Moving Day on the Mountain

This was interesting. On one of the lovely warm days we had, Tom and I were out on the porch, and heard a strange squealing sound. Our first thought was that a train down by the Clinch River was in serious trouble. But we kept hearing this strange noise and it seemed to be coming closer.

Finally, Tom jumped up, and said, "It's a trailer. They're bringing a trailer down Buttercup!" He was referring to Buttercup Lane which is just down the road a bit, and goes up the mountain to the right. Isn't that a sweet name - Buttercup? We're right across from Marigold.....but I digress. Tom grabbed the camera and walked up to catch the action. And ever so slowly a little dozer eased this mobile home down from the very top of Buttercup Lane.

Tom said the curtains were still hanging, and he could see furniture inside. And so a whole home was just hauled away in a matter of minutes.

We're constantly amazed at some of the places where we see mobile homes. How in the world do they get them up these mountainsides? How do they level them before they roll over? The margin for error seems incredibly small.

It was pretty exciting to see this one come down the mountain - the most excitement we've had up here in awhile. I guess the last exciting thing was when the new neighbors moved in - us!

And now some other neighbors are gone, though I can't imagine it's to a better place. The truth is, I can't imagine a better place than this!