A wonderful morning walk

I've been trying to be more mindful and observant on my walks in the morning.  Not that I'm not inclined already to notice bird calls, plants in flower, neighborhood gardens, or whatever.But it's nice to turn off the podcasts that I like to listen to, as well, and simply be present.Sunflowers at...

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French Broad views

There's a lovely trail up along the Deer Park Trail at the Biltmore Estate.  It starts at the lagoon and goes up to the Walled Garden and the "house."We had a lovely hike there this morning, so I remembered these views from earlier in fall, on a similar hike.There were a couple of red-headed woodpeckers...

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