We all have the occasional stressful week and arrive at the weekend feeling battered, bruised and bewildered.  We are luckier than many though...our home in Balsam, NC is surrounded by the Blue Ridge Parkway Park Service property.  Gazing at these beautiful trees brings calm much quicker than anything in a capsule form.       Have a wonderful weekend.   08/04/2012

Are you seeing this too? The woods surround me where I live in Balsam, NC and it brings great comfort to know that the Blue Ridge Parkway property surrounds the house and there will never be any clearing or building there. I like knowing that forest wildlife, creeks and grand old trees are less than 100 feet from the front door.     This grand old tree, some form of poplar…tulip poplar...I think, has been here longer than we have. I see it several times a day and can’t believe I never recognized him for who he really is. Are you also seeing his true persona with me?   04/02/2012