secret fishing holes

Every true fisherman has his share of secret fishing holes..

Mr. T is no different

One wonderful day this summer

Mr. T took the Blessings

and the California kids

to one of those secret spots..

and fishing commenced

and catching commenced!

so much excitement

and bug spray

and reminders of HOW to behave on a dock

catching is THRILLING

but littles need the help 

of patient big people

and Mr. T

is VERY patient with these little people

and C.S. is VERY patient with little people...

helping putting on hooks

that got lost in branches

like these

patient teaching HOW to cast

I enjoyed the flora

and the flora's friends

and the wanderers

and the early dew on the trees

there were fishermen & women all about the little fishing hole

it was VERY quiet..

except for occasional 

excited exclamations from Little Man

there was SO much to see

so many fish to catch

and spending time with friends

before they move far far away

is very much a blessing

quiet mornings

make my heart feel peaceful

I love quiet 

secret 

fishing holes

…

do you?

a day in the BIG City… Chicago!

we had some business that called Machine Man to the BIG City

and so we decided to ALL hop on the train system 

and spend a beautiful summer day 

in Chicago

We saw lots of things

one JUST never sees at Blessings Farm..

or anywhere near Blessings Farm...

We saw ginormous heads surrounded by blue skies

and flowers

the famed BEAN

which made Buddy giggle 

ENDLESSLY

the skyline was beautiful

the marketplaces 

colorful

the bean

amusing

and bright

and apparently 

hysterically humous!

giggling just kept going on and on and on...

out door amphitheater 

the BP Bridge

walking about

water fun on a HOT day

so many lovely bridges connecting one here and there..

so many lovely gardens

bringing color

and life to this very Metropolitan Space

love the stone work!

texture pleases me SO deeply.

patterns..

height…

color..

bam!

go go GO 

Chicago

old and new

blended and beautiful

and there is the sea..

the brave 

and beautiful 

fresh water inland sea..

that most people dare call a lake..

WHATever..

all smiles

what a HAM

a favorite spot of mine..

The Chicago Art Institute…

endless hours in my teen years spent here…

street musicians

how I adore street musicians!

of all kinds

fun times

The Blue Angels were practicing over head

the day we went..

SO exciting!

really tall buildings!

color

texture

light

shadow

love

picasso

american flag

old building

new building

BLUE blue skies

love this shot

The Berghoff!

I am GERMAN

so I love this restaurant..

we didn't get to eat here..

but we drooled over the menu

yum

All in all a great adventure day in the 

BIG CITY

now back to our adventures 

on the Farm