Not Dangling participial

Ribbit

with color

Calla Lily

On a Beautiful Day 35 years ago TODAY

We wedded

Happy Anniversary to you my AWESOME Husband

I love you more than LIFE

Our Fabulous Granddaughter Vivienne in your arms

Somewhere over the rainbow

Night-Blooming Cereus

Queen of the Night ~ Deer-Horn Cactus Peniocereus greggii (Cereus greggii)

Dragon fly

Howdy to you all

Remember the camp song Five little Speckled Frogs?

Reflecting the First Month of Vivienne ;=)

These are Muscovy Ducks on a log in front of our home on Hackers Creek

Five green and speckled frogs Sat on a speckled log Eating the most delicious bugs Yum-yum! One jumped into the pool Where it was nice and cool Now there are four green speckled frogs. Four green and speckled frogs…

There is just something rather special about

Morning dew & Sunshine

Happy 4th of July

Announcement of Grand proportions

June 19, 2009

Drum Roll Please! Our first Grandchild

Vivienne was born

Box turtles

Ann wants to tell you about ME - You can call me Carolina

I learned something today that I would like to share with you about the

Eastern Box Turtle

(Terrapene carolina) is one of two species of box turtles found in the United

States

Do you know what to do when you see a turtle crosses a road?

I did not know this until early 2009.

UMMMMMMMMMMM wonder who belongs to those shoes?

Moving or relocating such turtles will only result in tragedy.

If you see a turtle that must be relocated you must first be SAFE!

Pull off the road in a SAFE PLACE.

Move the turtle to the far side of the road

BUT in the direction the turtle was heading.

BE CAREFUL of traffic…your life is more important.

Sometimes land that is being cleared for development will disrupt the turtle

habitat.

Move the turtle to the nearest woodlot or pasture.

Best bet is to work to reduce urban sprawl.

I am free now to rejoin my family.

But remember!

Support the protection of wild areas and habitats where box turtles might

live.

Habitat loss and fragmentation are both severe threats to box turtle

populations.

As their habitat shrinks, the turtles will have a more difficult time finding food,

shelter, and mates.

By helping to protect their habitat, you are giving these turtles a place to live,

as well as helping other species that share the same habitat as the turtles.

Here is my story about Turkeys and Flowers

Hi there it’s me ANN

With a true tale about Goldie and Slate

The Flower Bed A Blue and White Iris Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh she is Nesting

Bronze turkeys are the product of crossing domestic turkeys brought from Europe by colonists (which had been exported to Europe years before) with the Wild Turkey. These matings produced a bird that was larger and more robust than the European turkeys, and tamer than wild turkeys. Though the Bronze turkey type was created in the 18th century, the actual name was not used until the 1830s, when a strain developed in the U.S. state of Rhode Island was named the Point Judith Bronze. The name later spread to be used in reference to the breed as a whole, and was in the process simplified to just "Bronze".[2] In the British Isles, the Bronze was associated with Cambridge, and was called the Cambridge Bronze, but again this name has been simplified to just "Bronze".

But you may call me ”GOLDIE”!

Do you see SLATE?

See Slate? Blue Clematis

The Blue Slate variety is thought to have been derived from the black turkey

known as the Spanish Black in the United States and the Norfolk Black in

England.

The Slate was accepted as a standard variety by the American Poultry Association

in 1874, incidentally the same year as the Spanish Black. You may call me SLATE!

Orange Azalea

Yellow Iris

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh she is Nesting

A step back in time

Today A LUNCHEON AT Adaland Mansion

http://www.vandalia.org/adaland.htm

The mansion house was built in 1870 at the end of the Civil War by Augustus

Modisett, Sheriff of Barbour County and local banker.

The brick house was constructed by local carpenters and emancipated slaves and

is an example of neo greek architecture.

The interior has been restored using 1870-1890 period wallpapers and furniture

from local sources which compliment the original walnut woodwork.

Guided historic tours are provided.

The house is open for parties, weddings, receptions, dinners, luncheons and

meetings.

Adaland Mansion is owned by the City of Philippi.

It was donated to the City of Philippi in January 1996 by Philippi Development

Inc., a division of Anker Energy.

Built by Irish settler Augustus Modisett in 1868, Adaland is set among the rolling

hills of Barbour County, with wonderful views of the surrounding countryside.

Guided tours of the home reveal a carefully restored house with period

wallpapers, antique furniture and period gardens.

The 1850 barn on the property, a good example of early farm post and beam

architecture, now serves as a heritage center.

The mansion house has been restored with great attention to authenticity and

features homemade brick and walnut woodwork throughout.

The barn was built approximately 1850 and has been restored and is open to the public on during tour season.

The house and land reflect the early history of West Virginia with the original

owners engaged in farming.

Emancipated slaves from the farm worked on the construction of the house.

The surrounding area is rich in civil war history with the first land battle of the

war fought in Philippi in June 1861.

This trunk is like the one I grew up with, now I know the @ age of it and wonder

which side of my family it came from. Needless to say mine has been restored to its former state.

HA HA look at YOUR keyboard now ;=)

Gardens below however the rain kept us from this jaunt.