Sunday Stills is a place  where you can practice your photography skills by joining us in a weekly challenge every Sunday.  For this  weeks challenge you are to photograph your interpretation of a transition…

This is a good place to say Thank you to each and every person who wrote expressing sorrow and concern over the two huge fires we had last week.  Each comment I read and each personal email you sent helped Terry and I know how many good people are out there.

Thank You!

Since staying mad or staying angry is a horrible place to be, we are moving on.  The fences will be built, the hills will grow green again, maybe not with the former stuff, and yes, probably with the noxious weeds in our area, but they will be green.

The wonderful old tree cannot be replaced, but I do have lots and lots of photos of it.  The kids are just as sad as Terry and I, but the memories of standing under it waiting for the bus and playing by it will hold us for now.

A spring storm is supposed to blow in soon, we are hoping for rain.  That way the nasty charred remains will melt into the soil and the other things waiting to spring to life will be able too.  Also, the rain will cleanse the air of all the smoke and ash that seems to be hanging around.

I spent Saturday cleaning house and Terry spent it working on the fields.  He finished disking and rolling.  Work is a great stress reliever.  As odd as that sounds.

I’m putting in a photo of another really old, old tree….it is an Apricot Tree.  I’ve been a little afraid to go over and see if it made it through the fire (I took this photo on Monday and the fire was on Tuesday).  It is still standing, the fire did seem to go around it, so there is hope.

That is what springs eternal….Hope!

Once more we Thank each and everyone of you for your thoughts, prayers and concern.

Terry and Linda