beaded bokeh

I built a picnic table last week.  After assembly I stained it "canyon brown" and sealed it up tight with a god deck sealer.   We've had a good bit of rain this past week and I've loved seeing the new table out back.  It is beading water like a champ.  Yay, that is protecting the wood and will add years to the life of the table.  But outside of all that good stuff, it's just really cool to see the water all beaded up.

cohesion

Creeper Cabin

Waterfront Park

castaway

hairpin

The Barn, Crumpler, NC

We love to spend our free time in the mountains on North Carolina.  We hike, fish, tour, relax and smile.  We ADVENTURE every chance we can.  One of our favorites is to canoe down the New River.  Our friends at Riverside Canoe are the best outfitters for the floats.  We drive past this barn every time we go and I love it.  It means we are getting close.

State Capital, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Could anyone guess I was in Harrisburg recently? 

Market Street Bridge, Harrisburg, PA

The Bridges, Harrisburg, PA

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

handle with care

I do love to fish.  I'll spend the entire day with my boots in the water with nothing more than a granola bar and  a pocket full of sunflower seeds.  I use artificial lures.  I practice catch and release of the fish.  Careful removal of the hook in each one followed by soft handling in the water.  They swim off knowingly...  not bested, not a loss.  It's not a competition, more like a respective dance.

And we live on to fish another day. 

that one night

indeed we remember our own special nights...

take a moment and reflect on it now.

breathe.

smile.

Beam's Chinese American

In the mountains of North Carolina, tucked out between Newland and Spruce Pine in this monstrous signage. It is bizarre to me and I react surprised every time I see this 20 foot tall entrance sign for the now defunct attraction.  It makes me wonder in what years this was a mainstay in the local economy.  What was the experience like?  Does anyone have the back story on this place?

lights a plenty