Summertime

Summer is upon us, we are close to maximum tilt and long days as we in the Northern Hemisphere begin tilting back away from the Sun after the recently passing Solstice. That means rocking chairs and sun tea, fire flies and thunderstorms, blueberries and bears, and sanguine nights.



Come on in and sit a spell.



a beautiful lily blooming on the first day of Summer



sunset at Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory, VA/WV border




sunrise at Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory



fog in the valley



sunset at Kelly's Knob, Va




the powerful Reishi mushroom of the Appalachians, Ganoderma tsugae
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sunset at Kelly's Knob, Va



Flaming Azalea's in all their colorful glory