Dumb Youngins » Travel http://dumbyoungins.com Getting started is the hardest part Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:40:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Photo of the Day 4.9.2010 http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/04/09/photo-of-the-day-4-9-2010/ http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/04/09/photo-of-the-day-4-9-2010/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:13:28 +0000 Ashley http://dumbyoungins.com/?p=3395 We’re headed to Nashville tonight, for a long weekend! Yay!!

It is our first trip to Nashville!

We’re taking three classes offered by Zach and Jody Gray, of Gray Photography!! :-)

When we told you about our trip, here, we were only signed up for one class, since then there was an opening for us to squeeze into two more!!!

And what makes it even better. . .

We have been blessed with a BEAUTIFUL weather forecast:

:-D


]]> http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/04/09/photo-of-the-day-4-9-2010/feed/ 0 Photo of the Day 3.26.2010 http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/03/26/photo-of-the-day-3-26-2010/ http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/03/26/photo-of-the-day-3-26-2010/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:56:56 +0000 Ryan http://dumbyoungins.com/?p=3273 Carova Speed Limit (10 of 1)

Carova Beach, NC

To say the least, this was just weird the first time I saw it!

We are in the process of deleting pictures we no longer need.  When I ran across this one I couldn’t help but post it.

]]> http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/03/26/photo-of-the-day-3-26-2010/feed/ 0 Photo of the Day 3.12.2010 http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/03/12/photo-of-the-day-3-12-2010/ http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/03/12/photo-of-the-day-3-12-2010/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:01:10 +0000 Ashley http://dumbyoungins.com/?p=3150 So, now I know for sure that ALL of the banker horse photos will be up on Swartz Shots this weekend!!

Until then. . .

I have put 6 horse photos on Swartzshots so far!

If you want to see them Click HERE!


This is one of them:

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]]> http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/03/12/photo-of-the-day-3-12-2010/feed/ 1 Photo of the Day 3.11.2010 http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/03/11/photo-of-the-day-3112010/ http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/03/11/photo-of-the-day-3112010/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:12:39 +0000 Ashley http://dumbyoungins.com/?p=3145 In my post on Tuesday about Ryan and is remarkable abilities with animals, I promised more photos of the Banker Horses on Carova Beach. Well, to make a long story short, I have been BUSY!  But I am hoping to get a whole bunch of horse photos up on SwartzShots.com tonight. In the mean time, here is one of my favorites:

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]]> http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/03/11/photo-of-the-day-3112010/feed/ 1 My Husband, Dr. Dolittle http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/03/09/my-husband-dr-dolittle/ http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/03/09/my-husband-dr-dolittle/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:50:43 +0000 Ashley http://dumbyoungins.com/?p=3128 I promised photos of the beautiful Banker Horses of Carova Beach, but before I post those, I must tell you the story about the horse who fell in love with my husband.

Ryan is like Dr.Dolittle. I have shown you before when. . .

He got Kisses from Sport

Steve Earl showed up, immediately got a bath and liked it

When Sport ate Broccoli because Ryan did

When he lets Sport finish his yogurt

and his pancakes

When the baby bunnies ran to cuddle with him

Ever time he went outside!

When he bathed cats without getting scratched

When he practically shared a sandwich with a chipmunk

Anyway, it’s crazy, animals just LOVE him.

So, it was no surprise when a wild horse decided Ryan was her new buddy.

Ryan was standing down on the beach taking a picture of me photographing the horses,

and when I looked down at him there was a young female horse just standing right next to him.

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Then she leaned over, and whispered in Ryan’s ear, asking if she could see the pictures.

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So Ryan showed her, and she nodded happily as Ryan pointed out each of her family members.

“there’s your brother, and there’s your sister. . .”

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She was very thankful, and tried to sneak a kiss!

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But Ryan distracted her by asking if she wanted to see how to change the memory card. . .

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But as soon as he turned his back she snuck a kiss in anyway!

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:-)

I will post more photos of  beautiful wild horses tomorrow!


]]> http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/03/09/my-husband-dr-dolittle/feed/ 4 Photo of the Day 2.26.2010 http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/02/26/photo-of-the-day-2-26-2010/ http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/02/26/photo-of-the-day-2-26-2010/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:52:16 +0000 Ashley http://dumbyoungins.com/?p=3054 A photo Ryan took of me, in the doorway of a cabin in Cade’s Cove, last weekend:

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]]> http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/02/26/photo-of-the-day-2-26-2010/feed/ 0 Gatlinburg Cabin Rental http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/02/25/gatlinburg-cabin-rental/ http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/02/25/gatlinburg-cabin-rental/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:29:30 +0000 Ashley http://dumbyoungins.com/?p=3035 This year on our visit to Gatlinburg, Tennessee we stayed in a great cabin.

Year after year, we select a cabin that Mountain Rentals of Gatlinburg has available, staying in a different one for each visit, and have never been disappointed. . .

But this year we were amazed by the value we got for the price.

It was a great house, I think we will stay there again. :-)

Mountain Bear Lodge

Here are some of the photos that we took of the house:

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]]> http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/02/25/gatlinburg-cabin-rental/feed/ 1 Photo of the Day 2.24.2010 http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/02/24/photo-of-the-day-2-24-2010/ http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/02/24/photo-of-the-day-2-24-2010/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:45:10 +0000 Ashley http://dumbyoungins.com/?p=3013 MamaSwartz.BennetsBBQ.2.19.2010

Mama Swartz holding two quarts of beer at Bennett’s BBQ in Gatlinburg.

She is holding one of the best reasons to go to Bennett’s; the others include fried green tomatoes, BBQ (of course) and an awesome salad bar!

:-)

PS- Bennett’s is a must if visiting Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge, even if it’s just to drink a beer out of a quart jar!  Although, you really should eat.  The food is great!

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We spent this past weekend in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. One of our favorite places to visit.

I took this photo of Ryan, photographing Jelly Fish,  at the (Amazing) Ripley’s Aquarium in Gatlinburg.

I plan to show you more photos from the aquarium to show you how awesome it is. . .  soon. :-)

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The Jack-o-Lantern Train Car at Whittaker Station, Cass, WV.

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