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Who knew all this would happen afterwards! Russ and Michelle's wedding, 2000

Friday, July 18, 2025

Water can be in a good place

 


And old stone wall looks over Lake Tomahawk with some flowers.

North Carolina skies at the apartment complex.
Yesterday when I opened the windows at 6:30 am to the cooler air (70 degrees) I heard and saw two Canada geese flying from east to west. Probably just going out for breakfast, as Lake Tomahawk is east of me, where most of the geese congregate daily.


Another summer view of Lake Tomahawk.


Sharing with Skywatch Friday and Sepia Saturday


Sepia Saturday shows an Alaskan fisherman, in some kind of Alaska Task Force Master File of the National Parks

Today's quote:

Seven blunders of the world that lead to violence: wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, politics without principle. -Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)


An old photo:


The city of Asheville receives its water from Burnett Reservoir, the formation of which inundated the original location of this little church. 

Burnett Reservoir, near Asheville NC.


An old photo of Black Mountain:

On Cherry Street, Black Mountain, no date. I'm guessing it's looking down hill since the top end of the street would have had the buildings on State St. Thus the railroad tracks are at the far end where trees and bushes are on the other side.

Another old photo:

Myself and my husband, Doug on the USS Constitution in the 60s.

16 comments:

  1. Lovely Black mountain pictures. And you are so photogenic, never take a bad photo, to this day.

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    1. Oh I love digital photos...take a half dozen and toss those with eyes half closed, or something else wrong! Thanks for thinking it is just me myself! I do love Black Mountain and the area here.

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  2. ...I wish your water, always in the right amount.

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    1. I get a kick out of people blaming politicians for the floods...hey, mother nature has a lot to do with it. Ours was not due to clear cutting, nor dams, nor levies, nor canals...etc. It just plain is raining a lot!!

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  3. Speaking of water we had quite a downpour or three yesterday, but they didn’t last too long. And we had a weather change last night. It got cool and windy. It’s 50F now but will heat up a lot by afternoon.

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    1. Oh my goodness. 50 F is such a nice sounding number! Most of our thunder storms dash a bit down, and cool us off maybe 5 degrees for a while. This morning I had to drive through fog, just because all these trees and valleys make it damp by themselves.

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  4. Great collection of photos. I like the views of the rock wall and flowers, the pretty sky and lake views. Great photo of you and Doug. Take care, have a great day and a happy weekend!

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    1. Thanks Eileen...glad to know what your preferences are. I'm glad that I save some of the old photos taken through the years. Probably many more from the more recent years, actually!

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    1. Blogger is playing games with my replies...so we'll see if this one goes through! Glad to have you visit!

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  6. Yes, a wonderful sky... I enjoyed reading, too.

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    1. Our skies are often quite pretty...with the Carolina blue very evident most of the time.

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  7. I really love old photos. You live in a beautiful area.

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    1. I'm quite happy to have all these pretty things around, which enables me to take lots of photos! The older ones I collect from the internet, or might have been there myself sometimes.

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  8. You are lucky to have such a beautiful lake nearby. Thanks for the very fitting Gandhi quote.

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    1. Lake Tomahawk is a great place to unwind, look at birds, geese and kids...oh and dogs.

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