Where Did February Go? Part Two

Tomorrow is the last day of February.  Granted, February is the shortest month...but, seriously!  Where did the month go??!!

February 2015 - A fleeting reverie lost in time never to be recovered.

I downloaded the Day One journal App to help electronically record my days.  I also wrote the old-fashioned way with a pen in my hardbound paper-filled journal.  I guess I could look back at all those entries to see where the month went.  I'm sure I spent the majority of my days drinking coffee, chauffeuring my daughter to her various activities, working at my part-time seasonal job, and playing Candy Soda Crush...that candy won't crush itself, you know.

"...What is your life?  You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes."  James 4:14 NIV

I do recall there were some pretty spectacular sunsets that graced the horizon during this second month of the year.

I also had the privilege of spending a few precious hours with a wonderful friend who I had not seen for quite a long time.  We enjoyed lattes and a repast in a quaint little diner in Owatonna while catching up on our busy lives.  We also discovered a true "gem" that we enjoyed photographing. Although the images do not do it justice, here are a few attempts I made at capturing what can only be described as majestic beauty.

The unique building pictured above--originally the National Farmer's Bank (currently Wells Fargo)--is considered "a jewel box of the prairie;"one of the premier pieces of Prairie School Architecture in America.  This historical building built from 1906-1908 is located in Owatonna, Minnesota, and  is the most famous of all Louis Sullivan's banks featuring gold leaf arches, murals, stained-glass windows, and decorative art designs.  It was commemorated on a US postage stamp in 1981.

So long, February.