
I saw a little frog swimming around in one of the puddle of water in the drive way and decided to try to get a picture if I could. To my surprise, I saw the mother frog one day so I stopped and took her picture.
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
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Apparently there are two different stories for how the Dismal Forest received its name. The first is that when loggers first entered the Dismal Forest, the rhododendron and mountain laurel were so thick (or so "dismal") they decided to turn around and log elsewhere. The second involves those visitors who came to visit Caesars Head in the late 1800's. Apparently, a few young woman were standing out where the overlook is today looking out over the Dismal Forest. As they enjoyed the view and fanned themselves from the summer heat, they contemplated how "dismal" it would be if one were to fall to their death from the overlook. At the thought of someone falling, they would continue to fan themselves, just shake their heads and say......"Dismal, dismal, dismal."