Monday, February 25, 2013

Barns and Farms, a Church & Oscar

Oh I hope you all watched the Oscar's on TV last night.  It was entertaining and I do think Seth McFarlane did an admirable job.  How would you like standing up on the stage, hosting the biggest award show of the year in front of all those actors, directors, Hollywood types and not feel like you were being judged?  It's usually not a winning situation....many have bitten the proverbial Oscar Host dust, may I just mention James Franco.....what were they thinking???  In my younger days, I know back in the dark ages, but we did have electricity and TV, Bob Hope was the perennial Oscar Host. Between 1940 & 1977 he hosted 19 times, always widely praised and well received.  We should have cloned some of those old favorites, maybe some were corny but they provided us with good, clean laughs.  Unlike what we see today.

OK done with the soap-box...I joined my daughter, son-in-law, 2 grandgirls, 1 boyfriend, and 2 good friends for an Oscar night fiesta....well not exactly a fiesta since Lisa ordered Chinese food.  But then the Chinese New Year festival was on Feb 20, 2013 this year, so we will stick to fiesta.  Whatever, there was a lot of food and fun.  Lisa had score sheets for everyone....we each threw in $5.00 and whoever picked the most winners took home the loot.  There were 24 categories, Sam (son-in-law) had 20 correct, why he hasn't won the Lotto yet, I'm not sure.


Since there was still snow on the ground I decided to drive out early and see if I could find some barns along the way.  Ofcourse I can find barns, all you have to do is drive down any country road and you are going to find barns around here....after all this is corn country.  And I was blessed with a gorgeous day, the sun was shining and the sky was a brilliant blue, perfect.

Before I even found my first barn I came upon this sweet little country church, you know those old-fashioned kind with a cemetery right next door.  The sun was positioned perfectly in the sky making the church look like it was glowing.


No one out swinging today...


Spotted this farmer preparing his fields for the spring....





 There is something so visually esthetic about a red barn with snow on the ground and a bright blue sky....


And a few more from my trip to NC....these was somewhere near Lexington, KY.


Love all these black fences...you can tell these are horse farms.


Grey or dark grey barns seem to be real popular in this area of the country.


Hope everyone has a great week ahead....

Linking to Trish's Barn Charm

"Do you know why a car's windshield is so large and the rear view mirror is so small?  Because our past is not as important as our future."

Until next time.....

22 comments:

  1. love a midwest red barn but love those black rail fences of kentucky, too! just need to combine them! :)

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  2. wow, you got some great barns this time. i love the windmill. great shots. ( :

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  3. Oh wow...lovin' that tire swing! Great composition.

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  4. Deanna, all beautiful barns and great photos! : )

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  5. It looks as though you had a lot of fun on Oscar night, and boy, I love the look on Mac's face. I'd love to know what was on his mind! The barns and church are beautiful. There's something I really like about that tire swing.

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  6. Wow! These pictures are just gorgeous. Love the barns, but I think my favorite is the church.

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  7. makes me want to find a barn to take a picture of ... guess I know what i'm doing tomorrow!! love these! thanks!

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  8. Deanna I love that red barn! It is so midwest. I always love seeing all of the barns, and especially the huge family farms when i come home to visit. Also like that farm with the black fencing. Lovely shots and looks as if you had a fun family get together!

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  9. I rarely watch much of any award ceremony, but I did enjoy a bit of last evening's Oscar and think the host did a fine job. I too remember the good old Bob Hope days. You got some excellent barn shots, but that little church is priceless. Gorgeous!

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  10. Your editing techniques are so perfect for all of these. I'm particularly enamored with the green-roofed barn and the black fencing around the horse farm. So pretty, all! I did not watch the Oscars and would have lost soundly if I had bet anything. Haven't kept up with much of what Hollywood is doing these days, but I used to!

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  11. Again, you put me to shame....I think I'll just go sulk in the corner. :(

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  12. I watched most of the Oscars, just missed the last half hour or so. I was so glad that Jennifer won best actress!

    These shots are lovely, I am especially loving how the little church is glowing!

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  13. Love them all- but I think that last shot is pretty cool!

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  14. love the end quote... what is your "go-to" quote source?
    beautiful family & the color of the walls is dreamy.

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  15. Your oscar party looked fun. I too went to an oscar party where the tradition has been going on for 20 years. I felt so honored to be included with these group of 20 ladies. Hostess went out and bought all of us gold statues to take home, ballots to vote, prizes,,,it was a blast. So I enjoyed that you were doing the same thing.

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  16. oh what a fun, FUN oscar party! i also think seth mcfarlane did a good job but all these groups keep coming out saying "that joke was inappropriate" "this joke was inappropriate"...it's crazy living in a pc world now....love the photos!

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  17. They're ALL BEAUTIFUL! I love your editing! When I saw the black fencing, I knew it had to be Kentucky. And, you're right about a red barn in snow under a bright blue sky! =)

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  18. Love that green roof barn so striking. The ones with the fences remind me of the KY I know.

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  19. There is something really special about red and white together I love the tractor shot ....

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  20. Love the quote! Love the barns, all colors, shapes, and sizes. I did watch the Oscars and enjoyed it very much. I felt like it was more down-to-earth than it had been in the past. Not sure why I felt that way, but I did!

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  21. What a wonderful series of shots! I especially like that red barn!

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  22. Hi Deanna,
    I watched the Oscars too but I kinda got bored by the end of it. Seth did do a good job though. Your country photographs are breathtakingly beautiful. I loved the one with the black fences and the last photograph took my breath away (great texture work).
    xo

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