naperville
IL
USA
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 Posted - Jan 04 2011 : 4:50:37 PM
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Although the weather here today is fair. I thought I would share some pics I took recently since my Anniversary is the eve of New Years eve I can't remember which day I took these but they are pretty just the same. Enjoy and Happy New Year!
 Frosty trees
 Wood pile
 Frozen Iron
Hope you are keep warm!
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Jan 05 2011 : 01:41:48 AM
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Cheryle...more great pictures! Just beautiful!
Ruth...every time I look at the picture of Hunter your cat. He just looks
like a Christmas cat! You could write a cute kids book about him...on that
picture alone! lol
Here is a thought for you since were sharing about what's outside our windows:
"Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come." ~ Chinese Proverb
Blessings,
~peggy
Farmgirl #1326
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
http://pegsmiles7.wordpress.com
http://www.sunshinefarmgirlcoop.com/PeggySmithsStudio.html#
"I'm only as strong as the caffeine I drink, the hair-spray I use and the Girlfriends that I have." |
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shabbyms
True Blue Farmgirl
157 Posts
Cheryle
Naperville
IL
USA
157 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2011 : 07:33:00 AM
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Oh, I like that! I agree your kitty is adorable. Anyone have any pics to share? It is drab and unispiring here as of late.
Love will make a way out of no way. -Lynda Barry
Cheryle is Farmgirl #604 |
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
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shabbyms
True Blue Farmgirl
157 Posts
Cheryle
Naperville
IL
USA
157 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2011 : 09:33:23 AM
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How Sweet! What a cutie pie. Never seen a chair like that-sure could use one for the local 4th of July parade though!
Love will make a way out of no way. -Lynda Barry
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
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Posted - Jan 09 2011 : 08:09:00 AM
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Hi, Cheryle. Just saw your "frozen iron" pic. I thought it was frost on a santa or elf until I read your side title.:) Isn't nature's hoar frost spectacular!
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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shabbyms
True Blue Farmgirl
157 Posts
Cheryle
Naperville
IL
USA
157 Posts |
Posted - Jan 09 2011 : 08:26:12 AM
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Yes, it is. But truth be told I am getting anty for Spring. Gotten a few catologs and tired of the cold and drab. Atleast when the sun shines it looks like diamonds but there is little snow and just cold. They say there is a nest of 10 or 12 Bald Eagles over by where I work. I saw a few photos on TV. I am going to take my lunch hours this week and see if I can catch some photos of them flying around. Can you imagine 10 to 12 in one area...what a blessing!
Love will make a way out of no way. -Lynda Barry
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Jan 09 2011 : 09:51:31 AM
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This is a view from my kitchen window last June! It gives me hope for the spring.
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
farmgirl sister #922
Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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shabbyms
True Blue Farmgirl
157 Posts
Cheryle
Naperville
IL
USA
157 Posts |
Posted - Jan 09 2011 : 10:07:09 AM
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How lovely Diane! Right now I would have that as my screen saver! I love your scarecrow. What all do you grow? Janesville is a nice area.
Love will make a way out of no way. -Lynda Barry
Cheryle is Farmgirl #604 |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Jan 10 2011 : 06:19:09 AM
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Lettuce, spinach, kolrabi, beets, turnips, beans, squash, pumpkins, broccoli, green beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage, peppers, peas, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, hops, dill, rhubarb, parsley, mint, oregano, rosemary. They are not all in those two beds...I have another bed and an herb garden bed behind my house! Having fun looking at the seed and nursery catalogs. I put in 4 apple and 1 cherry tree last spring and they did well. I just hope they come back this spring!
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
farmgirl sister #922
Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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shabbyms
True Blue Farmgirl
157 Posts
Cheryle
Naperville
IL
USA
157 Posts |
Posted - Jan 10 2011 : 5:29:37 PM
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Wow, your own produce stand right in your backyard. I made my first raised bed last year and will make another one or two this year. I did very well with it. I admire your skills. I am enjoying my catalogs too. This year I plan on braching out a little more. Where I am it is all clay...clay way way down. So I tried the raised bed last year plus we lost a tree and there were lots of roots. My husband didn't want me to bring home bid equipment to pull them up...darn! tee hee hee
Love will make a way out of no way. -Lynda Barry
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HookAngel
True Blue Farmgirl
253 Posts
Bren
CA
USA
253 Posts |
Posted - Jan 11 2011 : 12:21:59 PM
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| Love your views. As for me, I have no window in my kitchen... currently live in apt again. But I have enjoyed sharing all of the lovely views you all have here =) |
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shabbyms
True Blue Farmgirl
157 Posts
Cheryle
Naperville
IL
USA
157 Posts |
Posted - Jan 12 2011 : 4:24:49 PM
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Thank you for the kind note. When you do get a garden what would you like to grow?
Love will make a way out of no way. -Lynda Barry
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HookAngel
True Blue Farmgirl
253 Posts
Bren
CA
USA
253 Posts |
Posted - Jan 12 2011 : 8:14:32 PM
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I have had a garden for years... but this year we will only have a few containers on the patio. I will grow peppers, tomatoes, lettuce/salad mix, and herbs this year.
I have my name on the local community garden waiting list to get a plot. Maybe next year.
