tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37349728459981866672024-03-05T14:56:57.768-05:00Connie BLife is not about how many breaths we take, but how many moments take our breath away.Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-47530902849230179142012-07-02T16:23:00.001-04:002012-07-02T16:24:41.658-04:00chickens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Haven't done this in a while. Guess I'll have to re-learn.Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-19708218186128646922011-11-20T19:37:00.002-05:002011-11-20T19:44:16.906-05:00Zoo Turkey<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedp5HmBM66oz__N4nQv-6AxP-3IaJ83LSFS7AsXP5vO0jK7HMgDaM1hp9LtvIyvlLctGPX5Ry6_k5h3eC71JV8OgBK3zSGJ0e_h-8hWMpfEfDObQL_UjzggH2m82ayNGrW7UAbV6AzHg/s1600/turkey.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677242439881038530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedp5HmBM66oz__N4nQv-6AxP-3IaJ83LSFS7AsXP5vO0jK7HMgDaM1hp9LtvIyvlLctGPX5Ry6_k5h3eC71JV8OgBK3zSGJ0e_h-8hWMpfEfDObQL_UjzggH2m82ayNGrW7UAbV6AzHg/s320/turkey.jpeg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">What a proud fellow. He strutted around like this the entire time we were in the petting area. I fell in love with him.</span></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-69760870390662726382011-07-23T07:48:00.002-04:002011-07-23T08:00:56.519-04:00Melton Hill Lake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiMz6md_43U4d7NnyPUOHYLv09MkeWYZiQhLGc4aUOOzQJEEtAQFwygCZFSzPtFy8W7e_NCiSUYuy8Ip7qAhvWZ1_JOTcmE2BWv0rX_1tY0fT0JLH-H4bUtez2fmbZa92kS0pU8R-SeJs/s1600/Amber1.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 296px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632514786413978530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiMz6md_43U4d7NnyPUOHYLv09MkeWYZiQhLGc4aUOOzQJEEtAQFwygCZFSzPtFy8W7e_NCiSUYuy8Ip7qAhvWZ1_JOTcmE2BWv0rX_1tY0fT0JLH-H4bUtez2fmbZa92kS0pU8R-SeJs/s320/Amber1.jpeg" /></a><br />Looking for ways to beat the heat.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQF5ru2nco2XJaLBKnXXMXBvPuPOXcrojQRCswGSxp327Srm-5xcHEY578MkktAIYtpskrFfoJFPJWCR7y-_7n3c0B1odApbGHgm1SnosBCaUww16cKG7izOcEGX1NVedfVG7vdgOYpc/s1600/Phoenix+Tubing.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632514783169056770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQF5ru2nco2XJaLBKnXXMXBvPuPOXcrojQRCswGSxp327Srm-5xcHEY578MkktAIYtpskrFfoJFPJWCR7y-_7n3c0B1odApbGHgm1SnosBCaUww16cKG7izOcEGX1NVedfVG7vdgOYpc/s320/Phoenix+Tubing.jpeg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-14155018999759316832011-07-14T08:28:00.003-04:002011-07-14T08:38:52.930-04:00Dustin at the deerlease<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5e9tBZcsTymOyFGy6omLGJgRTqbsJnKxXiTR-3zd8OvP6Wrx_XZu05hMKjKNnRUzRH6cjmzS4prOJck-SgTwyeGe00xb-Q_LtO-BP2NbjlNgu-zDDmQt17JaCh7s6O2q8UqNWrTW844/s1600/dustin+Mark.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 224px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629184664636560178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5e9tBZcsTymOyFGy6omLGJgRTqbsJnKxXiTR-3zd8OvP6Wrx_XZu05hMKjKNnRUzRH6cjmzS4prOJck-SgTwyeGe00xb-Q_LtO-BP2NbjlNgu-zDDmQt17JaCh7s6O2q8UqNWrTW844/s320/dustin+Mark.jpeg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">We're still spending time at the deer lease. Here Mark is with his young friend. Dustin is eager to fish, but Mark explans mid day is just not the best time for fishing, too hot.</span></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-72601213013214610272011-05-29T13:33:00.000-04:002011-05-29T13:33:16.529-04:00Memorial Day 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUz4BYdp0Mco7Btp0WcFLctr4602Zr73vLVMofb_R71kZRHMCtfrBWfLng8U97UhbM4oT1TJ_tk-m5DqKIdbLupacNAmeOgMLAY78OfkbFe_yPv5PE942be7fm5nnZF4o3sx6OG5JWJM/s1600/memorial+wall+wth+connie_edited-1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUz4BYdp0Mco7Btp0WcFLctr4602Zr73vLVMofb_R71kZRHMCtfrBWfLng8U97UhbM4oT1TJ_tk-m5DqKIdbLupacNAmeOgMLAY78OfkbFe_yPv5PE942be7fm5nnZF4o3sx6OG5JWJM/s320/memorial+wall+wth+connie_edited-1.jpg" /></a> So glad Day got to get out and enjoy this day. The first in a long time.