Just STOP!

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Sometimes you need to JUST STOP. I exited and took a hike with my sister to an incredibly beautiful place in these Appalachian Blue Ridge Mountains. Nature is just SO beautiful in the spring. We hike to a waterfall, eat wild edibles and cross many rushing streams. Upon my return home I placed some willow cuttings for rooting and set a whole CASE of rat traps around our farm only to discover more natural farm beauty upon my return home to the homestead pastures... I also share the richness of spring with the cows, bull and steer by hand feeding the grass. (Filmed and edited on iPhone. You really don't need a camera or computer to capture stories from your life.)

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@PeggyLeeSebeni 3 роки тому

I really appreciate your casual program format. It allows me to feel like I can smell the grass as it is crushed under your feet. Thanks for sharing the kids hide and seek game with us too. Blessings abundant to you always.

@VannaWhiteboard 3 роки тому

I adore Grace's style sense, replete with the nanomander.

@AprilLee021967 3 роки тому

Thanks for taking us places that some of us can never go to. It's beautiful.

@112musician 3 роки тому

I’m a Boston-suburbs viewer who happened to take a chance vacation to the Smoky mountains in 2011, then brought my family back down with camper for the eclipse in 2017. I/we absolutely fell in love with Western North Carolina... thank you so much for this video, from beginning to end reminding me how wonderful it is down there!

@tammymorgan9309 3 роки тому

What a wonderful life to be living! All the adventures and innocence of those kids! Wow!

@hoppas77 3 роки тому

I love your sense of wonder. So sweet to see you and your sister's inner child come out to play :-) Thank you for taking us along. Needed that today.

@shirleymunnerlyn9098 3 роки тому

Eighty two this year. Close my eyes,..sweet sounds of childhood memories with siblings now gone. Thanks Art for sharing your family with us,...I have grown to love your family beyond measure. Father God bless y’all. I’m crying happy tears.

@theresamorgan6856 3 роки тому

Love sweet Grace! Camo, barefoot, and a pearl necklace! My kind of girl! 😊 Not afraid to be herself ❤️ Love from Lattimore, NC ❤️

@debvandell491 3 роки тому

Thank you for the hike in the woods. Just what I needed.

@SuziePG 3 роки тому

I just love how much the children thrive in nature. So beautiful. They are all growing leaps and bounds in different ways.

@robinrummel1359 3 роки тому

What a beautiful day! Much needed rest and refreshment for body, mind and soul! 👍😁💝

@justanotheryummymumm 3 роки тому

I love Grace's style..flower child with the camo shorts and pearls. 😍

@shirleymunnerlyn9098 3 роки тому

Love the sounds of the Homestead you and Bri have made together,...so comforting,..so precious.

@ginenice4185 3 роки тому

I just loved seeing the kids play and enjoying their childhood, not all kids get to experience that specially kids now a days are drawn to gadgets.

@donnamays24 3 роки тому

I know where you are...it’s a beautiful place...actually all of the Appalachians are absolutely breathtaking especially in spring. Glad you took a time out to recharge! Blessings guys🙏🏻💖

@GradeBmoviefan 3 роки тому

What a beautiful day. Thank you both so much for bringing us along with y’all. Amazing day. I can feel and smell the fresh cool air. Thank you. 😎👍 ~~Sharon

@belieftransformation 3 роки тому

Beautiful sharing from a beautiful family, thank you🤗❤️🇨🇦 Many blessings to you all, including your beautiful sister. I’m a grandma that lives an hour away from the Rocky Mountain range in the town of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. We get frozen waterfalls in the mountains. I love the wild medicine plants & many grow in my town yard 🌱

@robin-tainebrownell1491 3 роки тому

I lived on Rocky Mtn House in the late 80s when I was a teenager. A beautiful area and I perpetually miss seeing those mountains everyday!

@april5666 3 роки тому

Wow, a dark burgundy trillium. That is our provincial flower in Ontario; in the spring the woods are filled mostly with white ones, and a few pink/blush ones, but I've never seen a dark burgundy one -- very cool; very beautiful.

