Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 122

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Sunrise over the Blue Ridge Mountains this week....linking with SkyWatch Friday

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I have a very small patch of Blue Bells in my yard...I didn't know these were actually Blue Bells till I saw someone nearby post an upclose picture of them recently...I've seen big fields of them in photos before but never put 2 and 2 together ;) Well next year I will have this little space all cleared of debris, like old leaves that have fallen, so the Blue Bells can grow...I got down flat on the ground for this photo because this was the day the weather guys were saying we were to get a few inches of snow and I thought these sweet little flowers would be gone afterwards...well, no snow but we did have below freezing temps and these little dudes are hardy let me tell you! They still look great today! Linking this with Denise's Friday Flowers

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Some Japanese Magnolia that have gotten a little too cold...

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This is the view from Parkway Church...you can see all the way to downtown Roanoke...see that tall building with the pointy top? That's the Wells Fargo Building and Nick works in there now...

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And this is the HUGE amount of snow we woke up to on Tuesday...little doggie prints on my back deck...(don't worry, our dogs are inside but these are Riley's little tracks he made when he went outside first thing in the morning!)

That's my 5 this week! I hope you will play along! Post 5 randoms, link back and visit others! Have a great weekend friends!



I am also linking up with Photo Friday

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 102

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Things seen around my house this summer:

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Linking this up with Denise's Today's Flowers when it goes live...

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I get blessed with the best sunsets! Linking with SkyWatch Friday

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Heather: Horton! We've all got our own little clovers with worlds on them!
Jessica: Mine is called Jessica-Land and everyone worships Queen Jessica because Jessica is so beautiful!
Katie: In my world,everyone's a pony and they all eat rainbows-and poop butterflies!
Horton Hears A Who!

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This sweet girl returned for a bite to eat...

5) THIS HOUSE was built by my 9th Great Grandfather...it's for sale...anyone have an extra $2,795,000.00 laying around collecting dust?

That's my 5 this week! I hope you will play along too! Post 5 randoms, link back and visit others! Have a great weekend :)

Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 86

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Just in case you didn't get enough of all this chipped up brick and broken glass last week, I've got more for you!

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This is the main office...if you are dazed and confused and haven't been following, this is the vacant building in Buchanan I showed you last Friday. The building is over 100 years old, starting out as Virginia Can Company and then a button manufacturer...this building is up for sale.

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Lookie there, a huge office space...you can probably work out some sort of deal to keep the chair, desk and trash can!

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I agree, this building IS dope!

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You know me I'm down with OPP I can't resist those windows!

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Curb appeal! And this little beauty will link up with Denise's Today's Flowers ssshhh...don't hurt my flowers' feelings by calling her a weed...that is just not nice!

I don't know if I showed you the listing for this place but Here 'Tis
Should you decide to buy, please let the Town of Buchanan know that you saw it here first, I want a piece of that pie! Just kidding...I have no dog in this fight, just love the building!

So that is my 5 this week and I really do hope you will join in! Post 5 randoms, link back and visit others! Thanks so much for visiting and have a super weekend!


I'm linking up with Amy's 5 on Friday :)

Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 79

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This week my 5 will be from the beautiful Duke Gardens!

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Last Saturday we took a little day trip down to Raleigh....some of you might remember we have found a taco shop there that makes Southern California Mexican food, which we miss. We left San Diego in 2001 and the Mexican food is what we miss most...it just isn't duplicated anywhere else.....nobody understands our plight...except for other transplanted Southern Californians.

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We had our lunch in Raleigh then back tracked to Durham and visited Duke University. Here we are at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens.

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I remember Tulips being my grandma's favorite.

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But honestly, I think of Camellias more when I think of my Grandma. She had several beautiful Camellia bushes...she also grew Tulips in her garden but the Camellias really stick out in my memory.

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I want to plant a whole bunch of Tulips here at our new house along the front porch in memory of my Grandma...maybe even a few Camellias in the backyard.

1 more shot from the gardens:

Your's truly and my husband Nick...tomorrow we will have been together for 34 years...that's when we started dating...in 10th grade! Crazy!

That's my 5 this week and I hope you will join in! It's easy, post 5 randoms, link back, visit others!! Thank you so much for visiting and playing along!


I am linking up with Cath's Fun Friday Favourites

Nancy's Random 5 Friday

And Denise's Today's Flowers

To visit the garden's website Click Here and they even have a blog right HERE!

Have a great weekend!!