Lake Mattamuskeet , North Carolina

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  1. Shirley Martin

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    There is a birding blind ....

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    When we left the lake, we went exploring. It was too cold to go fishing. :)

    There is a wildlife landing at Swan Quarter. The land must have belonged a family who donated it. There is a tombstone.

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    We saw an old, abandoned church. When we approached it, a bunch of buzzards flew out. I wonder why it was abandoned. It looks sad and forlorn.

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    Many mothers seemed to have died within short periods of infants passing in this case 4 years

    Such is the case where I live as well
     
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    There is an old house near me that has a family cemetery in the yard. There are three tiny graves side by side in the cemetery. They were born and died about a year apart. How the parents must have grieved. :(
     
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    Veddy interesting, about the abandonded Church! And seems the buzzards like to go to church every day!!! .,,,who knew!
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