5-26-16 ~ North Mountain during a Break from the Rain

It's Time for Skywatch Friday
and
Weekend Reflections #348

For a few hours on Monday, the skies opened up, and Buddy raced to take me up on North Mountain to see the rhododendron and mountain laurel. We did not climb on the mountain...only drove to the first overlook before it started to sprinkle again. 

I took the first two pictures through the windshield as Bud was driving up the mountain. It is amazing to me that the glass can be so yucky but still allow a clear shot. The variation in the lighting as we drove around the curves is so interesting.

 These three pictures were shot from the overlook.  We were looking into what Bud calls  " The Great Valley of Virginia" towards the Blue Ridge Mountains. The last shot is of Lake Robertson, a favorite place for fishing, camping, birders, hiking, family reunions, and they even have a swimming pool.

Mountain Laurel

 Rhododendron

Unknown with Lots of Spikes on Stems

Purple, Pretty, Unknown

Before we got back into the car, I could not resist taking a picture of the rain coming down on the bubble at the door. What I wasn't expecting was to discover my bizarre reflection. My derrière leaves a lot to be desired. When I enlarged this several times my little camera became apparent so I knew it was moi.

Mountains, Grasses, Trees and Fences

The Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia

View from the Ingall’s Overlook on Way to West Virginia

Forest where Bud ran the Canary in the Cave Race

Fencing at the City Park in Fayetteville, West Virginia

For those of your who are curious, here are the captures in color.

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Good Fences

Skywatch Friday

Weekend in Black and White
Scenic Weekends
Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Just Look Around You To See Nature's Beauty

As Buddy I were driving over to Richmond last Friday for his 10K run the next morning and for me to have my playdate with GD, Eloise, I took these photos while we were moving along at 70mph...with the exception of the shadow shots along the Afton Mountain fence guard. They are all SOOC with the exception of some cropping to place into the collages. 

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Skywatch Friday

Friday Fences

Weekend Reflections

Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Some Things I Love To Do

Sit on the Front Porch

Watch the Birds in the Tree and Photograph Them

Look at and Listen to the Creek

Drive to Richmond to See My Granddaughter

Stop atop Afton Mt. with Bud to Look at the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia

 Enjoy the Bursting Color from the Redbuds

Do Make Up with Eloise

  Play Dress Up with My Girl in the High Heels I gave Her for Her Birthday

These are just a few of the things I love to do in My World.

"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from our own actions."
~ Dalai Lama

This post is linked with Our World Tuesday.

Frozen

"Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the wind and feel the rain. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams."

~Ashley Smith

SOOC

If you go hiking up in the Blue Ridge Mountains these days, you still see lots of sights like this. What a beautiful work of nature's art...pretty as a picture.

This post is linked with Watery Wednesday II over at Bluff Area Daily.

Blue Ridge Mountains on 10-1-12

This morning Buddy left at 6AM to pick up and drive an Appalachian Trail hiker from one point to another up on the Blue Ridge Parkway. He took these photos with his wonderful waterproof/drop-proof Canon point and shoot. By the time he got home the rains had arrived and all had turned gray. His pictures were so pretty I just had to share them with all of you. This is the beginning of our fall in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

This post is linked with Our World Tuesday.

Mountain Skies

The Skies of the Blue Ridge

"Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man has inherited, and the wealth and confusion man has created. It is a major force in explaining man to man."

                                                                      ~Edward Steichen

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It’s Skywatch Friday and the Sky is Missing

Always before I have posted skies which were blue or blue with clouds.This day it was totally gray with no sky visible, and up there in the mountains you felt like you were in another time and place. The gray which usually is dull and not much to look at today took on a totally different aura. It was magical.

 Point of Departure up on the Blue Ridge Parkway ~ Rainy and Chilly

That pack was so heavy (30 lbs)...maybe because of all the rain gear, tent, food, etc. How he carries it I do not know. He only weighs 130 lbs. 

Amazing!

 Off He Goes

 Sometimes putting him on the trail is hard...especially when it is weather like this.

 Almost To the Trail

He turned around to give me that final wave.

My Last Shot~On the Trail

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