~Exterior Design~

 

Rural Missouri Summer Drive

 

 

There are always surprises along the back roads of rural Missouri.

Stop by Summer Sundays at The Tablescaper’s

Mosaic Monday at Mary’s Dear Little Red House

Photos were taken in and nearby Cuivre River State Park, Missouri.

Saturday August 21, 2010.

~A Walk in the Park~

Pond

Playground

Sweet Gum

 

Just Ducky

Summer Sundays at The Tablescaper

Visit Mosaic Monday at Mary’s Dear Little Red House

~Country Living~

 

 

The County Fair opens this week, just down the road from where we live.  In honor of this event, I thought it appropriate to share a few rural scenes from around our county.

 

Bright blue Chicory, growing beside an old barn.

 

A Quiz

I have read Country Living Magazine since the early 1980’s, almost from the first edition.  One of my favorite regular features is What is It? What is it Worth? 

I am including photos of two farm implements.  Do you know what they are?

I don’t need to know what they are worth. 

The two leaning against the brick wall are priceless. 

The other one is something  J remembers fondly, from a wedding, in which he was an usher.  Imagine, if you will, a much younger J, in a white sport coat. Perhaps he wore a pink carnation.  Remember that song?

The wedding party, including bride and groom, in all their beautiful wedding attire, sat upon a conveyance, like this one, as they were driven to the reception.  This was in a tiny village, not far from our town, many years before J and I met.

A.

B.

While you think about your answers, here are a few more photos.

Hoop Memories

Red Tail Hawk

Rose of Sharon

We were country, when country wasn’t cool.  We still love it.

I’m linking to Mosaic Monday, at Mary’s Little Red House.