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room, where floor-to-ceiling windows provide a view of the picturesque backyard, complete with a pond and a variety of wildlife. James says his morning coffee is accompanied by views of swans, geese, ducks, turtles, osprey and an occasional blue heron or redtailed hawk. Sometimes a fog covers the pond, giving it an ethereal look. Tisha recalls a magical moment that happened shortly after the family moved into the house five years ago. Then-10-year-old Nina was put in charge of feeding the swan. “She was walking out with the swan food, and the swan was swimming up to her,” Tisha says. “And you’re like, ‘How whimsical is that?’ It looks like a fairy tale sometimes, if you look out the window at just the right time in the early morning or twilight.” Tisha and Nina, now 15, moved to North Carolina from Louisiana in 2004 for Tisha to take a job with ABC11. James was deployed to Iraq but was able to transfer to Fort Bragg and join them in the Triangle the next year. At the time, they didn’t know it was a permanent move. “It’s hard to develop a following in TV news especially if you’re not from here, but the Triangle area has embraced me and made it really easy to stay,” Tisha says. “It’s an area that’s very