There is something enchanting about the ethereal mists in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. I am still breathless for a moment when the world is quiet and serene.
View from Home The Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
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Blue Ridge Mountain Magic
Posted in Beauty, Camera-Walking, Country Fotos, Country Sights, Country Thoughts, Fences, Mountains, nature, Photography, The Land, View Points, Virginia, tagged Blue Ridge Mountains, fencelines, Forests, Mountain Mist, mountain view, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia View on May 29, 2019| 10 Comments »
Beauty and the Beast
Posted in Camera-Walking, Country Fotos, Country Sights, Gardening, nature, Seasons, Virginia, tagged country views, Eastern Redbud, flowers, Forsythia, Native Plants, Pathway of Blooms, Pink flowers, Planting Trees, rural Virginia, springtime, Tractors, trees on April 21, 2019| 15 Comments »
There is a tree I love.
Most of the year it is a little spindly tree, hardly recognizable and often mistaken for a common weed.
Then Spring arrives and the flowers of this tree are like decorative trimming on a fantastical wedding cake.
The metamorphasis happens right after Forsythia blooms here in Virginia. A cloud of pink begins to line the roadsides. And suddenly there are sparkling pathways of brilliant pink for miles around.
I think this is a special time when nature is transformational and with its magic wand, even a frog can become a prince.
Cercis canadensis, Eastern Redbud
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Copious clusters of fabulous pink to fuchsia flowers hug bare branches in early spring giving way to heart-shaped leaves. This Pea family member often grows as an understory tree in mixed forests in the Mid-Atlantic Region* from southern Pennsylvania through Virginia. The Virginia Native Plant Society named Eastern Redbud as Wildflower of the Year for 2013.
Print Version: Cercis canadensis, Eastern Redbud
Love and Freedom
Posted in Country Adventures, Country Fotos, Critters, Dogs, Fences, The Land, Uncategorized, tagged country walk, dog safety, Dog Walking, exploring the world, freedom to run, Home, joy of freedom, Leash, leash control, Losing dog, pride, rescue dog, Running on April 1, 2019| 41 Comments »
Little Elsa, the rescue dog, has been with us for five months. And even with wide open spaces and acres where she can run, we have been walking her on a leash. It was our fear since we did not know her background, that she would run away or disappear into the woods and be hurt or lost. We love her now too much to risk losing her to a taste for freedom.
But we have had dogs here before. Two Golden Retrievers (Peaches and Carrie), Rudy (a misunderstood Pit Bull) and Rozie, our other mixed breed love, who all lived to old age. None of them ever required leash control on home ground since we have ample space right here for long country walks and little traffic to worry about.
One day Bill and I knew it was time to finally set Elsa free to stretch her legs and run with the wind. Removing Elsa’s leash was a terrifying move for all three of us.
Elsa could not believe her luck when the door opened and there was nothing holding her back.
And out she went – running and running and sniffing and sniffing. Oh no! Will she love freedom too much to return?
Out of sight she went with us
calling and calling
and so worried for her safety.
And suddenly,
THERE SHE WAS!
And suddenly
she tore off again, running and running and free!
And THERE SHE WAS
walking in sight of us without a leash!
And again, running and running
and exploring the world.
And finally she was walking with us
and met us at our door.
Home!
All three of our hearts are swelling with pride and love. We have all seen and felt the utter joy of freedom in the shape of a little rescue dog who has probably never felt it before.
Daffy in Spring
Posted in Country Fotos, Country Thoughts, Look at This!, nature, Seasons, View Points, Virginia, tagged Blooms, daffodils, Rain, Rainy Days, Signs of Spring, Spring, Sunshine, Winter Weather on March 4, 2019| 17 Comments »
It rained all day today.
It rained yesterday.
And there was snow and sleet the day before.
But when the sun came out for a second
there was another sign of Spring!
Oh, Virginia
Posted in Awesome Fotos, Beauty, Blogging Inspiration, Country Fotos, Country Sights, February Perspectives, Fences, Friday's Fences, Look at This!, Mountains, nature, The Land, Uncategorized, View Points, Virginia, Virginia Views, tagged Backyard View, Blue Ridge Mountains, country views, Fencing, Pastureland, rural Virginia, Skylights, Special Moments, Views, Virginia views on February 16, 2019| 24 Comments »
In a moment like this
I think there is no finer place to be
than in my own back yard
viewing
the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
Blue Ridge Beauty
Posted in Awesome Fotos, Blogging Inspiration, Camera-Walking, Country Fotos, Country Sights, Mountains, Photography, Snow, The Land, Uncategorized, View Points, Virginia, tagged Blue Ridge Mountains, country views, landscape photography, Mountain Views, Pictures, rural views, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Snow, views from the deck, Virginia View Point on January 26, 2019| 24 Comments »
I never tire of the views from this little house in rural Virginia.
And even now, after so many years and so many pictures, there are still moments when I feel compelled once again to try to capture the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The Blue Ridge is sometimes shrouded in mist or covered in snow, or blue against the sky, or blanketed in fog, and always stunning.
The snow was clearing a few days ago here in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
And it was one of those days when I simply had to get one more picture.
The Heart of the Matter
Posted in Art, Camera-Walking, Country Fotos, Country Sights, Country Thoughts, Mysteries, nature, Trees, Virginia, tagged Art, carved heart, heart of a tree, Heart of the matter, Hearts, Inscriptions, love, mysterious code, nature, Secret Codes, trees on October 22, 2018| 8 Comments »
They say there is always the heart of a tree and so I believe this one conveys a secret message. Can you see the carefully inscribed letters?
Nature was the artist here and Nature provided the carved heart inscription and the mysterious code.
IF ONLY TREES COULD TALK!
Or can they?
