Roadtrip…Blue Ridge Parkway

We recently returned from a road trip to North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Parkway. A scenic 460 mile drive through Virginia and North Carolina.  We spent one night in Staunton Virginia, 2 nights in Boone North Carolina and 3 nights in Asheville North Carolina.

The following images are photos from the first day in Virginia and on the Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park.   During our 6 days, we hiked to various waterfalls, rocky trails and saw beautiful scenic views.

Me and my shadow.

White-tailed deer seen on the Limberlost Trail, Shenandoah NP.

A Witch Hazel plant. We were recently told to look for this plant, it blooms in October and November.

A Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

I am not sure of the id of this butterfly?

The following two photos from the Skyline Drive, views of the Appalachian Mountains.

Some pretty colors.

 

 

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Happy Thankful Thursday!

Happy Thankful Thursday & Happy Halloween!

Lately the weather has been nice and we’ve been able to take more walks on the local fire roads again to see the fall colors, look for birds, mushrooms and anything nature related. These photos are from a few different days and walks.

Oct 26-28 we are seeing blooms in our yard like the yellow zinnias and some clematis blooms.

Me and My shadow while walking on the fire road. 

One of the taller Pine trees seen next to the fire road. 

A pretty cloud and cloud day. During this walks, I could hear the WT Sparrows, the Kinglets, various woodpeckers, cardinals and the vultures were flying high in the sky. No  birds would allow photos at this time.  

A Common Buckeye butterfly landed on the trail in front of us, Oct 27th.

These Clematis blooms suddenly appeared Oct 26 and are still blooming today. 

More Pretty colors seen around our lake. 

 

Some pretty fall colors near the reservoir.

There are some ferns seen along the fire road that stay green year round.

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I am thankful to have these great weather days for our walks.

I am thankful to be seeing these pretty flowers blooming in our yard in late October.

I am thankful for all your visits and comments.

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