She'd tell of places you had been
She's been in my dreams
And she knows all the ways of the wind ♪
♥ I love sharing music. ♥
Ah, Friday, the day to wrap up the week before the rush of the weekend. I have quite a few things to do today so I don't have much time to write a thoughtful blog post. My list for today includes: Finishing a skirt, cleaning, deep conditioning my hair, hopefully have some guests over, possibly do some shopping and perhaps have some guests over. Oh, and if I finish the skirt today I'll have to drop it off to the awesome Nahdene.
On a side note: Pandora sure has been ON TARGET hitting a lot of awesome songs today!
Ah me! The finally pictures from when Allison went on a small adventure with us.
This picture was taken and Josh turned on the car. The lights from the car shone down upon the river just below the dam.
This looks similar to an old movie scene.
What a great night!
“What if a demon were to creep after you one night, in your loneliest loneliness, and say, 'This life which you live must be lived by you once again and innumerable times more; and every pain and joy and thought and sigh must come again to you, all in the same sequence. The eternal hourglass will again and again be turned and you with it, dust of the dust!' Would you throw yourself down and gnash your teeth and curse that demon? Or would you answer, 'Never have I heard anything more divine'?”
Sits down at the table
Eats a small lump of sugar
And smiles at the moon like he knows her ♪
The time of transitions are here. Yes, we have had the leaves change but today you could really feel it. Winter is sending her gentle reminder in the smell of the wind. We are to officially have the coldest night, so far, this fall. (I wonder if this will scare away the robins who have been lingering?)
So, I couldn't procrastinate any longer! I had to bring in my plants that wouldn't fair well in the winter. Many of the outdoor plants can be brought in to bring summer joy throughout the winter. I brought in my geraniums, a decorative lily, basil, petunias and my marigolds. This will also save me money next year; I wont have to buy new plants to replace them.
I find happiness in my home that is filled with love, music, plants and Halloween goodness. My dream home is actually the A-Typical classic in the country "haunted house" style.
Want to come in for tea, dear?
Here's to the hope of being able to build or find something like this! :D
Savannah is out of school for the next couple of days. She's currently outside finishing up the decorations. She's going to be staking the tombstones, that we made, down into the ground. Hopefully they wont blow away! She's just as excited about Halloween as I am. She starts planning her costumes quite a few months before October! This year she is going as Sheik from Zelda's, Ocarina of Time.
I love making costumes. I'll either make them from scratch; creating my own patterns, or making/altering from a pattern. It's so much fun for me! The feeling of transforming yourself, dressing up any chance I can get, is a real high for me. So, I'll Cosplay, I'll do Renaissance, and costume parties!
What do you mean this isn't appropriate for Easter?
As I said yesterday; the adventure didn't end for us once we got home and it was dark. We decided to load up into the car and take Allison for a drive out to a lake and take pictures!
The sky was so clear and full of stars. There was a slight breeze coming off the lake but it didn't make it unbearably cold.
It looks like it could be a setting for a horror film.
It was so peaceful. The sound of the leaves rustling in the wind and fish jumping out of the water was the only sound to be heard.
It's moments like this that will be memories that wont be forgotten.
Allison and Josh leaned back on the boat rental building while I made a small dash to the rudimentary bathrooms. They were glorified port-a-potties but I was thankful not to have to find a dark corner and bush.
Shouldn't everyone take moments like these? Do something out of the ordinary to break routine!
Josh looked preoccupied with his phone but Allison and I were talking about many things. She looks so cute here!!!
The glare from the different light sources gave this a vintage feel. I love how it turned out.
Annnnnd, yes, there will be the final batch of these photos tomorrow.
The moon lights her way while she’s howlin’ at him.♪
Yesterday was so blustery that I had to drive to get Savannah from school. While sitting in the car the wind was so strong that it actually felt like the car wanted to topple over! It was fun watching the kids overreact to sharp gusts. Some girls would scream and others were completely charged by the wind's energy.
Some of my Halloween decorations fell over and I've yet to fix them due to it still being a bit windy. I'll probably fix it later today and hopefully the strong winds will calm down.
I heard from other people that there was snowfall in some of the states! I know it shouldn't be a surprise; we usually get snow around this time and usually on Halloween. In fact, many times I remember the first snow fall to start on Halloween. That's why I usually plan Halloween costumes for the cold. I'll make fleece cloaks or warmer fabrics to help block that biting wind.
Speaking of costumes, Savannah's is half-way done. I'll be trying to finish it up today so I can go to the fabric store to get supplies to make a tutu-like skirt for Nahdene. It'll be the colors of a flame! That's going to be a a fun little project.
So, now, here are the new pictures for today that continues our bike ride with Allison.
I love how Allison looks like she's stalking her prey with her camera.
The sunlight was dimming where we were since we were further down along the river bank. Our path darkened but we made our way up to the light.
We have to cross over the train tracks in order to get back on the path. So many things are discarded along the tracks. Rope, haphazardly thrown along the side, conjures strange and macabre thoughts and scenarios.
