Tonight, on this first night of summer, I write this post while sitting in a wicker chair on my front porch. I listen to the sound of water trickling down the ribbed sides of our pottery fountain. Birds are flitting back and forth in the early evening light. Parents pass with school-age children riding bikes … Continue reading Season of Waiting
Month: June 2019
Wild Horses Drew Me
I have always loved horses. When I was a girl, I never understood why we had a hundred-acre farm with cows, pigs, and chickens but never horses. Later, I would come to realize that my overworked father didn't need the cost or effort of maintaining horses that would never ‘pay their own way.’ Throughout my … Continue reading Wild Horses Drew Me
Providing the Light: Beacons of the Outer Banks
The Outer Banks of NC have five lighthouses. They were placed along the dark coastline to assist ships sailing closer to shore to avoid the Gulf stream where it was especially dangerous. On my Outer Banks journey I visited three of them. I loved the beauty of Currituck Lighthouse, at the northernmost part of those … Continue reading Providing the Light: Beacons of the Outer Banks
Shifting Sands at Chicamacomico
It was a sunny Saturday morning of my Outer Banks Solo Journey and time to drive south on Hwy 12 from Nags Head to Hatteras, where I'd take the ferry to Ocracoke Island. As a North Carolina native, I'd never driven down the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. That two lane road is bordered on the … Continue reading Shifting Sands at Chicamacomico
Connie Rosser Riddle 