Considering
mountains...
and valleys ...
and rivers!
Me standing near the overflow falls from Lake Susan which continue the path of Flat Creek from Montreat to Black Mountain NC.
Flat Creek in Black Mountain, a few summers ago, when it was behaving itself. It goes under a highway and joins the Swannanoa River waters, which definitely ran amok in September 2024.
A brilliant high school buddy, Jinni Stahl, spent her later years using scooters to help her get around after MS took so much of her mobility.
Son Russ and wife, Michelle seem to have found a way to cool off, maybe in FL.
Flat Creek when it flowed nicely by Ole's Guacamole restaurant, before 2024 when it flooded it for the second time. Ole's is being renovated at this time, and due to reopen.
My other high school friend, Rosemary Beddingfield, had breast cancer that was in remission the last 5 years of her life. She always had a positive silly attitude. Both of these friends may be gone from walking the earth in their bodies, but their spirits are still part of my life. They both had birth anniversaries last week.
And where our American adventures all began, when Giles Fitz Rogers came to Jamestown VA in 1664. (Here are replica ships moored in Jamestown VA, much as his would have been.)
And that reminds me to check out some Ancestry "hints" to see if there's any new information that can be substantiated. My cousin who's a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution thinks we descended from Giles' son, Peter, where I think it was more likely through his son John.
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Today's quote:
Incorporating human touch into our everyday lives is vital to the healing of our emotional and physical selves
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An old photo:
Granddaughter Cayenne and her Great Uncle Norm Dewolfe in 2011. Norm is husband to my ex's sister.
Great photos of your sons and family. I love the views of the mountain and the hiking photos.
ReplyDeleteTake care, have a great day!
Thanks. Aren't the great outdoors wonderful?
DeleteYou do well with themes.
ReplyDeleteThank you, but I do diverge from whatever I start with. It's whatever shiny thing catches my eye often!
DeleteAn interesting montage of photos.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you also...hope you enjoyed it.
Delete...let your imagination run wild.
ReplyDeleteThat's sometimes the best way to take a trip.
DeleteInteresting way of projecting your liking and thoughts. We too are planning for a Utah trip soon. Good to see your post. Stay connected! :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy your trip, as much as I have enjoyed my imaginary ones.
DeleteGreat series of photos, I enjoyed them.
ReplyDeleteThanks, and I'm very happy that you enjoyed seeing what I was thinking about, and pulling out of the old files!
DeleteWhat a lovely imaginary trip through mountains, valleys, and rivers.The photos of the rock formations in Colorado and Utah are super cool, and the streams and creeks you share are so pretty. It is really sweet how you remember your friends, Jinni and Rosemary, and it is fascinating to think about your family's history going all the way back to Jamestown.
ReplyDeleteThose who are remembered live on. There have been so many interesting people behind my life, and so little of the details of their lives are available now.
DeleteWonderful pictures!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
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