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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Rural Thursday Blog Hop # 23




Early Monday evening, after dinner, I bribed took the boys and Ozzy over to Greenfield for a nice walk. I've mentioned about a million times how much I love walking around this place. It once, years and years ago, belonged to a man named William Preston who had a big plantation on this property. The main house burnt down in the 70's if I remember correctly and there are a few buildings that still remain, such as a couple of slave cabins, old kitchen and a couple of cemeteries. Trails meander all over this beautiful piece of property. I noticed while there on Monday evening that some efforts have been started to preserve the old cabin and new fencing has been put up around the old cemetery.

This photo is from up on the hill where the slave cabins sit. Aren't the views just spectacular?!

Here's a map of the locations of buildings/trails. I'm going to take this with me the next time we go over and try to find/identify some of the other things I have seen yet.




Linking up with Rural Thursday :)




Oh and I wanted to share this Free Graphic Design Offer I got in an email. Go ahead and use it if you would like. I'm not using it but it looks pretty neat!

29 comments:

  1. Love those big fluffy white clouds!

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  2. Oh I love the photo the clouds are amazing and so is that old cabin. History and walks go together nicely. B

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  3. This photo is so simple and peaceful. What a neat opportunity to know and share the history of your area.

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  4. Oh I would love to take a walk or two there with my camera!

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  5. i am glad they are trying to preserve this piece of history.

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  6. What a beautiful spot! Love the composition. And that sky is perfect!

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  7. Beautiful, very beautiful capture & LOVE that sky! =)

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  8. You have a very interesting life. I quickly took in your bio and just wanted to say that it's pretty cool! Mom of 4 ! I've had 2 and they are a handful, even as adults and their needs just keep coming. Both are mommies, too. I love them, wouldn't want it any other way. have a super DAY! (thanks for you comments over at simple sequins). :D

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  9. beautiful! lovely lively blog!

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  10. That's a feel good photo for sure!

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  11. Love that shot.. I'd go for a walk there with you!

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  12. What a BEAUTIFUL shot!
    I love the color and mood!

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  13. Don't we live in the most gorgeous place?

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  14. Beautiful shot and composition! The only place I am walking these days is the basement at work, it is large and can rack up miles.

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  15. It looks like something from an oil painting! Beautiful, and I love that you have the history of this place to share.

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  16. What a great place to walk! Love this shot!

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  17. It's so nice to have a place like this to take a walk and snap a few photos. Thank you for sharing at Rural Thursdays this week. xoxo

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  18. Sounds like a cool place to wander- I love historical sites and am always excited to learn about their restoration.

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  19. love the clouds. such a great view. (:

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  20. Love this! The tree gives great perspective and I love how the road appears to continue forever over the horizon!

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  21. I love this map. It's how I located the cemeteries at Greenfield. Very helpful!

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  22. Breathtaking. . .reminds me of the scene in Gone With the Wind when they return to Tara. . .

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