In and around Georgia:
If you'd told me years ago that some day when we were retired we'd live in Georgia, I would have been very surprised, and wondered how and why! But here we are---2018, and on our 2nd location in Georgia and our 3rd year! Why??? We followed our daughter and son in law awaiting our first grandbaby. In Dec. of 2017, they adopted a beautiful baby girl. Now we're smitten.
From May of 2016 until May of 2018, we lived about 40 miles north of Atlanta in Buford. Loved the proximity to Lake Lure and the N. Georgia mountains only being an hour away. I also loved Ivy Creek Nature Preserve which we lived adjacent to---spent many many hours walking around in there. And that there was every store or chain restaurant I could ever want to go to within a couple miles of our apartment. What I didn't love about Buford, was the TRAFFIC!!!! Atlanta traffic some 40 miles away!!!
Then in 2018 our son in law got a promotion and territory in middle-lower Georgia. So we followed them to Perry. We ended up buying a house this time. We really didn't get to experience much of small town middle Georgia. As son as we moved there, hubby started having health problems, so we spent a lot of time driving back up to Atlanta to a specialist. Good thing about that was we usually made it a full day excursion and stopped at places along the way. But Perry seemed to be a nice out of the way location. Didn't find a whole lot to do around there, but did find a few favorite spots---Lanes farm, Massee Gardens, our daughter's pool... .
Now---April of 2019---we're, again, looking to move. This time up to the Marietta, Ga. area just to the NW of downtown Atlanta. The kids didn't like living in the "country", so Josh took another job within Cintas back up in the W. Atlanta area. Now to get our houses sold and find places up that way!
Update---Jan. 2022---we're living in another really nice house that we've purchased in Dallas, Ga. What do I like about Dallas? It's close to hubby's Drs. There are just about every store or restaurant within 10 miles of here. We're in rolling hills with lots of pine trees and beautifully landscaped areas. Lots of fun activities nearby---like Chalktoberfest, free outdoor concerts, Gibbs gardens... . Dislikes? Shortly after we moved here hubby was diagnosed with Glioblastoma and the Covid 19 pandemic hit. So the last 2 years have been rough.
But I thought I'd start a blog of the places we've been to in Georgia.
Perry:
4-13-19 Perry Dogwood Festival
3-10-19 Go Fish Education Center
9-27-18 Perry Art Center
2018 Georgia National Fair
6-26-19 Warner Robbins Air Force Base Museum of Aviation
Lake Lanier:
Feb. 26, 2018
March 2, 2018
Oct. 13, 2017
June 8, 2017
April 19, 2017
March 21, 2017
May 31, 2017 - Old Federal Park
Jan. 31, 2017
Lake Acworth and Lake Allatoona:
8-12-19
State Botanical Gardens of Georgia:
10-19-17
3-29-17
Gibbs Gardens:
Oct. 13, 2021-Wildflowers
March 19, 2021 - daffodils
Nov 10, 2019 - fall
March 7, 2018 - daffodils
Nov. 4, 2017
Nov. 2, 2017
Sept. 7, 2017
May 2, 2017
March 8, 2017 - daffodils
Atlanta Botanical Gardens:
10-26-19 - halloween with Layla
6-11-19
3-19-19 Tulips
11-20-18 Autumn in the gardens
10-16-18 ghouls in the gardens
july 2018 , Imaginary Worlds
Oct. 2017 ,
Aug. 2017 ,
June 2017 ,
May 2017 ,
March 2017 ,
Oct. 2016 , chihuli
Atlanta Botanical Gardens at Gainesville:
May 6, 2018
March 28, 2018 - tulips
March 23, 2018 - tulips
Nov. 21, 2017
Oct. 8, 2017 - Fall Woodland Ramble and Goblins in the Garden
Aug. 9, 2017
April 1, 2017 - tulips
Aug. 16, 2016
Massee Gardens:
1-2-19 winter Camellias
1-16-19 winter Camellias
2-27-19 Massee Gardens with Layla (and Angie)
11-29-18 Fall
June 2018 ,
Smith Gilbert Garden:
11-5-19 with Layla
Gainesville
Feb. 23, 2017
Atlanta
6-10-17
Dec. 2010 Atlanta Aquarium:
July 7, 2012 World of Coca Cola
July 7, 2012 Centennial Olympic Park
Oakland Cemetery
Savannah:
June 2018 ,
May 2018 ,
Marietta:
10-10-21 Chalktoberfest
5-30-17
Macon:
11-24-18 7th St. Salvage in Macon:
10-28-18 visit to the Hay House in Macon:
5-29-18
Brasstown Bald:
Nov. 3, 2017
Oct. 17, 2016
Aug. 2, 2016
Waterfalls:
Amicalola:
Jan. 2018 ,
Oct. 24, 2017
March 12, 2017
April 17, 2018
Helton Falls
Nov. 3, 2017
Oct. 17, 2017
DeSoto Falls
Toccoa Falls:
Nov. 7, 2017
Oct. 3, 2017
Panther Falls
Minnehaha Falls
Sea Creek Falls
Fall Branch Falls
Poole's Mill
Duke's Creek Falls
Aug. 2, 2016
Anna Ruby Falls
June 20, 2016
May 7, 2018
High Shoals Falls
10-28-19
Red Top Mountain:
10-28-19
Ellijay:
march, 11, 2017
March 10, 2017 - River Run Cabin
April 17,18,19-2020
Dahlonega around Christmas
Gainesville
4-1-17
Helen
Nov. 3, 2017
Dalonega:
11-25-17 xmas lights
Providence Canyon State Park:
Feb. 11, 2017
Wineries:
Cineta:
10-21-17
8-21-17 eclipse viewing
Kaya (Frogtown Vineyards)
2011
The Mall of Georgia
Ivy Creek Greenway and Mill Creek Nature Reserve:
6-5-16
8-9-16
10-11-16
1-20-17
3-26-17
4-29-17
7-2-17
7-4-17
8-19-17
9-2-17
Nov. 2017
1-8-18 icy mill
2-27-18 picnic
4-3-18
5-3-18
11-9-19 a visit there with Layla
Sloten Auctions:
11-10 &11-2017
4-29-17
11-12-16
11-9-19
Mt. Tabor Park
George Pierce Park:
5-26-17
4-28-17
4-10-17
4-8-17 birding
Battle of New Hope Church
Hopefully I'll be able to continue adding on to this blog for many more years!
