InSPIREd Sunday - Vining Lutheran

Welcome to InSPIREd Sunday where Beth from "E." Lizard Breath Speaks and I are hosting photos each week of churches, temples or other buildings where religious services are held.

The guidelines are simple for participating in InSPIREd Sunday.

• The meme opens each Saturday at 6 p.m. Eastern Time until 9 a.m. Monday morning.
• Post a picture of a church, temple or other fabulous architectural building where religious services are held. If you know the name of the building, include it.
• Include the InSPIREd Sunday badge on your post and link back to here.
• Visit others who are linking up to the meme whenever possible.

I liked the weathervane on this steeple. It has a delicate filigree look to it.

Vining Lutheran Church, Vining, Minnesota - December 2012

Five for Friday - Minnesota Air National Guard

Minnesota Air National Guard, Minneapolis, MN - May 2013

Here's a different view taken from a different location in the airport on a different day. Do I fly into Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport too much? Yes.

Air National Guard - April 2013

Booming!

A booming we will go, a booming we will go, hi ho the derry-o, a booming we will go.

That just might be the theme song for prairie chickens each Spring as the males perform their mating ritual called booming. The male stomps his feet and lets out a booming sound from air sacs on each side of his neck.

Prairie chickens, while once plentiful on the open prairies, have dropped in significant numbers due to over-hunting and loss of habitat. The town of Rothsay, Minnesota bills itself as the Prairie Chicken Capital of the World and boasts it is the home of the largest prairie chicken in the world. If this statue is any indication, I can only imagine how beautiful these birds are in real life.

Booming Prairie Chicken - Rothsay, Minnesota

It's Got Character

A Work in Progress Perhaps?

Barn Charm - Dilworth Drive Bys

I see this barn every time I drive back and forth on Hwy 10 going the airport in Fargo, North Dakota. I finally snapped a drive by shot so it is a little blurred. It still is a nice looking barn, no matter how you look at it.

Dilworth, Minnesota - January 2013

I also see this lovely barn in Dilworth.

Dilworth, Minnesota - January 2013

Linking to Tricia's Barn Charm at the Bluff Area Daily. Click on the icon below.

InSPIREd Sunday - St. John

Welcome to InSPIREd Sunday where Beth from "E." Lizard Breath Speaks and I are hosting shots each week of churches, temples or other buildings where religious services are held.

This week I am sharing the spire from St. John Lutheran church in Elizabeth, Minnesota. This was taken on an overcast day last December. The base of the spire looks like large "M's". Maybe in honor of Mary, or Minnesota, or May, or...

St. John Lutheran - Elizabeth, Minnesota

The guidelines are simple for participating in InSPIREd Sunday.

The meme opens each Saturday at 6 p.m. Eastern Time until Monday afternoon.

Post a picture of a church, temple, or other fabulous architectural building where religious services are held. If you know the name of the building, include it.

Include the InSPIREd Sunday Badge on your post.

Visit others who are linking up to meme whenever possible.

Rurality - Prom Night

Once you get out of the downtown Fargo, North Dakota area, it is primarily an agricultural landscape. Farm after farm, pastures and fields galore. Quite nice actually, since I prefer the rural lifestyle.

The other weekend was Prom Night for many of the schools in West Central Minnesota and the Fargo area. You know you are in farm or ranch country when your limo ride to prom looks like this:

Going to Prom - Fargo, North Dakota

Sharing this week in Madge's Rurality Blog Hop. Click on the badge below to join in or start your hop.

TwoFer Tuesday - Clouds

Clouds above Hwy 97 on a very windy day - Orondo, Washington

Barn Charm - New York Mills & A Followup

Barn near New York Mills, Minnesota - March 2013

 A few weeks ago, I shared a picture of Big Green. I also had commented how I was able to see this barn from high above as I flew home from Minnesota to Seattle but didn't think to take a picture. This time as I flew home, I had my camera ready! I knew about when in the flight I would need to start looking. I was a bit worried because the flight this trip was on a more northern path than the last one and US Hwy 2 was almost out of my line of sight below as we flew west of Spokane. But there she was! You have to look really hard (enlarge the picture) to see the big green roof of the barn. I used the digital zoom to get an even closer shot and the picture quality suffers because of that. At least you can see the barn better.

Linking up this week with Barn Charm and Tricia at the Bluff Area Daily. Click on the badge below.

InSPIREd Sunday - Rural Virginia

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there! And welcome to InSPIREd Sunday.

Today's photo is from our co-host, Beth, over at "E. Lizard Breath Speaks". This church is in rural Virginia, no close neighbors. Beth loves the red doors and stained glass windows. For more details on it, hop on over to Beth's blog.

Rural Virginia Church from Beth @ E. Lizard Breath Speaks

I hope your mother was a source of inspiration in your life. I know my mother was and still is for me.

InSPIREd Sunday will be moving to it own blog site in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for details.

Barn Charm - Sunset on the Farm

I passed by this barn and had to turn around and come back to do a sloooow drive by capture. I like the brickwork on it. This was a neat and tidy farm - well cared for even though the top of the silo is missing.

Near Perham, Minnesota - late January 2013

Linking to Tricia and Barn Charm at the Bluff Area Daily. Click on the icon below to start your journey this week.

InSPIREd Sunday - St. Edward

Welcome to InSPIREd Sunday where Beth from "E." Lizard Breath Speaks and I are hosting shots each week of churches, temples or other buildings where religious services are held.

Me, I like spires and that is what I typically will post. But who knows what I might come across in my travels and end up sharing.

These twin spires are atop the old St. Edward Catholic Church in Henning, Minnesota. A new and larger church has been built down the street but I think it totally lacks the character of the old building. I mean, look at the tiny peaks that encircle the two spires and other details on the tower. I wish someone would buy this old church and do some restoration.

St. Edward Catholic Church - Henning, Minnesota

The guidelines are simple for participating in InSPIREd Sunday.

1. The meme opens each Saturday at 6 p.m. Eastern Time until Monday afternoon.
2. Post a picture of a church, temple, or other fabulous architectural building where religious services are held. If you know the name of the building, include it.
3. Include the InSPIREd Sunday Badge on your post.
4. Visit others who are linking up to meme whenever possible.

Thanks for joining in and hope you have an InSPIREd day!

Rurality - Waiting for Spring

Happy May Day!

Waiting for Spring - Along US Highway 2 West of Spokane in January 2013

 Linking to Madge and her Rurality Blog Hop.