Never not thinking about these deer!

#Nature #NCDNCR #StatePark #Lake #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #History #HistoricSite #NCHistoricSites #NorthCarolina #NCParks #Animals #Deer #Lakeshore #AnimalVideo #NCNature

Oh Deer! After staff arrived on site the other morning, these deer crossed the cleared lake shore in front of the Owner’s Compound.

#Nature #NCDNCR #StatePark #Lake #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #History #HistoricSite #NCHistoricSites #NorthCarolina #NCParks #Animals #Deer

We’ve been getting a lot of windy days on Lake Phelps lately!
#Lake #SomersetPlaceSHS #HistoricSite #History #NCHistoricSites #Nature #Photography #NaturePhotography #StatePark #Parks #NCNature #NorthCarolina #WashingtonNC #LakeDays #NCDNCR #OBX #Shore #Windy #Weather #Clouds #BlueSky #VisitNC

4/4 family voluntarily gave up some of their power during the brief Christmas season. But they did so strategically, always with the possibility of enacting restrictions or even by rescinding the holiday completely.
#History #AcademicSky #NCDNCR #NCHistoricSites

2/2 the clearer alcohol, or the alcohol at the top of the barrel that contained less sediment, into decanters to serve the Collinses and their guests. The decanting process also adds air to the alcohol, thereby releasing its natural aromas. #History #NCHistoricSites #NCHistory

1/3 #OTD in 1859, Josiah Collins IV married his 4th cousin Sarah “Sally” Rebecca Jones at West Hill near Hillsborough after years of courtship. On Aug 25, 1859 Mary Blount Pettigrew wrote to Charles Pettigrew, “Joe Collins & Sally are at last engaged.
#History #NorthCarolina #NCDNCR #NCHistoricSites

For #ThrowbackThursday, enjoy the candlelight ambiance of the Collins Home in December 1973!

#CandleLight #Christmas #MerryChristmas #Christmas2024 #ChristmasDecorations #NCDNCR #NCHistoricSites #History