The sky was beautiful on this last night of August. With the second full moon of the month shining down, the trees and yards were blanketed in a soft peaceful light. Goodnight blue moon.
A Blue Moon
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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Curiouser and curiouser
Today I realized just how easy it is to miss some pretty incredible things in our world when we don’t change our perspective from time to time.
Last weekend I took a solo hike to Rainbow Falls in Jones Gap State Park. I hiked two miles in and two miles out. It was full of water elements, moss, flowers, and rocks which were absolutely beautiful. I took my time photographing things near and far. I took the same hike in and out today with my husband and a couple of our friends again seeing the same incredible landscape and taking more photographs. But it wasn’t until our way back (my fourth time on this particular path in a week!) that the mushrooms appeared. Could it possibly be that we fell down a rabbit hole and into a lovely little wonderland of fungi?
I think not! I was just not paying attention! Well thank goodness for someone elses perspective because today a very curious new world was opened up to me!
The Crew
Sassafras Tree leaves! Taste and smell like Froot Loops!!! I swear!
Not the rabbit hole! Thank goodness!!
Pretty rainbow trout!
Good for the Soul
If you’re looking for a place to go out into our great outdoors to refresh, unwind, or just be, I found it!
A day trip to Jones Gap State Park was just what the Dr. ordered. With a PB&J, my trusty Nikon, and some water stowed in my backpack I was off on a solo hike to Rainbow Falls.
Though the hike is only about 4 miles round trip, it will get you sweating and your heart pumping with a total accent of 1,171 feet. Your treat is waiting for you at the end of your climb with a gorgeous 100 foot free-falling waterfall, spraying mist and roaring onto the rocks below. Apparently, when the sun is out and hits the falls just right, the mist creates a beautiful rainbow effect, hence the name.
The falls, however, are not the only treat on the trail. Most of the hike is along the Saluda river or other streams leading to it, so the lovely sound of flowing water is never far away. There are also many rock formations, moss, ferns, flowers, and an endless canopy of green to enjoy as you traverse the trail. When you’re ready for a break, the rocks in the Saluda River are a great place to rest your bones, eat a PB&J, and take it all in.
This is definitely what I call soul food!
A fairy tale birthday
Once upon a time in a land far away, a middle-aged woman celebrated her 43rd birthday…
She hopped on an air-conditioned bus in Munich with her “bestie” and off they traveled through verdant countryside. Along the way, she saw bell wearing bovines, farmers in their fields, and flowers overflowing from window boxes. She could not contain herself!
Her excitement grew more and more with each hairpin turn and as the hills began to grow and the Alpine background came into view she began to wonder if she were dreaming. Tucked in the folds of the mountains was a castle, Neuschwanstein to be exact, and though the front side was covered in scaffolding (something that happens only once every 30 years for cleaning) she was awed nonetheless. The adventure had begun!
Bavaria
Last week I was fortunate enough to take my first trip to Europe. It was a too quick, four day experience in Munich, Germany with a lot of work and a little bit of play! I loved every bit of it…even the work! I saw new things, met new people, and was awed by how easy it was to navigate, communicate, and just be a part of the city. So hear is a little glimpse into what my camera saw as I relentlessly snapped away. By the way, this was just from the afternoon and evening of day one!
All I Need 