tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post8982170744159226611..comments2024-03-15T01:20:12.040-06:00Comments on Meadowbrook Farm: southern livingTeresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760820420778613121noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-36051203905074530772010-04-28T14:23:36.578-06:002010-04-28T14:23:36.578-06:00Great post. I totally know what you mean. I'...Great post. I totally know what you mean. I'm almost always smitten by the South when I visit. I always think why don't trees seem to grow in like that on the West?Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603610288075750816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-62126451132091267092010-04-27T12:32:38.485-06:002010-04-27T12:32:38.485-06:00So beautiful T! You make it look so romantic. I...So beautiful T! You make it look so romantic. I'm glad you had such a wonderful trip. You've caused me to put Charleston on my top 10 destinations list!Jen Kershnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128661586028201160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-24370729497904316822010-04-27T10:28:15.943-06:002010-04-27T10:28:15.943-06:00I would love to go to Charleston. I'm a north...I would love to go to Charleston. I'm a northerner for sure. I actually haven't been south of Virginia though. The down side can be the humidity. But I miss green where I live. Mountains are wonderful but I miss the deep green of the east. I like southern things, too. The slower pace attracts me.Nanette Merrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05734358126338038553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-81312893489344833272010-04-27T06:42:34.623-06:002010-04-27T06:42:34.623-06:00Another Florida girl here. You really dont see ga...Another Florida girl here. You really dont see gators much in everyday life (unless you live on the water). You will see them on water holes on a golf course though....and when you do, keep your distance. Stay away especially in May/June which is mating season. And yes, there are Palmetto Bugs (ginormous roaches, that FLY!) And the summers are beastly with the humidity. Still, there is nowhere I'd rather live, especially in the WINTER!....Oh yes, and we have peacocks that frequent our yard....gorgeous, but messy, and LOUD at 6:00am.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-79770438615240969162010-04-27T05:27:21.934-06:002010-04-27T05:27:21.934-06:00Hi - just found your blog, and I love it! Great p...Hi - just found your blog, and I love it! Great photos.. magnificent tree shots!!... and I have always loved the South too, even though I was born in New York and live as an adult in New England. I am hoping to retire down there, trying to narrow the choices down to exactly WHERE. and when.Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-50303301636272142262010-04-26T20:30:06.529-06:002010-04-26T20:30:06.529-06:00Southern gal right here! Born in Tennessee, raised...Southern gal right here! Born in Tennessee, raised in Mississippi and living my life in Alabama. No gators here in 'Bama but there are snakes. The worst thing though? The humidity in the summer is killer. It feels like someone has draped you in a wet blanket and is roasting you alive. But, it is so worth it for the rest of the year!Carol in Indian Springs Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680358348896918280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-19461275144584837222010-04-26T09:00:23.801-06:002010-04-26T09:00:23.801-06:00Awesome pictures, I am a big fan of the south too....Awesome pictures, I am a big fan of the south too. Luv live oaks!! wish they would grow in my area.Christy @ MCH PHOTOGRAPHYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15465631358420629425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-21181722090597701522010-04-26T07:48:18.766-06:002010-04-26T07:48:18.766-06:00Only along the coast. The rest of the South is sa...Only along the coast. The rest of the South is safe! Come join us!<br />-TrishTrish @TheOldPostRoadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05750631661364717145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-5377417613838531902010-04-25T18:41:33.514-06:002010-04-25T18:41:33.514-06:00SIGH and YIKES! so beautiful... there's alway...SIGH and YIKES! so beautiful... there's always a catch, huh ;)elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525948248348643595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-35258826689442739212010-04-25T06:34:22.470-06:002010-04-25T06:34:22.470-06:00Isn't that funny, I have a romance in my head ...Isn't that funny, I have a romance in my head with the south and the farthest I have ever been is Washington, D.C.