Monday, June 6, 2011

"Almost Heaven...."

We spent the weekend in West Virginia, visiting a climber friend of Ben's, enjoying the beautiful scenery, and generally unwinding.

This was the view from the deck of the cabin.


After visiting Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia, we walked around Spruce Knob Lake.

There was an abundance of these neat ferns.


While I was admiring them, Paul suddenly called out, "Bring the camera, Mom! Here's a sight you don't see every day!' And sure, enough, I've never seen so many butterflies swarming together on the ground. I think these are swallowtails. After a while, Paul approached them and they all flew off, a very pretty sight.


We also saw this big mud turtle in the road and stopped to protect him as he made his way to the other side.


It was a relaxing weekend and a great kickoff to what I hope will be a relaxing summer.



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