lil hog

I have problems at home with ground hogs eating up what they can get their teeth into. When Steve and I took a trip to Clarkesville in May, we were sitting on the deck waiting for the sunset. I looked down and saw him, I do believe he followed me here. I can't get away from them it seems.

He sees me

I am sharing with Camera Critters and Tuesday muse

Va artists

While touring around the town of Clarkesville VA . seeing the lovely homes,  we decided to stop at Lakeside Cottage.   Beautiful  Victorian with cozy wicker seating on porch.  Lovely grounds and plantings.
Inside was a treat.  We purchased several Christmas gifts, happy about that as that is 3 I can mark off of my list.

The artists who live here came out to greet us and a very nice couple.  I will show you a few pieces we purchased at the end of this post

This tree is in the front yard of the cottage

I haven't heard of a hackberry before.

Little pots of plants tucked here and there

The roses above were a purple and reddish color.  Very deep and rich color.

Here below are a sampling of homes in the area

I didn't get to see enough of the lovely old homes in the area,  will next time.

This one for sale in town,  an acreage but not sure how much.

Everywhere I looked , there was something that caught my eye.

How come I cannot get my roses to look like this?

As we were driving by I noticed the stone wall with plantings in front of the property in town.

Now for the art.  Steve liked this Carving in optical grade acrylic of maple leaves.   Mr. Hall mixes his own colors for his art pieces

 

 

He gave us a demonstration of how he carves each piece.  I could watch as long as he could carve, so interesting.

 

 

Intricate pieces

each one gift boxed with authenticity info.  check out the website for more photos of his collections

I am sharing with Common Ground's -Be inspired Friday

 

A picture of the Christmas cards painted by Mrs. Hall -click here

 

Happy Friday

Betsy