ABANDONED?

An abandoned building was something I
never saw growing up. Some times vacant for a
time when changing owners or renters. But
never abandoned.

This may have been due to over population

of the area. (That's why I left.) This resulted
in a shortage of places to live or work. And
if a place ever became uninhabitable, it was

removed and another put in it's place because

of the premium on land value.

I saw my first abandoned building on a trip into

the Midwest years ago. It was so unique to me
that I have been fascinated with them ever since.

These photos of abandoned buildings were taken

in; Madison, Newton and Washington counties
of Arkansas. One was taken in South Central
Nebraska. Probably in Shelton, or there abouts.
You guess which one came out of Nebraska.

As a person gets older they begin to feel a little

more like these old buildings. Our old bodies
are not as useful as they used to be. And we
find that even society begins to leave us out.
If you are older you know that. You may have
the experience and the answers, but the younger
generation wants to make their own mistakes.
So our opinion is no longer regarded.

But if we will "pardner" with Jesus Christ,

our creator, He makes us a promise.

"I will never leave you; I will never abandon you."

-Hebrews 13:5 TEV

RUINED

I happen to enjoy ruins. Why? I do not

know. But I would stop to look at the old

foundation of a none existent house long

before stopping to admire a new one.

Perhaps it is the same thing that makes

a lady stop at a flee market.

On a motorcycle ride one day I came upon this

dandy. It is on Hwy. 45 near Cainhill, Arkansas.

Looking at the map, my guess would be it is

about 6 miles or so from the Oklahoma border.

Cainhill is my kind of town. That is if I had to

live in town. When driving through Cainhill -

if you blink you will miss it.

This is one of the largest water wheels I've

seen. The stream does not show in the pictures.

But obviously it is near the water wheel.

This is a real cool place to stop, browse around,

eat a sandwich and have a cool drink. (If you

brought them with you.)

Now that I think of it, God likes ruins too.

That is why Jesus came and died in out place.

To fix our ruined lives, if we will let Him.

WHY GOD MADE THE OZARKS?

We know why God made the Swiss Alps and

the Andes. So it could snow on them. Then

we could ski, climb, toboggan and snowmobile.
And as the snow melts, give us streams and

rivers that flow to the ocean.

God made the ocean to catch all that water.

Then we could sail on it. Swim in it and
catch fish from it.

God made the desert for a dry place for
cactus to grow and a place for us to explore.

But have you ever thought why God made the
Ozarks ? (That's where these pictures are from.)

That's the simplest question of all. It's the
perfect place to ride motorcycles.

If you are into motorcycles, come try it.

Meet me out there on the road.

WHICH IS IT, JUNK OR TREASURE?

FOR THE LADIES.

TREASURE

MORE TREASURE

FOR THE GUYS.

JUNK

JUNK AND MORE JUNK
You know,  "a junk yard."

The "stuff" in the first two photos is buried treasure.

The "stuff" in the next three photos is Junk.

Now what is the difference?

Is it because some of the stuff (Ladies) is inside,

and some is outside (Men)?

Or is it because "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"?

What ever that means.

Or, maybe just because God made ladies different

than men? I'm sure glad He did.

If you find out why some junk is "just precious",

and other junk is, just junk - let me know.

BEST PLACE TO EAT LUNCH

I appologize for the very poor photos.

The sunlight just would not cooperate.

And I could not wait half a day for the

proper light. (Yes, I have heard of filters.

But there are none for that little camera.)

This little picnic area is such a delight

I stop here each time I pass through the

area.

This is found on Hwy 74 in Madison County

Arkansas. Just a short distance East of Hwy.

23. Even when you are looking for it, you

will probably drive past it before really

seeing it.

The pictures do not do it justice. But if

you can ever get by there you will enjoy

just poking around looking the place over.

There has been a lot of work put into this

little picnic area. It deserves your attention

and enjoyment.

I have even found locals there who drove a

mile from the house just to enjoy the solitude.

It is areas like this that help me appreciate all

the more the wonderful things God has made.

And in this case man did not mess it up too

much.

May you be blessed with a "hide-a-way" to get

to and a time of tranquility often.

NEVER ASK ADVICE

This house is about two and a half miles from my

place. Over the years I have seen this piece of

land flooded several times. So when they begin

to build I could not help but wonder what those

crazy people were doing.

Advice could have been ask of anyone living in

the area. But we would have lost these photo

opportunities.

Right after I took these photos they moved in

with dumpsters contractors etc. and really

went through it.

And of course the old river did it all over again

in just a few months. So far I have seen this

house flooded at least three times.

It made me thank God that I lived in an old

house up toward the top of the hill.

P.S.

You might be able to get a good price on it.

Some years it don't get flooded.

MORE GLOBBAL WARMING

I know. I should not do this. But our nation's capital has just gone

through record breaking snow. This region has had more snow than

normal. And is about 20 degrees colder than normal. I'm setting

here now with it snowing out side - again. I've just about had all

the Global Warming I can take.

I don't even feel like riding my motorcycle today. So I thought that

during this Global Warming spell, I would dig up a couple of pictures

of last year's Global Warming spell in these parts. Well, on my place.

May God grant that you do not have too much Global Warming where

you live.