black and white

Freezing rain

 It's been cold here the last 3 days - especially for Oregon in November. We had freezing rain. 

The leaves just completed their thing and most are still on the trees. 

There was no "inbetween".

I have little flowers covered in ice....so sad.  Sleet is so destructive.

Late last night we were in the hot tub and we could hear a tree cracking and then the slow decent.

It snagged and the fell again.

It was disturbing.

I love snow. I love being snowed in. 

Everyone stops.

Everything is beautiful!

It hides all the grime and mud.  

It's always so peaceful.  All sounds are absorbed into the stillness. I'm hoping for a big snow year.

our old farm....

Needless to say there are a lot of rustic and worn surfaces to photograph here on our farm.  We live in Yamhill County.  It just sounds old.  My husbands grandparents bought the farm in the 40's. They had been farming about 45 mins south until WWII and the US Government wanted their parcel of land and many others to create an army training facilities.  So they packed up and moved.  Everything.  Even some buildings. 

 See the Adair Military history here

Although there are endless supplies of chippy paint to scrounge....I do long for some organization and someone to say.."hey, let's do some clean-up!"  I keep telling myself the scrap is like a savings account that the government can't tax. Saving up for the day when we really need the money....so until then it sits......

and I take photos.  If you'd like to

 see my photos - click here.