tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56806917374477703612024-03-18T02:48:09.254-07:00Hang it on the LineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-62838624296485121592012-12-21T08:53:00.003-08:002012-12-21T08:53:36.084-08:00Wonder of this Season<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow. It’s December 21st. Where has the time gone? Between moving, making custom orders, traveling, and working I haven’t had time to do anything else. I haven’t even gotten to enjoy the Christmas season! I guess I can’t say that…whenever I drive to town and back I blare my Ultimate Christmas Favorites. That boys choir singing Little Drummer Boy is going to blow my speakers one of these days!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don’t even know if I’m coming or going anymore. And that’s definitely not how this season is supposed to be spent. I haven’t even watched any of my favorite Christmas movies yet! UNHEARD OF!!! But I promised myself when things slow down, I will. When I get those three purses tooled, 14 cuffs riveted, and bazillion necklaces made…then I can watch The Family Stone. Or The Holiday. And I can’t leave out The Grinch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s very sad to think this is what Christmas has turned into for me. When I was younger I would have my Christmas countdown started in July! Well I’m not going to let all the good tidings pass me by anymore! I’m going to slow down. Finally go out and take that picture of the frosty trees. Curl up in front of the fireplace. And actually wrap my presents instead of tossing them in a bag. Yes I’m going to enjoy this season because I wait all year for it to be here and then when it is, I ignore it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thus…I wish you a very slow, chestnut roasting, frosty braches, twinkling lights kind of holiday. Don’t let the wonder of this season rush by.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-2728245922920596662012-11-27T10:20:00.000-08:002012-11-27T10:20:15.336-08:00Little smokies, lawn gnomes...oh yeah! I'm thankful!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you have a good Thanksgiving? I did too. We had lots of
people at our new house. It was so busy we didn’t even get to do our usual
routine of going around the room and saying what we are thankful for. So I’m
going to do that right now…you know I love my lists…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>I’m thankful for my parents, for putting up with
me and letting me live with them in their new house until I get hitched next
year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>I’m thankful for whoever invented a deep fat fryer
because that turkey was delicious. I’m also thankful for my sister’s culinary
skills without which I would’ve never had said delicious turkey. And if I’m going
this far, I am thankful for the mama turkey that gave birth to the turkey that
melted in my mouth. This is getting out of hand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>I’m thankful for it getting dark at 5:00pm, so
when I drive home from work people can’t see me violently thrashing, singing,
and making up hand gestures to “Defying Gravity” from the Broadway play Wicked.
I should’ve never bought that soundtrack.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>I’m thankful for Pinterest. Without it I would
never find tons of sayings melded into magical pictures that change my life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>I’m thankful for my Manfriend, my Fi-Fi (short
for fiancé…he doesn’t like that nickname very much…), who is always there for
me, will always build me something, and will always fry me up some little
smokies when the craving comes on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>I am thankful for my overpowering right brain.
And my hands. If I couldn’t come up with new ideas or create something every
day, I would die. Or I guess I would just be sitting behind a desk. There would
be numbers. I would die.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>I’m thankful for North Dakota. For it’s
landscapes, people, and the lifestyle it inspires. Even though changes are
happening, I hold on to the hope that it will prevail! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>I am thankful for my sisters. Without them,
there wouldn’t be sister trips. I need my sister trips.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>Last but not least…I’m thankful for the life I’ve
been blessed with and I’m pretty excited for many more awkward and weird years
to come.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>Shoot one more…I’m also thankful for lawn
gnomes. Without them life would be boring and my garden would be bland. And I also
would have to find something else to threaten the Manfriend with. (He thinks I’ll
be a hoarder. I believe the correct term is COLLECTOR…HELLO.) Okay I’m done
now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-22456333029079847762012-11-01T07:47:00.001-07:002012-11-01T07:47:59.791-07:00Somethin’ about barns.
