We got away for a day last week and slipped off to the Shenandoah Mountains. Tona took me exploring at the base of Skyline Drive just north of Standardsville, Virginia. She had been there earlier with our neighbor and they got to see bears on their trip. We did not see any bears but the scenery was beautiful.
This was a farm on the South River road. Farms abound in this area and the rivers run cool and clean coming down from the mountains.
This picture is a great example of the views and variety of features of the area. The mountains in the backdrop, the lush green fields with a fine harvest of hay, and the rock fences apparently made when the farmers cleared their fields of rocks. This area is a picture taking extravaganza.
Not a part of the natural landscape but a charming addition! We passed this up at first then turned around and came back to get a few photos, sure glad we did!
Plenty of old barns around, hope they are preserved for generations to come.
This was a water snake on the Middle River.
A good stream view of the Middle River.
This was taken through the windshield on our way home at an intersection in Ruckersville, a popular shopping destination with many shops and antique stores. We had lunch on the way at a Pizza place just off to the right.
As promised here is Tona @ 55 MPH. She was driving toward home and I was playing with the camera.
By the time I finished this post the date is now 7/1/2008 - our 31st anniversary! Here is a picture of Tona from our wedding 7/1/1977 - see why my Heart's-A-Burstin for all these years! Love will do that to you!
Thanks to God for bringing us together, thanks to Tona for asking me out, and thanks to her dad Paul for giving his permission for me to marry the sweetest girl ever!!!
