Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
September 21, 2025 Early morning, on Saturday ( September 13), Bruce and I rode the motorcycle to Tuscumbia Spring Park in Tuscumbia, AL. We were excited to attend the Oka Kapassa Festival. https://okakapassafestival.org/2025-festival-schedule/ Once we parked, we took off our motorcycle gear. I changed out of my motorcycle boots and put on tennis shoes. While […]
Read More Visiting Tuscumbia Spring Park for the Oka Kapassa FestivalSeptember 15, 2025 On Sunday (September 7), we had a pretty sunset, but no fireflies. On Monday (September 7), I didn’t do much; I mostly napped part of the afternoon away. I did get some pictures of butterflies. I walked out to the orchard with soap spray for aphids while Bruce mowed. I sprayed the […]
Read More A Busy Few Days after Getting HomeSeptember 12, 2025 On Sunday morning (September 7), we decided to treat ourselves to breakfast out. In looking at Google maps for breakfast places, I asked Bruce if he wanted to try something different. He said he’d be willing to try something different. We went to Superhero Chefs in Tuscumbia, AL. The inside has a […]
Read More Eating Breakfast at Superhero ChefsSeptember 12, 2025 On Saturday (September 6), we finished loading up the truck, clipped Nox into her seat harness, said goodbye to my father-in-law, and headed out. We stopped at the Jekyll Island Welcome Center to see if they still had a good selection of glass floats. They had a wonderful selection of glittering glass […]
Read More Driving Back to Sweet Home AlabamaSeptember 11, 2025 This was taken from the M. E. Thompson Memorial Bridge as we headed into Brunswick. Jekyll Island is on the right of Jekyll Creek. I managed to take some pictures of the salt marshes from the Sidney Lanier Bridge as Bruce was driving over it. Once over the Sidney Lanier Bridge, I […]
Read More More Salt Marsh PicturesSeptember 11, 2025 I had hoped to buy a sea glass ball from the shops in the Historic District on Jekyll Island. The shops didn’t have any sea glass balls that I wanted. The walk underneath the live oaks was worth going to the Historic District.
Read More A Short Walk Through the Live Oaks on Jekyll IslandSeptember 8, 2025 On September 1 (Monday), we took advantage of the beautiful day to walk down to the beach on Jekyll Island, Georgia. There was a bit of debris on the beach from the previous day’s storm. The beach was full of identifying these cute little Sanderlings probing the sand. The waves were still […]
Read More Watching Birds on the BeachSeptember 8, 2025 On August 31 (Sunday), we took a sunset walk on the beach. The beach on Jekyll Island faces east, so the sunset is over the island. There was reflected color to the north, making for beautiful beach pictures. It was very windy on the beach. The pictures of the pelicans are grainy […]
Read More Windy Beach VisitSeptember 8, 2025 On August 30 (Saturday), Bruce drove my father-in-law to church. Once we made sure he was safely inside, Bruce drove a little ways down Newcastle Street and parked. I had wanted to see some of the historic downtown of Brunswick. We walked along the wide sidewalks on Newcastle Street. Several small parks […]
Read More Walking Down Newcastle Street in Brunswick, GeorgiaOur visit to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center was educational and fun. They help many different types of turtles and even gopher tortoises.
Read More Visiting The Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island, GA
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