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is it about barns? When I see them I swoon. You know
what happens when little girls see puppies? That’s me with barns. I’m always
hanging out the window snapping pictures as we drive by them. I would live in a
barn. I would cuddle up to my old mare and sheep and goat and I would be smelly
and happy. So happy.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don’t know how or when my obsession with these buildings
started. But things are getting serious. My family knows to slow down or stop when
there’s a barn in site. I just can’t get over them. Is it their appealing
gambrel or gothic architecture? Is it the memories of chasing wild barn
kitties? Or is it the history…of how these buildings helped settlers survive
out on this lonesome prairie? I mean, people built their barns before they
built their houses. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think it’s all of
the above.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been thinking about barns lately, and I want to start this wonderful month off right by sharing
some of my pictures I’ve snapped over my travels! Enjoy! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Near Bozeman, MT</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5H7fliwPTpr1QoAucyR618YLq6hZAx34bKFuBUOF7tJXaihN3teS3p4a4bl7NOWCC-qj72BZcQ5zJ-3AdWhUZmojOgyD_iJHEDkzx27JSv9Lu0Y2cr2uvT4Hhxmwi5tGBG0SASBeq4toA/s1600/rainbowtroutbarn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5H7fliwPTpr1QoAucyR618YLq6hZAx34bKFuBUOF7tJXaihN3teS3p4a4bl7NOWCC-qj72BZcQ5zJ-3AdWhUZmojOgyD_iJHEDkzx27JSv9Lu0Y2cr2uvT4Hhxmwi5tGBG0SASBeq4toA/s640/rainbowtroutbarn.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rainbow Trout Ranch, Antonito, CO</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Southern CO</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spearfish, SD</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My brother and I in front of our barn.</td></tr>
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And here are some barns that I will somehow, someday see:<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5jJAJwS-6dVzjIbPSaDQPUbtk2lWdVPHFNKEcfEQAnAU4XNuaWaSWprxbL2wpBLfXYZqrjmG4tS8ZxO0HUH3EyKBMLDtFM93cF61lG3JsX_aKd77Shjnka5zqdRD7jXvJ2H3ypGzSi__/s1600/barnandhorsey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5jJAJwS-6dVzjIbPSaDQPUbtk2lWdVPHFNKEcfEQAnAU4XNuaWaSWprxbL2wpBLfXYZqrjmG4tS8ZxO0HUH3EyKBMLDtFM93cF61lG3JsX_aKd77Shjnka5zqdRD7jXvJ2H3ypGzSi__/s640/barnandhorsey.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute horsey!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Park City</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spokane</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SO PERFECT!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Someday I will have a barn. And there will be parties. And square dancing. I will call it my Homestead Hootenanny.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Found this on Pinterest. One of my top ten favorites. Will hang in my house forever.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Happy November and start to the HOLIDAY SEASON! Hurrah!</span><br />
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I found this picture during one of my hour long pinterest fixes. Okay, let's get real...it was more than an hour. But I loved the quote and picture and it just fit me so well so I wanted to share it with you. It's my new motto now. This is why I travel.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-80716729665917739752012-10-11T08:28:00.001-07:002012-10-11T08:28:42.509-07:00Hello my favorite season!
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello October! Hello cold weather! Hello BOOTS and SWEATERS
and SCARVES! Hello my favorite season… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Siiiiiigh….there was snow on my car this morning. I keep
forgetting that I need to start my car and let it warm up. But that frost is a
pleasant surprise every dawn. It probably won’t be pleasant anymore later on
when it’s 20 below out and my eyeballs are freezing. But for now I will enjoy
it. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m trying to enjoy everything about this season this year.
It just goes so quick! Things kinda slow down and all I want to do is cuddle up
and watch movies. And I have been procrastinating for about a month now on EVERYTHING.
In the beginning of November I will be having a booth and I can’t seem to make
anything! I have tons of ideas but I can’t get myself to work. I mean, come on…there’s
TV to watch, hot apple cider to chug, and leaves to crunch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And now I’m on a list making kick. Maybe making lists makes
me feel like I’m actually going to do something that I write on the list. Hmmm…this
is getting deep. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a list of everything I’m enjoying/thankful for right
now…at least this list isn’t full of things that I need to get done…I’m running
out of clean socks…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></span></span>Pumpkin truffles from the Chubby Chipmunk in
Deadwood, SD. You haven’t had anything pumpkin until you’ve tried these!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>Making plans with the Manfriend for our future Victorian
Farmhouse. EXCITING!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>My new phone that I have to handle with two
hands at all times because it’s way too big for just one. I found a paint app
and I can’t stop…another way to procrastinate…</span></div>
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</span></span></span>Listening to the perfect version of my favorite
Christmas song over and over and over: “The Little Drummer Boy” by the Harry
Simeone Chorale. Click here to listen: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT1fA59oH7Q">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT1fA59oH7Q</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>Planning a trip to Norway with my sisters! I
knew those Norwegian classes would come in handy!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>Going on Pinterest and drooling over all the
Fall recipes and decorating ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>Watching my favorite show New Girl with my
seesters. It’s on Fox every Tuesday at 8 central time. In case you want to
watch the funniest show ever…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>My parent’s new house that I will get to live in
for a year! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>Shopping at Hobby Lobby with my mom for said
house. P.S. - If you shop at Hobby Lobby...do you know about the weekly coupon? If you have a smart phone, bring up hobbylobby.com at the register and click on coupon for 40% off a regularly priced item. Just want to share the savings!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What are you enjoying about this season so far?</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-83072753150691485912012-09-26T06:57:00.001-07:002012-09-26T07:05:33.977-07:00Falling for Fall.<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can you believe it’s the end of September already? It seems
like just yesterday when I was making my New Year’s resolutions. And now it’s
time for me to listen to Christmas music again!!! Hahaha I know you’re thinking
it’s a little early for that, but every year like clockwork I get that Christmas
itch and I gotta scratch it…preferably with the awesome Christmas station on
Pandora. Anyways…back to September…it’s also the start of hunting season! I
haven’t seen my little brother for weeks. Usually he’s out hunting til dark,
and if he is home he blends in around the house with his camo and face paint
still on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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deer. But it’s more like a free ride to take billions of pictures. He knows all
of the prairie trails and roads to nowhere…to stuff I’ve never seen before!
