“Which is better, a window or a crow?” from brerfly who can be reached via gmailTumblr (3.0; @brerfly)http://blog.brerfly.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lspduleZne1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>At her grandpa’s house, in a tree</strong></p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23648318322http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23648318322Wed, 23 May 2012 22:12:48 -0400falliecan climb anythingcan i interfere in your crisisgrandpa andyseptember 2011skelanimals<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltf62a2oRe1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltf62a2oRe1qzq8e2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltf62a2oRe1qzq8e2o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltf62a2oRe1qzq8e2o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltf62a2oRe1qzq8e2o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltf62a2oRe1qzq8e2o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltf62a2oRe1qzq8e2o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I miss my mountains.</p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23648204027http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23648204027Wed, 23 May 2012 22:11:10 -0400great smoky mountainsoctober 2011i was sick for this vacationget off of my mountainlittle riverlittle potatofinn &amp; falliei miss you<p>Fallie used to love the name Jack so much that she kept a mental list of all the Jacks she knew. When she met a new one, she would excitedly say, &#8220;That&#8217;s number (fill in the blank)!&#8221; Here is the list: </p> <ol><li><a href="http://blog.brerfly.com/post/1719663587/jack-the-donkey">Jack</a> the donkey</li> <li><a href="http://filmhash.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/nx_008jackdiscovers.jpg">Jack Skellington</a></li> <li><a href="http://craftycritter.tumblr.com/post/12416764033/happy-fallie-this-was-taken-many-years-ago-at-my">Jack</a> the Italian Greyhound belonging to Aunt Claudia</li> <li><a href="http://craftycritter.tumblr.com/post/23250234851">Jack</a> the Manx cat belonging to our friend Z</li> <li><a href="http://sharetv.org/images/eureka/cast/large/sheriff_jack_carter.jpg">Sheriff Jack Carter</a> </li> <li><a href="http://skelanimals.com/meet-us/Jack">Jack</a> the rabbit Skelanimal</li> <li><a href="http://retrotoys.com/images/JesterJackInTheBox.jpg">Jack in the Box</a></li> <li><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a2/Jack_Sparrow_In_Pirates_of_the_Caribbean-_At_World's_End.JPG">Captain Jack Sparrow</a></li> <li><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61Xux6pYv%2BL._SL500_AA300_.jpg">Jack Frost</a></li> <li><a href="http://www-tc.pbs.org/parents/birthdayparties/cyberchase/images/mask_jackie.gif">Jackie</a> on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberchase">Cyber Chase</a> (back when she was younger and we had cable tv)</li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_the_Beanstalk">Jack and the Beanstalk</a></li> <li><a href="http://giantevilhead.tumblr.com/post/12546747994/baby-jack-mama-and-baby-are-doing-fine-he-was">Baby Jack</a> (she knows his dad as the guy who sent us the <a href="http://blog.brerfly.com/post/358183211/thank-you-giantevilhead-we-got-an-amazing-gift">mummified squirrel</a>!)</li> </ol>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23648026482http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23648026482Wed, 23 May 2012 22:08:39 -0400aunt claudedonkeyfalliefavorite thingsjackeurekaskelanimalsthe nightmare before christmasmanxjack in the boxcurious george in the boxcurious george is not a monkeypiratesjack frostcyber chasegiantevilheadmummified squirrel“I can definitely taste the human in this.”<br/><br/> - <em>Finn</em>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23647855757http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23647855757Wed, 23 May 2012 22:06:12 -0400quotefinncannibalsdoes this clown taste funny?she meant to say cumin<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4fwxuc03G1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I made this little bag to hold my <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/dice/cthulhudice/" target="_blank">Cthulhu Dice</a>.</p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23646786368http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23646786368Wed, 23 May 2012 21:51:19 -0400mother's daypresentsthank yousomething i madecthulhudiceit was a good daymumblelard is the besti miss you<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4f8rwIM8z1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This made me cackle with glee. </p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23646560852http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23646560852Wed, 23 May 2012 21:48:11 -0400hailthunder stormlighteningpouring down rainwe had just walked back home in the rainthe girls were scaredi love my new roof<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4gcb7TYmy1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>What Fallie made</strong></p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23583113141http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23583113141Tue, 22 May 2012 21:44:45 -0400what fallie madedragonshe didn't think it was funny when i saidit's a lizard with wingscuteplushfallieis a crafty critter<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4eiw2U8xo1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Twelve for twelve</strong></p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23583016722http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23583016722Tue, 22 May 2012 21:43:29 -0400finnis a sweet girlfractured radiusbuckle fracture of the ulnano swimmingstart of summeragainthis is broken bone 11 and 1212 years oldshe was doing so wellthis one wasn't her faultpoor girlthis one hurtsanother kid at the roller skating party also broke her wrist20% of the kids ended up with fractures<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41ed7gFmG1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>They don’t even try to hide it any more.