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-71868009723284251162011-05-10T12:33:00.001-04:002011-05-10T12:36:33.326-04:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lVg9TRcmVgNUgrEERXNnSN90J8TY0oyw5OM-8Ept97wFlyPACSvf-TiakV2AKCjTryc45mFddzAaDamIcrplcBbfz0gKwVMspdEuRnWEqMcGuRzC-OBO6ed2_uehvA3XZAt_43gm4sE/s1600/happy+group.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lVg9TRcmVgNUgrEERXNnSN90J8TY0oyw5OM-8Ept97wFlyPACSvf-TiakV2AKCjTryc45mFddzAaDamIcrplcBbfz0gKwVMspdEuRnWEqMcGuRzC-OBO6ed2_uehvA3XZAt_43gm4sE/s320/happy+group.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both">Wish I could remember what was so funny. <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-73295934386220831952010-12-05T07:36:00.001-05:002010-12-05T07:46:07.884-05:00turkeys at the cabin<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I counted 23 turkeys in the backyard at the cabin. They came through right after Thanksgiving dinner where turkey was the main course. I snapped this photo through the window. I was afraid too much movement would scare them off. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRUPv6WqQKbJsqLBtsPTrucTTTsQ-1TJbcRMMl1_elyvVeYZTJxrvNgOsC16NjAY_Rbw4P_Hej-D2_XMMcS7typJ0jnEOJmeW0OAbYJgDC388mMD7l8F2yaRedkOBPMaIewTbLC5BkVM/s1600/2010+11+28_6008_edited-1.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRUPv6WqQKbJsqLBtsPTrucTTTsQ-1TJbcRMMl1_elyvVeYZTJxrvNgOsC16NjAY_Rbw4P_Hej-D2_XMMcS7typJ0jnEOJmeW0OAbYJgDC388mMD7l8F2yaRedkOBPMaIewTbLC5BkVM/s320/2010+11+28_6008_edited-1.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-50310356661964000512010-11-29T03:19:00.000-05:002010-11-29T03:20:01.447-05:00cabin 2010Small group at the cabin for Thanksgiving this year. I really enjoyed spending time with the ones that made it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRoU0QYAS2ww5FfGiyUF8m5D-l03fHtT7tZ4wWYqyoNwUIsU7ZC6vl9UAOy5NoFo4o1ZQDyTxZZ6wb7qmzq2zysobMisBQrN7s_3tIT7iSZwOplpCwa0KuaNshSvSG3nscKrentAIZXM/s1600/2010+11+28_5991_edited-1.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRoU0QYAS2ww5FfGiyUF8m5D-l03fHtT7tZ4wWYqyoNwUIsU7ZC6vl9UAOy5NoFo4o1ZQDyTxZZ6wb7qmzq2zysobMisBQrN7s_3tIT7iSZwOplpCwa0KuaNshSvSG3nscKrentAIZXM/s320/2010+11+28_5991_edited-1.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-75568857718695030432010-09-29T03:51:00.002-04:002010-09-29T04:06:18.278-04:00Disney World 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIL57DoIyHvuANEgsDmpTLnGG7bC23C5RxiV-K9wJMhFm9zIChyphenhyphenjZ9NHJMt3Lh7BfXSxKOoMYuosjLgkeFTMFKMGSz9c5G5PFe0StsvRKRZA03sl2EdBqpy1B_TpygNyB4uVQAKOgTjE/s1600/Disney+World+2010+.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 244px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522240735870848450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIL57DoIyHvuANEgsDmpTLnGG7bC23C5RxiV-K9wJMhFm9zIChyphenhyphenjZ9NHJMt3Lh7BfXSxKOoMYuosjLgkeFTMFKMGSz9c5G5PFe0StsvRKRZA03sl2EdBqpy1B_TpygNyB4uVQAKOgTjE/s320/Disney+World+2010+.jpeg" /></a><br /><div>If Disney World were located in Tennessee I would probably have visited it before now. But since it's located in Florida I made my first first visit last week at age 56. The place is HUGE!! I'm very glad I went in the off season. We avoided crowds, and the heat.</div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-90146593215711650602010-08-28T22:06:00.002-04:002010-08-28T22:21:59.058-04:00Ijams Nature Center<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RnEOXFTHmcEBM3gpqe5ijbxl9ZDOj9m2eXhTQL1scOFkxDfXrus2RFXxWsjXUyVhPxi3vJe5-YcA5hwXJoXiaBJndt4dxXEEYeMRRymPSn-oES22homp6M9JLumkd1evZhGHhyphenhyphenqxYrI/s1600/Ijams+Nature+Park.