Walking Buck Mountain

It was relatively warm today!

Lisa had to pack up and leave by 11am –and I was left sewing away on my project.  Leftovers for lunch, Miss Marple on Netflix – I’m good to go!

But the sunshine beckoned..and I obeyed.

I've always loved long walks, and with the temps hovering around 50 degrees and sunny, it was a perfect way to get out and break in the new Columbia hiking boots I bought in hope of them keeping my feet warm and dry while walking the Christmas Markets in Germany and Austria this coming week!

I bought them on Saturday after dropping my dad off at the airport…I have been wearing them since I got home with them --that means I am wearing them all day every day to get them nice and comfy.

Yes.  I am even SEWING with them!  Real girls sew with hiking boots!  I can hear the teasing now!

Walking around the bend.  That is quite the drop off to the left!

Going down is easy – walking UP steep hills is a bit tough. 

I’m a wimp when the weather is nasty.  I’m a fair-weather walker, and I've gotten out of the habit of getting myself outside and burning calories just moving my body forward.  Time to get back on the band wagon.

What amazes me the most up here – is the difference in the view between summer and winter. 

With hardwood trees, you don’t really even SEE the mountains in the distance, they are all hidden by leaves in the summer.  But when the leaves are gone – Wow…it’s a beautiful panorama!

Beautiful!

The sun was at an interesting late afternoon angle causing streams of light on my photos.

Turning around and heading back down toward the cabin.

There are an equal amount of ups and downs along the path I chose – this is the main road.  I’m happy that there are plenty of pines to give us our green-fix through the winter months before the hardwoods leaf out again.  And ohhh, do those pines smell good!

The sun was getting closer to setting as I reached the end of my drive way!

The blue ridge really IS blue after the sun sets!

And while taking this photo off the front deck in the darkening dusk – I heard more than saw –deer crossing the road and into the brush down the road a ways.

Yes, it’s a magical place!

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I’m back to sewing!  I’m more than 1/2 way on the block quarters for Boxy Stars, but I’ll need to spend time tonight cutting out some more block sets.

Miss Marple and I have a great evening planned!

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