February 18, 2016 ~ Rt. 60 at Top of North Mountain

“The clouds, - the only birds that never sleep.”

~Victor Hugo

 The mountains at the back to the west in these first two pictures are the Alleghenies,an Algonquin term meaning Endless Mountains.

This shot was taken where I parked the car as I was turning around to come back down the mountain to the house (we live about a mile from here). For some reason the picture as it came out of the camera was darker than I would have liked for it to have been, so I used an R.H. West texture named Duck Eggs to lighten it up a bit. That is why it has a bit of a different color to it.

This post is linked with Skywatch Friday.

End of Fall on North Mt.

North Mountain Is a Beauty of Nature

“Keep close to Nature’s heart...and break clear away,

once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a

week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.’

~John Muir

Sunday started out as a beautiful day, but by mid~afternoon the dark sky was moving in quickly. Bud and I decided if we didn’t hit the road just then, we would miss our views of the county from North Mt. so off we went. I was fascinated my the single little leaves stuck in trees...up high and down low. Each had its own personality. By the time we were ready to leave, the rain droplets were singing a little tune as they hit the dry leaves. and the temperatures were dropping. Even though there was no blue, this gray sky was a tranquil and beautiful one.

While looking through some of my pictures tonight, I found these two of Eloise and her close friend, Sage, up where we were at the North Mt. Overlook a month or so ago. They are so cute and have been together here at the house so many times she’s like like a second granddaughter. Buddy gave her that cute hat with the ties.I just couldn’t resist adding their photos to the page. 

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 Scenic Weekends 

 Mosaic Monday

Skies over Virginia and West Virginia

SOOC

Views of West Virginia 

from the Virginia side of I-64

(Shots were taken on May 12, 2012)

“Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.”

~John Lubbock

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