Mountains! the Abode (it was not Adobe)

Some friends from Mobile let us use their beautiful home, about an hour west of Asheville. It sits up on a winding road, surrounded by woods. You have to actually ford a stream to get up to it! See the picture of the waterfall? That flows down over the road, and the footbridge, where you see the kids, is below the road. The picture of me and Mac is on the back deck, where they have birdfeeders and we saw several bird species including two of my faves, the black-capped chickadee and the tufted titmouse. The house also has an ivy-ringed pond, with cool, clear water, and a swing off to one side (but no swinging into the pond). It is just a peaceful place, perfectly situated. We loved it and we thank our friends so much for opening their home to us!

(this is from a random overlook off the BR Parkway-a mile high)