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A stone wall at Teri and Tim's

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Mick & Sharon getting ready to go rafting

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Raft #3: Ben's minions

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Teri, Tim and Whitney are ready to raft the Nolichucky

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On the Nolichucky (rafting pictures by Drew of Nantahala Outdoor Center)

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Ben led us well

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Mick, Sharon and Teri had rowing in sync down

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Getting ready to drop...

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...Dropping...

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...almost down...

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...and Splashdown!

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Getting ready for another chute, and Sharon is posing

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Our group consisted of three rafts

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The Nolichucky is a beatiful river through North Carolina and Tennessee

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A raft is wrapped around the rock in the center

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It's hard to imagine that river carving out that gorge

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The deck at Frank and Joy's has a gorgeous view

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Frank at the pond

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The barn is top shelf

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The barn cottage

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Looking up at the deck and house

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The ponies ate the near field down from the height of the far field

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Frank and Sharon with the uneaten field behind them

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The barn offers refuge for horses in four separate fields

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The path to the upper woods

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A butterfly

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My favorite licence plate, it means Bite Me in Javanese. Way to go, April!

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Whitney in the play house

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Teri and Tripper

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Standing outside the play house

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Teri enjoying Tripper's wheels

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Teri and Frank

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Whitney by the rope swing

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Whitney not pushing her Mom into the pond

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No one fell in

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Tripper can't walk on water, but it looks like he can crawl

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Trip getting ready for another drop

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Caitlin laughs while her Cuz mugs

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Caitlin and Whitney

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Oreo wants to stay in her cubbyhole

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A flower in our garden

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This butterfly worked our backyard all day
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