My Agenda
It doesn't hurt, either, when the stops we make in our travels coiincide with my own hidden agenda: picking wildflowers and sagebrush or to return to places I've been before, for nostalgia's sake. Other stops: at a thrift store on the way there, another one on the way back home, at A Child's Dream Come True, at a quilt/yarn store, at a little shop in a little town that sells marbles singly or by the bagful, to fill our water bottles with cold, clean spring water on the side of the road, or just to take pictures of old rusty trucks or buildings seen along the way.
Possibly my all-time favorite old building anywhere.
Truck parked just to the right of garage above.
Globemallow outside George, WA. One of a handful of Rugosa rose bush that have seemingly planted themselves and thrive on the side of the road in Montana about 30 miles from a town in either direction.
A spring coming out of the mountains just a mile or two inside the Montana border. Orange/blue containers headed west.
Fabrics from a nice fabric/yarn store I'd never been to before in Sandpoint, ID. You don't suppose these choices were in any way influenced by the wildflowers, trucks, trains, blue skies seen along the way? Price was a huge factor as well. All of these were 20-40% off. I'm feeling a big sewing and quilting phase coming on.
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Lovely photos and fabric! ^_^
Posted by: Lana | Monday, June 18, 2007 at 01:59 PM
Siri, you have an amazing "eye"--your photographs are truly amazing. I mean, they are ART. Have you ever shown or sold any of your pictures? You should.
Posted by: Sue in MA | Monday, June 18, 2007 at 06:43 PM
You have such an incredible eye for color and nature. Your children are beautiful and so lucky to have you in their lives showing them all of the beauty in this world. What could be a finer gift than that?
Posted by: Patty (Peech) | Monday, June 18, 2007 at 09:50 PM
SNAP! I was looking at some of those fabrics in a local shop yesterday- sadly not on sale.. The teal blue, orange and brown combinations are lovely.
Posted by: di | Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at 01:40 AM
The road trip sounds lovely. I wish more people would take the time to stop along the way (achem . . . hubby) - My dad once told me to hang the camera out the window as we drove through one of the National Parks - GAH!
Posted by: Rani | Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at 06:16 AM
Go with the sewing phase - am waiting with bated breath to see what you make from the lovely fabric.
Posted by: Lorraine | Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at 08:43 AM
Oh, yes, your road trip has you inspired. Can't wait to see what your creative mind comes up with - those fabrics are lovely!
Posted by: Katherine | Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at 09:47 AM