.....and so life continues on Pleasant Chapel....

............the snow grader cleans the road...................

.............leaving the already needy mailbox.......listing left..........I do need to replace it in the spring..........

BUT WHY NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY...............

............to create a snow angel!

So I Enjoyed A Walk To Seth and Heathers

......and caught some shots.........

............including this one of their storm cellar......

While Sitting In Our Living Room.......

............I realized the beauty that lies right ourside our windows that look out on Pleasant Chapel. I picked up the camera and went window to window to photograph and share these views.......

The View From Around Our Dining Room Table

Pat's touch makes this a beautiful setting..........

.............the windows serve as a place for otherwise outside plants to catch enough rays to make it through the winter while providing natural beauty to our surrounds......

As We Eat At The Dining Room Table....

Out the Kitchen Window.....

While On Our Trip To California Pat And I Reflected On How Little Time We've Had To Be With Our "Newark" Granddaughters.......SOOOO...

.......today Adele mentioned that her teacher who is doing a unit on transportation in Ohio suggeseted that her Grandpa might take her out to do research on the history of Route 40.....The National Road......at least this is an approximate version of Addy's interpretation of what her teacher said......SSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOO......... seizing the opportunity to spend time with Addy..........Out we did go with binoculars and notebook to find historic remnants of this historic road......and maybe find some beauty out around Dawes.

..........Here Addy spots the first of a series of road signs that used to tell conestoga wagon drivers and later..... model T drivers...........

.........how far they were from Cumberland Gap, Maryland, and how far it was to either Columbus going West or Wheeling and Zanesville going East...........

..........this trip was not without the challenge of cold blowing weather conditions I might add (for the sake of Mrs. Fee who will be seeing and reading this blog which will stand as the proof of the effort we put forth to carry out her directive!!

..........and on we pressed.........together..........

Out Of The Car Window......

..........another discovery in our quest to research the history of the first "Highway" across the United States.......

....................this gigantic granit boulder monument.............on which is etched............

........."Eagle Nest".......then a picture of an old car....."NATIONAL ROAD"........and then information about when it was built and the name of the Governor of the state of Ohio at the time.........

...............and Addy proceeded to write down the inscription to share with Mrs. Fee, her teacher, and fellow classmates..........

........and our quest for knowledge and beauty continued..........

Arriving At Dawes Addy Enjoyed Using The Camera To......

.............take this picture of me when I wasn't watching her............

......and capture these shots....... which are indications to me that she too........

.......can see the beauty in the creation.........

.......that has come to be known as Dawes Arboretum ...........

And Finally I Enjoyed........

..............just being in this special moment.........at the place where 46 years ago I saw such beauty.............. both in the surroundings....... and in Pat..... the girl I loved............

............and asked her here to marry me........

........and I look now at Addy................and these surroundings..................and can't help but wonder if someday.............someone will look at this beauty..........and..........say....................

I LOVE YOU ADDY....