</p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23582598082http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23582598082Tue, 22 May 2012 21:38:06 -0400gopher gutstwo frygrophiesnugglingcute<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41eifJIoN1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I got beautiful irises, homemade critters, zombie dice and a nice walk in the rain for mother’s day</p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23582500162http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23582500162Tue, 22 May 2012 21:36:48 -0400it was a good dayirisesmumblelard is the bestthank youpresentszombie dicea nice walk in the rainperfect weather“Little Jimmy fell down and benastied himself to beat the devil.”<br/><br/> - <em>our Southern Highlanders by Horace Kephart</em>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23257697745http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23257697745Thu, 17 May 2012 19:50:03 -0400quotebenastiedone of my favorite words<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41ehaR14e1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Secret meeting in Fallie’s cozy box.</strong></p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23257656305http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23257656305Thu, 17 May 2012 19:49:27 -0400gopher gutstwo frycutekittiesboxesare the best toysthis one is from a neighborfallie slept in it one nighthobo camphobo uprisingbusted<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41ell7aUk1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41ell7aUk1qzq8e2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41ell7aUk1qzq8e2o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41ell7aUk1qzq8e2o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>What Finn found: leaf footed bug</strong></p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23257543070http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23257543070Thu, 17 May 2012 19:47:49 -0400what finn foundleaf footed bugwas giganticit flew very slowlyit did not stink<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3pzvg4osm1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>New raccoon is better than <a href="http://blog.brerfly.com/post/681454407/oh-crap-after-several-raccoon-sightings-in-the" target="_blank">old raccoon</a>.</strong></p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23257262994http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23257262994Thu, 17 May 2012 19:43:48 -0400this one was scared by a passing butterflythe previous one attacked a dogand was not scared by us banging on the doorhe wanted insideand he wanted to kill all of usthis one is kind of cuteand pitiful lookingraccoonon the deckagain“I ain’t sugar, nor salt, nor nobody’s honey.”<br/><br/> - <em>Our Southern Highlanders by Horace Kephart</em>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23078525372http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23078525372Mon, 14 May 2012 21:50:09 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41ei8bXnk1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Two Fry’s first dinner on the deck</strong></p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23078492786http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23078492786Mon, 14 May 2012 21:49:44 -0400two frystretchkittenis not tiny any morecuteon the deckso scared she will jump<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41ehuLJgh1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Gopher Guts <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb1RlzyWHm4" target="_blank">described eternity</a>.</strong></p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23078362848http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23078362848Mon, 14 May 2012 21:48:02 -0400great green gobs of greasy grimygopher gutsgggophieis a cutteremo catone day she is going to jumponce every thousand yearsstop making that soundfeels like summer<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41j6ehIlO1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The smallest lady bug larva I’ve ever seen.</strong></p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23078337735http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23078337735Mon, 14 May 2012 21:47:43 -0400tinycutelady buglarvalooks creepywhat fallie foundfirst dinner on the deck this yearinsectsentomologist<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3pzvdpvTK1qzq8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Are they still named <a href="http://blog.brerfly.com/tagged/linda" target="_blank">Linda</a> after they have metamorphosized into moths?</strong></p>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23078191788http://blog.brerfly.com/post/23078191788Mon, 14 May 2012 21:45:52 -0400lindaeastern tent caterpillarmothentomologistmad scientistthe brothers kfallie is a bug whisperershe loves them like they are kittenscutefuzzy<p><span>I’m jes’ broguin’ about.</span><br/><span>Yes, I’m jest cooterin’ around.</span><br/><span>I’m santerin’ about.</span><br/><span>Oh, I’m jes’ prodjectin’ around.</span><br/><span>Jist traffickin’ about.</span><br/><span>No, I ain’t workin’ none - jest spuddin’ around.</span><br/><span>Me? I’m jes’ shacklin’ around.</span><br/><span>Yea, la! I’m jist loaferin’ about.</span></p> <ul><li>to “brogue” means to go about in brogues </li> <li>a “cooter” is a box-tortoise, and the noun is turned into a verb with an ease characteristic of the mountaineers</li> <li>“spuddin around” means toddling or jolting along</li> <li>to “shummick” (also “shammick) is to shuffle about, idly nosing into things, as a bear does when there is nothing serious in view</li> <li>“shacklin’ around” pictures a shackly, loose-jointed way of walking, expressive of the idle vagabond</li> </ul>http://blog.brerfly.com/post/22727467191http://blog.brerfly.com/post/22727467191Wed, 09 May 2012 15:19:25 -0400quoteour southern highlandershorace kephartthings i want to sayi miss my mountainsi miss my little river