<br />I am a Connecticut Yankee living in Maine, which as you know, is as far north as you can get on the east coast. So...why do I have this tug for Dixie? Maybe, just maybe, there is something to reincarnation...just a thought people. (I even have a relative who fought for the Union...)<br />It sure is a lovely looking place, the food sounds super yummy and the nice manners and hospitality are all things I will experience some day.<br />Oh, and just so you know, NO poisonous snakes up here. Guess they can't take the cold?suzieQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883115039145453043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-82232524409580249112010-04-25T00:38:03.140-06:002010-04-25T00:38:03.140-06:00Hmmm, I was scrolling through your lovely photos o...Hmmm, I was scrolling through your lovely photos of the South thinking "this looks familiar." Then your link - Middleton Place - took seven gazillion photos there a couple of years ago. Gorgeous place and I remember thinking how fabulous it would be to see it in the spring instead of the stifling heat of July. So, thanks for sharing! Every time I go to Charleston, I consider moving into one of the historic homes on the Battery...and then I wake up and calculate the mortgage! Agree with you - gators are freaky scary, like grizz in Glacier.Lindahttp://insideangelsattic.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-29204220261318111662010-04-25T00:29:01.788-06:002010-04-25T00:29:01.788-06:00OMG..your photos are unbelievable and I have added...OMG..your photos are unbelievable and I have added a trip to the South (it deserves to be capitalized...believe me)to my Bucket List!!! Do you have all your pictures on a Flickr group that we can look at them? They are just stunning!!!Suehttp://stampingandscrappin.typepad.com/2010_virtual_photo_walk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-46717495532446042322010-04-24T21:02:44.749-06:002010-04-24T21:02:44.749-06:00You should come to Iowa.....theres really nothing ...You should come to Iowa.....theres really nothing to eat you...a cow might get out and lick you, but no wild eating around here! I SO share your love with the south...I want to go for a drive in a '57 International pick up truck-preferrably red- soaking in the tree moss and looooooong tree lined drives to the houses. Oh, with the radio blarring CCR :) LOVE your blog AND your farm!Rachelhttp://www.fishbackfamilyfarms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-20332995721425752142010-04-24T17:42:30.724-06:002010-04-24T17:42:30.724-06:00Beautiful scenery! But, I'm with you on the a...Beautiful scenery! But, I'm with you on the alligator thing. More than any other animal they completely creep me out!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772596888093079960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-30877841314866980162010-04-24T17:34:25.742-06:002010-04-24T17:34:25.742-06:00So pretty! It looks like you all had a wonderful t...So pretty! It looks like you all had a wonderful time! :)Hallie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06260566713529838458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-80370176077769156272010-04-24T09:13:40.604-06:002010-04-24T09:13:40.604-06:00Love all your photos! I have had the pleasure of l...Love all your photos! I have had the pleasure of living all over this beautiful country and seeing your photos brought back the sweetest memories of our old neighborhood and the friends that we met. I think that Middleton Place is so charming...were you able to see it from the river as well? You do get use to the alligators, but the Snakes and the HUGE bugs are a different story :)A Gardner's Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02594734505223878152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-67569453592644755482010-04-23T21:39:54.222-06:002010-04-23T21:39:54.222-06:00I love your photos--you really are an artist. And...I love your photos--you really are an artist. And, as a high school English teacher, I'm with Southern Gal in her advice to capitalize the South when you're referencing it as a place and to go lowercase when giving directions. I enjoy reading about your life in the Northwest. I myself am from the Midwest but I'd love to travel west and see more of your world... see?Hayley Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065802813330958478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-34142758703520973882010-04-23T21:19:47.449-06:002010-04-23T21:19:47.449-06:00I share your fear of being eaten :P
