In the Smokies

6/2/2010
Picnic Photo

Mia:  7 bears on Emmie's birthday!  B and Papa and Baba and Poppy left today to go home. We're looking forward to going backpacking, and to seeing the synchronous fireflies.

Danny:  I can't believe that we saw 7 bears!  That's a new record!  We have done a lot of swimming at the Townsend Wye (where the rivers converge.)  We also hiked 9.5 miles in a thunderstorm.  That was fun. I brought some poison ivy with me from Nashville.  Not so fun.

Lara:  We had a picnic in Cades Cove with our grandparents and some close friends.  An artist from the Smokies painted a painting for Emmie--it is bluets, one of our favorite wildflowers.  He wrote her name on it and we love it.

David:  I got a lot of good pictures of the bears.  We'll download things when we're not bootlegging off of a motel's wifi.  

Amy:  I'm reading about the Trail of Tears, and Henri Nouwen on prayer of the heart.  A friend made a quilt for us out of Emmie's favorite t-shirts--the whole family can fit under it, and we love it.  We're planning a short backpacking excursion for the next day or so.  I'm trying to do some aerobic relaxation in preparation for that.  It doesn't seem to work that way.  Here's a photo of our picnic in Cades Cove yesterday. Hope that this weekend's Great Glendale Getaway/Spiritual Practices Retreat is fantastic!  We'll be thinking of you.

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  • 6/3/2010 9:14 am
    7 Bears?!?!?!?! - You can only imagine how much I would have loved that! Deep peace and much fun to you all!

    Amy

  • Carl Gregg
    6/3/2010 9:21 am
    Synchronous Fireflies
    I saw the synchronous fireflies with our youth group a few years ago when we attended the summer youth "Get-a-Way" at Maryville College. They're breathtaking. Savor them! Blessings on your sabbatical sojourn, Carl

  • B
    6/3/2010 9:37 am
    Peace
    What a wonderful, peaceful getaway. We appreciated and enjoyed every minute. The time in the Cove was especially meaningful! Hope your backpacking jaunt is fun and DRY
    We love you!
    B and Papa

  • Trayte Peters
    6/3/2010 9:40 am
    9.5 miles!!
    So I am wondering how long it takes to hike 9.5 miles in a thunderstorm with poison ivy!! Our family did 2.6 Monday and we thought we were doing good. Impressive stuff Webb family!


  • Thos.
    6/3/2010 12:40 pm
    Berries and Balloons
    We shared some special moments together at Glendale to send Birthday Greetings and love to Emmie on her birthday. Here are some photos for you: http://www.glendalebaptist.org/berries_balloons

    PS- We had another rainbow last night at Glendale.

    Love,
    Thomas

  • Samantha
    6/3/2010 1:17 pm
    MIss you!
    It looks & sounds like you guys are having a good time! good luck with the long hike, we miss you!
    Love,
    Sam

  • Julie
    6/3/2010 6:39 pm
    Poison Ivy
    Danny, I'm itching just thinking about you! Heat releases the histamine (the stuff that makes it itch), so point a hair dryer at it. It will itch intensely for a few seconds but then it won't itch for a long time!
    Love,
    Julie

  • Beverly Feinstein
    6/3/2010 8:04 pm
    Enjoy!
    So glad you are having such a wonderful time together. I love the Smokies! Bears, Bears, Bears.....

  • Baba
    6/4/2010 7:44 am
    Mountains
    Wonderful weather, loving family, good food and all the beauty that nature has to offer. What more could one want for a birthday. We love you and miss you already. Baba & Poppy

  • Rachel and Jim
    6/4/2010 7:12 pm
    Chicken Feed
    Hi Amy and Family! So good to hear about your wonder-full sabbatical. We wanted to let you know that we just enjoyed the best corn bread made from that great "chicken feed" you shared with us! Thanks so much! We look forward to keeping up with your journey and to seeing you and again in August.

  • Reid
    6/6/2010 12:24 pm
    Fun, fun and fun!
    It sounds like you guys are having a great time! Again I look forward t seeing you in August!

  • Peggy Phelps/Granny P
    6/12/2010 12:06 pm
    From the "holler" of Kingston Springs
    Though it is sweltering here in "this here holler"--when my little grandsons and I wade in the creek, it is just perfect! Surroundings and companions make all the difference, don't they?

  • Rakchot
    2/12/2012 12:10 pm
    GCGlrOuWXlbr
    The ffirilees might still be there if you wanted to take a trip out to Elkmont. The trolley will not be running on the 17th though.

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