After a really long, hot summer, we have been rewarded with an unusually long fall. Some years it seems that we go straight from summer into winter with just a few days of real fall, but this year it cooled off right after Labor Day and we have had a long stretch of cool, mostly dry weather. The trees in my neighborhood, Hickory Hill, have popped with color in the last few days. It reminds me of the song, "Let's go out in a blaze of glory".
This Saturday, May 7, will be the first Tour d'Oconee bike ride, otherwise known as "Tame the Lion" due to the shape of the map outline. Sponsored by the Oconee County Cycling Organization, the ride will depart from Rocket Field (200 2nd St.) in downtown Watkinsville, GA at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. There will also be shorter options of 15, 25 and 35 miles and great SAG stops, so everyone can participate. The whole town is excited about the ride and there will be live entertainment at Watkinsville's First Friday celebration on Friday evening starting at 6:00 p.m. Here's … (0 comments)
ga: BIKE RIDE WITH ME IN SOUTH OCONEE COUNTY, GA
- 08/21/10 02:50 AM
On my usual early Saturday morning bike ride, I leave my neighborhood, cutting through another neighborhood to avoid the all-too-busy Simonton Bridge Rd. Just before going up the loooong hill, I see some neighborhood deer grazing in a yard. (OK, you have to look hard here).
Riding through the outskirts of Watkinsville, I cross over the Greensboro Hwy and down Morrison Street where I pass by B Elder working in his large garden where he sells his produce.
Turning south on Colham Ferry Rd, there are usually a few fishermen trying their luck at Bell Lake.
Farther … (2 comments)
ga: WEEKEND EVENTS IN WATKINSVILLE AND OCONEE CO. GA
- 04/16/10 12:48 AM
As Spring progresses, the number of weekend events increases also. There are a lot of things going on in and around Oconee Co. and Watkinsville this weekend. You may want to make and list so you won't leave anything out! FAMILY FUN DAY at Heritage Park on 441 S. Oconee Co. Animal Control is sponsoring a day with fun for the whole family, food and adoptable animals from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. there will be face painting, touch a truck, pony rides, train rides, inflatatable playscapes and demonstrations of dog agility training. The event is FREE but there will be pet vaccinations and … (0 comments)
ga: FALL TRIP TO JAEMOR FARM MARKET
- 10/26/09 12:45 PM
This afternoon we stopped by the Jaemor Farm Market near Lulu, GA, where they have all sorts of farm items as well as a corn maze and fun activities.
They had bins of regular pumpkins and....
And they had decorative pumpkins.......
This family checks out the largest pumpkins
Decorative pumpkins … (0 comments)
ga: UPCOMING EVENTS IN OCONEE COUNTY, GA
- 09/09/09 02:36 AM
Since school has long since started, everyone in Oconee Co., GA, is back in full swing with activities. Just a few of upcoming events are: As one of the ongoing informal Strolls Around Watkinsville, this Saturday, September 19, Mary Mellein will lead an hour-long stroll beginning at 9:00 a.m. in front of the courthouse on Main Street. The funds raised from the $5.00 fee will be donated to the Oconee County 4-H Club. A lot is going on at the Oconee County Library this month. There will be a daylong Fiction Workshop covering the art and process of fiction writing taught by author … (0 comments)
While riding at Scull Shoals the other day on my friend Linda's Spotted Saddle Horse, Jake, I remembered that I never posted the pictures that I took there back in the spring. Scull Shoals is an abandoned town located on the Oconee River in Greene Co, GA, only minutes south of Athens, GA. More on the town another time. We rode the horse trail in the Oconee National Forest. Part of the trail leads to the Indian mounds and the whole trail is also great for hiking.
From August 29 through September 16, 2009, Perspectives, Georgia's largest pottery event will be held in Watkinsville, GA at the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF).
There will be a huge pottery sale of over 5000 pots, exhibitions, workshops, self-guided studio tours and an opening gala reception and preview sale. Admission is FREE! so be sure to go. For more details, visit OCAF's website www.ocaf.com.
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ga: Beautiful Chattahoochee River Lot in Habersham County, GA
- 08/02/09 08:58 AM
Imagine building your home on this 2.6 acre lot on the Chattahoochee River between Clarksville and Helen, GA. You can enjoy the river by tube, canoe or kayak and see the spectacular Mountain Laurel blooming in masses along the banks in May. It is perfect for anglers to throw out a hook and pull in some mountain trout for supper. It is priced at only $184,900!
Just imagine listening to these noisy shoals.
The lot has beautiful hardwood trees, including dogwood and black walnut. It has a … (3 comments)
To follow my previous post, we'll continue on the recent history ramble around Georgia. Following the Warrenton Highway from Sparta, we entered Glascock County and made a couple of turns to find the little bygone town of Mitchell, GA, where we spread our picnic out on the tables on the lawn of the old depot. After feeling refreshed from lunch, we visited the town museum there in the old depot. The local people have done a great job in displaying many items from Mitchell's history and farm life from an earlier time.
