After our visit in Oklahoma, Grandma came back with us to Tennessee. The journey was blessedly uneventful. No cancellations, reroutes or breakdowns. We even had a nice free snack at the USO while we were waiting.
Then, since we had Grandma at our disposal, we drove up to Roan Mountain during the Rhododendron Festival - just Colin and myself. (And Morley.) I had been waiting expectantly for the rhododendrons to bloom again. Last year - the first summer that I had "the good camera" - I was in Canada and missed it. Yes, I even marked it on my calendar.
The first thing we noticed as we approached the gardens was that it was very, very misty/cloudy. The second thing was that the lookout was already crowded with photographers. I was too shy to shoulder my way in so I surreptitiously took this picture and then we walked around with Morley for a while.
He posed nicely for me.
Look, I'm in a picture! My eyes may or may not be open though.
Since it was so foggy the panoramic views I was hoping to capture were not an option, but I did get some interesting close-ups.
Then we went back by the lookout and all the photographers were gone... but it was still foggy. There are mountains hiding somewhere out there in all the grey.
I took my favorite shot of the day on the way to the parking lot.
3 comments:
I'll bet it wasn't too hard to take advantage of Grandma and convince her to keep the kids, was it? Nice photo of my granddog. But I draw the line at a grandsnail!
Beautiful pictures! In my opinion, the fog even added to the appeal of some of the pictures. I especially liked the one with the railing on both sides.
I thought the fog added a nice element too, Patsy. One could get copies and make pictures for the living room.
And yes, Grandma Ann, it is just such a chore to watch those 2 sweet grandkids :) As you do too, I sure wish there were more opportunities. Right!
Grandma Val
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