I know spring has arrived when I see the first snake. This was a very large King snake that was sunning in the top branch of a rhododendron yesterday. It is nearly 6 feet long. He really caught me by surprise

Spring is here and I've lost my winter coat since it's getting warm on the homestead. Just having a little fun here seeing how many styles I could get out of one beard shaving. The wife would alternate

Look what I accidentally dug up on the farm today. I believe it's a very old mill stone for grinding corn or wheat. I was digging to make a small pond near one of our springs when I found it. I'm sure

I can make stuff out of hot steel now! I completed 16 hours of blacksmith classes this weekend at Floyd Center for Arts and it was blast. It was even better than I expected. We didn't waste any time at

This is the premier event in the area for arts and crafts. Every year they also have a classic car show with cars parked all down Main Street in the center of town. There was even an RV show on one side

We finally had a great and dry spring day here and I didn't want to miss the opportunity to make some sawdust. Or man glitter as my wife (@qberryfarms) calls it. I have been on hiatus from Steemit for

Hello friends. False Facts Friday is here to dispel all the myths you thought were true facts. This week it's the 5 senses of the human body. source If you thought the 5 senses we have are: Sight Touch

There are of course a few widely held theories about the start of April Fool's day, but none of them can definitively claim to be the true beginning of the cultural phenomenon. Even the most widely held

The Saddle is a ridge between two high points of Rocky Knob Mountain in Patrick County, Virginia. It is part of the Blue Ridge Crest line with extensive views of the Blue Ridge. You can find it at Milepost

You've probably heard about a country boy and his brush pilling before. After spending yesterday cleaning up debris after our snowstorm and subsequent high winds, I could help but spend some time thinking

Prince William Sound is more beautiful than pictures can show. I was constantly lamenting on our Alaska trip that no videos or pictures I was capturing were doing it justice. Just about anywhere we were

Previously in Part 1 we left off right after the courthouse shooting in Hillsville that left a Judge, Prosecutor, Jury Member, witness and more dead. At this point there was no law in Hillsville as the

What a beautiful day. We received nearly 15 inches of snow last night. Come with us on a tractor ride through the fresh snowfall. We had to get out this morning to clear limbs from the driveway as well

None of us working on our new home had ever used this epoxy covering for concrete floors before. We were all concerned that we wouldn't get the results in the photos and videos the manufacturers show.

I really wanted to share some awesome animal photos from our safaris in Africa. I literally have hundreds and hundreds of every animal known to man from the 10 days of safaris we did in Africa. I can't

They say necessity is the mother of invention, but they are wrong. Laziness is the mother of invention. I guess in that regard necessity works too since if your lazy it's necessary that you find an easier

If you live in Alaska, you call it Denali. That's the original name of the mountain given by the first natives in the area. It was good enough for hundreds of years so why change it to some old president?

I wanted to write about our local small towns in general, but the history of Hillsville requires it's own post. We live in the middle of no where in the Blue Ridge mountains and Hillsville is one of two

I had seen this photograph on the wall at my grandparents house my whole life. For some reason it had never resonated with me when I was younger. But, now that my grandfather has passed and my 92 year

I've written a bit about our trip to Nicaragua in two different posts, but I have much more to share coming soon. This sunset was taken from the "drug lord's" home we rented. We called it that