@bovine9656 3 роки тому

Red Trilliums do grow in Ontario , but there are less of them and they bloom a little earlier. The pale pink ones are fading one ones.

@april5666 3 роки тому

@@bovine9656 Thank you for letting me know that, Bo Vine, I'll look out for the red ones earlier then :)

@Hobocreekfarm 3 роки тому

Thanks for taking us on a hike with you.

@bonniedugle1763 3 роки тому

What an awesome video. So nice to see you Spending time with your sister.

@barbaradreher7645 3 роки тому

What a knowledgeable man you are! Thanks for sharing this knowledge and your children’s fun playing in nature! Love all your vlogs!

@indicasmama 3 роки тому

Nice to see you out & about having a fun day. Hope Bri is doing better. The kids are all growing up so fast. Great video

@vgil1278 3 роки тому

Thanks SO MUCH for taking us along! Such beauty.

@toothaching 3 роки тому

Pearls, camo pants, barefooted and nurturing a baby salamander. PERFECT

@theposhmaniac5169 3 роки тому

My kind of girl!! Have fond memories of hide & seek in the fields too!

@erikaroy2549 3 роки тому

I love the Canadian Rocky Mountains! I was out there when I was a kid and I will always remember the beautiful mountains and mountain goats!

@erikaroy2549 3 роки тому

The Trillium is Ontario's Provincial flower. It's illegal to pick them here.

@blairtheageese5269 3 роки тому

Good Morning from BC Canada Love your Family

@jenniferhenderson4674 3 роки тому

Southern BC here🍃

@blairtheageese5269 3 роки тому

@@jenniferhenderson4674 Me too

@GwenGierhart 3 роки тому

Everything is so beautiful and green!

@indianacryptid6020 3 роки тому

The guitar playing in the beginning reminded me of Schism by Tool. This video was cool, I really enjoyed it. I think its neat how you know whats edible in the woods.

@nancycowan6109 3 роки тому

Sweet Grace in camo pants and pearls. ❤️

@paperchaser9565 3 роки тому

Love the sound of the water and just nature. Thank you.

@gelwood99 3 роки тому

Art, you have amazing talented sisters, it's great that you make time to spend quality time when they are visiting. What a wonderful life your children are having.

@dbirdeycapozzi9807 3 роки тому

So beautiful! Thanks for your sunshine! 🌞

@jfarm8854 3 роки тому

Thank you for taking us along on this amazing hike and beautiful day on your homestead.

@reneeb4308 3 роки тому

I love that your daughter wears pearls!

@poopoohead8616 3 роки тому

I'm so glad you didn't start digging and eat a grub LOL. The cows and goats are going to go crazy I can't wait till they get out of that Barn.

@carolynclark588 3 роки тому

Your video's are put together well and your music is spot on thank you.

@maryzwierecki3304 3 роки тому

Nice way to spend time with your sis.

@christinaanderson27 3 роки тому

This may seem gross but I had an inspector tell me rats are drawn to the blood and smell of the other rats after dying. So he said to use maybe 1 or 2 traps and after they die reuse the same traps. Worked every time!

@paperchaser9565 3 роки тому

Love all your videos....thank you

@bdoyle9881 3 роки тому

You make me miss my younger brother, we always did everything together.. Hiking, camping..etc. Even after we both had families, we made sure to get together. He's gone now...it's beautiful where you live, just beautiful!!

@tonjabock3289 3 роки тому

That ridge looks like the ridge we just bought! Beautiful!

@cianlenvlogs9972 3 роки тому

Always waiting for your new video to watch for more than 3 years. I love to see your growing family. From Philippines

@beccagee5905 3 роки тому

Pasture is looking fabulous!

@rsoubiea 3 роки тому

what a beautiful place! Art, is that your sister? thanks for sharing the great scenery with us. I'm happy my son bought property in such a beautiful state, Conover NC.

@StoneKathryn 3 роки тому

So cool! Gorgeous hike! Thanks for the great scenery. I'm really glad you did this for yourself Art. Spring goes by so quickly.

