Spring Morning

Without the dreary sky and rain, this was a much better spring morning!

Photo by Jake

Photo by Jake

Grandfather Mountain

After the fair Saturday we woke up amazingly early Sunday morning for a day at Grandfather Mountain. We reached the Blue Ridge Parkway at sunrise.









After a detour off the Blue Ridge we finally arrived in Linville at the Grandfather Mountain Visitor Center.



I love the huge windows in the lobby.





After a quick tour of the Nature Museum and gift shop Xander was ready to start the hike!



It wasn't long until we could see the swinging bridge above.



And the views were amazing!





I'd love to know what was on his mind this high up.



Predictable Xander - climb up a mountain to a peak of more than 5,200 feet with the beautiful fall colors and his favorite part of the day is the construction at the gift shop!

Check back soon for Halloween photos!

Beach Landscapes

As I noted in my last post I enjoyed the scenery at the beach so much I took more landscapes than usual. 6 amazing sunrises out of 7 - can't ask for much more! Our one day of rain led us to the Aquarium - photos to come soon!

This was the scene that greeted us first thing Sunday morning.



Moments after starting our walk the sun climbed high enough to give this amazing pink morning light - I did not have a lens on hand to capture it appropriately but I am not kidding when I say there were dolphins jumping under this sunrise!



The days were pretty great too!



Morning sand rippled from the night winds. It's great to be the first on the beach!









Some thieves had run off with the for sale sign from this post - while I don't condone stealing, I loved the image they left me! (Just FYI - when the realtor returned later that day with a new sign we learned this particular plot of sand cost 1.1 million!)



Completely worth getting up at the crack of dawn.