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510648697324672242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RnEOXFTHmcEBM3gpqe5ijbxl9ZDOj9m2eXhTQL1scOFkxDfXrus2RFXxWsjXUyVhPxi3vJe5-YcA5hwXJoXiaBJndt4dxXEEYeMRRymPSn-oES22homp6M9JLumkd1evZhGHhyphenhyphenqxYrI/s320/Ijams+Nature+Park.jpeg" /></a><br /><div>If you live in Knoxville you've visited the Ijams Nature Center. One of the trails in the park takes you to this broadwalk looking over the Tennessee River.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDzwRXscLthFirISRS0FL_H_LUMBP7RVWwtROdhDXy69lpBrk8CRenuESMqiVKM9Z92nDPwCpD1M1n-IP3qgxuW02ziS-Qp5U1wG847vmhVLW7vl4dVhJOfHFJ0eKdKglZBtwjm-wkLc/s1600/Me.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 208px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510647864782948866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDzwRXscLthFirISRS0FL_H_LUMBP7RVWwtROdhDXy69lpBrk8CRenuESMqiVKM9Z92nDPwCpD1M1n-IP3qgxuW02ziS-Qp5U1wG847vmhVLW7vl4dVhJOfHFJ0eKdKglZBtwjm-wkLc/s320/Me.jpeg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-79549122618522622832010-08-23T08:58:00.003-04:002010-08-28T21:54:25.088-04:00Watauga Lake<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Watauga Lake near Johnson City Tennessee. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82o2-H5Y6mws4ZqAuzzK-o0XJ9x-reeJPoInocyYxKQYODNL80Y3Dyoxb1XR9PRHftr1eXOoMYwwAwDOMhiUjviQW7lOdDa-tDTL5_BABJYey_Xbwj7Os7Bs2Cpls1BTDTQzu3yPrcEA/s1600/best+lake.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508590319371374946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82o2-H5Y6mws4ZqAuzzK-o0XJ9x-reeJPoInocyYxKQYODNL80Y3Dyoxb1XR9PRHftr1eXOoMYwwAwDOMhiUjviQW7lOdDa-tDTL5_BABJYey_Xbwj7Os7Bs2Cpls1BTDTQzu3yPrcEA/s320/best+lake.jpeg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Mark has a brother who lives in Johnson City. when we visit Paul and Sally we explore the area a little before heading back to Knoxville.</span></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-50565594493336666042010-08-10T05:13:00.007-04:002010-08-10T12:11:51.332-04:00Clinch River<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Trying to beat the heat Mom and I took a trip to Clinch River. (Of course we took the four legged</span> members of our family.)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_WXLCwAQSj0dFy57w78-J9_wFoFRKGp-Ys0bVQCjYGffpoi9yWmvRu2-zE4tXmT8KlpU0iJGuUG94I5Sant1uXF9qUDUBUuAjdRiYgBWgZ67zwsoSOFGQjQAEm4tFoLeI61KTqmju4U/s1600/shorelne+1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503712153074754898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_WXLCwAQSj0dFy57w78-J9_wFoFRKGp-Ys0bVQCjYGffpoi9yWmvRu2-zE4tXmT8KlpU0iJGuUG94I5Sant1uXF9qUDUBUuAjdRiYgBWgZ67zwsoSOFGQjQAEm4tFoLeI61KTqmju4U/s320/shorelne+1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">You can't see the water in this photo because of the fog.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaLLj2QKk7nfeRbgZBuQRAK6DQC8TjGWgrdCkUZoD8tLpBWhRh3Dg4Fm096rc_MvbD6CC92gFdBOxyg540qNZL7QhOjgILO6OOZCNMJayQawHf6nuU8r7uI-jKU6bFJWWvQ1qc18oIlY/s1600/ducks+2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503711424943472898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaLLj2QKk7nfeRbgZBuQRAK6DQC8TjGWgrdCkUZoD8tLpBWhRh3Dg4Fm096rc_MvbD6CC92gFdBOxyg540qNZL7QhOjgILO6OOZCNMJayQawHf6nuU8r7uI-jKU6bFJWWvQ1qc18oIlY/s320/ducks+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjogQmccfs6zwv2RmXYAITibTt5W-FRng8n17bZEic2fhOMkneaLV1TvHxCj96xEuDZLiZr0bWmETvYkaoKs6EMvaK2b4_rOq4eoGimfUoORO_z8frMBupd-ECZf72bLfWAuvsda2nBgs/s1600/Mom+%26+dog+1.j%5Bg.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503710927175684482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjogQmccfs6zwv2RmXYAITibTt5W-FRng8n17bZEic2fhOMkneaLV1TvHxCj96xEuDZLiZr0bWmETvYkaoKs6EMvaK2b4_rOq4eoGimfUoORO_z8frMBupd-ECZf72bLfWAuvsda2nBgs/s320/Mom+%26+dog+1.j%5Bg.