I survived the snow storm.
As usual, it was a lot of hype and not the major storm they predicted. The snow was beautiful and the roads were a little tricky for a few days but no one had to survive on Beenie Weenies due to the lack of milk and bread.
And we can all say an “Amen” for that.
We did venture out and enjoy the wintery landscapes.
The above picture was taken on a part of the farm known as the “Milt” place.
Forever I thought everyone was saying the “Milk” place. I imagined an old dairy farm…an old country store that sold milk.
But no.
Apparently someone named Milt owned the farm years ago…Duh.
Sometimes things go right through the hairspray with me.
The Milt place is not easily accessible. It’s not off the main road or even off a side road. It’s very off the beaten path. The front access is by a hidden trail and the back is across a creek.
Not a lot of people know about the Milt place. It’s very isolated.
So anyhoo, we traveled down to the Milt place, which consists of a large wooded area full of hardwood trees with a large open field that is a great place for watching deer and other wildlife. On past that ,you enter into what I call the “pine tree forest” which consists of a narrow trail into hundreds of full grown pines. The trees are so dense that it’s like walking into another world.
It’s my favorite place on the farm.
Once into the forest you venture across two abandoned structures. All that remains of the first structure is a large mound of stones left from a fireplace from many years ago.
This is the second structure.
Beautiful.
Upon a closer look I noticed this….
Sometime in the last half year or so, someone has walked for miles with paint cans and paint brushes to write a poetic message on an old abandoned house. Who has been wondering in our woods and why?
Strange and creepy.
This is why us country people carry guns.
Even stranger was this cryptic message I received from the Sirius satellite receiver…
I don’t know about the first message but the second one I’m sure was meant for me.
AiredaleGirl said,
February 5, 2010 at 5:19 am:
Wow. When did back home slip into the Twilight Zone? Craziness.
Becky said,
February 5, 2010 at 3:05 pm:
That was just “Milk” leaving a message to confuse you. I heard he was quite a character in his day. tee hee
kiki said,
February 5, 2010 at 3:09 pm:
beautiful pictures and what a nice message on the shed. strange things are certainly going on on the farm. i wish we had snow like that. we got a brief flurry yesterday, but it was washed away by all the rain, which is actually still falling. my back yard is a swamp. take care and enjoy the snow.
Ali said,
February 5, 2010 at 7:16 pm:
HA! Loved this post…
Farmchick said,
February 7, 2010 at 4:01 pm:
The tone of these b/w pictures looks so good. As people in our town might say…..”the person who wrote that ain't right in the head”.
AzN8tive said,
February 7, 2010 at 10:15 pm:
The pictures of the snow are beautiful! Glad y'all survived the 'storm'.
Matthew Noel Mayotte said,
March 16, 2012 at 7:31 pm:
My Chemical Romance quote ftw!