
Kayaking the Rivanna River
Gardening chores complete, Stephen and I pulled the kayaks out of winter storage and headed down the hill to the river for a few hours of glorious, relaxing time kayaking the Rivanna [...]
Gardening chores complete, Stephen and I pulled the kayaks out of winter storage and headed down the hill to the river for a few hours of glorious, relaxing time kayaking the Rivanna [...]
This was my vegetable garden mid-summer...
At this point, the asparagus were finished, the cukes were coming in, I had a late crop of tomatoes (though my husband got his 25 plants in on time in another part of the property), the sweet potatoes were flourishing, the herbs [...]
This was my vegetable garden mid-summer...
At this point, the asparagus were finished, the cukes were coming in, I had a late crop of tomatoes (though my husband got his 25 plants in on time in another part of the property), the sweet potatoes were flourishing, the herbs [...]
These Crepe Myrtles live at the corner of Woodlands Road and Reas Ford Road, at the four-way stop. Notice how the color changes... they are an incredibly unusual color, more purple than pink, but depending on the light they appear almost fuschia . Every time [...]
Finally, some color! I've always heard that we need a cold snap and rain to encourage the best Fall color. We actually had a pretty wet summer, but we had a dry spell and mild temperatures just as Fall was marching in; it seemed we were going to miss that spectacular Fall foliage color once again. But then it happened... we had a bit of rain [...]
The cows of Bleak House Road, how we love them.
We walk 3 miles on Bleak House Road with our boys, Brunello and Vino Nobile, nearly every day. The Garrison's farm provides us with no end of joy, whether a beautiful sky, a stunning mountain view, birds on the fence, or cows curious about our two [...]
Our dogs love to walk with us along Bleak House Road in Earlysville, located just outside of the urban area of Charlottesville. It's easy to revel in the beauty of the Earlysville area and offer up a great big thank you for allowing us the opportunity to have found this glorious spot all those years ago. (Albemarle images by Virginia [...]