Beech

Once upon a time, (in 1886), our part of the Reems Creek Valley had its own post office and was called Beech, after the grove of American Beech growing in the Post Master's yard. We are fond of the many beech trees particularly in the winter. They lend a different color to the landscape as they hold on to their brown leaves until Spring.



Cheryl took these pictures Saturday when we had just started shoveling the driveway. It unexpectedly snowed all day and was still snowing while we worked. Tiny flakes were caught by the camera and are almost visible in the above picture. The snow has perhaps finally stopped falling late Sunday morning. During our most recent snows (Friday and Saturday) the Beech part of the Reems Creek Valley was the only area between here and Flat Rock, where Norris was finishing EMT class, that was getting snow.

You can look at the close up of this next photo to see how little had accumulated.


It was late afternoon when these photos were taken. We don't get much of a sunset in our cove as the winter sun disappears behind Chestnut Knob (in the left background) long before the sky changes color.