I just love hearing about all of your gardens and kitchen views! |
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shabbyms
True Blue Farmgirl
157 Posts
Cheryle
Naperville
IL
USA
157 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2011 : 5:11:53 PM
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We have a local community garden that I pass everyday on the way to work! To tell the truth I had never known the need for one being an Ohio girl...farms are plentiful where I grew up. Anyway, here too there is a waiting list but last year they expanded the gardens to about double the size and put in a real sewer system and water too! I love to drive by in the spring and summer each one is a postage stamp or perfection and personality. I will have to take some pics this year so that you can see what I mean. I hope you will share some pictures of your container garden with us!
Love will make a way out of no way. -Lynda Barry
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2011 : 7:54:11 PM
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We had a kitchen window thread a couple of years ago and I think it is just a fun thing to do.
I spent a week in Eastern Washington house sitting for my daughter and family on their ranch and here is their view from their kitchen.
http://www.smallcityscenes.blogspot.com
www.day4plus.blogspot.com
"Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we are here we might as well dance!" |
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buffypuff
True Blue Farmgirl
1183 Posts
Claudia
Deer Park
WA
USA
1183 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2011 : 8:11:00 PM
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It's been a snowy winter already. This is what I see out my kitchen window.
Buffypuff/ Claudia
Farmgirl & Sister #870
"Half of success is the assurance of support along the way." cr
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2011 : 12:20:43 AM
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Claudia...your tree looks just like a deer with antlers. See the eye on the trunk! lol
Yup that looks like Deer Park and Spokane weather alright. That is why I moved here
25 years ago. Too much snow and too long of winters there. I like snow a lot better now that
I don't live in it all the time. It is pretty in smaller doses!!!
Hugs and Smiles,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
http://pegsmiles7.wordpress.com
"I'm only as strong as the caffeine I drink, the hair-spray I use and the Girlfriends that I have." |
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buffypuff
True Blue Farmgirl
1183 Posts
Claudia
Deer Park
WA
USA
1183 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2011 : 2:39:38 PM
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Ha ha ha....yes indeedy Peggy! That is a maple tree ouside my kitchen. We had blowing snow, plus, Dan was trying to snowblow the snow before it got too heavy to move. I know he did not purposefully do it...or maybe God wanted to give me a laugh in the middle of the snow storm, but we saw that deer plastered on the side of the tree too. Would you believe that the "eye" is a little maple leaf that hung around way past when its bigger brothers & sisters were put in the compost? Alas with our 40+ degree temps, my deer is gone. I hope not to see it until next year. Don't want anymore heavy snow!
Buffypuff/ Claudia
Farmgirl & Sister #870
"Half of success is the assurance of support along the way." cr
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eggfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
253 Posts
Kristy
Melvern
KS
USA
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Tea Lady
True Blue Farmgirl
645 Posts
Lorraine
Morris
IL
USA
645 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2011 : 07:51:00 AM
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Love the "deer" tree - very fun....
Lorraine
(aka Tea Lady)
Farmgirl #1819
www.birdsandteas.com |
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buffypuff
True Blue Farmgirl
1183 Posts
Claudia
Deer Park
WA
USA
1183 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2011 : 08:06:26 AM
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Lorraine, thank you. It was a great treasure to see, but because I am LONGING for Spring, I will gladly exchange it for beautiful leaves on the tree. ;0)
Buffypuff/ Claudia
Farmgirl & Sister #870
"Half of success is the assurance of support along the way." cr
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2011 : 4:35:01 PM
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Claudia...you should send that picture into County Magazine! They would love it! It must be a female...she has her hands on her hips. She is definitely a deer with attitude! 
I am sure you are ready to be out of the snow!!! We are getting buckets of rain today! The Pineapple Express Weather System is visiting us! I would rather it left Sunshine and not the liquid kind!
Kristy...I love your Barn! I have a thing for cool barns. Even old dilapidated ones can spark the photographer in me with soulful longing. They seem to whisper their history to me. Maybe I should
call myself "The Barn Whisperer" hahaha! 
Hi Lorraine...didn't want you to feel left out! 
blessings,
~peggy 
Farmgirl #1326
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
http://pegsmiles7.wordpress.com
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Edited by - LadyInRed on Jan 15 2011 4:39:10 PM |
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shabbyms
True Blue Farmgirl
157 Posts
Cheryle
Naperville
IL
USA
157 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2011 : 7:10:51 PM
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So many lovely pics just the thing to lighten my mood after a tough week of not feeling well. Thank you all for sharing. We've all been so blessed by such lovely veiws somehow even in this freezing,cold odd weather.
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 The ice can be lovely but it also can be wicked.
Love will make a way out of no way. -Lynda Barry
Cheryle is Farmgirl #604 |
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buffypuff
True Blue Farmgirl
1183 Posts
Claudia
Deer Park
WA
USA
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Posted - Jan 15 2011 : 8:19:12 PM
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That is so beautiful Cheryle...lacey and feathery. Thanks for sharing.
Buffypuff/ Claudia
Farmgirl & Sister #870
"Half of success is the assurance of support along the way." cr
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Garden Gate: Veiws from the kitchen window |
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Veiws from the kitchen window
