While I was scrolling through my blog, I had to stop to reflect... and... I would like to re-post one of my favorite blogs from this time last year. Thanks for allowing me to reminisce...

We all will enjoy the cooler days of Fall that is certain, but I will miss the hot days of summer. I enjoy all that summer can bring.

I will miss the thunder showers and the dew covered mornings. I will miss the yellow squash and the fresh tomatoes hanging on the vines. I will miss the smell of hay that is newly mowed and the cool nights after the sun sets with sheet lightning in the distance. I will miss fireflies lighting my sky.


I will miss the frogs groaning in the pond, and the I will miss the barefoot opportunities that exist to wander about my yard. I will just miss the whole season.

But Fall is in the air, and so the farm, grass, and animals are welcoming the cooler evening temps. And, I guess that I am too.

'Fall' conjures up visions of gourds, pumpkins, fodder shocks, and colorful leaves. The local farmers market is still being stocked with fresh veggies, herbs, and flowers each week, but I suspect it won't be long before those wonderful Fall colors will splash through the market and give everyone Fall Fever.

Yes, it has been a while, but what better time to post a new blog when telling about a fabulous trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina!

We rented a newly constructed beach house in the 4-wheel drive section of Corolla. Letting air out of your tires to drive the beach was fabulous.... and the scenery was breathtaking!

I woke up and walked out onto my balcony from my master suite to this view every morning. Sheer bliss!

Of course, this gorgeous new home was just as inviting in the evenings spent watching the wild horses, the sunsets, listening to the ocean, and dining from our spacious kitchen/dining area.

Everyone had the chance to cook each evening and we enjoyed everything from crab legs to Daniel English's "world's best fried chicken." Local pizza and Miranda's famous "caribbean shrimp" were also favorites!



The Outer Banks of North Carolina is one of very few places in America where wild mustangs still roam free, stubbornly surviving in this once remote coastal environment. Descended from Spanish Mustangs which arrived close to 500 years ago, these hardy, tenacious wild horses have lived here since the earliest explorers and shipwrecks.













We saw Mama and baby roam the beaches and dunes around our house everyday... what a treat!










...and of course this is the happy photographer, hanging out truck windows, and lurking in the dunes to get these gorgeous photos each day. Yes, I am a very proud mom!






We had one unbelievably nasty day when we could not only leave our house, but could not even find the beach road due to squalls (bad storms), but no one was too upset. We holed up in our beautiful beach house, played games, took photos, ate scrumptious food, watched funny movies in out theatre room, and enjoyed great company!!!








The hot tub and the pool was also a big "hit" during the week! Of course enjoying the trip with good friends and family made it all the better. Thank you Lisa, Daniel, Miranda, Trey, and "hubby" Kent for such a fabulous and fun vacation!










...I think they forgot about me!


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One of Miranda's beautiful captions right off our balcony. WOW...














Enjoying one of the last mornings with good company at OBX! I could not have asked for anything better.

Someone told me that "bloody marys" were the breakfast of champions! hahahaha! It proved for a nice and relaxing trip.










Anyone interested in a very relaxing, educational, and fun time at the beach... I highly recommend the 4-wheel drive section of the Outer Banks, North Carolina. It will capture your heart and bring back the kid in you!