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Yay us! We North Carolinians can take a measure of credit for the freedoms all Americans enjoy! We fought the “Federales” and won! We didn’t ratify the original draft of the Constitution until we knew that certain personal and state freedoms were guaranteed. We rock! Happy Independence Day! What every grade school student knows: North Carolina and the [...] Here are two shots taken yesterday while Gail and I were hiking and birding in the Blue Ridge Mountains close to Asheville, North Carolina. In the first shot you see a number of wild mountain flowers and plants, including a typical wild mountain rhodo. In the second, another rhodo, with a little extra surprise, a [...] Gail and I spent some time walking around Miller Park and the Reynolda House grounds this weekend. We had heard through the Forsyth Birds email list that a Little Blue Heron had been spotted in Miller Park. We went on the hunt and found an even better one just when we were about to give [...] We checked inside the bird box again today and were lucky to find the mother titmouse away, giving us full view of 4 eggs. They lay one a day for 4-6 days, so she may not be done yet. Then she came back to protect her eggs. She was tapping loudly on the side of the [...] This is our first effort at a bird box. We were hoping for a bluebird, but weren’t holding our breath because bluebirds like open spaces, and we wanted the bird box on our deck so we could easily watch the comings and goings. Bluebirds did check the box out, as did tufted titmice and Carolina chickadees. I [...] Gail’s brother, Todd, was here to visit for a few days. We kept him pretty busy, including this day of hiking on Pilot Mountain. Share on Facebook North Carolina prides itself in many things, among them BBQ. There is a famous BBQ festival in Lexington, NC every October. So today we decided to take a little drive down there since it is only about 30 miles away. We had chosen a specific restaurant, but when we arrived, it was closed (on Sundays.) [...] Big fun! One of the cool things about living in NC is the chance to see some great basketball! UNC in Chapel Hill and Duke in Durham are about an hour away, and our home team here in Winston-Salem, Wake Forest, is about 10 minutes from our house! This is our first game, and many [...] It’s Sunday Scenery time again, courtesy of my friend Lee at Tarheel Ramblings. This time I’ll pay tribute to North Carolina golf, and of course to Princess Gail! Share on Facebook I am participating in a writing exercise today, something like a meme. It is directed by my good friend and Easy Writer Kanani Fong. Here are the rules: A Writing Exercise. The Long Sentence |
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