A short, quiet tour of our Appalachian homestead - starring Copper & Mexi (hound dogs)
Added 2020-07-23 15:21:58 +0000 UTCI sometimes feel compelled to show my friends here a little slice of what my life is like outside of banjos. Yesterday evening. when the light was perfect, I went outside with my camera and just filmed wildflowers, fruit trees, and vegetable patches. I also took a short walk through the mature forest that grows behind our home.
Again, I won't make a habit of sharing these nature videos here. The next post will be a poll to determine our next lesson/tab series.
Sincerely your friend,
Clif
Comments
There are a lot of similarities with the Anglo settler culture in Australia and the Southern U.S. Most of us are descended from people who were deported or otherwise forcibly driven from Britain and Ireland during the 18th-century, for example. Many of the old British ballads that we sing here are also found in the folk traditions of Anglo Australians, also. A great example that I always think of is the song I do called "Boots & Leggings." A guy in Australia told me that his wife's grandmother also sang it.
Clifton Hicks
2020-08-09 12:45:16 +0000 UTCIt's really weird I suppose being from Australia, discovering the banjo and music from this part of the world, but I think I have some kind of weird connection with this area!
JT Morgan
2020-08-09 12:32:07 +0000 UTCThere is a bit of a rowdy bunch down the road who operate a small members-only shooting range. I steer clear of them.
Clifton Hicks
2020-07-30 11:31:39 +0000 UTCI guess you could say that. To properly care for honeybees is a lot of work and financial investment. We also have so many native pollinators here that beekeeping is not necessary for raising a successful orchard. Also have plenty of neighbors who keep bees, and those bees are all over my property as well.
Clifton Hicks
2020-07-30 11:29:56 +0000 UTCLooks like you have found a little slice of paradise, congratulations, enjoy.
David Young
2020-07-24 13:05:20 +0000 UTCReally nice area. Very peaceful and beautiful. Thanks for posting this video.
Dylan Gladstone
2020-07-24 12:49:54 +0000 UTCThanks for sharing. Beautiful!
Flint sampson
2020-07-24 01:27:05 +0000 UTCMy wife and I are working towards this same end goal. Growing up in North Carolina, spending my summers in the mountains, this is the Appalachian peace and tranquility I aspire to achieve.
Blaine Chappell
2020-07-24 00:31:36 +0000 UTC3rd try!!! 🙄 God bless okra and greens! Thanks for your video tour of the homestead! From a southern boy stuck in Ewe-tah right now.
John L Schneider
2020-07-23 23:03:28 +0000 UTCClif!
John L Schneider
2020-07-23 23:00:59 +0000 UTCClif!
John L Schneider
2020-07-23 23:00:33 +0000 UTCNice little slice of paradise you have there Clif! You mentioned once that you used to have bees there.. was wondering if you gave em up cause they were cutting in to your banjo time? They can be a lot of work.
Brian H
2020-07-23 22:23:32 +0000 UTCI'm 10 minutes walk away from the beach so it's not all bad but I would love to live in a peaceful rural location with a little land and away from other people as much as possible! That said, I think I was hearing gunshots at the end of the video, Clif!
Ted Crilly
2020-07-23 22:08:45 +0000 UTC
