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A New Family Tradition is Born: Christmas Trees and Holly Branches

The grandsons’ tree selection must pass the E-mama test. Somehow, it always does.

Gifts of the Land: Grapes Gathering and Grandsons

The grandsons’ good work in the processes of transforming grapes into jelly is rewarding with its spread onto warm homemade bread.

Gifts of the Land: How to Hold a Crayfish – Gish Branch and Lessons Learned

Grandsons’ disparate personalities are revealed on a creek day dedicated to subtle environmental lessons.

Gifts of the Land: A Summer Morning with Chickens and Eli

A summer morning can present just the right blend of challenge and accomplishment for an 8-year-old grandson.

Gifts of the Land: Young Grandsons Explore – First Discovery of Spring Wildflowers

One of the charms of living on 38 wooded acres is the wide-eyed reaction of a 7- and a 5-year-old to their first identifying of the land’s many wildflowers.

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A New Family Tradition is Born: Christmas Trees and Holly Branches

The grandsons’ tree selection must pass the E-mama test. Somehow, it always does.
While Elaine looks on, Eli spreads his sourdough bread with homemade grape jelly while Sam is already eating his bread.

Gifts of the Land: Grapes Gathering and Grandsons

The grandsons’ good work in the processes of transforming grapes into jelly is rewarding with its spread onto warm homemade bread.
Eli and Sam Reynolds examine the crayfish and minnows they’ve just corralled from Catawba Creek.

Gifts of the Land: How to Hold a Crayfish – Gish Branch and Lessons Learned

Grandsons’ disparate personalities are revealed on a creek day dedicated to subtle environmental lessons.
Eli uses a knife to gather chicken of the woods mushrooms.

Gifts of the Land: A Summer Morning with Chickens and Eli

A summer morning can present just the right blend of challenge and accomplishment for an 8-year-old grandson.
Sam and Eli pause in their spring wildflower searches for a break on their favorite sitting log.

Gifts of the Land: Young Grandsons Explore – First Discovery of Spring Wildflowers

One of the charms of living on 38 wooded acres is the wide-eyed reaction of a 7- and a 5-year-old to their first identifying of the land’s many wildflowers.
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Much of the Oklawaha Greenway is lined with trees.
The Good Walk

Walking Oklawaha Greenway

Located just minutes from downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina, this 3.25-mile scenic pathway winds through forests and wetlands.

May 1, 2026

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