It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.....

It is a lovely, sunshiny, cold (27 degrees) day here in Ohio. Opa has taken the day off to use up some of the vacation hours he has accumulated. Later this afternoon we're both going to get our annual eye exams, but right now Opa is out working on his combine.

We'll see how this whole video thing goes here. I don't expect the Academy Awards people to be calling just yet.

Meanwhile, here are some other scenes from life down on the farm: the goat and the horse are sharing a little lunch at the hay rack.

I also have some shots that just show the sunshine and the bare fields. I forgot how flat it is while I was surrounded by corn this summer. Now we can see all the lights in the neighborhood twinkling at night, along with the ethanol plant in Greenville. From some fluke of geography we can see that plant day and night, even though it is about 13 miles away. There is a plume of steam in the daytime, and all the lights on the structure at night. It is not unlike the ancient Israelites wandering in the wilderness, although I'm sure the view of the corn plant between the shed and the corn crib isn't as reassuring as the presence of the Lord over the camp.

But I digress. Here are the other photos:

Tomorrow Anna and I are going Christmas shopping, so I hope we have another beautiful day like today!