Tuck it In...

As I drive to Ripley and back, there are 3 houses that always have my interest..you know, the kind that you look at and think you'd like to sit on the porch there for awhile...

The first one I come to in the morning is new construction, a nice front porch, it is tucked back from a road a bit and trees snuggle around not too far from it... kind of tucked into a pocket here... it is fun watching it grow and change...

The next one is tucked around a curved driveway, behind a horse pasture and this barn/garage building. I wouldn't know what it was like, but one day on my way home, a horse was on the outside of the fence, so I pulled into the driveway and knocked and yoohoo'd... again, private and tucked in the trees...And this is the last one... do you sense the pattern?? Tucked into the woods, fairly new construction... not big and showy, more small and homey.. It was a rather dreary day here, so the pictures are rather dreary, too. But I've been looking at seed catalogs and even picked up some peat pellets and pepper and tomato seeds for Bert to give it a go... I remember the magic of my 4H years and watching the peat pellets grow when you add water..

I really don't remember if the SEEDS grew, though!! I don't really think about 4H much, as I didn't think I was that into it and it fell by the wayside when life got busier, but every now and then I think of sewing, knitting, growing, woodworking, a few other things that I started in 4H and I'm glad for the people that made that possible. Thanks Joyce Groters and Nancy King and Alberta Oonk and Linda TeWinkle and the others, so many others who have given this gift to the local kids through the years...

Oh, yeah, and the snow total right now?? 284 inches...want some?!?!