I can't recall exactly who made the suggestion - me or my sister - but we decided to go to my parent's Florida home and visit with them for Father's day weekend.
We had a delicious seafood dinner from Roy's and cruised the Steinhatchee River in Dad's boat.
June 26th, 2017
Back at Easter, my cousin's wife said she and I and my Aunt were going to take a girl's trip to the beach.
Well, that didn't work out.
My Aunt said she and I would go somewhere anyway, and we ended up deciding to go to Savannah because she had a friend near there we could stay with.
We visited Savannah: City Market, Riverwalk, and the Parks.
Rode the free Ferry over to Hutchinson Island and back.
Visited some Thrift Shops.
Had planned to go to Tybee Island (Beach!), but didn't make it. (Beach attempt fail #....3?)
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| Famous Forsyth Park Fountain |
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| Riverwalk view from Hutchinson Island |
On our last night we decided to spend the night in one of the old homes surrounding one of Savannah's lovely Parks. Found this great, affordable home on AirBnB.
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| Whitfield Park |
My Cousin in Hiawassee called to tell me the beans in his big garden was ready, and to come on up and pick some.
We decided to go up to Bell Mountain Park on our way in.
Some rain had moved through, and we were treated to a gorgeous double rainbow.
For those that haven't been there, previous to being a Park with a paved road, Bell Mountain was a hang out for off-roaders, hikers, and college kids.
The rocks at the top have been graffiti'ed for years and years, when it was still privately owned land.
There's really no way to get it off even if the City/County tried.
People can choose to be mad and upset and miserable about it, or, they can embrace the Art.
Not that I would condone this, ever, anywhere else, but in this particular instance, what's done is done, and there's really nothing to be done about it.
Getting mad won't help, so we chose to embrace the Art, which changes every time we go up.
We look for new and fun pictures. (I do wish the Immature Jerks of society wouldn't write profanity or draw nasty pictures, but oh well. What can you do?)
Picked a good many delicious green beans. These beans are beans that came from beans my great-grandma used to grow. I don't know how long they might have been passed down through the family before her.
July 29, 2017
A couple of weeks later, my Cousin called to say the corn was ready, and to come pick us some.
Ryan found a couple of trails he wanted to walk between here and there so we stopped off for some hiking.
Fall Creek Falls trail in Blue Ridge.
We visited Bell Mountain again, with my parents this time.
Then we picked apples from my Dad's orchard, and lots of corn from my Cousin's garden.
August 5th, 2017
My sister invited everyone to her house in central Florida for my niece's birthday, but my Dad suggested everyone come back to their house in Steinhatchee, and we could go scalloping.
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| Kev found scallops |
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| My niece wearing her "gobbles", holding a starfish and a scallop. |
August 15, 2017
We drove down to Griffin to the nearest place to north Georgia that cracks/shakes pecans for you.
We ate at a Chik-fil-A I never saw before called Truett's Grille. It was retro and very cool.
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| Cracked and shook peecans. |
August 20th, 2017
We went back up to Hiawassee to watch the Total Solar Eclipse at my parent's house.
And to pick tomatoes and apples while I was there.
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| The Sun! and (I believe) planet Jupiter |
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| It was this dark at 2:35 in the afternoon. |
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