Posts Tagged ‘rural life’
VirginiaView from the Pines
Posted in Awesome Fotos, Beauty, Camera-Walking, Country Fotos, Country Sights, February Perspectives, Mountains, Photography, The Land, Trees, View Points, tagged A Virginia View, Blue Ridge Mountains, country photos, February Fotos, mountains, photography, rural life, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia on February 12, 2018| 1 Comment »
Bear With Me – Part 2
Posted in Country Adventures, Country Sights, Critters, Food, Friends, nature, Survival, Virginia, Virginia Views, Where to Go, tagged Bears, country adventures, country living, Country thoughts, Friends, general store, humor, Natural Bridge State Park, rural life, rural Virginia, Virginia, Wildlife on August 8, 2017| 26 Comments »

BigBruno
If you are weary of hearing about my bear visitors here in rural Virginia, I do understand. I hope you are able to “grin and bear it.”
But I must recount the latest episode. This time I was away from home with a friend.
We were out for lunch at a general store (and diner) in Natural Bridge Station, Virginia. That is only a few miles from the actual Natural Bridge (an awesome sight indeed).
The Natural Bridge is also now a Virginia State Park.
Anyway, we pulled into the driveway of the little general store and there he was – Bruno’s father! BIGBruno!
He was crossing the parking lot right in front of us. And he went loping down an embankment to a little stream, and up the other side to cross the road into the woods.
Could I get out of othe car without fear of bodily harm? No.
I was on the bear’s side!
Could I outrun the bear? No.
Still having trouble hobbling around on a bad foot, but even if it was normal……. well, you get the picture.
Was I stupid enough to get out of the car (on BigBruno’s side) and slowly make my way to the diner entrance?
Yes.
And so it was. Lunch was a breathless affair recounting the story to the hostess. She said they had been frying bacon all morning. Well, no wonder BigBruno was enamoured of the place!
And on the wall was this frightening image!
It looked just like him.
I still don’t know if it was a photograph or a painting, but BigBruno loomed out of the canvas as big and wild and beautiful as I could ever conjure up in a dream/nightmare.
Lunch was delicious by the way. A very informal setting with all natural all fresh salads and sans – everything to a bear’s liking!
Another adventure in Virginia country living.
A Virginia View Point
Posted in Awesome Fotos, Camera-Walking, Country Sights, Out of Town, Photography, The Land, Travel in Virginia, Virginia, Virginia Views, tagged A Virginia View, Abingdon, Country Fotos, country living, country sights, photography, rural life, rural Virginia, Travel in Virginia, Virginia, Virgnia on August 9, 2016| 16 Comments »
Life in the Slow Lane
Posted in Country Challenges, Country Fotos, Country Sights, Drive-By-Photography, Humor, Photography, Travel in Virginia, Uncategorized, tagged country adventures, country living, country photo, Country thoughts, Farm Truck, Hay Bales, humor, rural life, traffic, Views, virginia travel, Virginia views on July 7, 2016| 7 Comments »
Remnants of Autumn in Virginia
Posted in Abandoned, Awesome Fotos, Birds, Camera-Walking, Country Fotos, Country Sights, Country Thoughts, Fences, Memories, Mountains, Poetry, The Land, View Points, Virginia, tagged Autumn in Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, country living, country photos, Country thoughts, mountains, nature, poem, rural life, rural Virginia, Seasons, Shenandoah Valley, the land, view points, Views, Virginia on November 22, 2015| 14 Comments »
I thought that Autumn came and went
as winter spread its clenching hand
but Indian summer lingered
leaving love notes upon the land.
I am here. Please don’t forget me. I am here.
Follow Me
Posted in Country Fotos, Country Sights, Country Thoughts, Critters, Drive-By-Photography, Humor, Photography, Virginia Views, tagged country photo, country sights, country view, humor, nature, roadside view, rural life, rural Virginia, Turkey, Turkey trot, Virginia, Wildlife on November 5, 2015| 11 Comments »
I know. If you are reading this, maybe you are already “following” me/my blog.
This morning I was stopped by a turkey in the middle of the road, who decided it was safe at last and led 13 other turkeys behind him/her. They moved too fast for me to get a photo, but they gave “Follow me!” a whole new meaning
Do you follow?
