This is the path I made on our side yard. The rocks I carried a few at a time from around the woods. The bench from the rhododendron brush that was cut when I moved in. Saw, hammer, nails..."Gonna build a bench"
(questioning look from SWMBO). Next year hope to get a stream and pond beyond the bench. Its been started but tough digging what with roots and rocks. The wildlife will appreciate the water. The oak stump was left by God as a place to put a bird feeder.

I took this picture as I was leaving for Galax. Galax (pronounced like Exlax) was named for the mountain plant and when these were in vogue for floral arrangements did a thriving business. It bills itself as the "Mountain Music Capitol of the World". And it is. Last August was the 79th annual Fiddelers Convention. It may of been 75th. In any case they've been fiddelin' in Galax for a while. It's not just for fiddelers, there's all sorts of pickers as well as groups. It's where Mountain Music meets American Idol.

Notice no carrying on about SWMBO being gone. I visited Capt. B http://shepherdaway.blogspot.com/ in Iraq. Now here's a guy in the thick of it, a Marine separated from his worried family for who knows how long.
However you feel about the war Capt. B will give you new insight. Well anyway, considering his situation and mine, I'll take mine, thanks to him and those like him.