There and Back Again.....

The Path to Berry Girl's House....

At our driveway turn left. Stop a moment to enjoy the standing crop just waiting to be harvested.

At the junction swing another left and enjoy the crop from that angle too.

At the "super-grid" (the red-neck equivalent to a highway?), turn right. Drink in that forever horizon and prairie sky.

turn into the newly harvested hay field (oh yeah, for the record, we are on a quad, making this possible, although we are not above driving through fields in vehicles either, even when they have 2 feet of snow, but that's another story) and make your way toward the ramshackle homestead (Hey, I just realized why it's called ram*shack*le).... take a moment to stop and imagine "if these old walls....."
revel in it's clapboard construction, moss covered cedar shakes and crumbling chimney
oh and don't forget the view.
be sure to take a moment to stop and pay your respect

don't worry, it's not considered trespassing when noone lives here anymore. Or breaking in when there's no door.
and we thought OUR grass was tall

Keep your sights set on that row of poplars lining Berry Girl's driveway. Admire the bullrushes
and foxtails along your way.
Upon your arrival, delight in the adorable countenance of Berry Baby who is forced to content himself with crabapples now that berry season has come and gone.
Revel in a cup of coffee (will I ever be able to say that again without wanting to crack an inside joke?), the company of GREAT girls, the sounds and sights of happy, healthy kids at play. Be refreshed and then head back the same way you came. Be blessed.