Walked out on the deck Sunday evening and had to go back in and get the camera.

I know you've seen shots from my deck before, but sometimes the view almost takes my breath away.

I feel like I live in Heaven on Earth, Ky!

If it weren't for the taxes and high utilities, it would be Heaven indeed!

Our neighboring state of West Virginia calls itself "Almost Heaven."

I'm not so sure about that.

 Here's some pics I took on the way back from the Copley annual picnic at my SIL's house in Horse Creek, WVa Saturday.

First, some picnic pics.

SIL Rhonda and her hubby Joe.

The junk you're gonna see does not belong to them, BTW.

Party in the garage!

They're nice folks, salt of the earth types. Truck drivers, mechanics and such. Beer drinkers of course. My kinda peeps. Hard workers all. They have a nice place up here on the side of this hill. Joe and his uncle built it theirselves.

Don't trip coming down those front steps tho, it's about a 50 foot fall down that bank!

The gravel road leading up here is about a mile long. Nice and peaceful!

But, here's what we see on the way back to Ky.

They also use the motto "West Virginia, Wild and Wonderful!"

I'm buying the wild part, sure enough! I'll grant you, WVa has some beautiful places, but far too many look like this.

Appalachia at it's finest!

Ever heard of a junk yard, people? Might be a damn good place to start one!

Anybody wanna go into the junk business with me?

Don't you think there should be a law concerning how many, if any, junk vehicles and appliances you can legally keep on your own private property?