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Month: July 2024

Chihuly at Biltmore glass art installation. Several different pieces of Chihuly's glass art, placed onto a large oval base that makes it look like the pieces are sitting in water and being reflected back up.

Chihuly at Biltmore

If you ever have the chance to go see a Chihuly glass art installation, go. Chihuly’s work is fascinating – from the way it’s created to the way…

The Gardens at Biltmore Estate

I’d like to take you along with me on a photographic tour of the gardens at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. Imagine if you will a warm spring…

Looking at the Biltmore House from across the long front yard that runs in front of it. Sidewalks and a paved road run along both sides of the grass and there is a fountain in the center of the lawn.

Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC

Many years ago, a young man visited the Asheville, NC mountains and loved it so much that he started buying up large pieces of land in the area….

A picture of lavender stems taken from below the plants looking up towards the sky.

Midfield Lavender Farm Bulls Gap, TN

The Midfield Lavender Farm in Bulls Gap, TN is somewhere that I didn’t even know existed until I saw an article about them in the Farm Bureau magazine….