Row, Row, Row Your Kayak

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A kayaker going through Bull Sluice rapids on the Chattooga River near Clayton, Georgia.

Flowers From Our Yard: Elle Rose

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Another early blooming rose in our yard this year has been Elle, which has beautiful multi-colored blossoms.

Drawing from a Photo: Ocean Isle Beach

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I'm still experimenting with the conversion of photographs into line drawings. Most of the time I prefer the photo, but I do find the drawings interesting. I guess that goes back to my complete lack of drawing talent.

The picture above is the view from our room at Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina last week. I think the drawing below rather neat.



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Flowers From Our Yard: Sonia Rose

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Sonia, our first rose to bloom this year, bloomed a couple of days before we left for the beach. I got this picture on the first morning Sonia's blossoms opened.

Flowers From Our Yard: Tennessee Vol Iris

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If you've followed our blogs for any length of time you know that Betsy is a die-hard fan of the University of Tennessee Volunteers. I'm not sure that she bleeds orange, but I do try to make myself scarce if the Vols lose a football game.

It goes without saying that Tennessee Vol is Betsy's very favorite iris.

Bull Sluice

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Bull Sluice on the Chattooga Wild and Scenic River near Clayton, Georgia, is really a Class V whitewater rapid. But since it was included in one of our waterfall books, and since it definitely involves falling water, Betsy and I decided to check it out on our way to the beach. A pleasant hike through the woods led us to an overlook. We heard the roar of the water long before we came upon this view.

Silver Sea in the Morning

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Betsy and I just got back from a week at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. The weather was just about perfect all the time we were there, but one morning started out with overcast skies. I captured the picture above from the balcony of a room. I like the way the water around the pier appeared to have a silver sheen as it was lighted by the sun peeking through the clouds.