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Lo and behold, we are on the verge of merging into beautiful, warm Spring from cold, snowy Winter! We've been seeing some gorgeous sunsets on our walks around the lake, and purple Hyacinths are appearing

It has been raining for about two weeks here, and lo and behold, we thank God, the sun is finally shining today! I opened some windows to let the beautiful air in this morning, and we are going for a walk

Every once in awhile, I am able to capture a photo when there is a beautiful sunset. Within minutes of taking this, the colors were suddenly gone! We really do live in a wonderful world. 😍

It's been very cold here for days, including sub freezing temperatures. Finally, it was 60 degree weather today, with gorgeous sunshine, so we ventured out for a hike. Cane Creek is an old waterway in

Our area recently experienced an ice storm, and even though it was very beautiful, thousands of people were without power! A huge tree had fallen on a transformer near our neighborhood. We were very fortunate

During Christmas time, one of our little grandsons asked me to cut an apple horizontally to see the Star inside! We had never noticed this, so it was amazing! He learned this in his 1st Grade class. 😍🎄☃️❄️

We had a Christmas Tree decorating party at our house with several of our children & grandchildren, and it was really wonderful! We loved seeing the expressions of wonder at each ornament that was

It is a gorgeous Fall morning on our deck today! The colors are brilliant and the air feels brisk and clean. It has been raining for days here, so we really welcome the brilliant sunshine. Maybe we will

We decided to travel up on the Blue Ridge Parkway to capture the beauty of brilliant Fall leaves before they have all fallen. There were many people parked at lookout places to view the splendor, and part

Our Blue Ridge Mountaindowntown has a great place where there are many unique craft breweries. This week a new cider brewery has opened, and we visited there to taste a flight of their wonderful craft

Every Fall a flock of Canadian Geese arrive from up North, and settle on our neighborhood lakes. They stay in this area until Winter and snow begin to set in, and they move further South to warmer weather.

Every year people create Black Bear Sculptures to decorate the streets of our downtown. Since live Black Bears are often seen in our mountains, they are appropriate decorations for this area. The city

The end of Summer days are still hot, but as evenings draw near, we sense the coolness of Autumn being ushered in! The majestic beauty of sunset over the lake beckons us to spend more time walking in these

One of our favorite places to go hike and visit is Mt. Pisgah at 5,722 feet high in the Great Smoky Mountains. It was the first day of Autumn, the day before a full Moon, and the air is turning cooler.

We went on a walk around our neighborhood lakes at sunset yesterday. The air was beautiful with an end of Summer feel, and since it was early evening, all was very peaceful. We didn't even see the flocks

We have two huge Crepe Myrtle trees in our yard that always have our last blooms of the Summer, and this year they have more flowers than ever before! Maybe it is a sign? 😍

We are really blessed to live in mountains that are amongst the oldest in the world! One of our favorite walks is along a greenway that follows a very ancient creek. The Sun shone brightly today, and danced

We frequently walk around our neighborhood mountain lake, and recently I captured the beginning of late afternoon sun setting over the lake! 😍

We went to visit and walk around at Biltmore Gardens to see the flowers and glass art sculptures by artist, Dale Chihuly. We were inspired by all of the rich colors everywhere, and thank God for such a

We went on a trip to the top of Mount Mitchell, in the NC Blue Ridge Mts., with some of our family, and it was a perfect day! It was the first day in a couple of weeks that it didn't rain, and since Mount