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Exploring is great, but attention from grandma is great too.</span></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-32065579781978251492010-07-27T20:42:00.003-04:002010-08-08T06:56:25.863-04:00Backbone Rock Tunnel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Pr_JLBKLFgrua0JYyx71qxGYw6mDGMFTgEIxHlpQ_fmZr_ZRSllEhPa-F7U4fvN5LZLcDdsOxqUVvAMBCKqA-9nuxRwsOE-7t8zwNBg1NClwtmz5bk7k6JeraQCtwWnT0IJZ9HmvSrQ/s1600/sign-2.jpg"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKI-SEVPIPj2Z5LaSZkMHBNHT_TQe6MmSQI2vxMs5NXF7xvXck9gJjNp084T3tcCotG_gg4frG35L7pAtFQXbd7Nuv97pPwBcha4GQQfV2UOOqYXu5pmq12xUcpS856jjzffiDcNSPN2U/s1600/Shortest+tunnel.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498751995346040962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKI-SEVPIPj2Z5LaSZkMHBNHT_TQe6MmSQI2vxMs5NXF7xvXck9gJjNp084T3tcCotG_gg4frG35L7pAtFQXbd7Nuv97pPwBcha4GQQfV2UOOqYXu5pmq12xUcpS856jjzffiDcNSPN2U/s320/Shortest+tunnel.jpeg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-29670218644563169622010-07-25T20:02:00.004-04:002010-07-27T06:35:56.971-04:00Paul and Sally's place<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTG5pdCZqQayHh0Ogw9UFGJ371VqC9ZsjsMLe3gCPFZT_Lv6gX70izoH2lRUbMq9QrUFViWGagcGg1tWUXiuv5GiOhTTrIC_adM-evRsskqykkeQHUEXLOO0FFl6IjHx1SkVlFj8a_OU/s1600/Mark&+Connie.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498528993850701906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTG5pdCZqQayHh0Ogw9UFGJ371VqC9ZsjsMLe3gCPFZT_Lv6gX70izoH2lRUbMq9QrUFViWGagcGg1tWUXiuv5GiOhTTrIC_adM-evRsskqykkeQHUEXLOO0FFl6IjHx1SkVlFj8a_OU/s320/Mark&+Connie.jpeg" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's a two hour drive from our house to Paul and Sally's house, but it's a nice drive, and once you're there you wonder why you don't make the trip more often. This is the view from their back porch. Can you imagine getting up to this every morning? I'd never make it to work.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFe0DzES_HlQV7VDytfR1QDQnmZKCohUloM4kPc_0e5KmJBFz_V2ZiRM4T9AOi60cOIc8vc1t0WQk91EDBpc82URarzH_KZEgUHQ1PdImB6f6kkulsjJGLDV1Isbiku5GgYCIllMpALYw/s1600/view+2.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498528974339304418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFe0DzES_HlQV7VDytfR1QDQnmZKCohUloM4kPc_0e5KmJBFz_V2ZiRM4T9AOi60cOIc8vc1t0WQk91EDBpc82URarzH_KZEgUHQ1PdImB6f6kkulsjJGLDV1Isbiku5GgYCIllMpALYw/s320/view+2.jpeg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_7HsimlkyVjdU_1of45U_oesAEwpRJYlpLsL93coTUphbuPxIQcUNgDIWpwYZb-PDxby3nLXGg06-o6NZsZeN-JfF-tyleXQhY0cHt_mytd80D5mwBRjpLrOyMgvu39v5y7l_UA9eos/s1600/Mark&+Connie.jpg"></a> </div></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-21280075708272904032010-07-15T19:16:00.005-04:002010-07-16T05:23:14.063-04:00sisters<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZyyN-KPkmu54N6Y6dsWDKF_KVWq1M1NlQftO38QzCyqqSCV_b9ZFAA80rL59vuXYldm1r_g0XN2wERKTH21zU0B2o0pb1PdNrY5MWLqnLt0cKqcQ88EWkdPAMCkjkpdLTwmWg5YCMms/s1600/sisters2.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494276646551450658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZyyN-KPkmu54N6Y6dsWDKF_KVWq1M1NlQftO38QzCyqqSCV_b9ZFAA80rL59vuXYldm1r_g0XN2wERKTH21zU0B2o0pb1PdNrY5MWLqnLt0cKqcQ88EWkdPAMCkjkpdLTwmWg5YCMms/s320/sisters2.jpeg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Mom with her oldest remaining sister Chris.</span> </div><div></div><div>Every so often Mom and I will take a day to visit with with family members. Originally there were eleven siblings, now there are four girls left, including Mom. It's sad, so many wonderful aunts and uncles are no longer with us.