Happy Thanksgiving!

Another harvest in the bin or elevator, and we are safe and sound and thankful.  God is good.

Got My Ducks In A Row

Yeah, right.

The Dark of Day

Sky On Fire

Big Mess, Itty-Bitty Barrow

Thunder Weather

Morning Shadows

Sunset Over The Grain Bins

Romantic, isn't it?  lol

Harvest Moon Balancing Act

And So It Begins

Fall in the Midwest, a gorgeous time to be outdoors, and a worry that the crops won't be harvested before it snows.  Farmers are headed outside for long days (and sometimes nights) in the combine.

As the humans are heading out, the mice are headed in.  Into my house, specifically.  I tried posting itty-bitty 'No Trespassing' signs and running a strand of barbed wire around my foundation, but apparently mice can't read.  Or won't.  I hear them running around inside the walls laughing, which I think is just rude.  Do you know how demoralizing it is to be taunted by a mouse?  It really gets my goat.

Old And New

An Afternoon in Japan

Scenes from Anderson Japanese Gardens, Rockford, IL.  Well worth a trip, but only if you like peace and beauty.

Angels

My favorite spot in Anderson Gardens:  three angel sculptures by the Swedish artist Carl Milles, who was a student of Auguste Rodin.

A Pause for Reflection

Repeating Shapes

Wabi-sabi Bush With Ginkgo Leaf

Wabi-sabi is a Japanese world view that roughly translates to beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete".  From Wikipedia:  "In one sense wabi sabi is a training whereby the student of wabi sabi learns to find the most simple objects interesting, fascinating and beautiful.  Fading autumn leaves would be an example.  Wabi sabi can change our perception of the world to the extent that a chip or crack in a vase makes it more interesting and gives the object greater meditative value.  Similarly materials that age such as bare wood, paper and fabric become more interesting as they exhibit changes that can be observed over time."

The Golden Hour

The Better To Hear You With

I know it's a terrible picture, but I was just so excited to see this huge owl.  By the way, no matter what your camera's advertising boasts, ISO 6400 is noisy!  ; )