These prairie trails are more like cow trails but he’s driving so I won’t be
the one in trouble when the pickup falls apart. How did pioneers make it in
covered wagons? If I had made it this far west and came upon the badlands, I’d
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adult and actually work. But I do get to capture a lot of sunsets so that’s
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else will be listening to Christmas music too! Ahh winter how I love thee…I will see you soon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-41417698018300109122012-09-19T09:48:00.001-07:002012-09-19T10:49:17.087-07:00A few things I’ve learned…<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
Here's a list of 10 things I’ve learned lately…from myself, from
others, and from living in the wild west oil boom.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></span></span>Don’t take Benadryl for the first time then try
to drive somewhere.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>If you try to kick your heels in your office
(just to see if you can still do it) someone might…possibly…hear you running
about and jumping…and grunting. Maybe have a few explanations on hand for these
types of situations. “I’ve got to get new shoes I’m always tripping!” or how
about “How did that ceiling tile get out of place? Had to fix it!” Anything
would probably work, no one would think you were jumping around and clicking
your heels…sneaky!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>The best way to persuade someone to buy an
Australian Shepard puppy is to constantly text them pictures and jokes about
said puppy until their subconscious WANTS…NO…NEEDS a puppy. (Sorry Manfriend)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>If a semi-truck doesn’t have it’s blinker on…its
probably still turning. Just wait your turn. No need to cause an accident and
make people AN HOUR LATE FOR WORK.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>If you come over a hill and see two miles of
traffic backed up…turn around IMMEDIATELY. FOR THE LOVE OF BUBBLEGUM, TURN
AROUND.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>If you are deep into a traffic jam in your
little car, in between two huge semis, trying to turn around is futile because
you probably can’t see and every time you try to inch your tiny car into the
other lane the truck behind you honks at you because the oncoming traffic is…oncoming.
Please return to #5 and memorize.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>Remove the flimsy paper label from your water
bottle. Failure to do so will result in grip slippage, causing a squeezing
reaction which in turn results in an unwanted shower/fountain like explosion. Walking
around work with wet pants is not fun. Consider me Miles Davis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>Your Manfriend will never be as excited about
your wagon wheel centerpiece idea as you are.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>If you want to run your own jewelry business, and need more time to make stuff,
think about having your family members hide all of your movies and TV remotes.
I said THINK about it…don’t get all crazy now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>Take your camera EVERYWHERE. I have so many
memories of photo ops when I didn’t have my camera.<span style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span lang="EN" style="color: #f3f3f3;">They haunt me.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-28150198533695029002012-09-11T09:17:00.002-07:002012-09-11T09:19:20.363-07:00Inspiration in the Weirdest Places<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tis the season of change! Man-oh-man have things been
changing! It’s finally cooling off around here and the leaves are turning gold!
I think the Manfriend is sick of me going off about getting to wear scarves and
boots again. At least his level of patience hasn’t changed yet haha… </span></div>
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on a much bigger piece of land that’s surrounded by a MUCH BIGGER range of
landscape for me to explore and photograph and be inspired by. My little business
is doing well and I’m super excited to have my first ad in COWGIRL Magazine
this month! Yeedoggy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One thing that hasn’t changed is my addiction to traveling.
Holy buckaroos do I go. I just got back from a GIANT 10 day trip with my Mum and aunt
and two cousins. Let me show you a map of where we went:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes we trekked from little town North Dakota all the way down to Santa Fe, NM
and back again. And we survived. And even got a little turquoise along the way.
Yeah, I’d say the trip was a success! There’s so many things to tell you about
what we did…it would take forever! So I’ll just show you some of my favorite
things in pictures…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our cabin we stayed at near Antonito, CO</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They have humming birds all over down there!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grand scenery everywhere you look!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ate lunch at the Historic Strater Hotel in Durango, CO</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We saw a UFO Lookout Tower and all the cattle signs had something extra!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taos was really cool! I don't have any pics of Sante Fe :(...I must've been in awe and forgot to snap any!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite part of the trip was finally getting to see the ranch that my cousin works at. Rainbow Trout Ranch, Antonito, CO. Beautiful!!! I even got to use it as a backdrop for another photoshoot. It was perfect...</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gosh the Southwest was so amazing...I got so many ideas for things to make! I even snapped pictures in the bathrooms I was in. That sounded weird. But I had to! I think I will have to make an "Outlaw" jewelry line inspired by these two pics I took in random bathrooms:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hard to read (darn phone camera!) but it says "When freedom is outlawed, only outlaws will be free"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who doesn't love vintage Indian portraits? AMAZING!</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-11751941687866438962012-08-22T06:33:00.000-07:002012-08-22T06:33:23.656-07:00There's nothing better...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There’s nothing better than taking off, and getting away for
a while. Especially when one of your great friends is involved! This weekend I
trekked across the border to Vida, Montana, where my buddy from high school lives.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I packed up my mom’s big spiffy camera, my new leather
goodies, and hit the pavement. I’m so lucky to have friends that are supportive
of my new little business and that are willing to help me. Did I mention they
are also all very modelesque? I couldn’t ask for a more perfect combination! My
friend B agreed to help out with my photo-shoot for my next ad in COWGIRL
magazine. The ads I get to create are even more special when they have the
people I am close to in them! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plus it’s so much easier doing a shoot with someone I know.
