She is my husband's mother and my mother-in-law. She is in her eighties. She is a competent, caring lady and she loves to go on drives. This Sunday evening was another beautiful evening, after heavy rains this afternoon. She was thrilled when we offered to take her on another scenic drive through countryside where she spent her eighty some years.

Soon after we started out, she was excited to tell us that the school up ahead was the one her mother attended as a little girl. She told us the school was quite a distance from where she(her mother) and her family lived. She had to walk through fields to attend this small one room school house. I found this fact so interesting. I thought to myself, "that in an ever changing world, how special that some things stay the same, as in this one room school house out in the country. She proceeded to share more fun memories as we drove along. Her memory totally amazed me.

The sky created a perfect backdrop for the many farms we passed by.


Throughout the evening, clouds were the dominant feature. Moments of sun and then the sky would darken with clouds.

A foal and it's mother grazing by the road.

This water scene seemed so calm and peaceful as we drove beside it.

The work horses gathered for their evening meal.




The sun was beginning to set, casting a soft glow on the farms we passed by.

The work week will soon be here and life on these farms will go into full swing. Come to think about it, I suppose life on the farms does not provide many breaks like our work weeks do.



But for now, the brilliant sunset played center stage, and we said goodnight to this dear lady.

"The sun...in its full glory,

Either at rising or setting-this

And many other like blessings

we enjoy daily;

And for the most of them,

Because they are so common,

Most men forget to

pay their praises.

But let not us."

~Izaak Walton