Everywhere one looked, there were flowers like these hybiscus and pansies.

A mocking bird sits at the edge of the pool.

We visited the Carter House in Franklin, a site commemorating the Battle of Franklin which took place on November 30, 1864. Marge and Karen check out some of the Civil War photos in the museum.

Bird feeders are placed where they can be seen from the deck and the house. It took three days for me to get close enough to shoot this cardinal.

Marge has become quite the artist.

The Carter residence was caught in the center of one of the bloodiest battles in the War of the States: 6,252 Confederate soldiers and 2,326 Federalist (Union) soldiers were killed, wounded or missing in action.

October 4, 1999

The weather was beautiful while we were there, cool at night, warm and sunny during the day.

A woodpecker stops by to enjoy some peanuts from this feeder.

Here's some more of her work. The two at the bottom hang in the dining room.

The house and outbuildings are riddled with bullet holes.