Glenn bought some old
kitchen cabinets from a seller on Craigs List.
He made arrangements to pick them up yesterday. I went along for the six hour, round trip
drive. After all, it is autumn and I
have to absorb as much of my favorite month, in my favorite season as possible.
Glenn took back roads
for our enjoyment; but time wise, made the trip longer. We were on schedule to meet at our agreed
upon time, but Glenn was not stopping for anything…meaning no photo taking on
my part - ugh…I missed many good photos, which now are placed solely in the
album of my mind.
Persimmon
Grove - growing in the median of Interstate 81 - trees filled with small orange
fruits
Dried
Corn Fields - standing starkly waiting to be harvested as silage
Pumpkin
Patch - filled with huge, orange pumpkins still on their vines
Turkey
House - thousands of turkeys looking at us as we drove by
Towering
Blue Ridge Mountains - just beyond the fertile farm fields of drying corn and
soybeans
Since we both skipped
breakfast, a lunch stop was in order. We
are both indecisive when it comes to choosing an eatery on the road. Glenn remembered a barbeque place he had
passed just two weeks prior and wanted to try, but he forgot the exact
location. We kept driving and we kept
getting hungrier. We noticed a small
cafe when stopped at a red light. In
unison, we both said, ‘Let’s try it’.
The parking lot at the Thunderbird Cafe, located in the small rural town
of McGaheysville, Virginia was packed - a normally reliable sign for good food.
The menu provided an array of
delicious-sounding choices. I had a Hank
(pulled pork sandwich) and Glenn a pulled pork burrito with black bean relish;
both dressed with wonderful flavors. We
plan to return.
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| unique and colorful artwork displayed on a wall of the Thunderbird Cafe |
Less than two miles
further down the road, we passed the barbeque place Glenn had been
searching. Now that he has noted the
location, we will return. The drive continued.
Corn
Maze - a fun place to spend a fall afternoon - not a quick stop if we get lost
among the corn rows
13 Highland Court, Luray, Virginia - first apartment Glenn and I lived after being married and graduating from college (35 short years ago)
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| our apartment - first level (near front) and around the corner including the small addition |
We passed through
many small, rural villages; all displaying a quaintness and characteristics of
a simpler era.
I was expecting
brilliant fall colors; but, this year seems to be one more muted with an
occasional blazing tree. Still…fabulous!
The return trip was a
bit more leisurely. Unfortunately, the
sun was already low in the sky dipping to dusk and night quickly.
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| "So many choices...." |
We saw a soft serve
open in another small town, Bentonville.
We decided on dinner-in-a-cone; a huge waffle cone filled with chocolate
soft serve - yummy!
Lavender
Farm - rows and rows of lavender plants -closed, but worthy of visiting on a
future trip
I love the new route,
the small Virginia towns, the miles of farmland, the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. I plan to take this trip again…only at a
slower pace.
And, I plan to take
lots of photos…my memory is not as good as it use to be!