@batpherlangkharkrang7976 3 роки тому

Hi.... Art nice to see you and your sister too, Love watching your videos, thank you for sharing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍

@christinenanaguy1143 3 роки тому

A nice video to say, just stop and smell the flowers! 🌾🌿🌱☘🍃🌷🌼⚘

@margaretbedwell58 3 роки тому

This was a fun day for all. Your trail hike with your sister was wonderful....what sights there are in your mountains. The kids playing in the tall grass of the pasture, who would have thought you could hide so well. Thanks for sharing this relaxing day. Have a Blessed weekend.

@DebbieC624 3 роки тому

It is just so beautiful where you are. The kids are having a blast hiding in the tall grass. My grandsons would really enjoy that as well. Maybe one day before I’m to old (soon to be 61) I can have some property in NC. But for now I will watch all the homesteaders that live in NC and I will dream. 🙏🏻🙏🏻👩🏻‍🌾🪴🌱🌻🐓🌾

@kflan3342 3 роки тому

Grace is rocking the pearls and camo! Love it!

@tanjabrattinga7401 3 роки тому

beautiful up there. No moutnains here in the Netherlands.........

@rajinevin7273 3 роки тому

You can definitely see the resemblance between you and your sis. Nice to hang out in nature together.

@thelkabibb3774 3 роки тому

Such a beautiful video. The mountains and of course the kids playing in the tall grass. Such fun. Grace so thoughtful bringing snacks.

@garyjinontariony 3 роки тому

Very nice art, made me remember today is 46 degrees here in rochester ny. Spring is coming starting container garden this week, thanks for your channel, love you kids, God Bless be safe.

@darlajohnson2020 3 роки тому

Thanks for taking me along on your hike! How beautiful!

@KarmenHall-jj1lz 3 роки тому

So glad y'all had a beautiful day hiking. Hope Bri is feeling better and sending love and prayers from Louisiana 😘

@danamama6766 3 роки тому

Yes this was wonderful stop and smell the roses. When I weed stinging nettles out of my garden I try to go so careful at the bottom but still get stung thinking why the heck do I not learn. My fingers have those stingers in them for days. How do you just pluck them out bare hands LOL. My fingers would be burning for two days. That area all the beautiful rocks, moss and forest was a joy to see thank you so much for sharing your hike. Loved the ending.

@tessie652001 3 роки тому

Wilder always has food of some kind in his mouth love it GODBLESS sweeties

@Jane_Snow_ 3 роки тому

I love the hundreds-of-years-old Cherokee Indian foot trails through the Appalachians. ❤️

@sonyagregory5711 3 роки тому

Not sure where you are hiking but it probably in the Pisgah Forest. It is so magical and breathtaking! Thanks for sharing as I've been in the hospital twice this past week. Two surgeries! This inspires me! I miss hiking so much in the Pisgah Forest! I will return there to hike soon! In a magnificent way!!!❤🌻🌷🌻🤣🌱🙏🙏

@deborahlawing2728 3 роки тому

Blessings for your quick and complete recovery.

@tammyt870 3 роки тому

Your kids hiding in the grass reminded me of Laura Ingalls Wilder talking about how Ma was afraid the girls would get lost in the prairie grasses because they were so tall ....

@rsoubiea 3 роки тому

hiding in the grass reminds me of my childhood too. we lived three houses away from the elementary school, they would let the fields just grow all summer long, it was a great place to play, make forts etc.

@joanneganon7157 3 роки тому

The pasture looks better than ever🙌🐦 How much fun is that hiding in the Tall Grass😉 JO JO IN VT 💕😄

@janetshepherd7183 3 роки тому

I absolutely love this part of the country( especially ET)!!! Thank u for taking us in the beautiful mountains with streams. I lived in the foothills at one point❤️❤️. The children are so beautiful and I too love to hear Wilder babysplain🥰

@Lisboooa 3 роки тому

Wow amazing sister you have. Oh my word I cannot believe you ate all that. I wish I had that knowledge. So much fun seeing children hidden in the grass.

@sherryo360 3 роки тому

I love Grace’s fashion sense!

@wendieo5146 3 роки тому

Avoid planting willow near septic tank, drain field or water lines. These water seeking roots will infiltrate and totally clog them. The roots can travel a crazy distance.

