I know I haven't posted much this week. Things have been very busy around the house and farm. We have been making jelly, found a missing hen that had a built a nest outside of her coop, built a new coop around her, a little sewing, stopped to smell a rose, hauled some railroad cross ties,saw a hundred yr old stone gas station and a little white church with beautiful wrought iron crosses and went back to the hayfields. And saw something amazing. I'd like to share some pictures:
Now that we have arrived! Follow me through here and see what I saw!
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| Glory Clouds!! |
My grandmother always called these Glory Clouds! Mercy. They just about took my breath away!
Just look!
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| I felt smaller than a hair on an ants behind! |
You can see the storm moving in fast on the right. We were loading up the last load of hay!
It is hard to describe the smell of fresh baled hay that has been warmed by the sun and the smell of rain fast approaching.
Loaded just in time to get off the grass and hills before the rain gets them slick!
Days like this make my heart swell and bring tears of joy to my eyes.
I hope yall find time to lie in the grass and watch some Glory Clouds!
xo jan
And folks, Thank yall so much for all your sweet comments and kind words of encouragement on my Summer Breeze quilt. I truly value your words and friendships!
Also, I would like to give a warm welcome (as I hope you will ) to two of my newest friends and followers,
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I am so glad to have yall plowing along with me.
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xo jan
Thank you Jan, these pics are absolutely wonderful. Your hard work pays off I'm sure. Your dog is so cute!
ReplyDeleteThis brought back memories. My grandma and I used to lay on the grass and look at the clouds. She'd point to one and ask "what's that one look like?". We would try and see 'things' in the clouds. Thanks for sharing. This has made my whole day brighter.
ReplyDeleteThanks Katie - we have always done the same - I see a "Sock Monkey" in the Glory Clouds photo and the last photo! lol
Deletexo jan
Thank you Jan it is great to see such a lovely place. I love the smell off fresh hay. Great that you took in all in time
ReplyDeleteGreat day Frederika
Glory Clouds. Love that name for them. I don't get to see many of those, I live on the coast of California and most of what I get to see is fog. (I love fog though)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures, thank you for sharing your travels. I love the dog in the picture...so cute!
What a beautiful world we live in! Thanks for sharing your pictures! My husband and I spent a half hour laying in the grass watching four hummingbirds play in our flowers the other day. Much better than the windows we were washing!
ReplyDeleteThese photos do my spirit so much good, Jan! Of course I've found that New England summers are beautiful in their own way, but I miss home and the hills so much sometimes. Thank you so much for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteI could swear I saw those same clouds in Indiana. They do make you feel small but wonderful at the same time, don't they? Just found your blog from Confessions of a Fabric Addict. Love it. I am a farm wife, too.
ReplyDeleteWow, so beautiful there!! Thank you for sharing such prettiness! Those Glory Clouds are awesome! Happy sweet week to you! xo Heather
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are amazing! And so is your quilt.
ReplyDeleteAwesome pics Jan! Breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beautiful post, I feel as though you've grabbed my hand and taken me on a journey through your day. I'm always amazed by beautiful clouds too. The description of Glory Clouds is so perfect, that's what I'll call those clouds from now on.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos and yes, that sky and those clouds are just amazing! I have never heard the term Glory Clouds before but it certainly fits. Love the glimpse into your world.
ReplyDeleteYou took some beautiful pictures Jan !
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures!! And I can smell the hay by just looking at the pictures. Our alfalfa field was cut a couple days ago--I love sitting on the deck and smelling all of its yumminess and then going into the shed after it is stacked in there. I'm still waiting to find a alfalfa candle!
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures! I just purchased the Ball Blue Book of Preserving and looking forward to trying my hand at making my won preserves/jams.
ReplyDeletelovely pictures! Can I have your life please :) I just tasted home-grown grapes for the first time last week and they were glorious. I hope your jam making is going well, I'm in the middle of tomato canning myself.
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