I used to be a "mountain woman"

[avalen]

I shot guns and chopped down trees

Hated to see this tree come down, it was the biggest one we had but it leaned on the cabin right on
top of the bedroom. It did not go to waste, it provided us with lots and lots of firewood, our main
source of heat and cooking.

[VickieP]

Great pics, Ava. I love looking at days past.

[avalen]

forgot to mention, the man was my 2nd husband.

[Liz]

Neat pictures! No wonder you are so resourceful.

[BirdbyBird]

Thanks for sharing a bit of your past.... Neat.

[Redwahine]

What a fun walk down memory lane.

[mitch5252]

Is that a log cabin behind you?
Where did you grow up, Annie?

[Nasoosie]

GREAT pics, Ava! You are indeed a mountain woman! I love that neat seat you made out of the tree stump-----very ingenious idea to remember your tree in years to come!

Thanks for sharing this glimpse of you that we never met!

[avalen]

Is that a log cabin behind you?
Where did you grow up, Annie?

yes, that is the log cabin we had. It was built in 1941 from logs off the land. Annie? and I've been called
Annie Oakley many times over the years. After the divorce I couldn't go up there anymore, too many memories.
But now I can look at the old pics without crying. Time does heal.

[dpf]

Really enjoyed all your blast from the past pictures, Ava!

[cpatinjones]

Enjoyed this memory from your past!

[mtngal]

Very cool Ava! You are a woman after my own heart!

[avalen]

well, I tried to play with the pb resizer button, thought I had it set for 350 but it still posted big so went to the shrinkpictures site
and did it that way, if all works well, you should see my picture of me shooting my blackpowder pistol.

preview shows it worked.

[dpf]

One handed at that! You da woman, Alice!

[VickieP]

Great pic! Love it.