This photograph was taken one Spring many moons ago on the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Peaks of Otter Lodge in Bedford, Virginia. My Aunt, Faye Rieley, snapped this picture of my mother and me posing by a beautiful, pink rhododendron tree. These trees grow to enormous sizes on the Blue Ridge Parkway and are always lovely in the Springtime.
HAPPY SPRING!!!
Categories: Family, Reflections on Farm Life
My name is Tonya, and I grew up on a 300-acre farm in rural Virginia that has been in my family for over 100 years. After graduating from college, receiving my master’s degree in speech and language pathology, and living and working in a small city for six years, I decided to return to the place of my childhood. Here, in this rural area, on this patch of green, where for four generations my family has farmed, gardened, and lived, I, too wanted to be a part of this continuity. As a fourth generation farmgirl, I have many interests that not only include, but also go beyond the basics of farming, gardening, sheep and chicken-keeping. It is all of this and more that I plan on sharing in this blog.
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Lovely Picture. Happy Spring too 🙂
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Thank you!! 🙂
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Happy spring equinox! I hear they’re also calling today “Freaky Friday” because not only this is the first day of spring, but there’s some weird eclipse and a super moon all at once… 🙂
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Thanks! I knew about the eclipse, but I hadn’t heard about the super moon. Wow! It is a “Freaky Friday.” Thanks for sharing! 😉
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Love the rhododendron tree it is beautiful and pictures like this are such sweet memories to cherish for a life time so adorable. I so love the blueridge parkway I need to get up there and take my daughter I want to see it in fall time because of the colors and to me fall is the most awesome time of the year:)
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Thanks so much! It’s one of my favorite pictures. The Blue Ridge Parkway is especially beautiful in the fall. You would definitely enjoy it! 🙂
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Happy spring! It’s been a long winter!
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Thanks! I’m so ready for blue skies and sunshine! 🙂
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Beautiful photo. Isn’t it amazing, when you see photos of your parents when you were small, and you suddenly realise how young they actually were?
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Thank you very much! That is so true.
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
BEAUTIFUL—ALL GTHREE OF YOU! 🙂
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Thank you so much for visiting my blog! It was very kind of you to share my post. I really appreciate it! My apologies for the delayed reply. I was out of town and forgot my phone charger. Many thanks for following my blog as well. 🙂
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WELL…I tend to ignore my E-mail for days on end. Used to not be able to access it every day. ;D
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Cute pic and sending lots of sunshine to you! Cheryl from sunny Florida!
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Thank you for stopping by and commenting. Many thanks for the follow as well! 🙂
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My pleasure, have a great week! Cheryl
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Thanks! You, too. 🙂
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Happy spring to you (It just turned Autumn here) and that is a very precious picture of you and your Mom
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Thank you! Autumn is a beautiful time of year as well. Thanks so much for your kind comment. It’s one of my favorite Mom and daughter pictures.
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