Mastodawn

High School Kaiser (not my real name) and College Kaiser are staring in disbelief, jaws dropped as I say this - but I’m pretty excited to go spend a night in the hometown I grew up in. A lot has changed in 20 years, and the Spousal Unit and I have a hotel downtown (small town) so we can walk to shops and breweries.

It’s a short ride up the mountain from there into the Pisgah National Forest so I hope to be able to snag a few good pics at some overlooks too. #WNC #Appalachian #BlueRidgeMtns

Jack VL Nov 6

Athene noctua 2025. #acrylic on paper

#art #blueskyart #artjournal #owl #hibou #chouette #tableau #eule #malen #wisdom #watcher #fredericton #nbartist #bird #forestcreature #maritimecanada #appalachian #mythology

AppalachianMtnBungalow Nov 2

After decades of dreaming, planning, saving, and so many weeks (ok, actually months) of #renovations than we can count… we’re finally here. Where is "here"?: The #Appalachian Mountain Bungalow in the #BlueRidgeMountains.🍂🏡✨

Our Appalachian mountain home is officially finished with the big projects, just in time for fall to paint the mountains and the hollers with plenty of colors of green, orange, red, and yellow. The fresh mountain air, golden leaves, and quiet mornings sipping tea on the front porch make every bit of the work worth it. But, if I were completely honest, these major renovations had me thinking, several times, "Why did we buy this 100 year old place?!??!"

Here’s to new chapters, slow living, and soaking in this season of peace and gratitude in the mountains. I am so incredibly thankful for every day I wake up and walk this property with the Yorkies. 🐾⛰️

As the masterful Ray Charles sings it, "Just an old, sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind" https://song.link/i/1543969353

#MountainLiving #AppalachianLife #HomeSweetHome #FallFeels #RenovationJourney #OldHour #Appalachia #PorchStories #Georgia

Coach Pāṇini ®Oct 25

#GeorgiaTech versus #Syracuse for #homecoming is a #CollegeFootball rivalry from two ends of the #Appalachian Mountain Range

AppalachianMtnBungalow Oct 22

🍂 Cozy October in the Appalachia🍁

The mountains are glowing again as Summer turns into Fall: gold, amber, and crimson spilling down every ridge and holler. The air has that crisp, woodsmoke sweetness that only October brings. Mornings call for flannel and coffee on the porch with the #Yorkies, watching the fog lift through the trees, and evenings belong to fuzzy blankets, candlelight, and the soft crackle of the (electric) fireplace.

Out here, the leaves don’t just fall they dance to the ground. Every gust of wind sends a swirl of color across the yard, like nature’s confetti celebrating another #Appalachian autumn. 🌄

Add in a little decorating for #Halloween and some Moon dancing.

Moondance by Van Morrison https://youtu.be/7kfYOGndVfU?

#Appalachia #BlueRidgeMountains # #FallInTheMountains #October2025 #PorchDiaries #AutumnInGeorgia #AppalachianMountainBungalow

Moonshine Brigade Oct 13

Now listening: The Acoustic Halloween Special by #BloodyHammers

Nice dark acoustic songs in the vein of #MeAndThatMan and #Ghoultown .

https://bloodyhammers.bandcamp.com/album/the-acoustic-halloween-special

#Bandcamp #Halloween #dark #appalachian

The Acoustic Halloween Special, by Bloody Hammers

7 track album

Bloody Hammers

Eli Oct 11

Had a life changing weekend at this film fest. Always good to see my people out there
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#appalachian #queer #trans #film

B🏳️‍🌈Oct 9

#smokymountains #appalachian #nature #hiking #river

Reverend Elvis Oct 3

West Virginia Snake Handler Revival

Like many former mining and industrial regions in the West, West Virginia stands as a symbol of the decline of the West like no other region. Production facilities have been relocated to Asia, and even Deepseek responded evasively to the question of whether power had also migrated to China along with the production facilities (Karl Marx and so on... you know), saying, “We're nice, you can trust us.”

The Appalachians are one of the most important cultural regions in the US, but today they are once again an area marked by extreme poverty and drug abuse. More than 80% of the population has left the area in recent years. In the 1970s, there was a bizarre cult of snake handlers, ultra-religious groups who took the Bible very seriously and almost became a Satanic cult. Their symbol is dancing with deadly poisonous snakes.

I would describe the music as hypnotic blues punk. Sublime Frequencies and the Zomba Prison Project, both known for bizarre folk music from around the world, found a still-existing snake handler community and recorded a church service on vinyl. Released today, October 3, 2025.

Thanks to @stug for suggestion.

https://sublime-frequencies.bandcamp.com/track/don-t-worry-it-s-just-a-snakebite-what-has-happened-to-this-generation

https://word.undead-network.de/2025/10/03/west-virginia-snake-handler-revival/
#Appalachian #church #evangelikal #folk #music #religion #SnakeHandler

50+ Music Sep 28

"O Death", also known as "O, Death", "Oh Death", "Conversations with Death", or "A Conversation with Death", is a traditional #Appalachian folk song, listed as #number4933 in the #RoudFolkSongIndex. The song is generally attributed to the musician and Baptist preacher #LloydChandler, but it was likely taken or adapted from folk songs already existing in the region. The song has been covered in a variety of contexts, including films, video games, and television.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhwK5U8VJpU

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