October 13, 2008

Walk to the Mailbox

Goodness, the calendar doesn’t lie. We have been back from our western trip for two whole weeks, and I haven’t done the first post yet to share my vacation pictures! I’m sorry to keep everyone in suspense. Back to the Photoshop salt mine!

In the meantime, how would you like to accompany me on a walk to the mailbox? My sore knee is improved to the point where I can easily do the hike now. Our cottage sits back from the road about 350 feet and the ground is not level. So, it truly is a bit of a hike! Since the fall colors are getting so pretty now, I made Saturday’s trip to the mailbox a leisurely stroll. Please join me!

We walk out the door onto the front porch. With the leaf canopy of the three large pin oaks out front, you can barely tell there is a road to the south of us.


We’re walking past the rows of Bradford pear trees along the driveway. Soon we will be feeling the incline of the little knoll in the front of our property.


We admire the beautiful foliage of the maple trees on our left.


As we get closer, we stop and tilt our heads back.


We look right and see some fall colors beginning to show on this side of the driveway too.


We meander from the driveway's path and head toward the neighbor's fence. We look to see if Cosmos, our horse friend, is out in the front pasture, but he is nowhere to be found. This view is our reward when we look back at our path from the cottage.


Now we are almost at the road. We stop briefly to admire the assortment of nature’s colors, including the scarlet red of the dogwood trees.


We retrieve a few pieces of mail from the box and take a quick picture of the western edge of the driveway entry.


Walking back down the gravel drive, we appreciate the eastern row of trees once more.


We look up as we pass by. How can we resist?


We look to the left and give thanks for the natural beauty all around us.


Before we know it, our stroll is over! We turn the corner and head back to the front porch. It’s almost time for dinner!


Thank you for keeping me company during this lovely walk!

23 comments:

  1. Thanks for taking us on this walk! It was beautiful and I could smell the fresh air!!

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  2. You are welcome! And I enjoyed your company!

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  3. Well I would want my knee to be good too,Just to be able to amble along your driveway.
    It looks like you have a real piece of Heaven where you are...
    Enjoy!

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  4. Hey, Kylie! I couldn't do that walk a couple of weeks ago. Progress! It is a truly a piece of heaven. The next owners will be soooo lucky!

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  5. It was a lovely walk indeed! Your trees are glorious!

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  6. Hi Donna,

    What a beautiful walk. I'm not sure if I would ever leave your yard it's so pretty. And I am so glad your knee is doing better. Have a great evening. This day somehow got away from me and I haven't even started dinner yet. LOL

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  7. Thank you, Joan! Glad you enjoyed the stroll! Hope your day settles down and you have a lovely evening too.

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  8. Thank you, Brenda! This time of year, I look forward to that long walk to the mailbox!

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  9. Geez, what a beautiful walk!! And was that Marty under the tree with a....bottle of....What???Hahaaaa...Sweet night Sugar!hughugs

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  10. That Marty! What I am going to do with him! LOL. Glad you enjoyed the walk with me! Night, night!

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  11. Enjoyed that walk! Keep improving with the knee!

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  12. Gorgeous walkway! I also love this time of year and find myself looking all around, even while driving!

    I laughed out loud at your comment about using someone else's toilet! Made me smile...thank you!

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  13. Thank you, Cindy! I'm trying to get it to work better, LOL!

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  14. Glad you enjoyed the walk, Debbie! And I thought my comment on your blog posting would make you chuckle!

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  15. What a lovely walk! Thanks so much for inviting me to walk with you and enjoy your beautiful fall trees. Your pictures are so very pretty. God really knows how to paint a picture.

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  16. What a beautiful stroll!!! Thanks for pushing my wheel chair! LOL

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  17. Aw, I feel so much better now after taking such a lovely walk. Beautiful, and I'm not even out of breath. (HUGS)

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  18. Thank you so much, Karen M., Judy, and Sally, for joining me on this autumn walk!

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  19. Wow that's quite a walk just to get the mail. It's a beauty though and I enjoyed every bit of it. So where are those vacation pictures though?..hehe

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  20. I'm working on those vacation pictures, Jeanne! Just running behind on getting some posts ready!

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  21. What a gorgeous walk! I love fall, and miss it much here in the land that never gets too cold! Though coconut and mango trees do have their own appeal...

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  22. Thank you, MoziEsme! Glad you enjoyed this little glimpse of the fall colors now showing in Tennessee! Every region has its own unique beauty.

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  23. I love this~ you may have inspired me to take my own walk this morning! What beautiful surroundings.

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