Refuge-nest with cousin

 My refuge-nest for a week (plus!)...as an evacuee from Black Mountain NC

And here are a few photos from my cousin John's in Columbia SC.

Here I'm nebulizing with that foggy thing in the lower left. Love John's back porch!

The living room with a few of John's books, and 3 pottery pieces made by myself! He keeps it nice and clean and tidy. I was impressed, and determined to have as nice a setting for myself when I get home...lots to throw out first!

John's nice house. It has lots of room inside, and I enjoyed the guest room.

Another house in the neighborhood was decorated for Halloween.

Wax mallow plant, one I'd never seen before.

The wax mallow, probably planted by his next door neighbor who has lots of pretty plants.

Lunch on the back porch!

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Updated Sun. at 9:00 am. I'm packing up from my friend's refuge (in North Carolina, not this one depicted here) and heading home to Black Mountain in an hour or so.

Today's quote:

John Muir reportedly began each day by asking the question:
”How can I be at one with nature?” He spent countless days studying everything from wild mountain goats to the smallest of wild flowers.