@carolynchadwick7867 3 роки тому

W O - I can vouch for that! Their roots especially seek any water source. More trees will sprout from them, to make a willow thicket. In Eastern NC during midsummer when I was 10, I had a 3 foot weeping willow twig the diameter of my little finger that I got at my Aunt's farm. After playing with it for days, I staked my "territory claim flag" (the then-bare twig) about 30 feet from the intersection of two small ditches. By the time I was 20, it had become a huge beautiful tree; with many tall saplings totally clogging both ditches. Dad had to hire professionals to excavate the ditches, clear, & remove the overgrowth.

@milliewilkie1969 3 роки тому

AMEN to that Willows grow like weeds here in UK

@debbiemarieC 3 роки тому

Very pretty drive and view! Thank you for sharing it, with us!

@bettyadkisson1681 3 роки тому

Thank for answering my question of can you eat cooler leaves. I have curly willow. It's easy too start. I've already picked my flowers too dry for winter tea. God bless you all for sharing

@shariyoung4064 3 роки тому

Such beautiful scenery in your part of the country. I use to live In Nashville and visited East Tennessee often. The mountains between Tennessee and the Carolinas and up into Virginia is beautiful.

@tinaedmonds6735 3 роки тому

Grace PROVES that pearls go with EVERYTHING! A TRUE Southern Lady!! 💕

@lesliekwan6654 3 роки тому

Beautiful waterfall.

@cindybowman9972 3 роки тому

I love your family! I remember the pain of stepping on a nail poking through an old board . I cringed when I saw the board with the nail, by the trap you were placing in the barn. The children hiding and playing in the grass brings back memories also! Live The Life! You are doing amazing!

@kathycagg6531 3 роки тому

What a lovely video! Such beautiful scenery! Thank you so much!

@Subeesueinaz 3 роки тому

I remember doing this as a kid. I grew up in a part of New Jersey that was in the mountains and surrounded by farms. We loved hiding in the grass. Of course we also knew to watch out for snakes too, but what fun it was!

@dianerathe5049 3 роки тому

Camo and pearl necklace...you rock, Grace!!!

@cynthiahurry-asoulsearcher729 3 роки тому

My gosh! Wilder's speech is just taking off lately. Too cute to watch him babysplain. lol

@Sunflower8880 2 роки тому

Wow! Fantastic, So beautiful! So amazing Mother Earth is so BEAUTIFUL!💖🙏🏼💖

@lindastrandquist2429 3 роки тому

Love water falls of any kind. We ha e area I our mountain pass the have ice walls and people climb them. The ice is so pure that it is blue blue.

@estanciaperseverancia5840 3 роки тому

What an incredible place!! Hi Lola here from Argentina 😉

@brianeisenga882 3 роки тому

Awesome scenery. Thank you for taking us along. God bless.

@zinnialady5153 3 роки тому

Enjoyed the hike. Trilliums are beautiful. Have seen the large and small white ones, and the red ones. Just learned today there are yellow ones. Have never seen one of those.

@bumblebee7922 3 роки тому

You all have the BEST LIFE ever!!!!

@hannahfield1498 3 роки тому

Can't believe I'm the second comment. Excited to see what today's video holds Loved the bit about what you can eat in nature!

@robinraymond62 3 роки тому

I love living in the country it's so peaceful and pure looks like fun

@katesterling6443 3 роки тому

Once again, you bring me home from 6000+ miles away.

@bethanyfields4706 3 роки тому

Hey, guys! What a nice way to start my weekend!♥️

@caroledney3919 3 роки тому

Fantastic video! Thank you! 😻

@jammiejohnson7889 3 роки тому

The music for the mice section!!! Haha I love it

@darlenepeters4396 3 роки тому

I remember hiding in the grass ...that was the best playtime ...Have a great Weekend 💞💞💞

@pattyprice2644 3 роки тому

Another great video from the farm as always

@lisabrown4507 3 роки тому

What a lush green field. Amazing.

@angelasheppard7197 3 роки тому

Nice hike

@shelleynobleart 3 роки тому

I don't know how to tell you how much it meant to me when you described yourselves as walking out of Spring in elevation. I knew the seasons could be a place.