 1 9/16/2016: Friday Escape to Mt. Mitchell to avoid the oppressive heat. The cloud deck obscured most views, unfortunately. Photo-bombed by a couple Carolinians... |
 2 Next to Elisha Mitchell's grave. First time visiting without a bicycle, which I found much easier by car. |
 3 My usual dorky self, but Yvonne looks divine (as always). |
 4 After lunch and my first sweet tea in years, found a nice place to rock. |
 5 Dovetail joinery on the park buildings was quite impressive. |
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 7 The mountain's namesake. |
 8 9/17/2017: Saturday at Hagood Mill in Pickens, SC. This is the real deal roots music that I miss so much. |
 9 Penny and Jerry fit in like natives... because they're natives. |
 10 The park has a working grist mill. |
 11 I don't think that banjo player arrived in this, but it would seem to fit. |
 12 Detailed look at the Dodge Brothers truck. |
 13 Corn and flour being ground while kids entertain themselves at the mill. |
 14 Possibly Yvonne and Trish's first piglet experience. Interesting adjectives were used to describe how bad the thing smelled. |
 15 Scenic spot away from the music stage to avoid the sun and HUMIDITY. |
 16 Really slow getting the competition started. We saw little fiddling since banjo and gee-tar categories came first. |
 17 Hot afternoon to be picking on stage. Good stuff. |
 18 Stage decoration to set the flavor -- as if that was even necessary. |
 19 Impressed with the kids in the various categories. Some real talent mixed in there. |
 20 This was just the first board listing performers. I couldn't handle the heat and missed most fiddling. |
 21 Mesmerized by this girl's far away look. She played well -- and confidently. |
 22 Pickin' (not so much grinnin') |
 23 Cute kids who seemed to enjoy their music barefoot. |
 24 9/18/2016: Sunday morning at Donaldson to photograph Penny and Jerry cycling. |
 25 Penny gets ready to roll... |
 26 ... and lends a hand to Jerry with a wonky buckle. This sums up Penny to me: Always there for Jerry 100%. She's an amazing person. |
 27 Penny just photographs well, in action or static. |
 28 One more... |
 29 On the road. Jerry was pushing a lot faster than I expected, so it was a bit diffcult to get them both in one frame. |
 30 Small hill slowed them enough for another shot. They looked nice and smooth. I wish I had my bike with me to tag along. |
 31 Jerry getting ready to shift into high gear. Penny was back a ways, but we could hear her clearly, somehow. |
 32 Penny always looks so good on a bike. I first rode with her in 1994 or so and she hasn't lost any style points. |
 33 9/19/2016: Monday morning walk with Penny, Jerry, Sally, and Yvonne at Furman University. Sally will have to remind me what these berries are... |
 34 Jerry dropped us. He didn't wait unless Penny convinced him to show mercy on us struggling in the heat. |
 35 Nice morning circumnavigation of the lake. |
 36 A pause to check out the white and black swans. |
 37 Finally got the couple to get into my camera frame. |
 38 Furman with Paris Mountain behind. |
 39 Great Blue Heron |
 40 No doubt where we spent the weekend. |
 41 A huge thanks to Sally for having us and to Penny and Jerry for spending the weekend with us. |