Posted on Monday,August,3,2009 by bamasteelmagnolia
Driving Miss Bevy
By Beverly Hicks Burch
It had been a very, very long time since I had smelled the fragrance of salt air that you can whiff only near the coastal areas of any body of ocean water, or for that matter felt the brisk sea breeze as it blew through my hair negating any chance [...]
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Posted on Sunday,August,2,2009 by bamasteelmagnolia
If Walls Could Talk
By Beverly Hicks Burch
Tuesday evening when I was driving back home I was driving down some lonely two lane country roads. Mr. GPS assured me this was the best route home…as the sun set…at dusk…as my cell phone charge faded. Oh, joy…
Just as the sunset, as dusk was settling in I pulled [...]
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Posted on Wednesday,July,29,2009 by bamasteelmagnolia
Can You Guess?
By Beverly Hicks Burch
Yesterday I had to take a day trip for a less than desirable purpose, but in an effort to make lemonade out of lemons, I did a little exploring. I’ll share more later when I’ve had a chance to rest up a little more…these things take a lot out of [...]
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Posted on Saturday,June,13,2009 by bamasteelmagnolia
Speeding Down a Country Road at 70 (sometimes) MPH
By Beverly Hicks Burch
Last week after spending some time with my folks we drove up to Asheville, NC. The portion of the drive between East Tennessee (where I was born) and Asheville is one of my favorite drives in the country.
I had been dozing in the front [...]
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Posted on Monday,March,23,2009 by bamasteelmagnolia
Shadow Play
By Beverly Hicks Burch
Today’s picture is one of many from our trip to the Grand Canyon in January.
There are so many sweeping, stunning and breathtaking vistas at the Grand Canyon that it’s really hard to digest it all. How can something this large and magnificent be on this planet in the middle of “nowhere”? [...]
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Posted on Wednesday,March,18,2009 by bamasteelmagnolia
Cool Water
By Beverly Hicks Burch
During spring, my mind and heart always seem to yearn for “home”…the mountains. To me there’s just nothing a peaceful as wandering the back roads up in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains and sometimes even wandering up into the mountains. You just never know what wonderful natural marvel you might [...]
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Posted on Tuesday,March,3,2009 by bamasteelmagnolia
Today I want to share with you a picture and a little history of a time long gone from our history.
The picture is of the Grand Canyon Train Depot and it just happens to be the first spot where this Southern gal met the Grand Canyon Village for the first time. I managed to capture [...]
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Posted on Sunday,March,1,2009 by bamasteelmagnolia
This was a planter of cacti at a gas station north of the Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ area. We had stopped on our way out of town up to Williams, AZ where we were going to spend the night, then catch a train the next morning, Saturday, to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
This counts [...]
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Posted on Monday,February,23,2009 by bamasteelmagnolia
The BamaSteelMagnolia™ Diaries –
Chapter 3: Compass…or Where in the
World is Bev?
By Beverly Hicks Burch
What’s your idea of adventure? I realize the idea or concept of adventure is relative to each individual. To some a few dashes of habanera sauce over their food or going mustang one day when they forgot to wash their [...]
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Posted on Monday,January,26,2009 by bamasteelmagnolia
New Week, A Different Peak
By Beverly Hicks Burch
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Well, we’re back from our weekend jaunt up to the Grand Canyon…I’ll have more on that for you later. I have a new formula for you:
Fatigue = One weekend + The Grand Canyon on a cane + a train ride + a 2-1/2 hour car [...]
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