The Creative Exchange & Texture Twist

Country Road

May 15th 2011

The Creative Exchange

Texture Twist

Barn Charm ♥35♥

One of my favorite barns...
Corner of Hwy 53 & 53 south of Poplar Bluff, Missouri
May 13th 2011

Memorial Day

God Bless All Who Served Our Great Country!

WE GOT TO SEE JILLY TODAY!!! =)

This is the 1st time we've seen Jillian in 2 yrs & she's almost 4 yrs old!!!

You can't imagine how excited we all were to spend time w/ her!!! =)

I asked her if she knew who I was & she said she couldn't think of my name...

I said, "my name is Tricia" & she said, "Hello, Tricia, my name is Jillian!!!"

She's so well mannered...

My daughter, Kesley... my grand-daughter, Jillian... & my mom, Peggy...

Her daddy had taken her to the St Louis Zoo yesterday, so that's where she got the 

butterflies painted on her arms

Mom had been working on the farm w/ dad when Jilly & her daddy, Justin, arrived... 

but we fed the fish...

& she splashed some water w/ the scooper...

her & mom talked about feeding the fish & she giggled!

Mom held on to her while she played in the water so that she didn't fall into the pond

& mom pointed out the goldfish when it would surface to feed... =0

She wasn't upset or mad here, she just has lots & lots of facial expression & I only captured a few...
Her dad had originally said he wouldn't be able to stay but a couple of hrs,
but he actually stayed for almost 5 hrs!!! =)

Help Needed To Get Blogger To Work Right!

Blogger isn't letting me post a pic & I can't figure out why not... I've been trying for the past half hour.  I've tried shutting down my computer & restarting... that didn't work!  When I click the 'Insert Image' button, the window pops up to upload a pic, but the 'Upload button doesn't appear... all the other buttons work, though!  Does anyone have any suggestions, because I have some pics of my grand-daughter that I'm really excited about posting!!! =)

Meramec Springs, Missouri

Meramec Springs - Central Missouri - April 2nd 2011

Fields of Yellow

Off Hwy 53 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri

May 19th 2011

Yarbro One Room Schoolhouse

Located on HH Hwy off Hwy 53 between Poplar Bluff & Qulin, Missouri

May 19th 2011

The storms have passed this area as far as I know & headed farther east now...

It was scary & extremely tense!

I haven't heard of any deaths, THANK GOD, but there's been several tornadoes touch down!

UPDATE: We're forecast for seriously bad storms today...they've rated this area a 9 out of 10 on TOR-con on The Weather Channel,& they just announced that The Weather Channel is on their way here to Poplar Bluff, Mo...that can't be good!PRAY!!!

Gigantic Magnolia Tree

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this Magnolia tree...
I've never seen one that huge! =)
Charleston, Mo for the Dogwood Azalea Festival in April this year

Barn Charm ♥34♥

I've been doing a lot more texture experimenting...
All taken May 19th 2011
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I'm also participating in Texture Twist

over at Life-n-Reflection this week, too...

I've gone a lil texture crazy this week, I know, but it's just so much fun! =)

Cedar Bluff

Right down the road from Klepzig Mill is this field & the sign said Cedar Bluff.

As we drove along the edge of this field the wind started blowing the tall grass

& I couldn't resist a shot! =)

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A Variety of Scenes from Klepzig Mill & Rocky Creek

Rocky Creek - Winona, Missouri 

 Rocky Creek near Klepzig Mill

 Klepzig Mill - May 15th 2011

My daughter, Kesley, took this pic... she worked hard on it, too! =)

Klepzig Mill

It gives me comfort knowing I've found this place at last... (see previous post for the whole story!)

A hollow foundation, but do you see the layered rocks?

I found online where papers have been filed to register the mill as a National Historical Site,

but I can't find where it's become official yet,

although, I did find where the NHS are the ones who added the boards

you see to support the weight of the mill...

This is a shed near the mill, but I'm not sure what it was used for...

there's a concrete passage running from a round container full of water

out of the side and down the hill to the creek...

The rock formations & waterfalls are really something to see...

We had lots of rain in April, so the water is higher in this area than it would have been almost 10 yrs ago

when we stumbled upon this place and took that 1st pic... (in my previous post)

Some historical insight - Klepzig Mill

I found 2 more old schoolhouses today, one of which is a one room schoolhouse... so stay tuned! =0