</div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-45669999066593204052010-07-05T15:07:00.005-04:002010-07-05T15:46:50.605-04:00July 4th weekendMark is the official cook for all foods grilled.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQyKDdYvQF16uQN_r6NyzVw592sTPat2ueDQgpvub8pXfxyVtdwsp319-cUBLrAKwMU2zTzPsi9V1wh5Hhs56LLY2dB41UWf8K76UQqpFjpTrpNTeG_JyrmMN3_cfVO2n6tvpGqH4sFU/s1600/Mark+grilling.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 194px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490504855011722210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQyKDdYvQF16uQN_r6NyzVw592sTPat2ueDQgpvub8pXfxyVtdwsp319-cUBLrAKwMU2zTzPsi9V1wh5Hhs56LLY2dB41UWf8K76UQqpFjpTrpNTeG_JyrmMN3_cfVO2n6tvpGqH4sFU/s320/Mark+grilling.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTPbds5XmhP2LZ4iU4g_6GVJGLY47dYGhSqktsNqaF_zDh5Ipdtt1YcakaoIBSUKDuMyNy1HyX6Ebeo4A63TACdafWoLSmdq5HoH3W6pRhqmpvQu_uvJcMYi4jHaUeA_sRyktNFvMVns/s1600/Mark+%26+Connie.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490502950575497522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTPbds5XmhP2LZ4iU4g_6GVJGLY47dYGhSqktsNqaF_zDh5Ipdtt1YcakaoIBSUKDuMyNy1HyX6Ebeo4A63TACdafWoLSmdq5HoH3W6pRhqmpvQu_uvJcMYi4jHaUeA_sRyktNFvMVns/s320/Mark+%26+Connie.jpeg" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRwU9rRSfG1Jwgt4g64p-7otTumKrljCkFwF-wsZtN4HIOg7jhVx5cLIese79wf3TsK31bfw057ApJU9u84PzqA_MRzVaf1m357rjfETRUGA93FkMwLSfa_TCe_uhKEIduME8zg-jUyU/s1600/Mom+%26+berries.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490502334366166290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRwU9rRSfG1Jwgt4g64p-7otTumKrljCkFwF-wsZtN4HIOg7jhVx5cLIese79wf3TsK31bfw057ApJU9u84PzqA_MRzVaf1m357rjfETRUGA93FkMwLSfa_TCe_uhKEIduME8zg-jUyU/s320/Mom+%26+berries.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Mom and I found enough blackberries around the cabin to make a cobbler.</span><br /><br /><div></div></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-34192328655210937972010-07-01T06:28:00.003-04:002010-07-01T06:39:37.800-04:00Knoxville Zoo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5lKj-RNbMM0xRtT127UenlFp5EvY20poyMpfBSb5snykRosXJNDhAZWMOt5ygBu47m5XzPXoSBXfZZZUYgdE_x1Z1gAd-W-Q-aPAISI7fIoA0Az7gEEhw1mmp2DoQLg_S7AZceViz6c/s1600/Knoxville+Zoo.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488883671573050930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5lKj-RNbMM0xRtT127UenlFp5EvY20poyMpfBSb5snykRosXJNDhAZWMOt5ygBu47m5XzPXoSBXfZZZUYgdE_x1Z1gAd-W-Q-aPAISI7fIoA0Az7gEEhw1mmp2DoQLg_S7AZceViz6c/s320/Knoxville+Zoo.jpeg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I had forgotten about taking this picture at the Knoxville Zoo. There are three bears in the enclosure, but this fellow was so relaxed and so close to the viewing window.</span></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-35442316494541976182010-06-30T06:41:00.000-04:002010-06-30T06:41:38.825-04:00Mark's Dad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLf9GAtQ9DJ20VkZpMtEjAZnLYh62ADmNN3_kTil7GGz00WWr8P1Da8tyGoSFWc9iVu3jnFxuIFslcojkQ89I2c-HTorcCyWSjc3_nszHzBBJ7WmGJbZYqsDzal6oD5jbCePN1n5gPo8U/s1600/2010+06+29_5655_edited-1.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLf9GAtQ9DJ20VkZpMtEjAZnLYh62ADmNN3_kTil7GGz00WWr8P1Da8tyGoSFWc9iVu3jnFxuIFslcojkQ89I2c-HTorcCyWSjc3_nszHzBBJ7WmGJbZYqsDzal6oD5jbCePN1n5gPo8U/s320/2010+06+29_5655_edited-1.JPG" /></a> This is the person Mark gets his love of anything outdoors from. My father-in-law is 84 years old and very active. We took a short hike at the deer lease he still looks cool as a cucumber, while I look all hot and sweaty.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-64450132563718420822010-06-24T19:49:00.007-04:002010-06-25T19:44:31.120-04:00iphone pics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigypLp2inglp0-IMw07vjnVlN-U0oldyyXJ97thwCmJkv38tKuBu5UIFTNnBn4VTsSH_46folfkPSqvManASq9rCQB1YhiO6OnHammo92uEfdcDrtNmZmGRfGsUCgrfLkpJyQLoUHNim0/s1600/berries.jpeg"></a><br /><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4e9aRTqn_ymBrhWI4scNmcSPjQOsyWXYZF4UicFNLEFJafNv0mt2ERYjW4Tdy-B3hUVPMSe77jtc9gFPjfnqnpR1x24WJ_INAFKEzjByU8usy_2sLAJnKK7sto-Gn0J4nb3VD66QstjI/s1600/Maynardville+Cell+Site.