Category Archives: God’s Good Creation

Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park (New England Road Trip #3)

Posted on October 23, 2015 by virginiaknowles

“Thunder Hole”by Virginia Knowleswe came to scatter her ashes in the ocean at Acadia hundreds of miles from homesearching for suchbeauty and majesty as would well honor a mother’s memory in the autumn season of her birth we journeyed together to … Continue reading →

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North Carolina: The Gardens at Biltmore Estate

Posted on July 9, 2015 by virginiaknowles

Hello! This is a continuation of my Biltmore Estate post. These gardens deserve their own blog glory! conservatory and rose garden they look like they are painted resting our feet mother and child Italian Garden water lilies This is just … Continue reading →

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North Carolina Trip: Watauga Lake in Tennessee

Posted on July 9, 2015 by virginiaknowles

Welcome back to my North Carolina trip photo series! We stayed at a  huge and beautiful  mountain rental cabin  owned and managed by  my son-in-law and daughter near Boone, North Carolina Our first **big** outing, Watauga Lake,  the highest lake … Continue reading →

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North Carolina: The Cabin at Higher Ground

Posted on July 6, 2015 by virginiaknowles

Our family had the privilege of spending nearly a week at Higher Ground, the mountain cabin built by my son-in-law Alex’s grandparents about 30 years ago. It is now owned by Alex and Julia. It is beautiful. It is huge. … Continue reading →

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North Carolina: Mountain Creek Fun

Posted on July 5, 2015 by virginiaknowles

Welcome back to my North Carolina trip photo series!This second post chronicles a morning visit to the creek at the bottom of “our” mountain. At the start of our trip, we had all but my oldest daughter and her family … Continue reading →

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North Carolina: Mountain Flowers

Posted on July 5, 2015 by virginiaknowles

My family just arrived home last night from a week in the Blue Ridge Mountains. My daughter and son-in-law own a large cabin custom built by his grandparents about 30 years ago. I’ll post pictures of it soon, but to … Continue reading →

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My Golden Sunshine Garden

Posted on June 7, 2015 by virginiaknowles

Several of my children bought me gift a certificate to Lukas Nursery for Mother’s Day. I decided to plant a sunshiney yellow garden, so I loaded my cart with these plants. I was originally going to buy a lemon fizz … Continue reading →

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Florida Through My Lens: Garden Gathering on Lake Bell

Posted on May 4, 2015 by virginiaknowles

Our friends Bart and Judy invited a bunch of us over for lunch after church. As usual, I walked in the front door and within a few minutes I was right out the back door with camera in hand. It’s … Continue reading →

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Tabebuia, The Brilliant Yellow Flowering Tree of Spring

Posted on March 21, 2015 by virginiaknowles

The brilliant yellow tabebuia trees are in bloom everywhere around the Orlando area, but only for a short time. I see them in every neighborhood as I drive around, but this tree is only a block from our house. I … Continue reading →

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Flowers in Florida (A Bit of Spring)

Posted on March 11, 2015 by virginiaknowles

Dear friends, While much of the rest of the country is snowed in, we’ve got flowers blooming in Florida. If you live in the north, you can enjoy this bit of springtime color vicariously! These photos are from Leu Gardens in Orlando. … Continue reading →

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