Monday, August 27, 2018

Peas for supper

August 27
Peas and fried okra
Sliced tomatoes garden fresh
Good supper tonight.

Thursday, August 23, 2018

By the French Broad

We are camping beside the French Broad River in Hot Springs, North Carolina,
Serenaded by cicadas and the full throttle of the river after days of rain.
A campfire is crackling, we are sated with food and drink.

What a paradise this was for the indigenous who made it their home for generations.
What a paradise this must have seemed to the English and Scots who settled here.
What a paradise it is now for a world weary traveler who makes it home for tonight.

All cares are tossed in the river or carried away on woodsmoke.
Worries are lifted to heaven on the song of the cicadas.
For a while the world is in harmony with spirit, paradisal possibility is realized.

By the French Broad

Campfire Wednesday night

Campfire Thursday morning

Splitting Wood


French Broad flowing full

Hot Springs downtown

After a leisurely start to our day, we headed out to hike along the Laurel River trail.  Our goal, the end of the trail on the banks of the French Broad. We experienced 4 beautiful miles each way.