We all know how awkward I am! But the shoot turned out great, and the pictures
are amazing! I really will have a hard time choosing. Here are a couple example
of ones that might show up in my ad…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course this weekend wasn’t just about taking photos…we
needed some girl time too! We got to talking about my upcoming wedding and how
I am NOT EVEN CLOSE to being domestic. Cooking is out of the question for me
when I have a sister that went to culinary school and who cooks scrumptious
meals every night! But eventually that will catch up with me, so B decided I
needed a few lessons. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was taught how to cook a delicious pork loin, how to make
the best cheesy potatoes, and I even got to wear one of her magical aprons. You
know how I love aprons…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall it was a much needed mini vacation. She even sent me
home with one of her cook books! Pioneer Woman to be exact…I need to start
studying!</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-8252591688048134722012-08-13T07:57:00.000-07:002012-08-13T07:57:05.528-07:00What have I been doing lately? I don't know either.<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, this is getting ridiculous. I need to get a handle on
things before it becomes December. I cannot believe that it’s the middle of
stinking August. The summer is almost over! I haven’t even been to the lake yet!
I haven’t had a picnic, went camping, or rode horse. WOW I need to get it together!
Pretty soon I’ll be complaining that I didn’t get to sled, throw a snowball, or
give my little brother a whitewash. I think I need to slow down and smell those
proverbial roses everyone keeps talking about.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’ve got so many things going on that I’m about ready to
burst at the seams. There are so many ideas bouncing around inside my skull
that I have to write them all down so I don’t forget them a couple minutes
later. It happens. Like right now. What was the point I am trying to make? Oh
yeah….roses….right. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It always seems like I’m writing about slowing down, and
enjoying life. Obviously this is something I need to do more often. My subconscious
is trying to tell me something. More like blatantly scream it at me every day!
Helllllloooo this is a sign.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well I think I’ve come to the conclusion that the only way
for me to do this is to travel. Sometimes you just have to go, you know?
Usually my only troubles are trying to convince someone to go with me, but I’m
usually quite persuasive. Spontaneity is my specialty when it comes to
traveling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I convinced my sister to go to Medora yesterday. Even though
we both had to get up in the morning for work the next day (her earlier than I).
It turned out to be the most beautiful day, great temperature and even a little
breeze! There’s never a breeze when we go to Medora! It was meant to be!!! Of
course Medora is the greatest place for my new obsession…INSTAGRAM! So many
filters! So many options! So magical!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Steak Fondue and go to the musical. It was a great show and I’m so glad we
went, even though I can barely type this from fatigue and she is probably asleep
on her desk and drooling on her sticky notes as I write this. BUT WE’RE ENJOYING
LIFE RIGHT? Yeeehhaaaww! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bison...always in the way :)...Teddy Roosevelt Park, South Unit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweet taffy to end the day right! My favorite was Key Lime. YUM IN MY TUM!</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-59486972850026514252012-07-25T07:14:00.001-07:002012-07-25T07:14:10.023-07:00A handful of pretty pics...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Has this summer gone by fast or what? It’s almost August for
Pete’s sake! I try to think back and remember what I’ve been doing but it’s a
blur! There’s been crafting and weddings and parties and more crafting. And
HEAT. This is about the time where I start wishing for winter. I want to wear
my sweaters galdangit and throw a couple (hundred) snowballs!</span><br />
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But then I stop myself because I know wishing for time to go
by faster is a major no-no. I’m usually the one spouting off about relishing
small pleasures and living in every moment. But I guess I tend to forget that
more often than not. Luckily I have a great Manfriend that allows me to divulge
in my random spurts of “living in the moment”. This time I got a bug to start
taking photos again, and he abidingly agreed to drive me around to find some
hidden landscape treasures.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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He knows all the little back roads and prairie trails so
he’s basically the perfect picture taking chauffer. He even minds my sudden
STOP HERE’s and the occasional BACK UP THREE INCHES commands. Yeah I’ve got it
made…and I know it…because I don’t take anything for granted…riiiiiiiight…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love wild sunflowers...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I try to imagine what this schoolhouse was like when it still had kids running around...I wonder how many could fit in there?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty sunset to end the day...</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-79434243138208905082012-07-03T08:26:00.000-07:002012-07-03T10:44:34.135-07:00A Walk in Pictures<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A little while ago I
got to go on a walk to Birnt Hills Overlook. I still think North Dakota
has some of the most beautiful sunsets! Here is my walk in pictures, so if you haven’t
