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During my current ramblings through the Appalachians, I stumbled across this beautiful scene. There's quite a story to this old homestead. Orelena Hawks Puckett ( 1837 - 1939 ) lived here for the bulk of her adult life. She lived to be 102 years old. Married at sixteen, she bore 24 children....none of which survived infancy. Most were stillborn, all the others died within days of birth. It is suspected that she carried a transferable disease of some sort that proved fatal to newborns.
In her later '50's, having lost all of her own children, she turned to being a midwife in the surrounding Virginia mountains. It is said that she assisted in the delivery of more than 1,000 births....proudly never losing a mother or child in the process. Her last delivery occurred during the last year of her life...at 102.
In her later '50's, having lost all of her own children, she turned to being a midwife in the surrounding Virginia mountains. It is said that she assisted in the delivery of more than 1,000 births....proudly never losing a mother or child in the process. Her last delivery occurred during the last year of her life...at 102.
I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
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Good one!
Don
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Hey Don,
It's great to hear from you. The Appalachians were as lush and green with new growth as I've ever seen them. I hope that the current conditions of splendor can carry over to the coming Fall color show.
Take care, my friend,
Tom
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Thanks for the kind words.
I tell you, John, I, also, love the green. I'll alert you to one thing, though. The intensity of the greens up there now are enough to produce sensory overload.
See you,
Tom
With regard to the split rail fence - are they always built in a zig-zag design?
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Hi guy,
Thanks for the visit.
There are a few other designs of early fencing that used split rails meeting in a straight-on manner. They used a different type of attachment between the rails. The traditional " split rail fence ", as seen in this photo, is always built in this zig-zag fashion. It's a matter of practicality. Overlapping, as they do at attachment points, is much more secure as the angle of attachment approaches 90 degrees. However, most fences were done at angles somewhat less than that. Limited to using the tools they had, these simplest of fencing designs were the best they could do at the time.
Take care,
Tom
Thanks, Josh, for the comments.
Take care,
Tom
Nice scene that you captured with care. My eyes zig-zag all the way to the cabin
Lauren Blackwell
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Thanks kindly for the comments, Randy. I'd sure love to share one of my journeys through those mountains with you. Right about now, though, I'd be happy to just see some pictures you've taken. Got anything to throw our way?
Rest easy buddy, I'll be calling soon.
Tom
Thanks, Lauren, for your support.
I'd wait until the rainy season is over up in the southern Appalachians. I just got back from spending a month up there....rained on me almost every day. It was still beautiful but not too conducive to doing much shooting.
I'll be in touch as to when the new home there is ready to romp.:D
See you,
Tom
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Thanks, John, for the kind words. It's always nice to hear from your quarters. Have you been doing much shooting lately?
Take care,
Tom
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Hey Cristóbal, thanks for commenting.
As I've eluded to in a couple of prior comments, in all my 30+ years of tromping through those foothills and mountains, I can't remember any time when the greens up there ( trees, grasses, seemingly everything ) were so intense. I guess that's what happens when you get about two months of rain.
Take care, my friend,
Tom