Taryn, David, Dad, Mom, Gary and Dawn

 Disappearing waterfall at White Oak Sink in the the Smokies.  The water falls into an underground cavern.

                                        Green swallowtail butterflies on our walk in the Smokies.

                                             Mid march we got 12 laying hen chicks.

                                                 Out come the old front, bay windows.

                                  Gary and Ed lift the new casements in.  They are beautiful!!!!!

                        Tigger stalks the hens.  He is very excited until he realizes he can't get to them.

                                                              More window pictures.

                                Squaw's root, a plant with no chlorophyll that grows on oak tree roots.

                                 A look at the new windows--changes the whole look of the house.

 The garden is growing well.  The corn in the foreground is now as tall as me!  Zucchini plants are waist high. We have been eating fresh peas for two weeks!  Yum!  The potato plants are huge and I have been picking off potato bugs every day.  Grand'pa Carl says if I pick a hundred, I get an ice cream cone.  That was what Grandma Esther promised them when he was a kid.

                    Hens are now 3 1/2 months old.  Hope to get some eggs in a few months.                       

Expanded front garden with stone pathway.  Thanks to Matt for uncovering them.  They were heavy to move.  Planted the pomegranate tree, gardenia bush, peonies, iris, roses, catnip(which Tigger loves), lots of herbs and various other perennials.  Should be beautiful when it grows in.