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Smokies

Most of you know that the Smoky Mountain National Park is my favorite place on Earth to be.  We have been countless times, but we never run out of fun things to do. 



Last week, we were in the Smokies for six days, and still didn't get to visit all the places we wanted to see.  We did a lot of hiking, lingering, and listening.  Y'all know you are going to hear more about this, right?

We got home Friday afternoon, and yesterday afternoon, I spent some time planning our next trip over to East Tennessee/North Carolina.  I'm teaching in July, so I will have to stay home then.  Hopefully, I'll be canning tomatoes and vegetable soup during July, too.

Life is so full and good.

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. ~John Muir

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  1. Brenda Kay LedfordJune 26, 2012 at 1:29 PM

    Wanda,
    This is a great photo. I love the Queen Ann's lace in the front and the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains in the background. We sure have a lot of Queen Ann's lace blooming now. I love these flowers. I picked one, put it into and vase, and put red food coloring into the vase. The flower has now turned a pretty pink color.

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  2. lil red henJune 26, 2012 at 9:51 PM

    Yes, this is a beautiful picture! Keep telling us about these lovely places because I'll never get to see them except through your pictures. Love the quote too.

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