POTUS picked a picture-perfect day to visit Black Mountain on his way to Rev. Billy Graham's house

Soda Bread ... YUM

Green Knob (tall peak on right) in January. Our B&B is between it and the ridge in front of it

Smart squirrel hanging out under the birdfeeder (January)

Carolina Chickadee (winter)

Aiden's snowman (December 2009)

Winter bird

Tufted Titmouse waits for his turn at the feeder

Frosty the Snowman's cousin comes to the Inn, courtesy of our guests from Florida (December 22)

Hot out of the test kitchen: two yummy loaves of Italian herb bread

Flowers and fireplaces in the Conservatory at Biltmore Estate (Christmas 2009)

Our Christmas cactus is blooming...wrong holiday, but that's OK

View from the Hickory Nut Falls trail at Chimney Rock Park half hour south of us (November 3)

A wall of gold at the edge of our pond (October 27)

We're now in "peak" time for fall colors at our elevation (2300 feet). The view from our orchard (October 26)

Congrats to Bill and Lydia married at the Inn today (October 24)

The Seven Sisters in Black Mountain (Lake Tomahawk, October 20)

Our Eastern Phoebe was strutting around the driveway today and posed for a photo

Google Maps is using a photo we took of our road...cool

Dramatic clouds roll in on one side of the bridge at Grandfather Mountain (Oct.6)