We left Oswego, New York, and enjoyed the scenic backroads for two and a half days. Our journey took us south-southwest through New York into Pennsylvania, then south-southeast through West Virginia and Maryland to Virginia, near Richmond. Finally, we headed west-southwest toward our home in Charlotte, North Carolina. Somewhat strangely, autumn colors were only beginning…
I made the above autumn photo along the Rocky River* from a boardwalk overlook at Pharr Mill Park, Harrisburg, North Carolina, on November 10th. After heavy area rains on Thursday, November 12th, I returned to the park on November 13th. But floodwaters…
https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/11/EBM-20201110124324.jpg Yesterday may have been the peak for Autumn leaf color in this particular location in the piedmont of North Carolina. For the next three days, rain is forecasted with the associated leaf shedding. https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/11/EBM-20201110124106.jpg I have to say it’s a little surreal walking around photographing brightly colored leaves in November while wearing shorts…
…or also known as the Chinese Silk Tree or Silk Tree in the United States. https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/06/EBM-20200601082533-1-1200×800.jpg On our regular morning walks Maggie and I follow a path which includes walking along the edge of the woods. Almost buried under larger trees and vines is a Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) tree which is in beautiful bloom just…
Instead of sweating and being depressed about an unsure “hot future” let’s focus on the present, the beauty of the North Carolina Mountains. as well as a Native American Autumn legend from the distant past. Besides, it’s not as hot once you’re above 4,000 feet.
This past weekend it was off to the North Carolina Mountains at the invitation of friends to join them in their mountain cabin. It’s a little less then a three hour drive