been here you can see what it looks like! It was a perfect and still night…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cattle on the road to the Overlook</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this is what you get to see at the end...</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a really good turnout, and as hard as it was to sell my little babies I did have a grand ol’ time! I think this is the beginning of something delightful! And now I can’t wait for my next show. Great…just when I can relax…I have to start panicking and making stuff again! But at least it’s fun! Hopefully I can get more leather projects done that are on the larger side. I did sell one of my purses at Art in the Park! I should write down all the pains and hardships for each purse and put the story inside…just so people can appreciate the leather as much as I do. But I guess that’s the cool part. I’ll see my work around town and only I know what was put into it and how much work those pieces took. Actually my big seester put together a purse for me the other day so I could work on something else. I got it all stained for her and just gave her the directions. She now knows why I complain about sore fingers and muscles! Haha I’m not the only one!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m just so excited about my creations going out into the world! I never thought that I would take my crafts to this sort of level. And I am blessed to have such a great family that helps me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My next goal is getting enough stuff made to be in Ribfest this August. I’m hooked on having booths now! They are so fun to decorate and set up. Good thing Manfriend is so handy with a saw and drill and whatever else he uses to make my displays! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don’t get me wrong, I love my job but sometimes a girl just has to roll around in the grass and run wild and do ballerina jumps over logs. Well…what I picture as ballerina jumps anyways…</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, getting to my point…since I’m sitting on a computer all day long and not able to ramble about in the wilderness, I have to find new places for inspiration. Inspiration for my jewelry of course! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One day I stumbled upon a natural light photographer whose horse photos immediately caught my eye. I got even more interested when I saw that it was taken in ND!!! Her name is Aimee Schirado and she owns </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wildflower-Photography/101631677037"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wildflower Photography</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I actually found her picture on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wildflower-Photography/101631677037#!/wranglerwestern">Wrangler Western’s</a> page. They had us all posting western photos one day and hers stood out to me more than any of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The colors and composition are what dreams are made of! And I can’t get over the beautiful mustang. How can you not be inspired by this wistful moment captured on the ND prairie? And inspired I was!!! I had to create something that could remind me of that photo. Something that would give me those same dreamy feelings when worn.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So here is my Nakota Mustang Necklace brought to life...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you Aimee for sharing this photo! I'm so happy I found it. Visit </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wildflower-Photography/101631677037"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wildflower Photography</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to see some more amazing photos!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-73609823000095956342012-05-17T08:00:00.000-07:002012-05-17T08:10:55.569-07:00Photo-Shoot Fun!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope everyone has that cousin, the one who is basically a
sister. The one who is close to you in age and shares her million Barbies with
you. I have a cousin like that. We practically grew up together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You could usually find us sleeping in a tent in the back
yard, or playing Tomb Raider on the PlayStation. Well…she was playing the game,
and I was screaming about the giant Yeti or bear or wolf that always came out
of nowhere. Or we would be making home movies of Bounty paper towel commercials
or a cooking show about how to make a summer sausage sandwich. Yes we were
awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that we’re older, we have to live far apart. But when we
get together we still have a grand ol’ time. Like last weekend. I had asked her
if she’d like to be a model for my new jewelry and she was coming home so it
was perfect!</span> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course she did her part of bringing her boots and rope
and clothes. But I, on the other hand, was lucky that my camera was already
charged! So we gathered everything in my little car and we took off in search
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course we ended up at an old barn! Which turned out to be
a perfect setting to snap some slightly cheesy but fun photos. Of course it’s
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It turned out to be a great shoot and a fun day! This weekend we might be having another little shoot so look for more pictures on my Facebook page: </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/hangitontheline"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.facebook.com/hangitontheline</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (You can see the rest of this shoot's pictures there too, plus new projects I'm working on!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So even though we're "old" now and we live far apart we can still have fun like we used to. That's what family is for! We'll always be those little girls playing Lara Croft and Natalie Danger Mudd and running around our grandparent's huge pine trees and breaking tree swings. Oh wait...that last one was me. I'm still scared of swings hung by ropes...</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-87717043759511877322012-05-09T06:23:00.001-07:002012-05-09T06:23:43.969-07:00When I grow up...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I was little, I was a huge rock collector. Anywhere
I’d go, if there was a gravel driveway, I’d be out there bent over and picking
up any little pebble and stone that caught my eye. I even thought I was going
to be a geologist when I grew up. It was intense. I guarded my rock collection
like a mother bear guards her cubs. If my little brother even tried looking at
my rocks I’d hunch up and hiss then slink away. Okay I wasn’t that bad…maybe…but
you get the idea.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my favorite memories about rock collecting was
going with my dad to check on wells. Not to look at gauges with him or to
observe the stinky black stuff pumping out of the earth, but to stare at the
pink rock that made up the location. Scoria. North Dakota is filled with it and
it is amazing! When you first glance at it, it looks pretty boring. It’s not sparkly
or spotted like granite and it doesn’t have beautiful colors and designs like
agates. It’s just chalky and pink. But when you’re only 3 foot something and
you love rocks, none of that stops you from hunkering down and digging into the
long dikes surrounding tanks. And I found something magical! Unbelievable!