We were told that on the … (5 comments)
ga: Crime in Rural Oconee County
- 07/16/09 12:30 AM
This is what I love about living in a rural county - In yesterday's police blotter there was an item about a rogue billy goat, apparently trying to impress the two nannies that were with him, broke the glass in 2 church doors on a rural Oconee County, GA church. He also damaged 2 windows for a total of about $1000 in damage. No one claimed the goats so they were left in the custody of the church's preacher. Hmm, wonder if they are having a bar-b-cue this weekend? … (4 comments)
Today was the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting for the Georgia Aquatic Center in Watkinsville, GA. The center is a privately owned year round club that actually opened about 2 years ago with one pool and has since added two more with a fourth huge new outdoor pool under construction.
The first pool to open is this indoor competition sized pool. It is regularly used for workouts year round. There are 6 schools that hold their swim practices here, making October through January one of the busiest times for … (0 comments)
ga: 3rd Grade Ag Day in Oconee Co. GA
- 05/06/09 02:59 AM
Last week was the 3rd Grade Ag Day in Oconee Co. (Watkinsville) GA. Sponsored by the Agribusiness Committee of the Oconee Co. Chamber of Commerce and the J. Phil Campbell Experiment Station, every 3rd grade class in the Oconee Co. school system plus Athens Academy (other private schools were invited but did not attend) visited the Experiment Station on Thursday or Friday morning.
There were 8 stations which included a horse. Volunteers spoke to the students about each topic. There was a beef cow and calf.
Here a volunteer explains about meat and leather … (1 comments)
ga: Spring in Athens, GA
- 03/12/09 02:45 AM
One of my favorite things about early spring in Athens, GA is driving home down South Milldege Ave. through the UGA farms. Starting around the first of February the ewes in the pasture start lambing and seeing the little lambs gamboling around the newly green pasture always brings a smile to my face. On a recent afternoon I stopped to try to capture the frolicking lambs but they were not going to cooperate. However, I did manage to take a few pictures to share of the lambs with their mamas to share with everyone.
Sheep Grazing on South … (0 comments)
ga: Oconee Co. Residential Market Comparison 2007/2008
- 09/11/08 03:13 AM
(Photo courtesy of Kyra Edrington) This morning I pulled up the market reports for Oconee County from the Athens MLS, comparing sales for January 1 through September 10, 2007 and the same period for 2008 and thought I'd share it with you. South Oconee
Units Sold 2007 118 Units Sold 2008 94 Sales … (0 comments)
ga: Athens/Clarke Co, GA Real Estate Market Update
- 08/23/08 05:03 AM
This morning I did a market update in Athens (Clarke Co.) GA from our Athens Area MLS statistics that I thought you might find interesting. Currently on the market are: 881 Residential listings with an average price of $221,890 with average days on market of 182 123 Townhomes with average list of $179,751 and average DOM of 327 340 Condominiums with averate list of $172,500 (median $149,900) average DOM 268
Sold since January 1, 2008:
599 Residential with average sold price of $192,932 and average DOM of 154. Sold price 96.42% of list. 31 Townhomes with average sold price … (0 comments)
ga: A day on the trail
- 08/22/08 08:27 AM
One morning this week I sneeked off to ride horses with a couple of friends at Watson Mill State Park in Oglethorpe Co. (near Athens, GA). And Yes, we did drive the truck and trailer through the bridge.
What was really impressive was how low the river was at that point from our continuing 3 year drought. Usually, there are beautiful shoals where people like to play on the rocks, etc. The river was reduced to a small trickle and the usual riverbed looked like a beach.
Shoals
Dry Riverbed Since I no longer … (3 comments)
ga: Hummingbirds
- 08/14/08 09:31 AM
It seems that we've had more hummingbirds here in Oconee Co., GA this year than ever before! No one seems to know why some years are better than others, but these little birds are eating us out of house and home! They are eating over a quart of food each day!!
We've found that the Perky Pet feeders with the LARGE flowers and perches are the hummingbirds' favorite feeders. Our birds seem to be lazy and like sitting down to eat. They remain at the feeder longer (unless being chased away). … (0 comments)
ga: Paul's Giant Tomatoes
- 08/14/08 09:16 AM
Here in Oconee County, GA, Paul has been growing some heirloom tomatoes by the name of "Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifters" for several years now, and these are the biggest he has ever grown! One is 1 3/4 lbs and the other is about 1 1/2 lbs! There's quite a story about the name - it seems that Charlie owned a radiator shop in NC back around 1929 and developed these tomatoes. People drove for 100 miles to buy the plants at $1.00 each, whence he was able to pay off his mortgage. We thought you might like to see these! … (3 comments)
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