Well, furniture market and furniture rendering have taken over my life for the past few weeks. Also, a little kidney stone problem kept me entertained for about a week. I have not been able to post lately. Today, I actually got to stop working around 4:00 and went outside to work in the yard. Guess what? It started raining!!!! Oh well. I did get a little work done on my small pond in the garden that seems to be losing some water. One wonderful treat that I did have was the beautiful rainbow that arched right over the PumpkinFest site. PumpkinFest is the annual party that we have to enjoy the giant pumpkins. Enjoy the rainbow. Also, to answer the question about the picture on my title. Yes, that is my dear husband. That is a picture of Tater Hill. Funny name, beautiful place.

I am so excited about the warm weather we have been having. That means that it soon will be giant pumpkin planting time. For the past few years, I have been trying to grow giant pumpkins. I have had some success, but not the type of success that I would like. Last years pumpkin, weighed in at 425lbs. I would really like to get to the 800 lb. mark this year. I have chosen my seeds and am in the process of getting my patch ready to plant. I can't wait to get started! In the picture you can see some of the pumpkins that I grew last year, including the 425.

Well, I have sad news....I did not win... However, I am just still floored that I even got into the final round. We had a great reception for the photos this weekend and right after the reception we went to the Banff film festival at Appalacian State University. Unfortunatly, I was sick as a dog (that is funny) during the whole thing. Well, I guess there is always next year. The photo that won was the one with the dog hanging out of the window. I really think that is a great choice, because the theme was "share the journey". It is a great shot with the viaduct on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the back ground. Thanks again for everyone that voted for my photos!!! I really appreciate it.

Here is Benson.....

Here is Comet....

Well, things around here have been very quiet. I do have some news. The Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition is going on and I have TWO pictures in the final judging. I am very excited about the whole thing. The pictures are of my beloved dogs, Comet and Benson. They used to love to go hiking and camping with us. They were always good for a laugh and they really got into posing for the camera. There is also a People's Choice Award and if you want to vote for my pictures, you can do so here. http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=E8AS7&m=1fRjYAI4yxhWcr&b=EXgasRQPQ5Bqp4MeC9oVLg

Miss Bumble