More from Carolina

For those of you who are good at Wheel of Fortune, filing in the missing letters won't be a problem. (Answer is at the end of this entry if you're W.O.F challenged)

I drove through the Nantahala River Gorge today on my way back to Birmingham. It was hard to keep my eyes on the curvy road whilst gawking at the orange be-vested river rafters bouncing their way along the rapids with paddles a-flailin'. Here are some scenes from the road, along with a few more of Nilah in a fairyland of purple hastas.


Sign said "Dont' worry, Moses was once a basket case" So good it made me turn the car around.

Trip to the Southland

It's berry season and the fireflies are out at dusk here in the southern U.S.

This is an old rail car put to good use, found along the road to see my grandfather and his girlfriend, Betty.

Some nice people who let me take their picture.
Gardenias outside Betty's house.
We had BLT's and very sweet tea.
Granddaddy made me a blueberry pie.
Up in NC, I have just arrived to see my brother Sam play some bluegrass. This is my niece, Nilah.


I was with my sister Heather who kept mysteriously disappearing whenever the cloggers appeared.
Sam reading to Nilah in the late afternoon.