©Meandering Passage - Earl Moore Photography

Autumn weather roulette in the NC mountains

We escaped to the cloudy, foggy, misty, rainy, sunny North Carolina mountains this weekend with friends. On Saturday it was one of those days where if you didn’t like the current weather you need only wait a little while or drive down the Blue Ridge Parkway a piece for it to change.  The day began early with a mountain vigil for a sunrise which never broke through the clouds…

Reflections upon the river - Earl Moore Photography

Seeing again…

“With time and experience comes a different perception of what’s going on around you.” ~ Chris Robinson Everything in this photo is a reflection except for a few random small leaves floating on the water’s surface.  Our minds want the world around us to make sense so often it’ll initially interpret things in a way which initially seems to do so, only later integrating contradicting details which may demand a change in our frame of reference.

Autumn colors along the river bank - Earl Moore Photography

Just around the bend

While the dam and often waterfalls are main attractions of the Cooleemee River Park, a walk above the dam can be interesting as well.  There’s a trail which wanders along the river bank there with spots the local fishermen frequent evident along it. I followed this trail for perhaps a quarter of a mile before deciding to turn back on this particular visit and was rewarded for my exploration with a flash of autumn color along the river bank.