Watauga Lake - Discovered

There are many beautiful places in our great country that capture the eye, mind and soul. Watauga Lake spoke to me last summer when my son, Michael and I were invited up to spend a week with friends at their lake house. Located between Johnson City, TN and Boone, NC, it is easily accessible from the north via Interstate 81 or south via Interstate 26. Reputed to be the third cleanest lake in the USA, it's waters sparkle and reveal from it's great depths, a deep jade hue unlike any other I have seen. It was love at first sight! It's pristine shoreline is surrounded by the unspoiled beauty of the Cherokee National Forest, nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. Only about one quarter of the lakeshore land is available for development. I was fortunate to meet Salvatore whose experience and expertise as a realtor resulted in me owning my own beautiful lakefront home. --- Susan

Thursday, April 21, 2011

April Flowers



After spending a couple of weeks in Florida, Susan returned to find that the woods are alive with the white blossoming dogwoods and intensely reddish-violet redbuds.  The daffodils are mostly gone, replaced by the vivid colors of tulips and irises. Absolutely gorgeous! The temperature is warming up too and it's deck time!  We hiked the other day, camera in hand and captured a small taste of what nature has to offer.  The field up and around on Dry Hill road is a sea of yellow with the goldenrods in full bloom.  We managed to befriend a couple of bulls in a nearby pasture and treated them to some freshly picked goldenrod and grass.  They seemed very happy with the attention.  

Paul and Debbie are back on a respite from their working world and they treated friends, Kim and Bill and us to an awesome dinner at their log cabin on Sunday night.  The merriment continued the next day when we were able to enjoy the scenery from the lake first hand on Monday from the deck of Kim & Bill's new pontoon boat.  Good food, good wine and good company made for a wonderfully relaxing day.  This is after all why we live here in this beautiful spot.  

The last couple of weeks have been getting busier on the real estate front.  People are looking at properties,which in the bigger picture bodes well for our economy, gas prices aside! We know the season is beginning with the phone calls, emails and entertaining clients that Salvatore has been busy with.  Let the season begin - we're excited!
 

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