I grew up in...I share your fear of being eaten :P <br />I grew up in FL, on waterfront - I would watch lookout while my Dad built our seawall because the 10 foot alligator would slide off the bank across the canal and try to sneak up on my Dad so I'd have to tell him to climb up the bank when he went under water. I often went canoing in alligator infested water - within a few feet of them, over top of them, and they terrified me, but fascinated me too. I'm happy to be in central NC where we don't see alligators, and soon to be moving to Virginia - even further away! But I will always love the beautiful moss covered oaks and so many other true "south" experiences I had while growing up...but I won't even mention the snake stories I could share :)C!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-18427315013904666142010-04-23T14:51:05.622-06:002010-04-23T14:51:05.622-06:00Yea for SC! I'm from Greenville and we vacati...Yea for SC! I'm from Greenville and we vacation at Hilton Head each summer, and we have our fair share of alligators. I guess I've gotten used to them.<br /><br />What did you think about the Angel Oak? It's fantastic, isn't it? My sis-in-law had a family place at Kiawah Island just down the road from the Angel Oak. I used to love going by there. It's so majestic!102 Lismore Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17121374341404652737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-73176490633258230332010-04-23T14:21:07.989-06:002010-04-23T14:21:07.989-06:00Absolutely beautiful! I grew up all over the Sout...Absolutely beautiful! I grew up all over the South (FL, AL, GA, VA, AR) but sadly had to move last year. Your photos made me homesick!<br />Nothing in the world can compare to spanish moss or a live oak-lined driveway. <br />I made the drive with my mother a few years back from Savannah to Charleston. I will never forget.<br />But I just have to ask...did you make it to Fort Sumter? As a history fanatic, it was one of my favorite stops on the trip.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052878892070198486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-21376867458302032002010-04-23T14:13:11.757-06:002010-04-23T14:13:11.757-06:00OOoohhh the azaleas sure look gorgeous! Flowers ...OOoohhh the azaleas sure look gorgeous! Flowers just seem to grow bigger in the South. don't they? I think the humidity would get to me long before any gators. :-)GardenOfDaisieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03110646840082802721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-90811406305469268312010-04-23T14:10:33.676-06:002010-04-23T14:10:33.676-06:00Love, love, love those pictures. The spanish moss...Love, love, love those pictures. The spanish moss hanging from the branches is something I think of when I here the South, along with peaches, for some reason.<br /><br />AnnelieAnneliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847120532617273114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-55665580600180962972010-04-23T13:31:22.609-06:002010-04-23T13:31:22.609-06:00I'm one of those Southern gals...all though I&...I'm one of those Southern gals...all though I'm from the North GA Mountains. Like you, I never see gators unless I'm on vacation. However, we are frequented by black bears! One came to my backdoor last summer and peered in my kitchen. I believe he wanted a handout! Can't wait to see more pics.Cottage on the Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15319313381897700436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-53439658052898886842010-04-23T12:21:24.588-06:002010-04-23T12:21:24.588-06:00Woo Hoo! I knew by the second picture you had been...Woo Hoo! I knew by the second picture you had been to MY fair city! Charleston truly is one of the most beautiful cities on this planet and I feel so fortunate to live here, alligators, cockroaches and all. Too bad I didn't know you were coming down my way. I would have fixed you a mess of shrimp and grits and we could have sipped sweet tea on the front porch. Can't wait to see more pics!NanEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381370789175174347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-38314453983829275222010-04-23T11:48:58.280-06:002010-04-23T11:48:58.280-06:00You were so NEAR to me!! Somehow I knew you would...You were so NEAR to me!! Somehow I knew you would be. And we love Charleston. One of our favorite spots. Did you get to a beach or one of the islands?<br /><br />Alligators and snakes. We have our share. There's a state park near me where the alligators have taken over the pond we used to spend summers swimming in. We've named the big one Elvis. He's been there quite a while now. <br /><br />Southern and South are caps when you're referring to a place and not a direction. That's my rule and I'm stickin' to it. <br /><br />Glad you loved the South. I think I'm blessed to live here.Southern Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101132263339427001noreply@blogger.com