Rustic

this old barn is home to one old horse...used to have several on this farm, but i have only seen one lately. he grazes out in the field every once in awhile, but most of the time i believe he just hangs out in this rustic dwelling. i think this barn is gorgeous, even though it is old and needs work...

horse

this fella was so sweet.... he cantered all the way across this field just to say hi to me the other day, so i had to honor his friendliness by posting his photo. i'll bet he never meets a stranger...and he was SO beautiful. it made me miss tennessee something awful---which brings me to the most festive flags flying around j-land for the anniversary celebration. i will, of course, have to fly two: one for the home i love, and one for where i belong at present....

                                

Dusk Moon

Ahhhhhh, my most favorite photo subject.... i took this pic this afternoon from a local business parking lot. it was amazing, the picture does not do her justice. i tried to get a night shot for contrast, because she is amazingly BRIGHT tonight, but had no luck---they were ALL blurry. plus the fact that something kept rattling in the bushes and, being the horror flick fan that i am, i kept thinking "ok, christie, you are acting like the stupid person in the movie who hears something but stays out there anyway---and gets sliced and diced...."  so....i came inside. hehehe  yep, chicken!

OK...I tried....

I tried really, really hard... now i give up...this is my first flower post in days, and i am in dt's. i loved it...it was just hanging over this little manmade goldfish pond, and it was so delicate and smelled so sweet...

Tranquility

ahhhhhhhhh.....it was a beautiful evening tonight---good friends. perfect margaritas. beautiful sunset. smiles and laughter. love and adoration. i love days like this. hope everyone visiting this chick's journal had a wonderful day as well....

ocean of green

kud·zu   (kdz)
n. fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long many-seed hairy pods and tuberous starchy roots; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States.

i am convinced that only two living species will survive a nuclear holocaust...if there ever is one (which i sincerely pray against daily in these uncertain times....): roaches (ack) and KUDZU. it devours. it doesn't die. it laughs at 105 degree heat indexs and -20 wind chills. it winds and covers and becomes anything in its path. and we are so LUCKY down south because...yes....it lives HERE. this photo was taken on a firing range on a once-thriving military base that has now been closed for the most part...amok amok amok. watch it creep....

southern design

This is the porch on one of my favorite older houses in this area. it wraps around and is laden with rockers and small tables and greenage, but it is impossible to get a complete picture because of all the dogwoods in the yard. there are extremely old houses in this area, ones that were built by the founders of the little burg we call home...apparently this was once an affluent southern cotton area. i can just picture folks in their old-time garb sitting on this porch drinking lemonade in times gone by...