Why I Love Highland County

I am blessed enough to live in a place that is not littered with tall buildings, honking horns, and constant sirens where the air is fresh and the grass is green. A two-lane black top leads north and south out of town and also east and west. At their crossroads hangs a flashing traffic light.... no one really knows why it's there since there is probably only 75 vehicles a day that cross its path, and half of those are repeat customers.

My house sits right next to that two-lane blacktop that leads north out of town. Even though I am right next to the road, I still get to experience the splender and inspiration of this area.

I was working at my desk one day this summer with the window up. A nice breeze was blowing on a warm summer day. I, then, heard a rustling in the grass outside of my window. I looked up and this is what I saw:

The fence in this picture is about six feet from the window at my office. She just decided to come by for a visit and pose for a picture. She looked in the window at me as if to say "Hello. How are you?" As she chewed on the grass in her mouth, she turned and wandered carelessly through the pasture looking around and taking in the nice summer day.

Today, as I walked outside to deal with the chore of doing the laundry, I looked up through my pasture. Flying high above the creek in our pasture were three bald eagles. The cooler air of the day must have made them feel good. They were screaming and screeching as they fluttered around. They were diving and twisting through the air as they played during this cool, but sunny afternoon. Just one more reason to love beautiful Highland County, Virginia.