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486492536968859074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4e9aRTqn_ymBrhWI4scNmcSPjQOsyWXYZF4UicFNLEFJafNv0mt2ERYjW4Tdy-B3hUVPMSe77jtc9gFPjfnqnpR1x24WJ_INAFKEzjByU8usy_2sLAJnKK7sto-Gn0J4nb3VD66QstjI/s320/Maynardville+Cell+Site.jpg" /></a><br />This photo was taken with my iphone. I never dreamed it would turn out so well. That's Norris Lake in the background.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_GAkzum3bD8G2RbM0y8rsgVLg5xvMZZUTYtu2OC0bLAd3EqCXx6AYGNjp1TRI1Dxj2ChvfVKCdDsWe4ARRjc0SEc6czdHJCFuTMqM-azeoagAyyNtrvnkNmqbOTmZJr4X6m-vAKqWkw/s1600/berries.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486492531815202626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_GAkzum3bD8G2RbM0y8rsgVLg5xvMZZUTYtu2OC0bLAd3EqCXx6AYGNjp1TRI1Dxj2ChvfVKCdDsWe4ARRjc0SEc6czdHJCFuTMqM-azeoagAyyNtrvnkNmqbOTmZJr4X6m-vAKqWkw/s320/berries.jpeg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br />The first blackberries of the season!! Delicious. </div><div> </div><div>(another iphone photo)<br /></div><div></div></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-40508208938105048682010-06-14T20:14:00.002-04:002010-06-14T22:15:28.544-04:00Momma Robin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ae_pGuQiqjt4HJAEh3TtT70KygC3HnnhQ781sMiGYXJ9MSEfxqHVJzcnLulSeISNSFQ1xFSx7kmrR4zlVa5B7pxccHnwm58SXfKW-bdI7LK8_m-wpGrpV3Brh5gK01EJqkqwZn3m6EM/s1600/robin.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ae_pGuQiqjt4HJAEh3TtT70KygC3HnnhQ781sMiGYXJ9MSEfxqHVJzcnLulSeISNSFQ1xFSx7kmrR4zlVa5B7pxccHnwm58SXfKW-bdI7LK8_m-wpGrpV3Brh5gK01EJqkqwZn3m6EM/s320/robin.jpg" /></a><br />Mom discovered this robin building her nest on the fence just outside the condos. In this photo she may not look like she'd qualify for any mother of the year awards, but all her fledgings did survive.Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-60867116068473599862010-06-01T20:31:00.002-04:002010-06-14T22:03:53.595-04:00Parrot Mountain<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK0rdvlAC-N1coL207G-V5r4ReVA5jW444gSctZFbd2WUUd7cdNYhO0C9ZCkUnC0dT_N4X0ExZda3aUh7Q7tq4dnMb5MTLo9sR4HJndnZlpHE-43tz2PfsayqEiBx7XA5iMn9BPHRpfmk/s1600/2010+05+16_5536_edited-1.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477969029671659090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK0rdvlAC-N1coL207G-V5r4ReVA5jW444gSctZFbd2WUUd7cdNYhO0C9ZCkUnC0dT_N4X0ExZda3aUh7Q7tq4dnMb5MTLo9sR4HJndnZlpHE-43tz2PfsayqEiBx7XA5iMn9BPHRpfmk/s320/2010+05+16_5536_edited-1.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Mom and I loved the scenic walk at Parrott Mountain almost as much as we loved visiting with all the birds.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-hHNfwBrdQdYaVjVL6jkxr8HlEQk9T969yHZ17efxLQG7npgxI7diFTbZX1cRe-7s4_-JXzAmU7CbHAJqIhapjqGrIe_vCfaAy5y65OX6m-8RD_xrbKJ9CXAySnav5xjUtjyXEk-04k/s1600/Connie+2010.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477969019342181714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-hHNfwBrdQdYaVjVL6jkxr8HlEQk9T969yHZ17efxLQG7npgxI7diFTbZX1cRe-7s4_-JXzAmU7CbHAJqIhapjqGrIe_vCfaAy5y65OX6m-8RD_xrbKJ9CXAySnav5xjUtjyXEk-04k/s320/Connie+2010.jpeg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-20404883500885341952010-05-23T23:53:00.003-04:002010-05-24T00:34:36.023-04:00My yard<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQGBV_EYrFd8iERh2xqdh9yqWd1p6m9IFx5ELFkvA3puVO7JQOCUpP7DBBg93_0sxGxv6LD3kjI2NDZa88586LbjaS4oN8h_qm4fOsgiwmYxgA1JtRdg9PkW7u6RLPure3IOODG_Gxww/s1600/pond.