Autumn day trip.

Sometimes, living in the country offers surprises.

The other morning

(well actually a week or so ago, but I am getting a little behind)

I walked past the kitchen window

I say something not right out of the corner of my eye.

I stepped back and looked again,

sure enough, something was not right.

   The big old oak behind the house lost a limb.

You can see it here in front of the elm.

It is as big as some trees.

  Here you can see where it broke off.

The limb is much to big for us to move.

We will have to have our "tree guy" out.

  Now we return to our regularly scheduled blog post.

All Aboard!

The Great Smokey Mountain Railway.

Part one of our day trip to the mountains.

  Any tour of the South should include a bit of Kudzu.

 Fontana Lake as seen from the train.

  Our train stopped at the Nantahala Outdoor Center.

(Remember our rafting trip last year?)

 Duck.

My Traveling Companion. 

Going round the bend.... 

Doesn't this place just inspire stories?

Seen from the window as the train went by. 

 I will close with that for now.

Hope you enjoyed the ride.

Next Stop,

Harvest goodies and a walk in the mountains.

Cheers,

Kat