Category Archives: NC

Sunday Scenery – The Blue Ridge Parkway in Autumn

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

Gail’s mother and stepfather are here visiting. We took them up to see a small part of the Blue Ridge Parkway on an absolutely glorious day. I couldn’t decide on just one, so I’ll present nine Sunday Scenery images. I … Continue reading →

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Pisgah View Ranch

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

Gail’s son Eric graduated last year, and as a graduation present she offered him a horseback riding trip. With his autism Eric doesn’t do very well interacting with people but he LOVES animals. So Gail organized a little trip to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Scenery – Mt. Pisgah

Posted on September 11, 2011 by
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A nice little trip to Blowing Rock, NC

Posted on September 3, 2011 by

Princess Gail and I just spent a couple of days in and around Blowing Rock, NC. It is a less than 2 hour drive northeast of us from Winston, up into the Blue Ridge Mountains. In fact, Blowing Rock is … Continue reading →

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Bethabara Park clean-up

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

Princess Gail and I spent a bit of our morning with a few other members of our Audubon group cleaning up a part of Bethabara Park. It is the site of the Moravian settlement of the mid 1700′s that would … Continue reading →

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Pilot Mountain Hot Nights Hot Cars

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

The small town of Pilot Mountain, NC hosts a monthly “Cruise-in” for old cars, every first Saturday of the month over the summer months. I’ve posted on it before, and I’ll do it again because it’s always a fun time … Continue reading →

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Macro Monday ~ Rough Green Snake

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

 

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Pretty good backyard birding yesterday!

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

It was a good morning yesterday. We had just arrived the night before from our trip to AZ and I was feeling a little jet lagged. I took my Land O’ Lakes hot chocolate, a magazine, and my camera to … Continue reading →

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Birding at Tanglewood Park

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

Gail had the good fortune of seeing a Barred Owl while birding with our local Audubon club at Tanglewood Park last week. So today she took me to the same spot to see if I could see the owl, too. … Continue reading →

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Hanging Rock State Park

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

Today was a great day for hike. Clear skies, about 70 degrees, slight breeze. So we headed up to Hanging Rock State Park. Gail had already been there, but it was my first time. It was a moderately strenuous hike … Continue reading →

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