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Today my family and I took a little hike and during the hike decided it was time to do a little gardening.

So when we got back home we got right to work. Well it was not long before I heard a SCREAM!!!

SNAKE!!!

I came running with a shovel (to cut his head off) thinking it was a copperhead. I was pleased to see it was a nice little 3 foot Black Snake,

Excuse the photos as I took them with my blackberry and not my camera...

Well my wife actually scared him and he laid there very still...

His is so cute I think he is smiling at the camera!

I let this little guy go and he is evidently living in my barn.

Note: a black snake can bite but he is good to have around to take care of mice and copperheads...

Back to gardening!

One of the grand things around Charlottesville is seeing the Hot Air Balloons
(almost anytime of the year).

Recently I stopped and got these 3 photos of the Boar's Head Balloon just over my head:

Touring Charlottesville by Hot Air Balloon is an excellent way to see the area. If you want to see Charlottesville Real Estate with a Top Buyers Agent, Contact me and either myself or one of my exceptional associates will be able meet with you!

I took my mother on a ride for her "80th birthday" and she still talks about it all the time!

Today is my 15th Wedding Anniversary!

Time just flies by when you are in love.... It seems like yesterday when we had our first date... Now we have two wonderful children and live in a fantastic place, Charlottesville Virginia.

The card my wife gave me today says it all and I want to share it:

"There is only one thing better than being
young and in love"

"Being our age and STILL being in love!"

It was 9 years ago that I moved to Charlottesville. Little did I know how much it would change things for my family and myself. Everyday I feel blessed to live in such a beautiful area of the country.

The photo above (I took 2 days ago) is the view from my front yard looking down the road. With the seasons it is every changing!

Charlottesville Real Estate is the same. It is ever changing. Every home I see with clients I try to envision the 4 seasons. It takes some time to be able to do this but the rewards are endless!

I hope you enjoyed this photo as much as I did taking it!

Every year my wife works on a fun project with the kids at our local school. She creates little gingerbread houses for them to decorate...

What she does is start with a milk carton and "hot glue" graham crackers to the sides.

Then she adds a ice cream cone (upside down) for a Christmas Tree....

We put these on a paper place that has foil over it and that's it!

Next we take them to our local school in Charlottesville and the whole class gets to decorate with candy, icing and anything else we can gather....

(this one got a little sloppy after the bus ride home!!!)

What fun!!!