RELAX AND ENJOY...

A MAN OF GREAT CHARACTER...

He had beautiful blue eyes, outstanding acting talent and incredible generousity to those less fortunate than he. He will be greatly missed.

Rest in Peace, Mr. Newman


Those who are most lucky should hold their hands out to those who aren't.
~Paul Newman

THE BEST THE YEAR HAS TO OFFER...

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GATHER ROUND...

the campfire, its that time of year...roast a weenie...burn a marshmallow...make smores...cuddle up with the one you love...laugh and sing with your friends or just allow yourself to become hypnotized by the magic of the flames...relax and enjoy

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WELCOME AUTUMN...

No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace

As I have seen in one autumnal face.

~John Donne

SOLITUDE...

I long for scenes where man has never trod;
A place where woman never smiled or wept;
There to abide with my Creator, God,
And sleep as I in childhood sweetly slept:
Untroubling and untroubled where I lie:
The grass below-above the vaulted sky.
~John Clare

HARVEST MOON...

September's full moon gives us more time each day to harvest our crops...working till "late in the evening", we toil till the fields are bare and the pantries are full...now we are ready for the coming winter frosts!

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LATE SUMMER IN THE APPLACHIANS...

Butterfly Weed...a favorite of the bees as well as the butterfly. The Butterfly Weed is a member of the Milk Weed family and therefore, supplies an ample supply of nectar for our flying insect buddies...grows prolifically along roadsides in the gravel and poor soil. Must get entire root to successfully transplant.

Ironweed and a UFO!!!...

hovering above one of the most beautiful roadside wildflowers. Named for the strong stem required to hold the large clusters of gorgeous purple flowers. Used by Native Americans for stomach aches.

HAVE A GREAT DAY...

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LIFE ON THE EDGE...

I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center.
~Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
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AS PROMISED...

A hummingbird's nest...most nests are about the size of half a walnut shell, so, that would make this nest the "Mother of all hummingbird's nests". This nest is closer to the size of a coffee cup, made up of the usual moss, plant fibers and surprisingly they also use spider webs...found along a riverbank walkway by some very observant folks, who having stopped for a sit on the nearest bench, noticed the many trips of hummers to that particular tree. They went on a search as to why and discovered this well-camouflaged nest. My "hats off to them"...I still have trouble finding it and I know its there!