Back in 2019, on the weekends we would drive around the back roads. We were looking for that dream property. We had looked at a couple places that were just not “the one.” When you live in farm country in east central Illinois, a plot of land with trees rarely comes up for sale. One of our friends posted on Facebook that she was regretfully selling a piece of property. My husband quickly sent her a message that we wanted it, before we ever put eyes on it. This picture is me putting my eyes on it. I had no idea that Mike was taking this picture. I had been playing with my hair, twisting it into a braid on the drive. If I had of known, I would have at least tried to look cute and skinny (don’t we all do that…). But the truth is, I will 100% take this picture. It is wunderlust. It is dreamy. It is a crazy woman having NO idea what was ahead for her, and it was a husband that wanted to make this woman happy. I will totally take that any day, over cute and skinny. We walked the property and bought it. Two crazy people with a dream for a country life. Void of a clear understanding of what it would take to get there.
This picture is our current driveway. You will see it in the future, first full of trees and stumps, later water and mud, later – rocked and the most amazing view.
The Story About the Red Tail Ranch 