About Waynesville's Cataloochee Valley Gsmnp

Okay, round two…by special request. I presented the sheep this morning and now here’s another Speechless Sunday post with the Great Pyrenees and their wards, the chickens.

The buyers’ daughter and I approached the enclosure and the two Great Pyrenees pretty much ignored us and just paid attention to the chickens…until we came within 6 inches of the electric wire. Then we got a couple of chiding “woofs”. These two were working hard for their money and we respected their message. Besides, it was freeeeezing outside in Waynesville yesterday!

Showing property or snowing property yesterday in Waynesville was a pleasant adventure in spite of the 25-30 mile wind gusts and the below freezing temperatures. If we had waited until today to look at houses, we would have been greeted by this morning’s temperature of 8 degrees with the wind chill taking us below zero.

Not only did we identify a few very good candidates for the buyers’ short list of homes but they brought their daughter, a professional photographer, with them. If the weather had been a tad more pleasant, I can see that we would have stopped far more often for photo ops. As it was, we did stop at someone’s beautiful property near the Cataloochee entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to take a few pictures of their sheep, chickens and Great Pyrenees. Today, I’ll share with you the photo I’m calling “Looking Sheepish”.

The sun is shining here now and I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday.

How lucky was this day? Day three working with the nice couple from South Georgia and the forecast was 70 percent chance of rain. Not only did we dodge serious raindrops throughout the day but we also got to see several rainbows in different parts of Haywood County. I sort of felt like a tornado chaser pulling off the highway to get photos. It was worth it…all my life I’ve seen rainbows and never stopped to get photos.

Have I mentioned lately how much I love this area and my work? Have a lucky day, but don’t forget to create it!

From US74, exit 99 in Waynesville, NC

Russ Avenue, exit 100 in Waynesville, NC...Leslie quipped

"Follow That Truck!"

View of Cataloochee Divide

View of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

My imagination goes wild when I think about everything that may have gone on inside the walls of this barn. Then I think about the vast pasture outside this barn located in the Cataloochee Valley area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.