Our workshop at Dillmans was a lot of fun – catching up with old friends and meeting new people. We were a couple of weeks early for the full Fall colors, but White Sand Lake is spectacular any time.

 

 

Great View from our cabin on the lake

 

 

Sandhill Crane – Dillmans

 

From Dillmans we headed over to Boone, North Carolina to meet “Cheap Joe” Miller – What a great guy – A real gentleman and character, the only person I know that can play Pachelbells Canon on a specially tuned wooden stick

 

Rocking Chairs on Cheap Joes Studio Verandah

Cheap Joe’s Workshop Studio is fantastic – lots of space, great light and a big overhead screen and camera

 

Beautiful old wooden Barn near Todd NC

 

Todd General Store and Bakery, near Boone NC

 

Bob and Tom – Irish Pub, Bradenton FL

 

Great to catch up with Joe Costanza in Florida – Crazy sense of humour and lots of great stories

 

Curious Squirrel

 

Gulf backwater near Mobile AL

 

Tupelo Honey

 

Old fish processing building as the sun rises – Apalachicola FL

 

Fishing Floats

 

Sad to see the Hurricane damage around the Gulf of Mexico. This, once grand, building in Apalachicola has an optimistic ‘Opening Soon’ sign, that appears to have been in place for quite a while

 

Old Jetty – Cedar Key

 

Cedar Key – Bar on the water as the sun goes down

 

Cedar Key

 

Roseate Spoonbills – Cedar Key

 

 

Pink Ibis

 

Young Herron

 

Egret