Autumn at the Farm

   Jeremy has been working at a small farm/equestrian center since the spring. I was really shocked that he stuck with it in the beginning, because I knew it would require some dirty (smelly) work and being close to horses. Though I knew he liked horses, I thought it might scare him to work so closely with them. But I was pleasantly surprised! He has really enjoyed it and has gotten pretty comfortable around the animals.
   His friend from school, Emily, recently came with him to see where Jeremy worked and take pictures with me. She is a talented photographer. I was hoping to get some pictures of fall leaves but there was not a whole lot of color change yet. So we walked around together and took pictures of the horses and other critters.
   As we tried to walk out to the pasture the turkeys started following us. Jeremy gave us sticks to swing at the turkeys- not to hit them but just scare them off. Boy, those turkeys are relentless! They just don't give up no matter how many times you scare them away. I don't know if they wanted to hunt us down and get us or if they are just curious creatures by nature. Every time we turned around, there they were!

The tom turkey always seems like he is fussing at the others. He is so obnoxious.

Emily chasing away the turkeys.

One of Jeremy's farm duties is dragging the arena.

Little Mongo has a hard time keeping up with the horses. He is always trailing behind.

Violet is a beautiful girl.

Theo likes more attention then Violet.

Greenville Day Trip

   My husband and I are always trying to think of fun day trips we can take that are within a couple of hours from home. While we love visiting the mountains, we have been to many places up there and it is hard to think of somewhere new to go. Not to mention, we have a 16 year old, so we want the trip to be entertaining for him and not cost us a fortune.
   It was supposed to be pretty weather last Saturday so we decided to visit Greenville, SC. I had heard that the downtown area and Falls Park were really nice, so I wanted to check it out. We walked down Main Street first, checked out the Mast General Store, and then on to see the park. I was impressed with the large waterfalls and all the quiet little places to sit and people watch. Jeremy is not into climbing rocks like he used to be, but several years ago he would have been all over the large boulders in the creek. There is a bridge that goes across the water, but it moves a little and I was very aware of the motion, so that made me feel a little wonky.
  After hanging out in the park for a while and chatting with people, we met up with an old friend of Mikes to have dinner. I was so glad we decided to make the trip. I love visiting new places, but best of all, I love spending time with my guys!

There was a girl playing guitar and singing, so of course my fellas had to watch, being the
guitar lovers that they are. We ended up meeting her, and she is really talented.
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