I Shot A Deer This Morning! One of the things I love about living in the mountains is having wildlife just outside the back door.  We have seen several of the deer who live in our neighborhood.  While hiking on the back side of our property last week we found a couple of spots where it was evident they had even been spending the night with us! Each morning I look out to see if our four-legged friends are hanging out and, much to my delight, this morning they were peacefully wandering around looking for a snack. The grass and yummy green shoots are about gone so we’ll be stopping at the feedstore this afternoon for corn.  This should give us plenty more opportunities to get some great shots! Hope you enjoy! Cyndi PS - just to clear up any misconceptions - I SHOT the deer with my Nikon!!   11/23/2012

Thanksgiving With The Family - Today we had the pleasure of traveling to Fletcher, NC (just south of Asheville) to enjoy Thanksgiving with our daughter, her boyfriend and his Mom.  It’s about a two-hour drive from our home in Hayesville and the drive over the mountain through Franklin this morning was beautiful.  It was also nice to sit and relax for a couple of hours after being in the kitchen last night cooking turkey and dressing for today. When we arrived at her home our daughter and I had fun fixing green bean casserole and mashed potatoes to go with the turkey and dressing. For dessert she whipped up a pecan pie (Dad’s favorite) and a pumpkin as well. After stuffing ourselves silly, we all sat around while the two of us Moms shared crazy stories of the the kids’ childhoods.  Needl... 11/22/2012

Clay County NC Master Gardeners Get In The Fall Spirit. As  many of you know, we recently purchased a “fixer-upper” foreclosure.  It was our intention to fix it up, put it back it on the market and, hopefully, make a little money in the process.   However, after meeting several of the neighbors it didn’t take us long to realize what a great neighborhood we had stumbled upon and that we really wanted to stay here for a while. A few days ago when coming into the development we stopped to compliment our neighbors, Jack and Jean Parrish, on their fall display - a artfully arranged bale of hay, scarecrow, pumpkins and flowers.    Turns out they are Clay County Master Gardeners and the fall display is part of their annual fundraiser. When we had kids at home I loved to have similar displays ... 10/08/2012