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My World # 14

January 19, 2009
Our roses in the snow. January 19, 2008.

Our roses in the snow. January 19, 2009.

This is my posting for the My World meme, which last week had 102 people sharing their worlds with us. To join in, click HERE.

As most of you know, my beautiful bride loves snow.  She has been disappointed by the lack of snow this winter.  But we finally got some during the day on Monday, as you can see from the picture above.  So Betsy is now feeling a little happier, although she’s hoping for an additional 3 or 4 inches!

I have to admit that I’m not as enthusiastic about the snow as Betsy is.  The picture also shows a part of one of our rose beds, and the roses sure do look cold.  I want to see them green and in bloom!

Snow on our jasmine bush. January 19, 2009.

Snow on our jasmine bush. January 19, 2009.

I know Betsy would like to have more snow, so I tried to make it look as if we had more snow than we actually did by taking this close up of snow on the jasmine bush.

My world this week was gray, cloudy and cold.  I’m hoping it will be brighter, sunnier and warmer next week!

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A Glimpse of Spring on a Gloomy Winter Day

January 11, 2009

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Yesterday was another gray, rainy day here in the Glade.  We had to go out to run a couple of errands, but mostly we stayed in and listened to the rain on the roof.

Fortunately we had a sure cure for a dreary winter day — the garden catalog.  When I was growing up in northern Indiana the winters were rougher than they are here in Tennessee and the garden catalogs were a welcome sign that Spring would eventually arrive.  I grew up on a small farm and we had a fairly large garden.  Mom and Dad would let my brother and me each pick out something to plant.  Oh, how we looked forward to those catalogs.

The garden catalog that brightened our day was the rose catalog from Jackson & Perkins.  J&P always has a beautiful catalog, not to mention beautiful roses.

Although I now get roses from a couple of different sources, I’ve grown Jackson & Perkins roses for over 30 years.  When I lived in North Carolina and Ohio I even grew test roses for J&P, which was a very interesting undertaking.  I would get roses to plant having no idea what they would look like.

I don’t do that any more, but I do still grow roses and wish that I had more room for them.  And I still look through the rose catalogs from cover to cover.

We learned about two new Jackson & Perkins roses last October and I convinced Betsy that we had room for both of them.  But in looking through the catalog yesterday I discovered FOUR new roses that I had never heard about before.

Betsy — we need a larger lot!!!

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My World 12

January 5, 2009

Crossville, Tennessee, bills itself as the ‘Golf Capital of Tennessee’.  We live near Crossville in Fairfield Glade, which has five golf courses.  Although I haven’t played golf since I was in college, the last two homes I’ve owned have been on golf courses.  I’m sure there’s a message there someplace, but I’ll save that for another time.

Right now  the golf course in my world is Druid Hills.  It’s a favored walking path when golfers aren’t around.
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The picture above was taken in the spring on the 11th fairway.  Since I was walking I could face the mountains in the distance.  If I were playing golf the mountains would be to my back.
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This was taken from the same fairway in early winter.  Note the church steeple poking up above the trees.
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Unfortunately for Betsy, this picture, taken on the 12th tee, was shot in 2006.  Betsy is still waiting for snow this year.
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The summer picture was taken from behind our house on a beautiful clear day.  This is the 18th fairway of the Druid Hills course.
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This early morning picture was taken from the 18th green.  Our house (out of sight) is down the hill on the right.  I like the early morning fog in the valleys below the course.

To see more of this fascinating world of ours, click HERE or on the logo below.

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Skywatch Friday 25

January 1, 2009
Sunset from the 12th tee of Druid Hills Golf Course. January 1, 2009.

Sunset from the 12th tee of Druid Hills Golf Course. January 1, 2009.

Today was a cold but beautiful day here in the Glade.  Since the sky was so clear and blue I decided to walk to my favorite spot on the back nine of the golf course in order to view the setting sun.

My camera started to act up about the time I got there, but I did manage to get this picture of our first sunset of 2009.

To see more sky pictures from all over the world click HERE or on the logo below.
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My World 11

December 29, 2008

To day I want to share a small, but very important part of my world — our home in the Glade.  It’s not a very big or fancy house, but we sure do like it.

