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Inspirational Hike in Virginia Mountains

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The weather was so perfect this past weekend, I took a day off and headed off to the Appalachian Trail just outside of Roanoke.  McAffe's Knob is a pretty easy 5 mile hike with some spectacular scenery at the top....

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Wonderful Scenery on the Trip Back from Northern Virginia

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The return trip from the Fairfax Fine Arts Festival through Virginia and Tennessee was just as pretty as the trip up. Then on the flip side, here are a couple of pictures of the result of a tornado that landed near Abingdon, Virginia, a couple of weeks ago.  No leaves were left on any...

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Trip to Fairfax Virginia for the Festival

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I left the North Carolina mountains dark and early, and passed over Carver's Gap near Roan Mountain right around sunrise: I passed through a little bit of Tennessee, then up through Bristol into Virginia.  At exit 39 on I81, a tornado had passed through and pretty much leveled everything within sight of the exit...

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In My Imaginary World….

Everything Else, My Imaginary World

In my imaginary world, there are no lawn mowers.  No leaf blowers.  No weed whackers.  No irritating lawn maintenance items to disturb the peace and quiet of living in a beautiful world.  Imagine if, when you step out of your back door on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, that the neighbor didn't just start up...

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The Spring Leaves are Here!

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Spring is in full force here in Western North Carolina!  I'll let the pictures speak for themselves!...

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Handmade Storage Units for Small Paintings

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Since I have started using oil paints for my tiny (8" x 10") paintings, I have created a massive storage issue.  They need to sit around and dry for a couple weeks, get varnished, dry a little more.  And my goal is to create about two a day!  (I'm a little behind, but that's...

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