Passionflower vine (Passiflora incarnata)
August 6, 2017 – native passionflower vine in Bent Tree (click picture for larger image)
Now Blooming in Bent Tree
Tag Archives: Appalachian
“One of a Kind Lake Acreage”
Click here to link to the listing information for a 2.18 acre lot on Lake Tamarack in Bent Tree. The asking price is $134,900.
2+ acre lake lot for sale in Bent Tree (listing photo)
Beautiful Log Home in Bent Tree
The 3 bed, 3½ bath home at 375 Cutthroat Ridge in Bent Tree hit the market last week with an asking price of $435,000. Click here to link to the listing information.
375 Cutthroat Ridge in Bent Tree (listing photo)
Million Dollar View
The asking price for the 4 bedroom, 4½ bath home at 371 Thunder Ridge is $575,000. Click here to link to the listing information.
The view from one of three decks at 371 Thunder Ridge in Bent Tree (listing photo)
Quintessential Mountain Charm
The move-in ready cabin at 330 Little Hendricks Mountain Circle in Bent Tree is perfect for full-time living or a weekender getaway home. Click here to link to the listing information. The asking price is $184,900.
330 Little Hendricks Mountain Circle in Bent Tree (listing photo)
Happy Trails To You
One of the items on today’s board meeting agenda involves the following: “Move approval of the request from Lake & Wildlife Committee to develop hiking trails above the water treatment retention ponds”.
click picture for larger image
For some time, there has been interest in having a long distance hiking trail in Bent Tree, of a more rugged nature than the existing community trails. Bent Tree has a large greenbelt area that seems perfect for such a trail. The plan is to begin with a ¾ mile trail from Bella Vista to a waterfall, then add spurs in different directions. The Lake and Wildlife Committee would handle the responsibility of blazing and maintaining the trail, and would also pay for any costs (which should be minimal). This proposal made me think about the BTCI 20/20 Ad Hoc Committee. I looked back at the 20/20 information and, interestingly enough, their kickoff meeting was held nine years ago today (May 23, 2008). A long distance trail was one of the recommendations in their 2009 “interim report”.
one of the recommendations from the 20/20 committee in 2009
Wow!
The home at 1650 Little Hendricks Road in Bent Tree has 5 fireplaces, an elevator, a gourmet kitchen, a butler’s pantry, a recreation room, an exercise room, a media room, an office, 3 bedrooms, 3½ baths, great outdoor living spaces, and long range views. Wow!
Click here to link to the listing information. The asking price is $799,000.
1650 Little Hendricks Mountain Road in Bent Tree (listing photo)
Barred Owl
A barred owl had some sort of prey just off the road in the underbrush. We were driving by in a golf cart and must have startled the owl, and it startled us as it flew from the ground to a tree. We stopped and watched it for a few minutes, until it seemed to get a little annoyed and started moving from tree to tree, getting closer to us (and its prey). We moved along so it could get back to its meal.
May 18, 2017 – Barred Owl in Bent Tree
Just Plain Cute
May 14, 2017 – Bent Tree Bunny
Pine Beetles
May 14, 2017 – Goldfinch on limb of dead pine tree in Bent Tree
One of the topics for discussion for today’s (May 16) Board Work Session is “Pine Beetles”. The effects of the drought on both hardwoods and pine trees in our area will show up in the short-term and over the long-term. Drought stressed pines in Georgia are susceptible to several types of pine beetles, including the Engraver Bark Beetle which is infesting forests in our state (especially in the Piedmont and Mountain regions). Click here for some historical information (1972-2007) about “Georgia’s Most Destructive Forest Pest”, the Southern Pine Beetle. 1979 was a really bad year.
May 14, 2017