Goin' Mobile-A Dance Gypsy's tour of the country

   Not a bad day yesterday, could of been warmer, but at least it wasn't snowing or raining. It was cool enough that I spent most of the morning inside the house though. Just goofed off, read the comics, did the crossword puzzle, etc.
   Once it got warm enough however, it was time to go outside and get to work. There were still branches left over from the trees I cut down the day before and about 6 loads took care of that problem before it was on to another project that needed to be done. Got one of the lawn mowers started up and mowed the little area where all the trees had been standing. Also got one of the weed whackers started up and started trimming around the fence, but it soon ran out of line and I couldn't figure out how to open it up to add on some more.
    Finally; there were some more branches to trim off some of the tree limbs still hanging out on the trees right around the house. Still plenty of those yet to do, but at least I got the ones that had broken off in the last wind storm to come down.
    Rima and I also moved the horses up to the north pasture yesterday afternoon. They have been grazing the lower pasture all winter and, while nice and green, they had nibbled it down to the bare soil in spots. They were really happy to get out of there and onto some ground where the grass was several inches long. In fact we had a hard time pushing them on up into the upper pasture once they hit the better grass right outside their gate. But they finally ran up there and it was really cool to see their great brown bodies running over the emerald green grass. Just like in a fairy tale.
    One of Rima's daughters drove in from her place in DC last night so we met up with her in Floyd and had a real nice dinner at Micky G's. Rima and I both had one of the specials, a grilled pork chop from a locally raised heritage pig. All sautéed with mushrooms and onions in a light balsamic sauce. It was really yummy. The only real problem was the 5-6 glasses of ice tea I had during dinner, I must of been really dehydrated from the day, but the caffeine then kept me up until nearly 1:30 reading in bed.
    Just waiting for a jar of honey to boil down and melt all the sugar crystals right now, and then I'm going to head on outside. It's still grey out there, but it looks like it might be warm enough to get some things done. We might go for a hike later on if we feel like it, but to tell you the truth, I'd be happy just staying put and relaxing. Instead; here are a few photo's from a hike Rima and I did nearly a month ago. Sorry for the delay, but I've been busy.

Hiking to Cascade Falls in Virginia - Mar 9, 2014

A set of stone steps up through the trees above Stone Creek on the way to Cascade Falls.

Stone, or Stony Creek, I'm not sure which. A beautiful little creek that looked just right for fishing. Alas; I didn't see a single fish even though I looked for them every chance I had.