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February 22, 2006
Front Door
Cara tagged me with a meme - "The View From Your Front Door" because she thinks I live in a beautiful place. Honestly, I really love where we live. I love my house and that we have some land for the horses and not a lot of neighbors. But, some days I wonder what the heck we were thinking moving back to Wyoming - the weather, the job market, the shopping - all less than ideal. Yesterday the temperature with the wind chill was somwhere around -25 and today we're having a heat wave - it's 10 degrees! But, the point of this here meme is to show you all the view from my front door.
That's the view this morning when I opened the front door and looked straight out. I was hoping the horses would be out, but they were in the barn eating breakfast.
Looking out the front door to the left gives you a view of the barn, sometimes a train, and the eatern sky.
If you look to the right, you see the pasture, the neighbor's pasture, and the mountains in the distance. And a whole lot of brown grass.
I decided that while I was showing you pictures from my front door, I might as well include the view from the patio door - also looking east.
And a view from the garage door, looking west.
And I found some pictures I took last summer when the grass was green, just so you know that it isn't brown all the time. Because let's face it, brown grass is pretty ugly.
In knitting news, the second Tech Guy Sock continues. Ribbing, ribbing, and more ribbing. I'll show you a picture when something exciting happens. Until then, know that I'm working on it and am excited to be done so I can start the Chalet Socks for my sock pal.
Oops, I forgot to tag some people for the Front Door meme. Hmmm. I'm going to tag Diana because she lives in a place so very different from me, Blossom because it's warm where she is (and I'd like to see a little something other than brown grass), yaiAnn because she lives on the other coast, and Rebekah in the heart land (or at least somewhat). If you haven't done this meme and want to, consider yourself tagged.
Comments
Gorgeous, even in winter. I am very jealous of you and Margene, with the lovely mountains in every view. I'm surprised you don't have more snow!
Posted by: Zarah at February 22, 2006 11:45 AM
Just beautiful! Although I think all that open space might freak me out a little, as I am only accustomed to being able to see the horizon over the ocean, not long stretches of land.
Posted by: PumpkinMama at February 22, 2006 11:50 AM
Looking at the pictures from my family room, I can enjoy the beauty of a real winter and still be nice and toasty. I'm also ribbing ribbing ribbing. What a fun fun time right? You do have a beautiful view, much much better than mine!
Posted by: Stephanie at February 22, 2006 11:56 AM
You did NOT disappoint! It's beautiful! Thank you so much!
Posted by: Cara at February 22, 2006 11:57 AM
It looks like a very peaceful place where you can hear only the wind in the grass. Beautiful.
Posted by: margene at February 22, 2006 11:58 AM
I'm a city girl at heart, but it is gorgeous where you live. I can see the appeal.
Posted by: Purly Whites at February 22, 2006 12:01 PM
Wow, those photos are gorgeous! The view from my front door is...a little path and then somebody else's front door. LOL
Posted by: caitlyn at February 22, 2006 12:19 PM
What great pictures! Not at all like the urban jungle that I live in..........
Posted by: christine at February 22, 2006 12:23 PM
You live in such a pretty place. How wonderful it must be to wake up to such lovely views every day.
Posted by: Areli at February 22, 2006 12:55 PM
Man I'm jealous of your home. It's so beautiful, how can you stand looking out at that each day, I would never be able to leave. Of course I love really cold weather too, sot hat's a plus for me.
I'll try and do the meme Friday, but it will be out my back door, because I don't think the neighbors out my front door would like their house ont he internet.
Posted by: Rebekah at February 22, 2006 12:56 PM
So pretty! My views are definitely also different from yours, and probably quite boring. But I'll oblige anyways and think of ways to make it a little interesting..
Posted by: Angela at February 22, 2006 1:31 PM
wow, you are really making me miss home! What gorgeous pictures... And, I am even more jealous you have horses!!!! I grew up riding, and haven't in about 10 years... I feel like I have forgotten how, but I am sure a few rides would bring me back :) Oh, so jealous!!!!!
Posted by: Dani at February 22, 2006 1:41 PM
CAN YOU TELL ME HOW I CAN GET THERE FROM HERE BY NOT GOING VIA RAWLINS, ELK MOUNTAIN AND ARLINGTON. I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE A PICTURE OUT THERE WHEN THE WINDS BLOWING THE SNOW 75 MPH. NICE PLACE!!! I JUST WISH I WAS ONE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS
Posted by: MIL at February 22, 2006 2:29 PM
Now I'm going to be singing Cole Porter to myself all day ("give me land, lots of land under starry skies above...don't fence me in")
It was so nice to see a bit of fresh air and open space from my little city house!
Posted by: Meg at February 22, 2006 3:06 PM
So much space! It is truly lovely...
Posted by: francoise at February 22, 2006 3:36 PM
I can smell the crisp, clean, fresh air from here! Thanks for sharing where you live. What a cool meme and great pictures!
Posted by: Lynette at February 22, 2006 4:28 PM
I get so envious every time you post pictures of your house and the views - makes me wonder why I'm taking the CA bar right now, and not that of a less populated state where I could actually afford more than .17 acres! :)
Posted by: Cyndi at February 22, 2006 7:18 PM
I think I have a romanticized idea of Wyoming in my head after my short trips to Casper so I love seeing your pictures! Thank you.
Posted by: emily at February 22, 2006 8:11 PM
Your view is amazing! I am in awe. This is such a great meme - seeing where other bloggers live is so interesting.
Posted by: mari at February 22, 2006 8:13 PM
Ha! I love how "green grass" is such a relative term. I'm a displaced Wyomingite living in Kentucky, and I just can't get over the fact that there is more green grass here in the dead of winter than there is in the early summer in Wyoming. I miss the mountains, though.
Posted by: Melissa at February 22, 2006 9:36 PM
Oh, the space, the wide open space is just breathtaking.
Posted by: erin at February 22, 2006 11:30 PM
Wow, that view is so pretty! I look out my front door and see my next door neighbor's extremely hideous 1970's townhouse. Not attractive! Thanks for sharing with us!
Posted by: Coleen at February 22, 2006 11:34 PM
I am in love with your view!
Posted by: Becky at February 23, 2006 1:01 AM
OMG - I love where you live! i could move there is a second believe it or not. hmmm....find me a nice cute wyoming farmer and we can go shopping together everyday. (internet shopping at the very least!)
Posted by: jacqueline at February 23, 2006 1:40 AM
I love your view, it's beautiful!
Posted by: Gaile at February 23, 2006 2:41 AM
please take a pic one day when the horses are out! pleeeease?
such beautiful pictures - i live lodged in between a bunch of mountains so i rarely get to see so much open space. wonderful.
Posted by: kris at February 23, 2006 5:48 AM
the pictures of your surrounding looks so serene and beautiful. i will try to take some pictures!
Posted by: blossom at February 23, 2006 6:55 AM
Wow. I've got nothing like that to show.
But. Nordstrom's is moving into the mall right up the street. YEAH!
Posted by: claudia at February 23, 2006 8:38 AM
Well, you DO live in a very beautiful place. Thanks for giving us a look-see! ; )
Posted by: Vicki at February 23, 2006 10:14 AM
