Old Windmills, A Vintage Truck and The GiveAway Announcement!

Happy Monday, everyone!

It's a beautiful day here in the White Mountains.

Today, I will announce the winner of my 

altered book but first I'd like to share some 

photos with you. 

I said I wanted to start sharing more 

of our travel experiences.

We do a lot of traveling and sometimes

it's worth the extra time to 

take to the back roads.

That's really my favorite way to go.

It opens up the heart and mind a little and makes

spontaneity more of a reality.

 And doesn't that enrich our lives and

give us a fresh perspective?

It also makes room for surprises

or finding the extraordinary.

That's how we came across this

collection of windmills.

Do you like them?

Maybe some of you have never seen one. 

 But here in the west, they are still

a part of working ranches. 

And there are also many that 

are abandoned but still standing.

 What a beautiful blue-sky day it was! 

With just a few fluffy clouds floating by.

"When the winds of change blow

some people build walls,

and others build windmills."

~Chinese Proverb~

  At the bottom, left of this picture, you can see the

pipe that is fixed over top of the stock tank 

so the water can flow in. 

I just love seeing how things work!

 Aren't they beauties!? 
tall and inspiring....

And there's a little log cabin, too.

Below, there are some photos of a
rusty, vintage truck.

Do you ever wonder who drove those 
old treasures to the store..
school..
church...and maybe the country wedding?
I've always wanted to write a song
about one of those old trucks!

I had a good time trying some different angled shots. 

I hope you all don't mind. 

I recently read a blog post about how 

annoyed some people get with all the 

different shots of the same thing!

I'm sorry if that's me.

I don't know what this place was but

I was very excited to have found it!

 Out in the middle of no where.

I would have liked to ask some 

questions but there was no one around. 

 It seemed a little mysterious 

and that added to it's charm!

I hope you enjoyed the little tour and now onto

the giveAway announcement!

And the winner is.......

 Linda! 

Congratulations to you! Could you please

contact be by email with your mailing information,

I will get your book sent out to you this week!

Thank you very much to all who stopped by and left lovely,

sweet comments about my book and other posts!

You're all very kind and gracious and I

appreciate you so much.

Blessings to you all,

Tamara xo