Something I had only seen in museums!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What was it you ask? Fossils! Fossils and fossils and
more fossils. When you first start looking it’s hard to spot, but once you know
what to look for, you can just walk along and pluck up the ancient impressions.
I had ziplock bags full of scoria with all different types of leaves on them. I
even found a dragonfly fossil once. That was a day for the history books!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s funny how things like that mean so much to you when
you are little. I try to channel that kind of enthusiasm now but I still find
myself sitting on the couch sipping my ginger ale with a straw. Where has my
passion gone? I blame responsibility. I have no time to collect and categorize
my rocks…I have to go to work and I have to wash my car and I have to comb my
hair. Absurd! Haha but lately I have been trying to channel my long lost inner
child.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last Friday, my family and I were out at our new house
location planting trees. And it just so happens that our new road is made of that
beautiful pink, chalky rock. SCORIA! YIPPEE! So while my dad was waiting for me
to bring him a fence post to string our planting line, I was lost in that
familiar world…overwhelmed with curiosity and a need to find something to fill
another page in my history book.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That little dot is my father...waiting for another fence post...responsibility, schmonsibility.</span></td></tr>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At first I was dismayed…have I lost my touch? Was I just
imagining those delicate veins and stems pressed into the hard stone when I was
5? Maybe this batch of scoria is leafless.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But alas! A shape caught my eye…and sure enough, as I dug
the chunk of scoria up, I could see the faint impression of a leaf carved into
the surface. The familiar feeling of victory was back. And I had to find more!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After my fourth fossil, I felt I’d better go help
the family plant trees before I got disowned. </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But for a little while I got to
be 5 again, giddy with excitement. I think I’ll bring my inner child out more…but
don’t worry…I’ll still comb my hair.</span> </span><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-18060020521199166252012-05-01T09:50:00.004-07:002012-05-01T09:51:42.299-07:00If I could ride the clouds...<span style="font-family: inherit;">
Happy May Day! I just love the month of May...besides it
being my birthday month (Yahoo!)... it's when I can really tell that warm
weather is here to stay and there's no more dreary winter days to put up with.
May just gives me the travel bug and makes me want to get going! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Last weekend the manfriend and I made a very quick trip
to Bozeman, MT. I wanted to see the mountains so bad, and since it was raining
he couldn't farm anyways. PERFECT TIMING for a road trip! It was so much fun to
get away from the busy oil boom and to see the glorious Rocky Mountains. Those
dang mountains do something to me...there is so much inspiration radiating from
every little teeny tiny pebble, I can't stand it! When I was looking through
some of the pictures I took I couldn’t help but stare at the clouds. I think
clouds make a picture. So…I had to write a little poem to show my love for
those fluffy formations. Don’t pay attention to the bad grammar (my writing is
terrible), just let your imagination take you for a ride on the clouds…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If I could ride the clouds,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’d never leave the sky.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’d wake up every morning,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And watch the birdies flying by.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’d touch the tips of mountains,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And with the wind I’d sing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’d dance with the Northern lights,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">How much joy that would bring!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I would call to the wild horses,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And they would whinny back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There would be no hurry,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">No time to keep track.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At night I’d soar up high,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And count the stars all around.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then catch some fireflies,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As I drifted back down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If I could ride the clouds,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’d never leave the sky.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’d live my life in peace,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Knowing angels were nearby.</span></div>
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</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-38668311639277586412012-04-25T07:05:00.000-07:002012-04-25T07:10:49.988-07:00History of the “Lepus Cornutus”<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Okay, since I’m already on this
history kick, I thought I should talk about another folk lore that I love to
believe in: JACKALOPES!!! Also known as horny bunnies, stagbunnies or
antelebbits. Yes my mascot John-boy up there is excited to make more people
aware of his kind…if more people are educated maybe the endangered jackalope
population will have a chance to thrive and his fellow jackalopes won’t end up
like him!</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;">Hahaha here are some facts about the
jackalope that you probably didn’t know:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Size: Males to 24". Females to 20". <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Weight: Avg 6-8 lbs. Binge up to 12 lbs. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Horns: To 12 inches across. 2-3 points common. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Coat: Tawny-brown, lighter on chest &
underside. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Disposition: Secretive. Easily agitated. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Habitat: Grasslands & KOA Campgrounds. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Range: Western North America into Canada. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Diet: Grasses, beenie weenies, smores. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Mating Ritual: Only during intense lightning
strikes. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Population: Less than 10,000. (2000 Census) <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Predators: Taxidermists, Tourists, Wall Drug. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Status: Endangered to threatened <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Traits: Sure footed and agile. Nocturnal.
Opportunistic. Crude ability to mimic campground chatter. Fondness for whiskey
and Harley Davidson oil lines. Will attack if cornered or provoked. To avoid
injury, quickly fall to the ground, remain calm and still while humming the Roy
Rogers song, "Happy Trails to You."<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;">Hahahaha I love that last one…I hope everyone knows the
tune of <em>Happy Trails to You!<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;">Here is a little history:<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;">The jackalope is an antlered species of rabbit,
unfortunately rumored to be extinct, though occasional sightings of this rare
creature continue to occur, suggesting that pockets of jackalope populations
continue to persist in its native home, the American West. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;">The Jackalope is an aggressive species, willing to use its
antlers to fight. Thus, it is also sometimes called the "warrior
rabbit."<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;">Jackalopes possess an uncanny ability to mimic human sounds.
