We had an adventure. There was a pop, and a gauge on Ann's six month old car announced the decreasing air pressure. We waited quite some time for AAA, but help did arrive, and a chatty young man loaded Ann's car to the flatbed and me to the cab. It all came out right.
As ever, I photographed barns, and I found another old school house to photograph, too.
The road went on and on, under blue skies and white clouds. A beautiful week; it could have been longer.
I opened my door to this shadow on the opposite wall. The blind, my curtain, and outside, a mandevilla tendril, doing its thing.
And the mandevillas are in full bloom. The red mandevilla finally has put out blossoms!
Your plants survived your vacation. Sweet!
ReplyDeleteMy neighbor watered them daily. Now it's back to me.
DeleteRural Wisconsin looks an absolute treat. So green and with a road that begs further exploration.
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I hope what ever was wrong with the cat was an easy and cheap fix. The flowers are so full of coloe.
ReplyDeleteA new tire.
DeleteA cat with a new tyre? Save wearing the paws I suppose.
DeleteLovely scenery. Hooray for blooming mandevillas. Such a cheery flower.
ReplyDeleteI too hope the car could be quickly and easily fixed (preferably under warranty).
I saw so many interesting barns on our trip through North Carolina and Georgia. I took no pictures though.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it a balm to the soul when our flowers bloom?
Wisconsin looks pretty nice to me.
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are so beautiful! And I'm glad the car issue was only a small inconvenience.
ReplyDeleteWonderful farms country.
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Gorgeous country out there!
ReplyDeleteCar troubles always make my heart sink - glad it was just a tire (if the word "just" fits here).
ReplyDeleteLovely to have good weather on holiday. Nothing ruins a trip faster than constant rain!
Beautiful! I can see why a week is not nearly enough.
ReplyDeleteSo green in Wisconsin with such pretty views! Glad your flowers survived when you were gone! So beautiful too!
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Beautiful photos from Wisconsin. I love that sort of scenery and hope it will last long. And I love your Mandevillas. I really need to get at least one. My daughters are so beautiful. I've never seen an ugly one!
ReplyDeleteThe old schoolhouse looks like someone is caring for it. Nice that your mandevillas are blooming again.
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ReplyDeleteWhat's a trip for you without some kinda emergency taking place?!! At least this one didn't involve hospitals. Not for humans anyway. Those are some adorable buildings you got in your lens and I miss wide open roads like this... nothing comes close this side of the pond.
Your shadow shot is delightful and oh the colours of the mandys... YAM xx
I believe the 5th barn down is a chicken farm. Those birds only glimpse daylight once between the shed and the truck which delivers them to Colonel Sanders.
ReplyDeleteWell, the ones on the outside of the crates anyway.
DeleteNo chicken farms here, but plenty of feed lots, and, worse yet, veal pens.Turn off your understanding as you pass by.
DeleteI thought the Mandevilla tendril in the shadow shot was Canada geese flying by. Lovely pics, I've always wanted to go to Wisconsin. Glad you're home safe and sound
ReplyDeleteI like the farms. My sort of pictures.
ReplyDeleteOh, how I hate car problems. The last time I waited for Triple A, it was late at night and it took three hours for someone to arrive and he could not tow us. We had to be rescued by family.
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are lovely and those red barn pictures should be framed.
Beautiful mandevilla blooms! -Jenn
ReplyDeleteI think my fave is the schoolhouse, just lovely how it has been preserved and the history would be fascinating.
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Wonderful photos, Joanne!
ReplyDeleteWelcome from beautiful flowers!
ReplyDeleteno spare on Ann's car? I was wondering why all barns are red when I was scrolling through and just then came the picture of the white one with silos. so wonderful to be met with your mandevillas.
ReplyDeleteThe car is a 2019 Ford. The spare is a can of stuff to spray inside the tire "to get to a safe place", for the purpose of saving weight. A major rip off.
DeleteBeautiful pictures - flowers at home and countryside in WI.
ReplyDeleteThose skies...gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteof your barn pics - I'll say the red ones do stand out more than the white one. Nice rolling hills in WI.
ReplyDeleteIt all looks lovely Joanne - so pleased you are settling in and happy.
ReplyDeleteWe had a tire fly off on the highway once when my daughter and I were headed to New Orleans. It was certainly a shock... and we were so very glad it didn’t hit another car. Glad your incident was overcome without too much trouble. Love the mandevillas!
ReplyDeleteLove the little school with the double doors...I went to one of those.
ReplyDeleteYour barn photos remind me of the Amish community in Berlin, OH. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! I was at Home Depot yesterday afternoon and saw that their Mandevillas were in bloom and immediately thought of you. ;) My mother had one in pink that climbed all over her Lanai. She had a Koi pond in the center of the Lanai that eventually got filled in and buried. Thanks for jogging those old memories out!
ReplyDeleteSplendid countryside shots.
ReplyDeleteLove the barns and flowers pictures. Great colours.
ReplyDeleteDear Joanne, it seems to me that you have adventures every time you leave your home and even within its walls. You are a woman who is curious about all of life and that leads to such delight.
ReplyDeleteI've enjoyed the times I've spent in Wisconsin. I especially liked camping in Door County. Peace.
Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos. I've never been to Wisconsin but love the things and colors that caught your eye.
ReplyDeleteWelcome home to blossoms and beauty. Maybe next year, you can go north twice.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photographs! Looks like an absolutely beautiful trip.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful weather to see it all in and to wonder what it would be like to live in each of them. So much space!
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