Draper Mountain - Draper Virginia

 "Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.” 

 ~ Rachel Carson 

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 Draper Mountain as seen from the New River Trail, October 28, 2023

Draper, Virginia 

Summer at Pandapas Pond

“Finding your purpose is a lifelong adventure. 

Enjoy the journey.” 

― Todd Stocker

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Clouds at the Beach - Ocean Isle Beach North Carolina

“The air moves like a river and 

carries the clouds with it;  

― Leonardo da Vinci

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Winter at the Lake - Hungry Mother State Park

"Winter forms our character 

and brings out our best."

- Tim Allen

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Sunset Along Prices Fork Road in Blacksburg Virginia

“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.”

― Paulo Coelho

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Summer Breeze

"Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, 

blowing through the jasmine in my mind" 

Songwriters: Darrell Crofts / Jimmy Seals

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Rainbow at Hungry Mother State Park in Marion Virginia

“Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow.” 

~ Douglas Pagels

From our visit to Hungry Mother State Park over

Labor Day Weekend 2018

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Whitt-Riverbend Park - Giles County, Virginia

“The sun shines not on us but in us. The rivers flow not past, but through us. Thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and sing. The trees wave and the flowers bloom in our bodies as well as our souls, and every bird song, wind song, and tremendous storm song of the rocks in the heart of the mountains is our song, our very own, and sings our love.” 

 ― John Muir

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Jim and I visited the Whitt-Riverbend Park in Pearisburg/Ripplemead  

A Great park with Beautiful Views!

 

Lake Reflections at Hungry Mother State Park

"The sky is the daily bread of the eyes." 

 ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Reflections at Hungry Mother State Park

Marion, Virginia

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Rock Castle Gorge - Another View from the Blue Ridge Parkway

“Going to the mountains is going home.” 

 - John Muir

Another view of Rock Castle Gorge on the Blue Ridge Parkway

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Garden Pond

"The air is like a butterfly 

 With frail blue wings. 

The happy earth looks at the sky 

 And sings." 

- Joyce Kilmer

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Ocean Isle Sunrise

“There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. 

Don't miss so many of them.” 

 ― Jo Walton

 Ocean Isle, North Carolina

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Pearisburg Virginia Views

All mountain landscapes hold stories: 

the ones we read, the ones we dream, 

and the ones we create. 

- George Michael Sinclair Kennedy

 View from Pearisburg, Virginia looking East along Route 460.

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Bales of Hay

And the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles, no matter how long, but only by a spiritual journey, a journey of one inch, very arduous and humbling and joyful, by which we arrive at the ground at our own feet, and learn to be at home.

 ― Wendell Berry

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Clouds Over the Mountains

A cloud does not know why it moves in just such a direction and at such a speed... It feels an impulsion... this is the place to go now. But the sky knows the reasons and the patterns behind all clouds, and you will know, too, when you lift yourself high enough to see beyond horizons. 

~ Richard Bach

View looking into Blacksburg, Virginia
from the Brush Mountain area of Route 460

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Heritage Park Reflections

So come to the pond, 

or the river of your imagination, 

or the harbor of your longing, 

 and put your lips to the world. 

 And live your life. 

 ― Mary Oliver

Heritage Park - Blacksburg Virginia

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Storm Rolling In

 September 2014 along the Skyline Drive,  Front Royal Virginia.

Weather is always unrehearsed. 

 ― Marty Rubin

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Shenandoah National Park - Sky And Clouds

I can see for miles and miles 

and miles and miles and miles 

- Pete Townsend 

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Across The Field

...the care of the earth is our most ancient and most worthy and, after all, our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it, and to foster its renewal, is our only legitimate hope.

— Wendell Berry

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The View from Skyline Drive

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, 

while cares will drop away from you 

like the leaves of Autumn.

 ― John Muir

One of the Amazing Views from Skyline Drive 

Front Royal, Virginia 

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