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474688226278564994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQGBV_EYrFd8iERh2xqdh9yqWd1p6m9IFx5ELFkvA3puVO7JQOCUpP7DBBg93_0sxGxv6LD3kjI2NDZa88586LbjaS4oN8h_qm4fOsgiwmYxgA1JtRdg9PkW7u6RLPure3IOODG_Gxww/s320/pond.jpeg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9fzcLYYLkF-taSZMCJcz9jivfraC66b7W1Ai7_959Y1iTzfd_lN9FKV_ybAC20YLGgfixpt3SdcsuByxs-Ys80WcDpANQqsqIvD7rXwve9xS2aRvLtReIQblIup1gQPxYkb5zbuycc4/s1600/red+flowers.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474682409166835346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9fzcLYYLkF-taSZMCJcz9jivfraC66b7W1Ai7_959Y1iTzfd_lN9FKV_ybAC20YLGgfixpt3SdcsuByxs-Ys80WcDpANQqsqIvD7rXwve9xS2aRvLtReIQblIup1gQPxYkb5zbuycc4/s320/red+flowers.jpeg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKOWu_baRdesAVJq4_9lGSUWZFwC6s3WE127QC87TE6XjCumYfdqDrjkLTlrhraJiMcOkE_9G9uUoZkPxqo7AAmVyVHPaTFsymoGozSW588GIJ9zzV-MfIt1j3MUTETS0Vf1saYDjpl8/s1600/cherries.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 238px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474682402650842210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKOWu_baRdesAVJq4_9lGSUWZFwC6s3WE127QC87TE6XjCumYfdqDrjkLTlrhraJiMcOkE_9G9uUoZkPxqo7AAmVyVHPaTFsymoGozSW588GIJ9zzV-MfIt1j3MUTETS0Vf1saYDjpl8/s320/cherries.jpeg" /></a><br />I don't know why the birds haven't eaten all the cherries off this tree. This year my siser Jackie beat them to at least a few cherries.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-28j4FPbomo6FFlaqY2Zu5iOpc5piaaoGsUgTOyHsPfFXVSJpXGtmTtWbFKHb-_kpDjtsDuuycWL4Wj0-a_k0R9XZOzcHIVWG7Kpg7nOnn8tuSFvV8CadRUH5kBo6xQwUCdm7WGlDKhs/s1600/gravestone.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-28j4FPbomo6FFlaqY2Zu5iOpc5piaaoGsUgTOyHsPfFXVSJpXGtmTtWbFKHb-_kpDjtsDuuycWL4Wj0-a_k0R9XZOzcHIVWG7Kpg7nOnn8tuSFvV8CadRUH5kBo6xQwUCdm7WGlDKhs/s320/gravestone.jpg" /></a><br />At the deer lease Mark found an old cemetary. Most of the markers can't be read, but the date is clear on this one.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div></div></div></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-58059363735223995122010-05-17T03:38:00.005-04:002010-06-25T19:52:09.249-04:00Parrott Mountain<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqljNrgWLs9RwFZHgxbJ0YgZZNEMYRV_5Hm3x3qBbEK_Ztq2uZZuP8rLmuEwmOEBjaGNxmB4aNlRfq_78weLfUOflkaoFxPHWwT2d1vgUQQ4tZ8VxcBVoLWEz9Ku-EutiYm6lwus409Y/s1600/Mom+%26+Connie..jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We had a blast at Parrott Mountain this weekend. So many different birds. The best part is you're allowed to interact with the birds. Totally awesome.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2qKPz3n8BIQGiCuZT-NotYvFhOlSoLbySUrEYCxGqjq_jdQWywqtoUhW65YC19iPQPUXo-SrM-HbwKNwYYaMbGWwINYMWA4Vk7YhjT1QHkwQr7-Lq3XKwRLH5Km8yH2HTsu9qjFyPsU/s1600/Mom+%26+Birds.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 193px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472144104833845154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2qKPz3n8BIQGiCuZT-NotYvFhOlSoLbySUrEYCxGqjq_jdQWywqtoUhW65YC19iPQPUXo-SrM-HbwKNwYYaMbGWwINYMWA4Vk7YhjT1QHkwQr7-Lq3XKwRLH5Km8yH2HTsu9qjFyPsU/s320/Mom+%26+Birds.jpeg" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br />I was a little concerned Mom would be scared of the birds, but she loved it.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAxbud_PUvLLzfVP3LlBctVuHZN66MJxfg7mHgWxnx2flIG6Q2jzlbRj0hOv3b-133JS15ZQkvlu32ozmMft3waFlM4xnpY0DTWDtZNIyqDRMhRI3wEWlhiK-VmfEQexyyeFOwelugMs/s1600/Sun+Conurs.