My series of December day photos would include a lovely bouquet of 3 daffodils that I cut from my yard and put on the table last night for Book Club. Daffodils!! In December!! Weren't we buried in snow this time last year? Also... I have to point out something interesting. Check out the waterfall photo, the bottom center of the waterfall... there's an eye!! It looks like Old Man Waterfall is gazing at you while you take his photo...
Martin, I'm pretty sure it's an American Crow -- we also have Fish Crows -- which are slightly smaller -- and ravens, which are larger. This bird was with a flock of crows and his beak should be black. I can't tell if it's a trick of the light or an anomaly.
Barbara and Kath -- it's the Blue Ridge and I don't know the names of any of the peaks. Mt. Mitchell is at the extreme right but doesn't show up in this picture. I think once someone told me that the one with the steep slope to the left was Big Butt.
June 9 - Morganton, NC Public Library - I'll be talking about my books, of course. 2 pm.
June 26 - Sylva, NC - Public Library. Talking about my books again. 7 pm.
July 7 -14 - Wildacres Writing Workshop -- On the Blue Ridge Parkway near Little Switzerland. I'll be leading a class in Popular Fiction. Summer camp for grownups. More information HERE.
July 21 - Historic Rugby, TN. I'll be speaking as part of their Appalachian Heritage series. More info coming soon.
September 7 -8 - Carolina Mountains Literary Festival. I'll be doing several events -- some about my books, some about the collaborative novel Naked Came the Leaf Peeper. Burnsville, NC. A great little festival. More info HERE.
September 14 - 15 - On the Same Page Literary Festival, West Jefferson, NC. This is a new one to me and I'm excited! Lee Smith is going to be there and there's a quilt show too! More info soon...
2013
June 2-8 - Teaching Fiction at the John C. Campbell Folk School.
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I'm the author of The Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mysteries from Bantam Dell. The series includes SIGNS IN THE BLOOD (LA MONTAGNE DES SECRETS in France), ART'S BLOOD, (LE SECRET DES APPALACHES in France,) OLD WOUNDS,IN A DARK SEASON (Anthony Nominee, Best PBO), and UNDER THE SKIN. There's also THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS (a spinoff/standalone)chronicling the unexpected life story of Miss Birdie, one of Elizabeth's neighbors.
I came to this weird business late (my first novel was published in 2005) and am still trying to figure it out.
As my novels are set in a place much like my real life home, I thought I'd use this blog to share pictures of our farm and county. I've been blogging for over four years now, on an almost daily basis, and the topics have ranged from writing, chickens, food, books, quilts, flora and fauna of all sorts, to the occasional tiny rant. There's no plan, but there are lots of pictures.
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12 comments:
What a cute little crick!
I love watching crows. Is this a particular type? Ours tend to have much darker beaks, unless they are rooks, of course.
Looks like the places I love to roam. I especially liked the little waterfall and the shot immediately after it. Jim
those white dusted peaks are lovely. do they have names?
Wonderful photos. Same question here, do you have the names of the specific mountain peaks?
so where is all the white stuff? smiles....nice pics....some beautiful mountains....
My series of December day photos would include a lovely bouquet of 3 daffodils that I cut from my yard and put on the table last night for Book Club. Daffodils!! In December!! Weren't we buried in snow this time last year? Also... I have to point out something interesting. Check out the waterfall photo, the bottom center of the waterfall... there's an eye!! It looks like Old Man Waterfall is gazing at you while you take his photo...
Beautiful, looks like an early spring day!
Even in the cold and stark of winter, Mother Nature is beautiful.
December did you say?could be a spring day
Love the crow
Martin, I'm pretty sure it's an American Crow -- we also have Fish Crows -- which are slightly smaller -- and ravens, which are larger. This bird was with a flock of crows and his beak should be black. I can't tell if it's a trick of the light or an anomaly.
Barbara and Kath -- it's the Blue Ridge and I don't know the names of any of the peaks. Mt. Mitchell is at the extreme right but doesn't show up in this picture. I think once someone told me that the one with the steep slope to the left was Big Butt.
Brenda- I saw that eye too!
Wow...those last two are so ethereal they almost seem to be watercolors...you aren't hiding Brigadoon over there, are you?
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