Blogaversary Twelve

A dozen years ago today I did what a number of people were telling me to do. You should blog! Start your own blog! I think at least a couple of them were annoyed with me for leaving lengthy comments on their blogs. They may have been intimating that I had a great deal to say and that perhaps I should stake out my own space on the interwebs to do just that. Despite that the fact that I seldom do what I am told, I did what I was told. 570,213 page views, 1000 comments, and 3481 post later, here we are. Thanks for stopping by. Thanks for commenting. Writing about the inane as well as occasionally the divine has proven to be a great outlet and an often daily challenge. Indeed, the internet was created as a forum in which we can argue with total strangers and post pictures of cats. And where would we be without that. 

Frosty Glass

A number of years ago, various nieces and aunts were cleaning out the old farmhouse at the family farm. It hadn't been occupied for twenty or so years and was rapidly becoming a hazard as the weather and time took their toll on the structure. When the work was done we divided up the treasures found within and nobody else wanted this etched glass window but me. Probably because it was covered in bird poop and layers of dust and crud. It now hangs in my dining room, I must say that it cleaned up nicely. Colleen's recent photos of fancy frost on her window so much reminded me of my rescued window! Now you get to see it, too!

Lacy Frost

My friend Colleen lives on a windswept hill in eastern South Dakota. They are currently experiencing a stretch of sub-zero temperatures caused by a polar vortex. She noted these beautiful frost formations on a window and took several photos. I survived decades of brutal winters on the plains, but I have never seen anything quite like this.

Bulletin Board

If I had eyes in the back of my head right at this very moment, this is what I would see. Isn't this fun?

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