Grand and Glorious Day and What's on the Dock

Went to Troyfest yesterday, a lovely regional arts festival in Troy Alabama with my bff.  It was a very nice show, and just the right number of people. 

Artist's tents set up in the center town square

Lots of interesting, sort of outsider, art

Nice crafts too

We have had an influx of Pelicans recently

Love watching them, modern dinosaurs

Grandson also drawn to the dock and loves fishing

Wordless Wednesday

Catching up

Went to Melbourne to visit family recently and saw some local sights, new Bass Pro Shop, Ruth Funk Textile Center and botanical gardens, and Eau Gaille.

Visited the new Bass Pro Shop

Live fish

Lovely Botanical Gardens  at FIT

Garden show

Lots of strange tropical plants

Let's just skip February!

Off to fetch my horse

Cisco is my favorite horse, Mom

Time to start whoaing now, Whoa, WHOA!

Explaining a very complex idea to a 4 year old (Bless their hearts!)

This was impressive.  The plank pivots then he steps through a box!  Great job!

Carrots and an apple as a reward!  Cisco is a very good, pudgy horse (not pony!)

Spent a grand and glorious morning with Nicholas, Tatiania and Cisco.

Icy day in Florida

This was a couple of weeks ago

Beautiful day at the beach

This was the view in the backyard this morning

Tiny balls of ice fell just about daybreak

Icicles on the roof

We are snug and warm enjoying hot tea and movies.

End of the year catch up

My MIL visited and brought lovely roses

Towards the end of their beauty, I made paper and added the petals

This is milkweed paper harvested by hand from my yard

Whew!  It is quite beautiful, but a lot of work!

Visitors from up north staying several weeks in the bayou

Natawny welcoming them personally

Grand and Glorious trip to Nashville

Went to Nashville with my BFF.  On the way we stopped in Lynchberg and Franklin

Jack Daniels Spring

Don't kick the safe!

Sugar Maples natural dying on the sidewalk

Franklin store window, Books!

Typewriters!

Civil War Soldier in the square

Christmas lights at the Opryland Hotel

Ooohh!

Ahhh!!!

Wiseman traveling to the manger

Contry Music Hall of Fame

Hatch show and Print (highlight of the trip)

Ooohhh!

Original Grand Ole Opry

Started life as a church

Second deck added for confederate soldiers

Athena at the Parthenon

Full scale replica from 1890's World Fair

Wonderful!!

All done, bye!