Deer Stand Row

I want to pick-up where I left off in the last post...

Ah yes! Deer Stand Row as I have titled it. I have had several opportunities to see the stands in winter and summer. Most definitely harder to locate some of them during the summer months with foliage all around. My picture taking on the way home always seemed to point out the driver's side of the car , because our trip west a few days before came during the dark of night.


Coming up to the Pelican Lake area started my field searches - ending around Brandon...All my pictures taken in this post  are at Interstate speed. No stopping to get a good shot.

Here is the first deer stand that I caught sight of and was able to capture a digital image of on our way home. I did see others that I didn't have a chance to get pictures of because as soon as I saw them we were gone.


Even though winter allowed  for trees to be leafless, some stands were still camouflaged by tucking them into the edges of field and tight treelines.

The deer stands that I saw most were of the elevated varieties...since they stood out the most.

Hurry! Hurry! This one was taken out the back passenger window on the Driver's side of the car from the front passenger seat.

I was glad to have Hubby's set of eyes to help survey the countryside. Trying to see both directions north and south of our traveling lanes kept my head going back and forth...Whiplash!

This deer stand brings to conclusion today's "Deer Stand Row" post and  is my favorite...it belongs to Long Lake Lodge  at Brandon,MN. Oh to have a double decker like that one!

A Year Ago - The Day After Christmas

What a difference a year makes in  time and place...I would like to flashback to where I left off - the day after Christmas 2010 on our way back from Jamestown, ND.

We finished packing up the car, with Sadie taking her place in the backseat, we got on our way before daylight.  Hubby and I wanted to make some stops, but still get home in time to beat sundown.Snow was in the air and the passing lane of  eastbound I-94 was absent of tire marks as our car lights reflected back from the twinkling crystals.

Light of day finally came rising off the horizon through the misty cold winter clouds as we reached Fargo/Moorhead.

East of Moorhead, MN

It was after 9:00 before the greyness began to melt away with intermittent snow still blowing across the road.

The color of the sky ranged from pastel pinks to blue and finally warm orange as the sun rose between the openings of the swiftly changing cloud banks.

Hubby and I were still a long way from home.

Camera in hand I intended to find points of interest as we sped onto the next available Cabela's to stop and shop.

Heading eastward brought us onto a stretch of road that has come to carry the label Deer Stand Rowe to me. It seemed to have the greatest concentration of visible stands from the interstate - lying not far from our present location.



Check back for another installment of our flashback to our trip home in 2010 - see the variety of stands and locations...

Happy New Year 2012!

 A little music please...








My wish for you and yours in 2012 is to have a safe place to call home and the opportunity to follow your dreams....
                                       Happy New Year!

Fill in the Blank

Hubby and I are moving along slow, but sure on our house building project started July 22, 2009.

We needed a a solution to cover the white material,Ty-vek, until we are eventually able to put a window in place.

What to do? What to do?!?

We,( I ), needed to decide on medium and subject matter to be used for a temporary cover.

It had run across my mind to put up a German hex design . My heritage is mostly German.However, that idea didn't win out over my interest in wildlife found here at Timber Life.

This is the trail camera picture I felt simple enough for me to try to replicate or at least attempt  some resemblance.

We decided on pine siding cut vertically for easy assembling once transferred from production area to side of the house via an extension ladder.

A little machine helped me to get the outline of the picture in place since I am not particularly gifted with drawing abilities.

My contribution  for reassembly a top the ladder will be a support person at the bottom. 

I am glad for artistic license where you can decide on color and image perception.Redesigns are ongoing...

There is certainly much left to be done to get the project completed...Unseasonably warm temperatures this week should give me a chance to spend time with putting some trees in the scenery since the house is still an unheated studio.

Once finished this will be the answer to "Fill in the Blank"....

Wild Pole Dancing Bear

Speaking of Wild...My goodness! This bear sure is Wild on two accounts. By nature and by getting into scratching that itch all UP and down.

Hope you get a laugh out of watching the video like I did....