Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Morning peace, sweet visitors and pastoral scene

- Morning peace at the house by the river in western North Carolina.  The back porch temperature was a very cool 60 degrees, so I watched the morning news and had some coffee in one of the mountain pottery mugs my sister's late mother-in-law filled this home with. 

- And there were some very sweet visitors the first morning.  What a treat!  The young deer in the foreground had antlers just coming in.  He was alone for several minutes, drinking water, until his sister wandered out cautiously.  A lovely few minutes, until something spooked them and they retreated back into the forest.

- The cows grazing on the hillside looked so peaceful, that I turned around to snap this photo as I was leaving town.  I cropped out the pesky power lines to capture this pastoral scene.

Click to enlarge, if you can.  Friday - photos from my walk at the river walk park in Murphy, NC., where I got lost, but then found my way back to my car.  :)

13 comments:

Hilary Melton-Butcher said...

Hi Lynn - the farm and area is just wonderful isn't it - no wonder you love it so much and it shows through your photos ...

Cheers and here's a great Autumn/Fall ahead .. Hilary

Joanne said...

You always feature the most gorgeous scenery photos!

Elephant's Child said...

Complete heart balm. Thank you.

Snaggle Tooth said...

So calm n peaceful you get to see deer- Lucky you n good pics! I could use more quietude like that, thanks

Lee said...

Glorious! Peace and tranquility personified!

I love the pottery coffee mug. I have a hand-made coffee mug that is my everyday favourit mug. The one I always drink my coffee from. I'll be devastated if it ever gets broken! Touch wood (or clay) that it doesn't!

sage said...

A wonderful place to get away from it all!

Riot Kitty said...

How you managed to sneak in amongst wildlife is impressive!

Fireblossom said...

*sigggggh*

:-)

desk49 said...

The mugs look grand.

Kay G. said...

I love North Carolina! Good thing it's not too far away!
Love your photos.

Jannie Funster said...

Appreciate the power line crop-out! :)

I love how I can see the screen in the second pic. !

I LOVE enlarging your photo-art! You have a very good eye for what looks nice.

I love nice mugs.

I love you.

xoxoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxo

Anonymous said...

So pretty and peaceful.

LL Cool Joe said...

It's lovely seeing deer isn't it? Such graceful animals on their spindly legs. We have a family of them that are often in our back garden. They are less appealing when they chew the flowers in the pots. :D