A barn a few miles from our home place in Tennessee.In the hills and hollers of east Tennessee, they are much more noticeable. A cow don't usually climb straight up and down the side of a hill...they will go along just gradually zig zagging back and forth as they graze on a hillside.
I remember following cow paths while I picked blackberries as a kid. My mom always reminded me/us kids to watch out for a rattlesnake. I suppose if she were alive today and I was to go blackberry picking she would still remind me to watch out for a rattlesnake.
For a big part of her life, they were a serious danger. The old home place bordered a park...and I think she killed at least one rattler in our front yard. It is probably a miracle that none of us were ever bitten by one.
Another time, one of my sisters was doing something in the tobacco patch...she thought she saw a rat run under the tobacco plants--thought she saw a rat's tail. When she raised the tobacco leaf, it was a copperhead.
Neal or I either one, would have loved to have a home up at the old place, but mom never wanted us to. I think she had too many hard times up there. Too many things to worry about. It is still one of the most peaceful places to just go and sit and listen to the silence.
Just so everyone will know, Roger did feel better today...just hope he continues to feel better.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in the North Carolina mountains we had a dog killed by a rattlesnake. That really caused us to worry about the kids playing in the yard.
ReplyDeleteSome lovely reminiscing! I think I like this scene better in sepia, but it's beautiful either way.
ReplyDeleteWorn paths for sure & I like how you shot the barn from a distance to see the area around it. Calming & very beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely spot.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if there are many rattlesnakes.
I did enlarge the photo and the land is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYou and Neal and other family members ought to build a log cabin on that old property ---so that ALL of you would have a place to go on occasion for vacations. Wouldn't that be super??? Of course, the brothers who live in that area would have to 'maintain' it--which they may not want to do....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful area --despite the snakes!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
What a beautiful place, if your family home is anything like this I agree with Betsy. A cabin or a vacation home for all of you to share.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear your Roger is feeling better, hope he well soon.
Judy