September, 2018
The month of September was one of the hottest Septembers on record. Temps are still in the mid to upper 80's and the humidity continues.
Have I told you about the white squirrels?? Brevard (two miles from us) is home to a rare white, not albino, squirrel population. They're quite the tourist attraction. Brevard holds the White Squirrel Festival each year and various shops are named after the white squirrel. The squirrels are descendants from an escaped carnival animal...
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look closely and you'll see a gray smudge-like spot on his forehead. all gray squirrels
have this gray smudge |
Friday, September 14
We love State Fairs! Who doesn't like going to a State Fair? It just so happens that the Western North Carolina (WNC) State Fair is being held ten miles down
the road from us. So, off we went...
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| a hot day. we were hoping for more cloud cover |
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| fresh squeezed lemonade. the best |
the majority of our time was spent seeing the animals...
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| I love goats. He was very sweet |
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| this is Ears; a Brahman bull. just over a year old |
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| Rick, a two year old Brahman Bull |
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| Rosey, two year old Red Angus |
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| Teeswater sheep. a breed of sheep originating in Teesdale England |
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| baby goats |
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| we watched them play for quite awhile |
Thursday, September 13
Today we went to one of our favorite mountain towns, Franklin. Franklin is a small town in a beautiful setting...
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| we enjoy walking up and down main street |
while there, we discovered a delightful restaurant...
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| open for breakfast and lunch; the food is delicious |
Friday, September 14
Florence is about to make her appearance here in North Carolina. A mandatory forest evacuation is underway. Roadside campsites are being evacuated, forest roads are being gated, all campgrounds are being closed. We moved out from under the canopy to the work center...
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| thankfully, the winds were not as high as expected |
Friday, September 21
Today found us traveling along one of our favorite roads, the Blue Ridge Parkway...
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| it was about ten degrees cooler here than at the bottom of the mountain |
Saturday, September 29
Today we went to a "pink out" softball tourney to raise money for breast cancer research. A friend of ours daughter was playing. The tourney was held in Kingsport, Tennessee...
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| good morning from the mountains |
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| a sea of pink |
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| we had a blast! |
We so love being out and about in the forest. Some days are easier than others; but what could be better than being outside...
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| Henderson Reservoir |
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| beautiful color |
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| at one time, the forest land was all part of the Vanderbilt estate |
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today was a bit more fun. we had to remove a couple of stone dams that people built
in the river |
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| I may not show it, but I really was enthused about doing this |
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| Ron was rarin' to go! |
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| While Ron shoveled |
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| I scooped and tossed |
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| taking a break |
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| stream is beginning to flow better |
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| much better! |
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we found Smoky! we'd been wanting to see a bear. we saw this yearling on Yellow
Gap road on a rainy Tuesday morning |
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| interesting fungus |
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| a very large fungus |
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| wearing my " parolee work release vest"! |
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| one of the very few trees that have changed color. |
All for now,
Dawn & Ron
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