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Saturday, October 8, 2011

New River Gorge revisited


After visiting the New River Gorge Bridge by myself a couple of weeks ago, I decided that hubby and I should come back, so today was the day.  It was a bee-utiful day!  Blue sky, warm temps, and a very slight breeze.  It was a very leisurely day, with stops for breakfast and lunch, some geocaching, an emergency trip to Michael's because I forgot to pack my crocheting, and a stop at Candy Land!  Baskets of candy that would have been considered penny candy back in the day, now sold by the pound.  I found individually wrapped circus peanuts!  Can't remember the last time I had those.  and some orange slices.  Candy Land is actually located within a fruit market, and they had samples of the most wonderful jam today - Traffic Jam!  oh my, I think it has strawberries, cranberries, raspberries, and I forget what else.  Needless to say, a jar is safely packed away in the car.

It's amazing how much has changed in two and a half weeks.  Nearly all the wildflowers from that trip are now gone.  All I found were some little asters.

But the forests and trees are ablaze with color.  Naturally, the most beautiful sites are those that aren't easy to photograph as we were speeding down the highway.  Or we saw colors that would be totally awesome in different light.
The New River is famous for it's whitewater rafting, and we saw a few rafts this afternoon.  My pictures aren't great, because in addition to forgetting to pack my crocheting, I didn't bring my "real" camera!    I've never left home without my DSLR, and I don't know where my brain was this morning.  Fortunately, I keep my point 'n shoot in my purse, and it takes very good pictures, too.  But not great for distance shots.

We'll go back to the bridge tomorrow to get better pictures in the morning light.  I've also scouted out a nice walking trail for us to visit on the way home.  It feels good to be out in the world, but we probably shouldn't have made the trip.  Hubby does not have this much energy, and slept much of the way today.  It certainly wasn't the trip that I was hoping for.  I guess I need to adjust to a new reality.  I'm not ready for that yet.

but....counting my blessings......Sunny

15 comments:

  1. Beautiful photos Sunny. Enjoy your time there, and eat a circus peanut for me. Say...you're not going to jump next Saturday are you????????? LOL

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  2. You seem to have had a wonderful time Sunny so let hubby snooze.
    Thanks for sharing your lovely photos.

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  3. Lovely!!! And, Candy Land, yummy!

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  4. Your day sounded wonderful and I can understand your dear hubby being tired out so a little snooze on the way is ok. Great photos.

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  5. Thanks for sharing your trip with us. Be patient and don't be discouraged. Let your husband get his rest. He's bound to have ups and downs. So keep your chin up!

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  6. Sunny, what beautiful pictures you took! Stunning. I'm lovin' your hexies, too. Great job!!

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  7. Beautiful pics of a beautiful place! Glad you enjoyed the day, hon. Let him rest, there will be ups and downs....

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  8. Great pictures of your trip...blessings your way for you AND your hubby!!
    Kathy

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  9. Love you photos,What a great trip. I love the Autumn colours!
    But your flowers from last post are top;the entrance of your home is really inviting:-)

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  10. I understand Sunny, I've been through the same thing, having to re-adjust my whole life because of health problems my husband had. Quilting really helped as it was something to do at home. And the most exciting thing we did was go to the movies - where I watched the movie and he slept. But things have gotten better and we now have a much more active life. It will get better with time.

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  11. Saturday is Bridge Day, the one day each year when it's legal to parachute off the bridge. We plan to go- for the snacking and walking- not jumping.

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  12. I love your writing Sunny! Keep up the good work and the beautiful pictures! Adjusting is hard, but worth it! Do what you do best - enjoy life!

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  13. Oh, what lovely pictures Sunny! I'm so glad that hubby got to go see everything too - even though he got tuckered out :( And, Candy Land - OMG - I want to go there :)!! Thanks so much for sharing - so we all get to enjoy the beauty too! Hugs!!

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  14. beautiful photo's! love fall in the mountains!

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  15. This looks like a great area to visit. I can imagine the trees would be beautiful colours at this time of year. Rafting would have been fun too. I wonder how cold the water was?
    I agree - it is good to be out and about.

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