Doesn’t it look sad? You can still see some of the rubble from the barn that once accompanied this silo.
It’s like a pepper shaker without its salty mate.
Photo made in Jackson County, Ohio.
Old Silo
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Sunset Over Harvest
A long day of fun on the road recently found me trying to beat the sunset to get home. That was less than ideal since sunset is a fabulous time for pictures.
Here’s one more picture with that pretty light.
Victory In Surrender
The final days before vacation can be painful. Sometimes it’s because we work to get ahead so our vacation doesn’t inconvenience coworkers or so our house is clean when we come home.
Sometimes it’s because we are so overdue for a break that the suspense of waiting for said break is almost too great to manage.
I’m officially on vacation now and can honestly say that it came not a moment too soon.
I was starting to feel put upon, irritated by people who rely on me to be the planner or the grown up when they could do things for themselves. I found myself complaining and feeling frustrated about things that shouldn’t bother me.
Our society tells us that being busy is important. Many Americans leave vacation time on the table because they feel weak for taking time off, because they feel judged by a supervisor or because they don’t want to leave coworkers short staffed.
Luckily, these aren’t issues for me. I just tend to horde time off for fear I might need it later, consequently waiting too long to take breaks.
Lying in bed one night, it occurred to me there is actually victory in surrender.
Read that again.
There is victory in surrender.
It is winning to know when it’s time to take a break. Trust your body and mind to tell you when you need to rest. You wouldn’t deny yourself a a cold glass of water on a hot summer day. Why would you deny yourself a few days of rest and relaxation outside the confines of your normal schedule?
I’m hoping to return to work better rested, more organized and less temperamental about life in general.
I know. It’s a vacation, not a magic trick… but a gal can hope!!!
Do you have vacation time in the table? I promise you will feel better after a few days of R&R.
Color
Mother Nature is starting to show us how beautiful the world can be when we let things go. There is nothing more stunning than the early days of fall foliage in southern Ohio when the colors begin to change and leaves tumble to the ground.
Wherever you are in this world, I hope you get to experience beauty in the fall.
The Open Road
The open road is calling my name. There’s a little road trip on the agenda this fall and I seriously cannot wait. It has been a long, hard year close to home and it is time to see some new things.
I’m hopeful that the social distancing and other Covid safety tactics I already employ will help me stay safe while out traveling.
This picture gives me hope. Blue skies, a fabulous barn and open road- what more could a gal want?
Flat Land, Tall Sky Perspective
I come from hill country. Here we have hills and hollers and far more trees than people. There’s not much flat land and the farms are pretty small.
That may be why I’m so fascinated with flat places. The western part of Ohio is very flat and fertile. Here you find large farms and expansive lawns. Everywhere you look it seems people have landing strips for their small aircraft.
One thing that always amazes me about flat places is how big the sky seems.
I live high on a ridge but tall trees block the view so the sky I see doesn’t appear that expansive. In places like Highland County, Ohio and in the western states, the sky goes on forever.
The other great thing about this kind of farmland is the abundance of barns and silos. I saw many on Saturday’s journey and stopped to admire more than a few.
The barn pictured above was among my favorites because of its simplicity. It’s nothing fancy but has been around a long time and looks sturdy. It gets the job done and proves that utility can be beautiful. As big as this barn is, it seems dwarfed by the sky as well.
I offer all of this as a reminder that we all live under the same sky but it doesn’t look the same for everyone. Mull that over as you go about your business today. It can be an eye opening exercise to think about the world from someone else’s perspective.