The breeze muffled the sounds around me; my hair whipping around and into my eyes, still didn't stop the cacophony of birdsongs. Geese flew low, honking all the way, heading to their next destination.
With that, the sun set and we made our way home. But, no, the adventure didn't end there...
Things have been rather non-stop here. It's always like this around Halloween though. I've either been running around or working on costumes. It leaves me with little time for much else. It's okay though. I think the only disadvantage is I don't have time to clean the house and it really falls behind. That's where the November clean-up comes in.
I really don't want to think of that right now though.
Since this morning we've had some really powerful winds. I love the sound of it but I'm not looking forward to the walk to get Savannah. I should be thankful that it's not so cold out that it's snowing though.
I hope the weather Gods are nice to us for Halloween! :)
I'll post the pictures now and then I got to get busy once again. I haven't had much time online like I would like but it's enough to post here.
When on the bike trail you can find some neat little discoveries.
There are some old ruins along the river and we had fun trying to figure out what it was.
We mostly came to the conclusion that it must have been some sort of factory or storage area.
We will have to check the historical logs to find out for sure.
There was also evidence that someone, not too long ago, was living there. There was a make-shift fire pit, sleeping area and bag that was full of trash. Boxes that once held beer were scattered around as well.
It brings up thoughts of time travelling and being able to see these sort of buildings in their former glory.
Sadly, now it's just old bricks and stones that are being consumed back into the earth. Graffiti now mar the site and it makes me sad to see.
It makes me think it would be great for a photo shoot for portraits though! I think perhaps in the winter it may be nice. I'll have to keep that in mind.
In this very strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit bout what is true and fake
But why all this hate?
Try to communicate
Finding trust and love is not always easy to make ♪
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Sometimes I feel like a "new soul". I feel the wonder in so many thing, nature, music or the simplest touch.
I missed out on posting on Friday due to the wonderful pluses of owning an old home. You see, for no reason at all, the electricity went out in part of our house; my room, included in this, has my computer. I was actually getting ready to upload pictures so that I could post this when, boom, it was all gone.
It did give me more time to work on Savannah's costume but I didn't like to miss my "deadline" I gave myself. I like to keep myself in the habit of posting each "work day".
In other news, we've had wonderful weather so far and we may, just maybe, luck out having a decent Halloween. We've been preparing for the big party that Nahdene and I have been working on. I still have a bit to coordinate but it's piecing together.
I love Halloween and I love parties and together they just make me ecstatic!
Now, to continue the pictures of when we took our bike ride with Allison.
I loved this sunroom so very much. You can obviously tell by how many pictures I took of it. From every angle it was so neat!
I do believe this was a door bell. I could be wrong but it wasn't a door knob.
This was another building on the site. It was brought in by the historical society from a town nearby. It saddens me when I see buildings like these torn down due to "progress".
Another building on the grounds.
After visiting and realizing we were losing daylight; we soon made our way down to the trails. Here Allison is getting her camera out of her bag. We saw so many neat little things and I'm happy to share them here.
We took a trail so that we could go through a neat little tunnel that Josh wanted to show us. Sadly, we couldn't take any pictures due to some very inebriated bums who looked like they were going to fish. There were three of them, one of them passed out, but we were sure not to stick around. The vibe we got from them wasn't very nice. Still, on the other side of the bridge and down the trail we were able to see this! The sun shining on the buildings while being framed by the bridge. Click on the picture above to see the FULL sized image.
From every angle of this building you'll finding something new and eye catching. It's a real treat to the eyes. It's easy to be transported back to a different time.
On the pillars they had an egg-like design encircle the base. I could almost reach out and crack one open.
These were carved from wood and their age is catching up to them.
Ring the doorbell... I wonder if it still works?
Even with it peeling and cracking it was still beautiful.
Many years are shown here.
I find this very inviting. I'm sure others would compare it to an old haunted house.
The cream brick is such an interesting style. I'm fond of both red or the cream brick. It gives a certain "Je ne sais quoi". ;)
All of the taller pictures I have posted, like this one, have been put together from many different pictures into a panoramic. It's hard to capture the full spectrum but I do feel putting them together like this helps.
Many more pictures are in store for tomorrow as well.
So the next day my brother and his friend wanted to go play a D&D game with other friends. That was fine because we decided to kidnap Allison, Spud's awesome wife, and see if she was up for more photographic adventures. I wanted to take her around some neat little areas that are usually overlooked.
Josh prepped the bikes as the sun was getting lower so we had a limited time to get moving. Knowing this we gathered our camera bags and over shirts. It was a tad chilly but nothing a heavier over shirt or sweatshirt wouldn't keep out.
It wasn't long until we made our way and stopped to look at a historical house/museum, The Tallman House. It was closed but that didn't mean we couldn't enjoy the beauty and details of this building.
Here is part of the sunroom.
Just so many neat little details!
Photographing old buildings, for me, is so enjoyable.
It's hard to find such exquisite woodworking now-a-days.
The Italianate style is definitely one of my favorite styles for homes.
During different times of the year they have reenactment scenarios and activities. One of these times I'll have to go to these.
I'm breaking these down into smaller posts because there are a lot photos to share.
