I have lived in many east coast U.S. states, but a few years ago I retired to the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains of western N.C. It is a joy to wake up and see the sunrise over the hills, the birds soaring overhead and then watch them drop down to dine at my various feeders. It is both fun and frustrating to watch the gray and white squirrels circumvent every attempt I have made to keep them from eating all the birdseed at those feeders. It provides unlimited subject matter for my tales and photos. I love driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway and photographing the landscape. Among my favorite places to visit on the Parkway are Graveyard Fields, and Looking Glass Falls, just off the parkway outside the town of Brevard. I enjoy attending the downtown Hendersonville Music on Main Street concerts during the summer months.