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Natural Bridge and Old Friends

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My Autumn travels  continue with a day trip  to Natural Bridge, Va. This day my dear friend Cathy (friends now for 52! years) and I took a picnic to Natural Bridge. My! This wonder of God's  creation is beautiful! Below is the front entrance. I appreciate how they provided chairs so folks can just sit a while and marvel at the magnificence. A camera cannot capture how truly awesome a sight this is.... After you walk under the Bridge, you look behind at the misty ethereal view shown below. The arch is 215 feet high and spans 90 feet. George Washington surveyed this area in 1750. Thomas Jefferson purchased the   property from King George the third in 1774 for twenty shillings. More benches line the back of the walkway pictured below.  You can sit and catch your breath as you praise God for such wonder... There's a cave to explore where ammunition was made during  the civil war. Earth from this cave was mined for the bird and bat droppings it contained and used to make gunpowder..
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Rainy Sunday Afternoon

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  Sunday afternoon  was a bit rainy and quiet,  so Dear One suggested we take  a little ride to Goodview Va.  for an afternoon of antiquing. We like the Old Mill Primitive store. Their two stories of goodies can be lots of fun to sift through on a stormy day. I enjoy antique books. I found this charmer  from 1938.. Also found a lovely leather  bound book from 1918.  Loved the hand sewn leather cover.  It's so old it feels like soft suede.  The title is worn off, but it says the author is William Jay... This is a book for the "Master of the home" to read for family devotions. Each chapter has a Scripture verse followed by a story applying the verse to daily life. I'm greatly enjoying this beautiful book once lovingly cared for by another saint from years passed.. Next day the sun popped out.🌞 Dear One wanted to try  the vintage bike he'd bought the day before from our trip to the antique store. He said it works great! I rode my little yellow bike Marcie.... We lov
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Sunflower Festival 🌻

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We went on a little toot to the  Beaver Dam Sunflower Festival in Buchanan, Va.  (Pronounced Buck-Hannon by the locals:) It's the largest sunflower festival on the East Coast. Sunny blue skies and vibrant yellow sunflowers make for stunning photos! Sweet daughter and I went together for a girly day out... You can see from all the tents, they had a large amount of vendors. We couldn't get over  the huge fields of sunflowers! No dogs were allowed, which is just as well. If your pup got lost in these  fields you might never find him! Dear One stayed home with Ranger. He looks like he is  asking how could we have left him behind?! Pretty flowers for the cottage.... The upper James River runs through the village of Buchanan. We stopped by the river and had a picnic. Watching the groups kayaking  gave us the idea to take a float. We didn't have our kayaks with us so we rented from Twin River Outfitters. It was a great idea!   A perfect day for quietly floating and sipping iced ra
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Ranger's Fun Day🐶

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It was a beautiful day. We took our Ranger Boy to the bicycle park in Bedford. The rain from the night before had freshened the morning air. It was a cool 69 degrees. It was a bit hazy, but so nice on the hilltops and trails. The park has lovely rolling hills of bike trails and hiking trails that meander through meadows and forests. Pretty. Pretty. Pretty. This was once a farm. I'm happy the county bought  it to share with all of us who enjoy walking and riding up hill and down dale:) We actually wore little Ranger out and he had to  take a rest before we finished walking back to the truck... that's a first for this little ball of energy:) Dear One wanted to stop in and visit a man who sells used cars across the street from the old country church we  used to attend. It gave me a chance to get some pictures of a sweet chapel that has good memories from years ago Unfortunately, most of the congregation and dear old pastors are now in the cemetery next to the chapel. Ranger and I
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