Good Morning, Deer
Just before sunrise, but light enough to see, I watched three Whitetail Deer stroll from the woods behind our house, making their way around the side and disappearing from my view. It appeared one of them was aware of…
Lake Lure/Chimney Rock, NC
https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2022/09/EBM-20220914102100.jpg Chimney Rock, Chimney Rock State Park, North Carolina (2022) Our meeting with friends and their two wonderful rescue dogs this past week in Western North Carolina (NC) included visiting Chimney Rock State Park one morning to enjoy the magnificent views and beautiful weather. The park is located very near Lake Lure, NC and the…
A Yadkin Valley Day
https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/07/EBM-20210717130714-1.jpg Hosta plants at the entrance to the lodge, Sanders Ridge Vineyard & Winery, Booneville, NC, located on a 179-year-old family farm consists of an old-growth forest, creeks, lakes, open fields, and a 15-acre vineyard. After a Saturday morning trip to the local farmers market for wonderful tomatoes and squash, we drove to the Yadkin…
Maggie
Not the least hard thing to bear when they go from us, these quiet friends, is that they carry away with them so many years of our own lives. John Galsworthy — Quiet Friends https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/06/EBM-20120428084529.jpg Maggie – 2012 – 4 years old Maggie (Mae) Moore died peacefully on 6/4/2021, surrounded by her heart-broken human parents….
Honored Graves, Memorial Day
And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier’s tomb a beauty weeps the brave. — Joseph Rodman Drake https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/05/EBM-20120526093924.jpg “Honored Graves” The American Holiday Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May. It honors those who died while serving in the U.S. military. The…
Seasons and new chances
“What do we say to the Lord of Death?’ ‘Not today.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/04/EBM-20210326094027.jpg New Beginnings There are signs of a new season, Spring, with new beginnings. What was grey or brown is now turning green. Flowers are blooming, and pollen is freely flying through the air. You can…