In the old West, when cowboys would gather by their campfires to sing at night,
jackalopes would frequently be heard singing back, mimicking the voices of the
cowboys. Jackalopes become especially vocal before thunderstorms, perhaps
because they mate only when lightning flashes (or so it is theorized).<br />
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When chased, the jackalope will use its vocal abilities to elude capture. For
instance, when chased by people it will call out phrases such as, "There
he goes, over there," in order to throw pursuers off its track. The best
way to catch a jackalope is to lure it with whiskey, as they have a particular
fondness for this drink. Once intoxicated, the animal becomes slower and easier
to hunt.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;">Well, now you know a little bit about jackalopes…how to
escape them and lure them in! Keep your eyes peeled the next time you’re out
riding horse or camping and maybe you’ll catch a glimpse of the allusive fuzz
balls!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I found these facts from </span><a href="http://www.bikernation.net/jackalope.htm"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.bikernation.net/jackalope.htm<o:p></o:p></span></a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-79269807620329808902012-04-16T10:45:00.000-07:002012-04-16T10:45:30.130-07:00Get Mooned!<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am superstitious person. I think I am that way just for
that feeling you get. Like how good it feels to know you avoided walking under a
ladder, or dodging around a black cat and not letting it cross your path. Or
the tingle you get when a broom falls, and you know trouble is coming. And I
will pretty much believe any old folk tale and county lore I’m told. I just can’t
help it. I mean watching <a href="http://www.bfro.net/"><em>BFRO</em></a> (Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization) on
NatGeo has only confirmed my belief of the existence of Sasquatch!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So talking about these old folk lores and such, I just
finished reading a book called <em><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/girl-who-chased-the-moon-sarah-addison-allen/1100302151?ean=9780553385595">The Girl Who Chased the Moon</a></em>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And in the very back, after the whimsical
story’s ending, there was something that I’ve never heard of. There was a list
of names and descriptions of all of the full moons for every month. Did you
know that the Native Americans named the moons way back when? Neither did I. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">According to the Farmer's Almanac, <em>the Native Americans who lived in the area that is now the northern and eastern United States kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to the recurring full Moons. Each full Moon name was applied to the entire month in which it occurred. These names, and some variations, were used by the Algonquin tribes from New England to Lake Superior.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I found the names and descriptions very interesting and now my
goal is to memorize them all! I just thought this was really neat, so I want to
share them with you. And since I haven’t illustrated in a while, I thought I
would create some visuals to go along with the history…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>January:</strong> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>Full Wolf Moon</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This full Moon appeared when wolves howled in hunger outside
the villages. It is also known as the Old Moon. To some Native American tribes,
this was the Snow Moon, but most applied that name to the next full Moon, in
February.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Usually the heaviest snows fall in February. Hunting becomes
very difficult, and hence to some Native American tribes this was the Hunger
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>March:</strong> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>Full Worm Moon<o:p></o:p></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">At the time of this spring Moon, the ground begins to soften
and earthworm casts reappear, inviting the return of robins. This is also known
as the Sap Moon, as it marks the time when maple sap begins to flow and the
annual tapping of maple trees begins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>April:</strong> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>Full Pink Moon<o:p></o:p></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This full Moon heralded the appearance of the moss pink, or
wild ground phlox—one of the first spring flowers. It is also known as the
Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and the Fish Moon.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>May:</strong> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>Full Flower Moon<o:p></o:p></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Flowers spring forth in abundance this month. Some Algonquin
tribes knew this full Moon as the Corn Planting Moon or the Milk Moon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>June:</strong> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>Full Strawberry Moon<o:p></o:p></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Algonquin tribes knew this Moon as a time to gather
ripening strawberries. It is also known as the Rose Moon and the Hot Moon.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>July:</strong> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>Full Buck Moon<o:p></o:p></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bucks begin to grow new antlers at this time. This full Moon
was also known as the Thunder Moon, because thunderstorms are so frequent
during this month.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>August</strong>: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>Full Sturgeon Moon<o:p></o:p></em></span><br />
