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Summer Wildflowers

The recent cooler sunny days, here in the mountains of North Carolina, have been a welcome relief from a summer of rain, heat, and...

A Parade of Pink

Steven’s eye is doing very well and we have resumed our rambling on the Blue Ridge Parkway and surrounding area. This is our second...

Ode to Spring

I have always loved spring.  As a child, after the Christmas holidays, the dark months of winter were long and dull, not even Valentines...

AI...Friend of Foe?

The picture at the left is AI enhanced and the one on the right is the original cropped image. Steven and I have discussed this numerous...

Be Excellent

In our last post, I mentioned how we had to get rid of furniture and household items when we moved and how cleansing that was. I have...

2023 in the Rear View Mirror

2023 was an exciting year. Steven retired at the end of 2022, and 2023 was a change in routine for both of us. The best part was being...

Crepuscular Rays

Earlier this week, Steven and I were at Cowee Mountain Overlook, a great sunset spot on the Blue Ridge Parkway. On that particular...

Ground Floor Color

The fall plaid pillows are on the rocking chairs. The fall wreath is on the wall above the bench. The required yellow mums are sitting...

Change is Almost in the Air

Not too long from now, seasonal changes will begin in the higher elevations of the Blue Ridge Mountains near our home. For several weeks,...

“There are times to stay put…” part 1

“There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you and there are times to go out into the world to find such a thing for...

2023, Eyes Forward

For many years, Steven and I have made time to do the things we really enjoy, like travel and photography. We have seen, more than once,...

The Boogie-Woogie Bugler of Cataloochee

Steven and I love going to Cataloochee Valley in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina. The road going in is a white-knuckle gravel...

Early September in Hendersonville, NC

Apples, pumpkins, hayrides, corn mazes and cooler weather, what’s not to like? We have been semi-residing in the charming mountain town...

The Not-So-Quiet Year

Well, from a blog standpoint, it has been a very quiet year. On a personal level, it’s been a clown car of crazy. Our last blog, at this...

I Love Fall

This week, I made a trip to my favorite local produce market, Randy Simpson's in Indian Trail, NC, and took advantage of the wonderful...

You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks

As many of you know, Steven and I spend a lot of time in and around the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Until recently, I only...

What to Shoot in the Winter

Other than a 3 day holiday weekend trip to the mountains and a short one day trip, we have not been out shooting for a while. We have...

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