Over Hill And Under Hill

Jun. 18, 2008

Cades Cove Camping Trip

Here are some pictures we took while camping with my parents and brother in Cades Cove this past weekend.The camera was acting up so some of them might be fuzzy . Don't forget to hold your mouse over the pictures for info.

Black bear . Of course he would walk behind the tree as I snapped the picture *sigh*

Bedding down for the day.

bucks

This mushroom just caught my eye as we were walking through the woods.

Couldn't find this little guy in our Peterson's Insect fieldguide but I will search later and post what it is . it is some sort of fly of course who resembles a bumble bee. I think it may be some sort of robber fly.

Robin's nest above our campsite.

Hubby and I saw this one while on one of our early morning strolls together.

The green of these ferns really caught my eye.

After a storm passed though.

This is why they are called the Great Smoky Mountains.

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May. 21, 2008

Finally a post !

Here are some pictures of the baby mockingbirds.

This one is fuzzy but so cute.

Now they look like mockingbirds.

I was surprised to find a nest of titmice in our basketball goal post.

My parent's "snowball" bush.

Azealas in our garden.

Sweet William

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Apr. 26, 2008

Photo Overload

Ok, here are some photos taken from around our home and my parents home. Let me know if you enjoy these. Be sure to hold your mouse over each picture to read more about it.

Our mockingbird nest now has eggs!

We are lucky enough to have two caterpillar nests in our yard . These are some neat pictures.

Nest 1, in the front yard. Can you see the huge "ball" of them?

Nest 1 about a week later.

Nest 1.

Nest 2 , in the backyard.

Nest 2.

Mr. Robin coming out to eat after we mowed the yard.

Takeout for two!

My parent's resident chickadee.

Her brood of six. They hatched yesterday. I will try to get a picture of them.

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Apr. 15, 2008

Here is a picture of a mockingbird nest we found in our yard.

I took this picture at my Mom & Dad's. Look close at the flower on the left and you can see a little visitor.

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Apr. 7, 2008

great picture of a honeybee and a "dandy lion" :)

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Apr. 1, 2008

April 1

One of our many feathered friends.

A very colorful sunset at our home.

This beauty was taken as we were leaving my Parent's house.

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Mar. 5, 2008

Pictures From Around "Home"

The storm clouds from last night . It made an awesome sunset !

Mount LeConte in Gatlinburg .

Some bird "condos" in my backyard . Can you tell we have woodpeckers ? For the last several years starlings have nested in these holes .

A robin .

Saturday night sunset .

I love this picture ! Spring is coming !

Our "Snow Event" for 2008 :) I tried to get the same picture as I took in 2006 .

Another snow picture .

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Mar. 5, 2008

Pictures from Cades Cove and the GSMNP

Hold your mouse over the photos for descriptions . Enjoy !

Turkey - Cades Cove

Taken from the Cades Cove Loop Road .

Also taken from the Loop .

Cades Cove - Toodles favorite picture :) Taken on a little backcountry road in the GSMNP . Also taken on that country road . I thought that green was so awesome .

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Mar. 4, 2008

Welcome

Welcome everyone to my new blog . We love to travel around and enjoy the beauty of God's Creation . I made this blog to post some of the pictures we take on our travels and around home too . We love meandering down the less traveled roads , which was what we were doing when I took this picture . We found this lovely spot while traveling through the GSMNP . I hope you enjoy these pictures . I am no professional but I do enjoy taking pictures :)

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"It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step into the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Bilbo Baggins