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| We visited George's father in February, 2010. It turned out to be a wonderful time of year to experience iciles, frozen lakes, and Mexican food. |
 The town is an old German settlement. Above is a Lutheran church, an mobile prison car, and what looks like a snow-seal on a pickup truck. |
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 George with Sam, the dog; a sweetgum seed pod, and an old advertisement outside a Mesican grocery store |
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 Making key lime pie with real key limes, our homemade pizza, and Nick taking Sam for a walk in Greenville |
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 Oconee Station, formerly a military compound and later a trading post. We walked for hours looking for this waterfall. |
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 At the Pickens flea market, we were entertained by this washtub bass player, "Redneck windchimes", carved sculptures, and boiled peanuts. |
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 Downtown Seneca. They were taking photos for the town's new brochure. The main shopping street is called Ram Cat Alley. |
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 An afternoon in Clemson. |
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 A Clemson tree, Nick outside the house, and an old water shed |
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 On the farm |
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 We had a lovely day in Highlands, North Carolina. Most of the stores were shut for the winter, but there was still plenty to see. |
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| The area near Highlands is known for it's splendid waterfalls, even more majestic when frozen | ||
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 George's father chomps an icicle. |
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 To get a sense of scale, look at the fence, right. |
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 George with father and brother, and Nick, below. |
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 At the Carolina Smokehouse in Cashiers, we tried fried pickles, another culinary first. The mountain view is from Walhalla, South Carolina. |
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 Scenes from the Oconee Heritage Center. The photo on the right is of a 200 year old canoe found in the local river. |
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 Photos in the local park |
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 We were there on Valentine's Day. |
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