Sunday, January 25, 2009

My Neck of the Woods - Strolling around the Lake

There aren't too many days that go by that I don't just sit and admire how beautiful the surroundings are out here in Oglethorpe County. If I could get a decent photo of the night time sky with all it's millions of stars I'd love to be able to share it with you but since I haven't had much luck with those pictures I thought I'd share some of the scenery along the way of the 3 mile loop we do around Lake Oglethorpe. Dan, Debbie and I try to get out and take our walks at least a couple of times a week - weather permitting of course - but I have to admit Dan and Debbie have been more consistent than me here the last couple of months. I'm so cold natured that even though I'm moving I'm still freezing! Now during the spring and summer months we were going nearly every day. And I need to get back at it - all that holiday chocolate is starting to catch up with me! ;)

But here was our first stop on our walk yesterday. This is our neighbor's horse, Doc. At least that's what I think his name is. Although I've been introduced to him before they have several horses and I am TERRIBLE at remembering names and feel bad about asking "Now tell me his name again for the 5th time". So I'm going out on a limb here and saying this is Doc. If it isn't then the tiny little red horse in the background is. ;)
This is Lake Oglethorpe. It's a beautiful 80 acre lake that doesn't allow any boats with motors bigger than 4 horse power so it's always nice and quiet. And it's also where we stop to take a swim during the summer months when we're all equally sweating profusely from the 90 degree plus heat! Even though it was only 60 degrees yesterday Debbie was hot enough that she jumped right in and then got out right in the mud... I think she may be part pig.

You never know what you're going to see but today we ran into a flock of someone's Guineas that were running loose. On almost every trip we run into deer, bunnies and squirrels but we've also encountered beavers, a couple of otters, many turtles including an Alligator snapping turtle, foxes, coyotes, mallard ducks, Canadian geese, turkeys and the occasional groundhog.

And this is just an old abandoned shed on Mr. JB's farm that's at the end of our walk. I don't know what it is but I absolutely love old barns, sheds and houses. I always concoct these stories in my head about who lived there, what they used it for and what kind of animals they had. The older and more run down they are the more I like them. It also warms my heart to see someone restore these old buildings and bring life to them once again. I would love to own a piece of property with a big, old run down barn on it. Maybe one day. I'm pretty fond of my 6 year old barn too =).

Hope you're having a fabulous weekend!



4 comments:

  1. Wow, you are living where I want to live! I love the country and no street lights and being able to see every star in the sky :) Someday I will have a little farm....someday. That is why I love spending so much time on my uncles dairy farm in upstate NY. 117 acres for my boys to roam and the smell of the farm is the best. Can't wait to get back up there...to cold now!!

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  2. Ok...even though I tagged you doesn't mean you need to do it if you don't want to:) All you have to do is mention who tagged you and list 8 random things that people don't know about you and then you tag 8 of your followers or others so they can do the same. It is fun since you usually learn something new about the people you tag. You learn different things then just the person in the blog. I like to go back a read about the people I tag. There are so many different kinds of tags, some are 7 things others can be 10 things. I have only seen them before up until now. If you want just take a look at my blog and what I did. I basically copied it from the person who tagged me. Have fun!!Let me know if you have any other questions :] Have a wonderful day!!!

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  3. Gorgeous area you live in, thanks for the photo tour. Must give you great inspiration for your beautiful jewelry designs!

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