This hawk sat on a tree limb, in our backyard, for well over an hour yesterday afternoon. Click here for a post from last summer that also shows a hawk that didn’t seem to mind the rain.
February 18, 2020 – hawk on a rainy day in Bent Tree (click photo to zoom)
Villa #121 in Bent Tree just hit the market with an asking price of $124,900. The mountain views are beautiful.
One of the listing photos struck me as a perfect example of one of the great aspects of the Bent Tree community. It’s a shot of two people traveling on the road over the dam…one person is on horseback, the other is in a golf cart. Where else but Bent Tree?
Click here to link to the listing information for 200 Villa Road #121 or click here to link to a virtual tour.
I was able to snap a quick photo of this white squirrel on December 26.
December 27, 2019 – White Squirrel chewing on an acorn in Bent Tree
This buck was trailing a doe through our backyard yesterday morning.
November 28, 2019 – buck trailing doe in Bent Tree
November 28, 2019 – buck pausing for a moment
Many thanks to the Bent Tree homeowner/photographer who let me share these fantastic photos. Yesterday, he saw this 6 point buck chasing does (with no luck). Then, a short time later, the tired buck took a needed rest.
November 18, 2019 – Buck in Bent Tree
November 18, 2019 – Buck in Bent Tree
Note – as you read this post, you can click on the links (yellow text) for additional Bent Tree corporate history. And, since today is Veterans Day, click here for a 2017 post about the visionary behind the Bent Tree dream.
Thirty-six years ago, a settlement agreement was reached between Bent Tree Corporation (not the same as BTCI) and Bent Tree Property Owners Association, Inc. The amenities/common properties were turned over to the property owners, under a management arrangement on November 1, 1983 and the actual transfer of ownership to the property owners occurred later that month. Bent Tree Community, Inc. was established by BTPOA to own and operate the facilities on behalf of the Bent Tree property owners. The following quote is from the November 1983 Echo (the first Echo published by BTCI instead of by Bent Tree Country Club):
from November 1983 Echo
One of the things that amazes me about deer is how long their necks really are.
October 15, 2019 – deer at Lake Tamarack in Bent Tree
October 18, 2019 – Hawk with squirrel in Bent Tree
On October 30, 1969 the Pickens County Progress had a front page article announcing the plans for the development of Bent Tree. The first line of the article began “Last Thursday night at the Lions Club meeting personnel from Spratlin Associates, Inc., of Atlanta revealed for the first time publicly the projected plans for a multi-million dollar investment in Pickens County…”.
from the October 30, 1969 Pickens County Progress newspaper
September 3, 2019 – Doe and fawns in Bent Tree