spring in the country

guinness and i checked out pole bridge creek and wilburn farm in s. dekalb this afternoon --- at 5+ miles, it was our longest since my hurt foot --- high spring with the native azalea and tadpoles at their peak

 a glimpse of arabia mountain in the distance

ruins of the farm house, parts of which were probably antebellum (left); two ancient pear trees, some of the largest i've seen (center); and a mid-20th century barn (right)