Country Wonderland

We hope you are enjoying a fun and joyful week of holiday preparations. And to get us all in the festive, wintery mood, some images from our library of the Skagit Valley in snow.

This fertile valley and picturesque farmlands lie an hour north of our home. On this day, after a sudden snowfall, the barns lay serene and still and a cool, clear sky sent twinkling lights dancing across the hushed purity of the fields.

We felt transported by the views to a country wonderland, a real-life vintage postcard, nostalgic scenes of a timeless way of life. We hope they do the same for you.

See more scenes of winter beauty here.

Antique Rose Farm

Antique. Rose. Farm.

Three words we love.

And together forming the name of a place of vintage beauty and charm that we visited on Saturday, the first sunny day after a dreary succession of decidedly un-summery days.

Roses and barns and cows and antiques and garden delights aplenty.

And a sunny field brimming with old garden roses, scampering on trellises and clambering over arbors.

Displays to inspire...

And, of course, lots of farm-style homes for the birds!

A delightful day out in the country!