Will you .... ?

I love to see a newly engaged girl's diamond... they are so eager to show it to everyone... with that sheepish little grin and giggle. This diamond and band belonged to a great aunt of mine who when she died her husband of many years died shortly after. I can just sit here an imagine her a young girl sitting in front of her "soon-to-be fiance" who would've been kneeling with trembling nerves....popping the question. And... like all good gentlemen of his day had already asked permission from her father. I hope to pass this and their story on to my girls!

Squirrels!

This guy seemed to be watching my every move as I walked through the woods today.  I got a couple of shots of him but this one was the most interesting to me.  He was keeping one eye on me and another on another squirrel close by.

BIG MAC

Out of all Vana's bucking horses... Big Mac's my favorite... he has so much personality!

And... you should see him buck!

Fountain Lights

We were out to dinner and decided to go for

 a walk around the courtyard and found this

 beautiful fountain lit in the center of the greenway.  

WOW!

Really this is a picture from TODAY.... not way back when! We went to Clinton to grocery shop and stopped to get gas... obviously at that price huh? Well...we went on down the street and it was actually cheaper at $1.92... I never thought I'd see gas below $2.00 again... hmmm.....

Latta Plantation Stables

I thought this was such a unique idea for all the younger kids at the fall festival that were too afraid to ride the real horses out at Latta Plantation today.  My daughter and I discovered the festival too late to really enjoy most of the booths scattered throughout the grounds but there was a long line of kids to ride this attraction up until the close of the day.

The Coleman House...remember the "window peak"

What do you see?

Some have seen - a financial sinkhole.

Some have seen - battered & worn.

Some have seen - a historical monument.

I see - a place to truly "grow" my family in traditional values like dinner at a big table in the middle of the kitchen. A fire in the fireplace in the small den that we would all share. I see cherishable memories to be made and ... ones to embrace that

were created before us.

What do you see?