Drumroll... A Winner!!!

And the winner of the October Country Giveaway which features the beautiful bracelet made by Kayla of The Eclectic Element is............

Misha of From My Front Porch in The Mountains!

Congrats, Misha!!

Email me your address and I'll forward it to Kayla so she can get your beautiful bracelet to you.  A big thanks goes out to Kayla for providing her craftsmanship for the October giveaway!!

Thanks to everyone who entered, and stay tuned for the November Country Giveaway, which will be here in the blink of an eye!

A Weed By Any Other Name

Driving along our back country roads, this is what you'll see this time of year.... a glorious profusion of yellow flowers.  Or weeds.  I think the county calls them "weeds".

They proliferate in dry weather, of which we've had an abundance this year.

Personally, I think they make our dirt roads look very picturesque and beautiful.

Weed, or flower?

It's just a name, a designation.

I call them flowers.

They are like mini-sunflowers, so to me,

they are happy,

waving in the breeze to passers-by,

smiling at everyone.  

Maybe even thumbing their noses

(do they have noses??!)

at our county workers.

Backlit by the morning sun.

Beautiful, don't you think?

Last Day To Enter Country Giveaway!!

Yesterday morning's sunrise was nothing short of spectacular.... 

with a beautiful sunrise to the east, and a very

intense and stormy sky to the west with a rainbow!

I have never seen a rainbow to our west...

they always appear to the east.  

So it was a very awe-inspiring and different morning!

We're down to the last day to enter

the October Country Giveaway!!

Read this post here to find out how to enter.

You'll need to subscribe to my blog (upper right sidebar) and then respond to the first post you get in your email - Enter me in your October Country Giveaway!

I'll push out one more blog post later today to give late subscribers a chance to enter the giveaway.  By Saturday evening, we'll know who the lucky winner of Kayla's beautiful bracelet will be!!!