Full of the Positive

I was doing some aimless web surfing and came across this 'lesson' in how we all should be treating each other.  I wanted to share with all of you since there seems to be a recent rash of misinterpretations and disinterpretations of some posts recently. We cannot all be expected to think alike.  ...

This past Saturday was 'date day' for my husband and me.  We haven't had as much time as we'd like together, so we decided to hop in the truck and disappear for the day.   Our chosen destination was the North Carolina Zoological Park in Asheboro, NC.  We are both big fans of zoos, especially real...

Well, my dear friend Danny Thornton decided that I should be a participant in this new blog craze that is sweeping the nation internet ActiveRain. Admittedly there is a little voyeur (in all of us) in me that likes to read others posts when they are tagged, but I am usually reluctant to participa...

This guy and his family have taken residence in my backyard and he relies on my making sure there is suet and seed for his brood.  Rather presuptuous of him, isn't it?   He brought his mate this morning, but she wasn't willing to be photographed.  Such a camera shy girl.

© Carol Smith 2009    

My friend, and fellow ActiveRainer, Jason Crouch recently made a post about how we are paid in this roller coaster of a business and it motivated me to write this post rather than hijack his with this story. A few years ago I was contact by an out of town buyer.  This buyer had a home in the San ...

Our cat, Tinka, is almost 9 years old and has never been outdoors.  (OK - I'm an over-protective mom) Sunday she decided that she would like to explore the backyard with the dogs, and I let her.  She strolled in the sunshine and followed the dog's path along the fence.  But only until Jet felt th...