We saw the house for the first time in August, 2002.  The picture below shows us what sold us that first time — the great room.  If you click to make the picture bigger you’ll see that there is a fireplace (which gets a lot of use in cool weather) and the doors opening out onto the wrap-around back deck.  There is a third patio door to the right of the pictures.  The three doors provide wonderful ventilation in the summer.
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The picture below shows the front of the house on the day we closed.  We were so excited — he had a retirement home!  We used the house as a weekend hideaway until July, 2003, when we moved up here full time.
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Since then, we’ve made some changes — mostly on the outside of the house.  This next picture was taken this year, and shows some of the changes we’ve made.  As you can see, we’ve added a flagpole, three circular flower beds (only two are visible) and the rose beds on either side of the driveway.
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This last picture is of the larger of the two rose beds.  I’ve included it because I like roses and because I am already thinking about Spring (don’t tell Betsy!).
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I hope you enjoyed the tour of my little corner of the world.  To see more of the world, click HERE or on the logo below.

mwtblack

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What’s That Strange Light in the Sky?

December 20, 2008

Saturday morning Betsy and I woke up to a strange light in the east.  At first we were confused as to the source of this light, but we finally discovered that it was something called ‘The Sun’!

Sunrise in Fairfield Glade. December 20, 2008.

Sunrise in Fairfield Glade. December 20, 2008.

One reason for our confusion is that we have had six days of rain and overcast skies.  Now don’t get me wrong — we really need the rain and I’m glad it finally came (better late than never)!  But after six days of clouds it was certainly nice to see something else in the sky.

Unfortunately, it didn’t last.  About an hour after taking this picture the clouds were back, and the rains returned after that.  But it was nice to see the sun even briefly.

To see pictures of sunrises and sunsets from all over the world, click on Sunday’s Sunrise/Sunset Meme or on the logo below.

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SkyWatch Friday #23

December 18, 2008

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SkyWatch Friday is a meme that gives people a chance to share pictures that show the sky.  There are many beautiful pictures posted from all around the world, and to see more you can click on the logo above or click on SKYWATCH.

Last Friday (December 12) a local television station said that the full moon visible that night would be the brightest in some fifteen years.  I went out on the deck to see for myself, but all I could see was some brightness behind thick clouds on the horizon.

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I kept checking the sky throughout the evening and the sky started to clear as the night wore on.  We finally had a clear sky, but by then the moon could only be seen through the branches of trees behind the house (of course!).

I got a couple of pictures centered on the moon itself, but I found that I like this picture of the moon seen through the branches much better.  So this is what I’m sharing as my watch on the sky this day.

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My World

December 15, 2008

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This is the first time I’ve joined the My World meme.  To see pictures of our world from many different places, click  on the  logo or above or click HERE.

I thought I would share an after dark view of Christmas here in the Glade.  I think this is a beautiful area any time of the year, but it becomes magical at Christmas with all the lights.

The Glade sends a bright welcome as you enter.

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Some homes have elaborate displays.
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Homes on Lake Canterbury give a double display of lights.
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Another lake-front home decorated for the season.

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This is our house.  It’s not as fancy as some, but the Spirit of Christmas is alive and well here.

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Additional pictures of Christmas in the Glade can be found HERE.

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Something to Cheer Up Betsy

December 15, 2008

Yesterday was not a good day for Betsy.  Her Titans lost their football game by one point!  And to make matters worse, it is the middle of December, there’s precipitation coming, and the temperatures are in the 50’s.  Betsy wants snow!  How can it snow with temperatures like this?  It’s depressing!!!

I really want to cheer Betsy up, but I’m not sure how to go about doing so.  I certainly can’t change the outcome of the football game, and I don’t have the talent necessary to make it snow on demand.

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About the best I can do is post this picture to give Betsy hope.  This picture was taken on the deck of our house in February, 2006, and it shows that we actually can get a nice snowfall here in the Glade.  So don’t give up hope, Betsy!

One more thing.  Although I don’t know how to make it snow outside, I do know how to make it snow on this blog.  So if the weatherman won’t cooperate, Betsy can watch it snow here!

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SkyWatch Friday

December 11, 2008

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This is my first submission to SkyWatch.  Although I enjoy taking pictures I’m definitely an amateur and am never sure of how much interest my pictures would be to others.  I have, however, seen some beautiful photographs on Skywatch and have decided to give it a try.  To see some of these beautiful pictures click on the image above or click on SKYWATCH.

I took the picture below in February, 2006, as Betsy and I walked around the back nine of the golf course behind our  house.  I was struck by the light separating the clouds from the mountains.  We’ve had gray and rainy skies for two days now, but Betsy is really hoping for snow.  It’s getting colder by the minute, but I’m not sure it will get cold enough for snow before the precipitation ends.
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You can click on the photo to enlarge it.

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