Home sweet country home...

We decided to come home a few days early from our latest adventure. We had a grand time. Meeting up and traveling with old friends is always fun and just seeing this great earth God has given us, what more could you ask. Judy and I often remark to each other that too many people never really "see" the grandeur of our country.



We spent six days doing the Trace from Nashville down to Jackson...about 300 miles. Now folks that's the way to travel. I think one day we did less than fifty miles but we sure saw some good sites. We're already thinking about our spring sojourn back to Kentucky. I can't imagine how beautiful it is in the spring. The grass may really be blue.



We arrived back in the country after almost 2500 miles around four yesterday and unloaded only the essentials, whatever that may have been. I remember now, sloppy Joe's for dinner. As you may recall, we cooked several meals and froze them to make eating easier on the adventure. Of course this time, we didn't plan on Ms Edith feeding us quite so good. I'm still enjoying the coconut cookies she sent us away with.



Shortly after unloading (10 minutes), we had to get in the Suzuki and drive around the place. The red berries on the yaupon are unbelievable. Some of the trees, (sassafras, dogwood, sweet gum, hickory) are just beginning to show their color. Roxie headed to the lake, after all, she hasn't had a good swim for maybe two weeks. Now the bad news. The dang sticker burs are awful. Green, purple and the dreaded black. Roxie managed to get several in her coat and even though she got them in her feet, she can still run pretty good on two legs. Crazy dog.



This afternoon the weather is so beautiful we decided to walk around the place and look for deer rubs. You know, where they rub their antlers on a tree to get the velvet off. We found several in the pine plantation or as my two oldest grand daughters have aptly named it...the quiet forest. I'm thinking about setting the game camera up to see if I can get a picture of one rubbing his antlers. Wouldn't that be cool? We've spent a lot of time on the porch since arriving back at the country house just enjoying the scenery. As I've probably told you too many times before, when I walk out onto the porch, I've got a ten acre hay meadow on the right...well heck, I'll just post a picture.

Whats amazing, its still this green except for the trees in the distance are beginning to change color. Supposedly, we can see about eight miles to that ridge in the distance. I'll have to publish some pictures when the color really gets good.

Hope everyone that's reading this is doing well and enjoying the beautiful weather. I've already got a huge fire built for tonight in the outside fire pit. S'mores anyone?

Blessings to all...