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 245px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472143151659013218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAxbud_PUvLLzfVP3LlBctVuHZN66MJxfg7mHgWxnx2flIG6Q2jzlbRj0hOv3b-133JS15ZQkvlu32ozmMft3waFlM4xnpY0DTWDtZNIyqDRMhRI3wEWlhiK-VmfEQexyyeFOwelugMs/s320/Sun+Conurs.jpeg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-76249713887281313042010-05-09T19:30:00.003-04:002010-05-10T06:25:18.636-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOTWY1MGsba6zpIGcB_z61Q1urx95Iw_NihuALMtzBih_AdrECPEefSrwMWphoCuLWdquPXAu4BCGlO3TuePCmg9BvlCo0y3wtxYiMxUKoRpS26c0pQhjlsgO2rRTFjdM0qkjBSQxz_c/s1600/Big+Ridge+sign.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469420437573841634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOTWY1MGsba6zpIGcB_z61Q1urx95Iw_NihuALMtzBih_AdrECPEefSrwMWphoCuLWdquPXAu4BCGlO3TuePCmg9BvlCo0y3wtxYiMxUKoRpS26c0pQhjlsgO2rRTFjdM0qkjBSQxz_c/s320/Big+Ridge+sign.jpeg" /></a><br /><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUGJVD4J7JrmE-zWPpN-UYqSnNp4WSu2sZ0G4wjRJlP3Dj8S7dX9PW80Igq01t0ADrj_4q8Y1CrvziuSU-VG20RjFInyiLqqIBafDH1zpefpLf6VwRvclXo8mbn3XO4CJ9HAdxEv84Yk/s1600/flowers+under+water.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469418664457702658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUGJVD4J7JrmE-zWPpN-UYqSnNp4WSu2sZ0G4wjRJlP3Dj8S7dX9PW80Igq01t0ADrj_4q8Y1CrvziuSU-VG20RjFInyiLqqIBafDH1zpefpLf6VwRvclXo8mbn3XO4CJ9HAdxEv84Yk/s320/flowers+under+water.JPG" /></a><br />These flowers were growing on land just a few days ago. Now we have underwater flower gardens.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvKlxCnP7UuqCR9_9JTeW-895OgOKVcpOXUMQal5p3K7pF4k2MDE0eb81VM1_mxw7bBu8j5xLkWo6la9B0sVbOKlbYioss8V45kzfvnp8yHBAx31f5rRVPcBMfCoC3TqAf_qzQ1FmhN0/s1600/Heron+%26+water.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469418657097490114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvKlxCnP7UuqCR9_9JTeW-895OgOKVcpOXUMQal5p3K7pF4k2MDE0eb81VM1_mxw7bBu8j5xLkWo6la9B0sVbOKlbYioss8V45kzfvnp8yHBAx31f5rRVPcBMfCoC3TqAf_qzQ1FmhN0/s320/Heron+%26+water.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7g6DRVUTCeqUC0__dd5va5P5y7cTu3e7tU2xphafdqfMHea217NZ9XBmQZQgFT2WuCwitSU2FuNvq0GV-6lnhlJRnmHQg5Ww6kBDGoUu1ptLmM98FPfRzEBtFhzrbe80THWX9O4PzqVs/s1600/Heron+2.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469418643924183986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7g6DRVUTCeqUC0__dd5va5P5y7cTu3e7tU2xphafdqfMHea217NZ9XBmQZQgFT2WuCwitSU2FuNvq0GV-6lnhlJRnmHQg5Ww6kBDGoUu1ptLmM98FPfRzEBtFhzrbe80THWX9O4PzqVs/s320/Heron+2.jpeg" /></a><br />We hung around this fellow for several minutes. Long enough to see him catch a fish and eat it. He didn't seem to mind the company.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDS5eVlq0d__hPt5-HlBHlfNZRJT4_fv71kJAHoimqP-rLOePszjjFb_Sb-ML2Fm1SErs5n85n4AzLx6q9KmcCCgJZ38qmAyTAOb8Lzhk7u9Z-2TuyfzQK0gg7p4PhH9Ng1MqIFiM2LQI/s1600/snake+2.jpeg.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469418633962751682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDS5eVlq0d__hPt5-HlBHlfNZRJT4_fv71kJAHoimqP-rLOePszjjFb_Sb-ML2Fm1SErs5n85n4AzLx6q9KmcCCgJZ38qmAyTAOb8Lzhk7u9Z-2TuyfzQK0gg7p4PhH9Ng1MqIFiM2LQI/s320/snake+2.jpeg.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Here's an animal I don't want to go swimming with.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734972845998186667.post-89507095562367044432010-05-05T21:17:00.000-04:002010-05-05T21:17:33.055-04:00OH NO!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGElvZ2gY7N8-RtWgBHAaHXkogZmzwBvY2G9LDGF5mY_1IAAYP_Z-COY9ltERcOmtauAfbMLTp8-sR9oxAZFFny4fd6qVQETwq9a2zUoI5ymbbKZCLFEBwQCd80SF2hV39-RJeSE2wSc/s1600/2010+05+04_5414_edited-1.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGElvZ2gY7N8-RtWgBHAaHXkogZmzwBvY2G9LDGF5mY_1IAAYP_Z-COY9ltERcOmtauAfbMLTp8-sR9oxAZFFny4fd6qVQETwq9a2zUoI5ymbbKZCLFEBwQCd80SF2hV39-RJeSE2wSc/s320/2010+05+04_5414_edited-1.JPG" /></a> <br />This changes our plans to visit the cabin. There's no getting around this fallen tree. I guess tomorrow we'll be back with a chainsaw.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742702142412947929noreply@blogger.com2