Front Yard, Back Yard
I got a kick out of the notes from the other day when I shared the photo of my boys playing in the playroom nook and most of you commented on the view out the window. I forget sometimes how flat this land is compared to most of the country… we truly are on the prairie! There was a pretty sky yesterday afternoon so I decided to snap another picture as I stood in the upstairs window to give you a better look:
The highway to town is off in the distance (it’s technically about 3/4 of a mile), yet we are still only about 2 miles from town. It’s the best of both worlds, even though our town is small. The nearest Target/shopping mall is about an hour and 10 minutes away, but at least the grocery store and the school are just a few minutes down the road.
Front Yard:
By contrast, the river runs through our backyard, so there are still plenty of trees and woods and trails behind the house. I took this the
other night when the sky was absolutely incredible! I’m still patiently waiting for green grass and leaves, however.
I can’t wait for our boys to grow up here and have many adventures exploring and running around this beautiful land… there are so many more good things to come…
Both are stunning views!!
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Spectacular!
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that night sky picture is gorgeous!
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Wow! Amazing!! 🙂
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the sky is just amazing. it’s so interesting what “sky” looks like when you don’t live 10 minutes from a city. light pollution detracts from nature’s true beauty. Lovely, XO
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I can honestly say that I’ve NEVER seen a sky like yours, in either picture. Sigh. City living!
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Love it!
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Stunning! That sky is ridiculous 🙂
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LOVE the night picture! We have the same kind of “best of both worlds” – I love it. I can get to the library/church/grocery store/post office/schools in 5 minutes, but it’s quiet. Our closest malls are 1.25 hours away, too! Though we do have a target 15 mins from here – that was new a few years ago and for a while all anyone could talk about!
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amazing
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Its beautiful!
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Stunning!
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gorgeous!
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Oh my God that is an amazing photo
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those are both such awesome pictures. You are so talented. well you…and God. LOL!
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Do your skies REALLY look like that at night?? Man, I might need to move!
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Wow to both! But that last picture with the stars… how do you take a photograph like that? I LOVE it!
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That last picture truly made my jaw drop. That is an amazing picture. I love that big huge star/cluster in the right of the picture. Wow. Funny, I think Madison is best of both worlds too but we live in the ‘city’ part. But I love that it is not far to get to awesome camping, biking, hiking, rural places, etc 🙂
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Simply stunning!
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That evening photo is UNREAL. Wow.
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gorgeous view!
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So gorgeous. I really miss the stars. That is like my biggest sadness about living in a city (which I otherwise completely love). xoxoxoxoxo
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