Peanut Harvest

I love agriculture!  As we have traveled across the country, it is always interesting to see the crops that are a big part of our life and how they are grown and harvested.

Here in the South, peanuts are a huge part of the ag scene.  I read somewhere that most of the peanuts in the world are grown within about a 50 mile radius of our house.

  Peanuts look a lot like potatoes when they are growing in the field.  Sometime in October or November, a special rake turns the plants over so that the peanuts from under the ground can dry in the fall sunshine.

Then the harvesting equipment and big trucks and bins arrive on the scene.

Multiple trucks and harvesters work every field when the peanuts are ready.  The peanuts go to the processing plant, and then the baler arrives to bale the peanut vines into hay for animal feed.  

Every part of the peanut plant packs a big protein punch!  It's fun to watch the harvest in the fields that surround our lakefront community near Eufaula, Alabama.

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Westville,Georgia

The historic village of Westville, Georgia, is located within the current city of Lumpkin, Georgia.  This site is about 25 miles from our home on Lake Eufaula.  The town is open from Thursday through Saturday from 10 til 5 (Eastern time).  When open, you will see people in period costume occupying the town and going about their business as if were in the 1800's.

The original Singer Sewing Machine Company started here.  The address of Westville Village is 9294 Singer Rd, Lumpkin, GA.
This just one of the many historic sites near our home that is currently for sale.

View of our home from the front lawn that slopes gently down to the dock at the lake side.  Stunning views from this spot on the main lake.  More information in prior posts.  $279,950 with possible seller terms and additional lots available.

Abbeyville AL

One of our favorite places to visit is Abbeyville, AL, which is about 25 miles from our Georgia house.

 Like many southern towns, Abbeyville is full of old buildings, antique stores, lovely plantings, and majestic old trees.

Even when the building is gone, often the facia has been preserved.

 This one is now a parking lot, across the street from one of our favorite restaurants for southern cousine and sinful desserts.

From an old fashioned lunch counter

To a dining room full of old movie posters and antiques, Huggin' Molly's is a meaningful experience.

Stop in the "old South" and look at our home for sale on beautiful Lake Eufaula.

Located on the Georgia side of the lake on .97 acre lot.  Custom designed home with large covered dock with lift on the main lake.

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