Goodbye Twitter. Social Media Distancing

Social media unfocused can be a warped vacuum. I feel during this anxiety filled time my Twitter account became my enemy and not my stress release friend. I had over 2500 followers and followed almost the same. I got away from my primary goal. I really just wanted to see hobbies, art, religious interests and pets. The problem is people you follow don't always post very specific topics all the time.
I saw increasing posts with doom and gloom, misinformation or flat out misrepresentations of themselves or fraudulent accounts. I saw immoral, unethical and misinformed posts. Bottom line I felt sucked in to these things and bombarded on a daily basis. I started to feel that anxiety when you work with people that don't share your values and feel stressed even after leaving work.
My husband yesterday pointed out to me a study he probably heard on John Tesh. 
He said something I already know. News and social media in gobs are not good for your mental health. In the past 10 days I have watched Twitter and news way too much. I wasn't living life. I was getting a lot of information and a lot of it not fact checked from around the world. It was too much mental sifting and for what? It wasn't giving me anything better in my life. There are some beautiful people on Twitter with enjoyable accounts. However, for me the bad out weighed the good.
It's time to get back to crafting and listening to some good music. It's time to take a walk or take a ride and take some pictures. There is so much to do even with social distancing. Be mentally well my friends. It's ok to leave trivial things behind and be a better you.

Lancaster, PA I Love Cows!

If you don't get out on back country roads then you are missing out on Lancaster CountyHello from Ronks, PA!

Steer just hanging out.

I hope you enjoyed some country time with me!

USA Country Life-Photos

Enjoy my photos shot from my car. Please do not copy.

This sweet cat at a rural general store greets me when I come out because she knows I have a cheese snack for her!

Working the fields. Many pictures on back country roads in Ronks, PA.

Small church near Smicksburg, PA

Nursery where I buy my flowers. 

Naughty Nature!

*****Please do not copy my photos. It would be appreciated.

I have been busy with work. I have not posted very much at all! Things are changing. I need to release stress. I need to release my creativity. It is when I feel best. :)

Enjoy these photos from my bay window. They are taken through the glass. So, if a little hazy, you know why!

Yep, it is worth doing an uncomfortable head stand!

Stretch baby squirrel!

Hey, are you looking at me!

You don't mind if I eat your sprouts! Chip...seriously!

Winter Has Arrived and Thinking About Live Christmas Tree Guilt

I didn't grow up in a family obsessed with cutting their own Christmas tree. The needles and the watering seemed more a nuisance than festive. I purchased a live tree 5 years ago and said never again. I lost some antique bulbs to saggy or dehydrated branches and that was enough for me. Then there is this year. It seemed everywhere I looked trees were for sale. I wanted a small one with the bulb to plant in Spring. When I lived in Maine these were easy to find and not too costly. Here it's like the nursery didn't sell trees in the Spring and now they are going to take advantage of your good tidings and cheer. I was not paying $150 for a 4ft tree. So I bought a live 5ft tree. I stopped by a small farm on a back country road advertising trees. I really wanted two small trees for the front porch. Here is where well deserved tree guilt comes in. I still feel like an ass. The man explained the time it takes for a blue spruce to grow. I'm not sure how long, but it made me think about it later on.

After Christmas I saw so many unpurchased tress at stands. Of course trees in recycling piles. I have always loved nature. I am ashamed I gave into buying a tree that cleans our air and gives us beauty. I know all trees do not come from tree farms. I get people have farms specifically to grow trees and make a living. My hopes are people who are selling trees are doing it the right the way. We also need to be better consumers and ask where the trees are coming from if not purchasing directly from the farm.

I have purchased from Arbor Day since my first landscaping project at my home. I always had luck with their plants. Here is the link. https://www.arborday.org/ 
Have a wonderful day :)

Jet Cars!

Enjoy these awesome pics from the track in New Alexandria, PA. Making use of my new camera!

GO USA! Light it up!

America's Finest

Homemade Mini Jet Truck from Ohio

Beautiful Photos From Annual Bushy Run Battle Reenactment

Hello!

I wanted to share with you some awesome photos I was able to capture a couple weekends ago at Bushy Run Battlefield located in Jeannette, PA, Penn Township. Over the hill is also the small town of Bouquet named after you guessed it, Colonel Henry Bouquet of the British Army. Bouquet led the fight at Bushy Run. The defeat of the Natives changed history in this area.

Charge!

The Laurel Highlands to Pittsburgh are full of history. From rural Bedford, PA to Fort Ligonier down to Forbes Road and Bushy Run and so much in between and beyond. I challenge you to take yourself and or your kids on an American history ride. I was lucky to have a grandfather who took us on rides and explained our rich Pennsylvania history. I was also very lucky to hold and touch history as he was a superb antique dealer.

America loves to rebuild. Unfortunately, we have lost a lot of history demolishing buildings. I was wowed in England. The preserved history is remarkable. I hope more and more people realize there are some buildings, land and objects which should stay preserved as these places and things have a significant mark on American and Native history. I would also like to add the impact the settlers had on erasing Native history in my area. I will not speak on others areas. There were many tribes and frankly my backyard may very well have artifacts hidden in the ground. However in my travels with my Grandfather it was not common to come across Native items. I have held beautiful blankets and wood wares. I have held a man's head dress. It was gorgeous. The craftmanship and beauty were astounding.

As we have learned more than one person came across the ocean and "discovered," America. Technology has opened Native history. Some say there were thousands of tribes and millions of people. It was not desolate like old history books seem to play things out. A complex population was invaded and just like so many countries in history, war broke out. The idea of Natives being one population united is far from the truth. If they were one nation history probably would have been very different. I think everyone would have been dead or scrambled back to England.  More is also being published on the complex relationships Natives had with the Pilgrims, French, British and American Colonists and beyond as America grew. However American history books up until recently fluffed over the cruel extermination of a population. It saddens me Native heritage is not more woven into American history. I, myself have Native history lost in my family.

Fav pic!