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Comment # 10! Congrats Amy Lee! You are the winner of the Country Girl Cuff! Thank you for entering!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-42715374667046447842012-03-29T07:32:00.000-07:002012-04-03T07:01:52.437-07:00Country Girl Cuff Giveaway!!!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yaaarrrroooohh! My giveaway prize is finally finished! I can stop talking about it and finally show you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for entering and joining me in the celebration of opening my shop! Good luck! “And may the odds be ever in your favor!” (Sorry, I’m obsessed with the Hunger Games now!)</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-71978127114889637012012-03-28T07:37:00.000-07:002012-03-28T07:41:56.038-07:00Sneak Peek!Good Morning Sunshine! I'm having a lot of fun with my new shop, although it takes me forever to add new items because I want everything to be perfect. I'm starting to think manfriend is right when he tells me I have OCD...just a mild case! I'm getting there, slowly but surely! I also started a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/hangitontheline">Hang it on the Line Facebook page</a>, where I will put some pics of my new items and such.<br />
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I want to make this really special because turning my hobbies into a business is REALLY SPECIAL to me! In my next post you will see the finished product and how to enter! Thanks so much for reading and have a great day!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680691737447770361.post-81915995628209391462012-03-22T08:09:00.002-07:002012-03-22T08:09:44.559-07:00Bibbity Bobbity Shop Bop!<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have finally held strong to a new year’s resolution! I
would like to introduce to you my </span><a href="http://www.hangitontheline.etsy.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hang it on the Line Etsy shop</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">!!! On my Shop
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In honor of Spring, I'd like to share one of my favorite poems with you. I was going to only share an excerpt but it's just so good I wanted to give you the entire poem:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;"><strong><em>Fancy</em></strong> by John Keats</span></span><br />
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let the Fancy roam, <br />
Pleasure never is at home:<br />
At a touch sweet Pleasure melteth,<br />
Like to bubbles when rain pelteth;<br />
Then let winged Fancy wander<br />
Through the thought still spread beyond her:<br />
Open wide the mind's cage-door,<br />
She'll dart forth, and cloudward soar.<br />
O sweet Fancy! let her loose;<br />
Summer's joys are spoilt by use,<br />
And the enjoying of the Spring<br />
Fades as does its blossoming;<br />
Autumn's red-lipp'd fruitage too,<br />
Blushing through the mist and dew,<br />
Cloys with tasting: What do then?<br />
Sit thee by the ingle, when<br />
The sear faggot blazes bright,<br />
Spirit of a winter's night;<br />
When the soundless earth is muffled,<br />
And the caked snow is shuffled<br />
From the ploughboy's heavy shoon;<br />
When the Night doth meet the Noon<br />
In a dark conspiracy<br />
To banish Even from her sky.<br />
Sit thee there, and send abroad,<br />
With a mind self-overaw'd,<br />
Fancy, high-commission'd:--send her!<br />
She has vassals to attend her:<br />
She will bring, in spite of frost,<br />
Beauties that the earth hath lost;<br />
She will bring thee, all together,<br />
All delights of summer weather;<br />
All the buds and bells of May,<br />
From dewy sward or thorny spray;<br />
All the heaped Autumn's wealth,<br />
With a still, mysterious stealth:<br />
She will mix these pleasures up<br />
Like three fit wines in a cup,<br />
And thou shalt quaff it:--thou shalt hear<br />
Distant harvest-carols clear;<br />
Rustle of the reaped corn;<br />
Sweet birds antheming the morn:<br />
And, in the same moment, hark!<br />
'Tis the early April lark,<br />
Or the rooks, with busy caw,<br />
Foraging for sticks and straw.<br />
Thou shalt, at one glance, behold<br />
The daisy and the marigold;<br />
White-plum'd lillies, and the first<br />
Hedge-grown primrose that hath burst;<br />
Shaded hyacinth, alway<br />
Sapphire queen of the mid-May;<br />
And every leaf, and every flower<br />
Pearled with the self-same shower.<br />
Thou shalt see the field-mouse peep<br />
Meagre from its celled sleep;<br />
And the snake all winter-thin<br />
Cast on sunny bank its skin;<br />
Freckled nest-eggs thou shalt see<br />
Hatching in the hawthorn-tree,<br />
When the hen-bird's wing doth rest<br />
Quiet on her mossy nest;<br />
Then the hurry and alarm<br />
When the bee-hive casts its swarm;<br />
Acorns ripe down-pattering,<br />
While the autumn breezes sing.<br />
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Oh, sweet Fancy! let her loose;<br />
Every thing is spoilt by use:<br />
Where's the cheek that doth not fade,<br />
Too much gaz'd at? Where's the maid<br />
Whose lip mature is ever new?<br />
Where's the eye, however blue,<br />
Doth not weary? Where's the face<br />
One would meet in every place?<br />
Where's the voice, however soft,<br />
One would hear so very oft?<br />
At a touch sweet Pleasure melteth<br />
Like to bubbles when rain pelteth.<br />
Let, then, winged Fancy find<br />
Thee a mistress to thy mind:<br />
Dulcet-ey'd as Ceres' daughter,<br />
Ere the God of Torment taught her<br />
How to frown and how to chide;<br />
With a waist and with a side<br />
White as Hebe's, when her zone<br />
Slipt its golden clasp, and down<br />
Fell her kirtle to her feet,<br />
While she held the goblet sweet<br />
And Jove grew languid.--Break the mesh<br />
Of the Fancy's silken leash;<br />
Quickly break her prison-string<br />
And such joys as these she'll bring.--<br />
Let the winged Fancy roam,<br />
Pleasure never is at home. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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