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by the Band known as B - With Backup group Flowerz Bees Butterflies - Variegated Fritilllary - Common Buckeye - And the lovely Skippers !! Just as the flowers have seen better days - So have most of these visitors - But, they are still beautiful in my eyes - © All Rights Reserved

The Mountain Trip of 2017 was wonderful .. Yet not quite as colorful as the leaves discovered in a parking lot .. At the grocery store .. Never know where ... But beauty is all around .. We have to keep searching .. © All Rights Reserved .. 4 PiP .. There is something about Autumn that wakes up our senses and reminds us to live ... - quotegram.com

Colors out front .. Starting to become scarce as are the butterflies .. Only saw the Skipper on the False Sunflower .. There was a Painted Lady who didn't remain for her photo-session .. When I took these photos .. It was a very crisp Fall day .. Today -- temp is back up to 72 degrees .. © All Rights Reserved - 1 PiP .. larger photo - .. EXPLORE ..

''Don't forget the clock pic, Mom" - "Don't forget the outdoor clock photo, Hon" - We parked just down a bit from this clock - I did ask our daughter and my spouse to remind me to take a pic of it when we got back to the car. Bless them both -- If you get to North Carolina .. West Jefferson - go to Boondocks Brewing and Tap Room Restaurant downtown. Great food - wonderful service (Patrick) .. It was packed -- including the outdoor seating area.. Worth the short wait ! They have a website (not up-to-date) and are on Facebook. Somebody explain to me why a website is created and then NOT maintained ? Makes no sense to me ... © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE --

Changing leaf colors framed by the Eastern Continental Divide on the Blue Ridge Parkway .. Sunshine had just started to clear the morning fog .. © All Rights Reserved .. 6 PiP .. Don't know the group, but they were enjoying a drive up Mt Jefferson and stopped at this overlook. Most drivers then went up to climb the trails. -- EXPLORE --

Blue Ridge Mountains .. North Carolina US .. Taken from an overlook on Mt Jefferson .. In Ashe County .. Our Mountain Trip 2017 - 1 PiP - The New River -- so different as the waters flow across rocks -- creating music of Nature - showing beauty in many areas ... sun and shadows .. branches - some with / some without leaves -- The New River flows south to north .. link to Wikipedia explains why - the name - the age -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_River_State_Park My North Carolina © All Rights Reserved

Sun-Kissed Daffodil .. Snacked on by somebody/something .. In the Garden Of Surprises .. Daffs are sturdy souls .. Unlike the Gold-Digger Iris who got burned .. By cold temps .. There will (or should ) be enough to yet emerge .. So a Gold-Digger will get her 15 min. of fame ! © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE --

- of Snow - 1st one of 2017 - 8 inches in the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina - has stayed cold - so no melting - crews have kept main roads okay - but secondary roads ... be careful - even the driveway - not been out to get the paper - RLC gets it when he comes home - my 4wheel drive vehicle - has had a time - RLC says ''good car'' - of course it is - have seen at least half a dozen - same make / year / color in town - closest one ---- right across the street! © All Rights Reserved ** EXPLORE **

on the window - left by Mother Nature - touches of sun shine on deck railings - not warm enough to melt any snow, yet - this art left for me - will be shared with y'all - © All Rights Reserved ** EXPLORE **