High Definition Darkness
Posted in Country Adventures, Entertainment, Home and Hearth, How To, Humor, Simple Solutions, Technology, tagged blogging inspiration, country living, DVDs, HDTV, heroes, Home, humor, installing HDTV, rural life, rural Virginia, Technology, televisions, tv upgrades, Virginia, wires on September 12, 2015| 30 Comments »
RANDOM RANTS – AGAIN
It’s Friday and the sane people in my life are recording normal weeks.
How I envy you all y’all.
Well, my own week started off nicely with a dog visitor who earned a place in our hearts in about five minutes.
Then a friend and I went exploring around Clifton Forge way in Virginia. And that was fun too.
BUT MIDWEEK WAS A DIFFERENT STORY!
Mid-week was UPGRADE-TO-HDTV-TIME and my excitement knew no bounds. That’s “High Definition Television” in case you do not deal in initials. Anyway, I was looking forward to a clearer, brighter, more magnificent television picture.
Isn’t technology grand?
A nice Direct TV man named Joe arrived and trotted around from room to room, messing with the the grandgirls’ little sets in the back, then messing with the big television in Bill’s secret lair, and finally getting to my just-the-right-size set. When Joe was done, all sets were in brilliant High Definition. Could life’s little upgrades be this simple? Ha!
A Dark Television
Joe was gone about an hour when Bill’s big television went dark. Blank. Totally unresponsive. Did we do something wrong? No. Bill simply left the set on, was away for a few minutes and when he returned there was no television access.
No DVD Access
In that same hour, I lost all DVD capability on my just-the-right-size set. Never mind watching a Netflix disc.
And unbelievably, more casualties were vying for attention:
The radio in the car went dead. Huh?
Bill’s Krazy Kindle lost its internet connection,
and our smart stupid home phones went into answering machine mode
while we were saying “Hello.”
TECHNOLOGY = COMPLICATIONS = STRESS
Back to the HDTV problem – We spent hours looking at wires, talking, analyzing, comparing, arguing, studying, and finally calling for help. In other words we were sagging with nervous exhaustion.
You can guess that we called the company to COME BACK – PLEASE COME BACK!
THIS IS ALL TOO COMPLICATED!
WE GIVE UP!
HELLLLLLLP!
This morning a very nice HDTV man named Jody arrived.
- He took one look at the back of Bill’s big set and said, “Your power cord is not attached.” He attached it and everything works fine. Brilliant picture! Hurrah!
- Then Jody took one look at the back of my set and said, “Your DVD player is not attached.” He attached it and everything works fine.
- And the High Definition stuff is perfectly beautiful too! Hurrah!
Jody was here five minutes, solved the major issues with two plug-ins and deserves “my hero accolades.”
I am sorry to say he could not help with stupid home phones, car radios, or Kindle connections, but I have a feeling something somewhere is not attached. Restrain your comments please!
Here’s hoping y’all have had a satisfyingly calm and collected week of fun and frolic, minus the stresses and strains of modern technology.
And if you decide to call me and I don’t answer, leave a message because even if I am here, something is not attached.
It Was a Very Good Day
Posted in Blogging Inspiration, Country Fotos, Country Thoughts, Family, Home and Hearth, Love, Memories, People, Photography, Virginia, Weekly Photo Challenge, tagged country living, Daily Post, faces, Family, Grandkids, Happy Days, love, photography, rural life, Shenandoah Valley, Tractors, Virginia, Weekly Photo Challenge on August 27, 2015| 18 Comments »
The Daily Post Photo Challenge
Today Was a Good Day
Show us what makes you happy. Share your ideal day, recount a memorable day in the past, or share your favorite things.
This photo was taken here in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. It was at a time when our grandgirls were little and loved the joy of a ride on a tractor.
As High as an Elephant’s Eye
Posted in Blogging Inspiration, Camera-Walking, Country Food, Country Fotos, Country Sights, Drive-By-Photography, Farms, Food, Photography, tagged corn, Corn Silk, Country Fotos, country living, country sights, farming, farms, Food, photography, rural life, rural Virginia, Shenandoah Valley, the land, Virginia Farms on August 13, 2015| 22 Comments »