Friday, February 21, 2014

South Dakota Skies

The top photo was taken from the middle of our driveway. The second photo was taken just minutes later from inside our garage. Talk about a quick moving wall cloud!

Linking up with Sky Watch Friday.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Cowboy Country

You know you live in cowboy country when they announce over the loud speaker at Wal-Mart "We have Rodeo star so-n-so and rodeo queen so-n-so here signing autographs..."

And where better to put the Rodeo stars table than right next to this ...

Happy Hump Day Everyone!

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Rapid City: West Blvd Historic District

One chilly morning, this last week, on my way to an appointment I happened to find myself going through the West Blvd Historic District in down town Rapid City.

I can just imagine how regal this neighborhood once appeared with it's wide parkways and divided boulevard. I really need to explore this neighborhood more.
Although Purple is my favorite color I don't generally think it looks good as an exterior color for a home. However, this time it most definitely worked in my opinion.



Although most of the homes along this section of the neighborhood seemed rather small there was still a great deal of charm.
 As I ventured down the block, my excitement began to rise as the homes got a bit larger. Okay, so I am a sucker for big old houses with wrap around porches.
Oh and can we say bay window? A wrap around porch and a beautiful bay window, two of my biggest architectural weaknesses.
This one even had a cute side gate. I was so drawn to the side of the home I didn't even take a shot of the front. LOL
Just one block from where I started we have a view of the business district down town. 


Next time I will spend more time and check out more of the historical buildings. For now I wish you all a wonderful week.

For more virtual travel be sure to hop over and play along with the others at Unknown Mami's Sunday In My City.

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