A scenic drive, over the mountain and through the woods,

but not to grandmother's house. 

 Well, I they are grandparents,

 but not related to us in any way.

We'd promised to deliver 2 guitars to their new owners

this afternoon.  The way to get there was across 

Petit Jean Mountain.  

A pleasant drive most days, but

today

Just as we topped the mountain, and leveled off,

this is what happened.  

It downpoured all the way across the top, until just before we started down the back side

Here is the overlook, and as you can see, everything was wet and the clouds were beginning to break up.  I wanted to stop, but it was still sprinkling...Maybe on the way back...

I took some photos of some curvy roads, and some mini hills, that if you drive fast, you're tummy will drop, but some didn't turn out so great.

On the way back, it was sunny, and 
most of the road was dry

Here is the site of the old CC camp that was on the mountain. 

Daddy tore one of them down, for the lumber, when they were 

being removed, after the park became a state park.

Hoped for a better shot of the state park sign.

A short of the Arkansas river, as we come down 

on our side of the mountain.

And a shot of the another location, as we were heading 

this direction.

And then,

Some color in our yard.

Thank you for taking the tour with me,

I tried to get a shot of the old buggy, but

it didn't turn out so great.

Stop Thief!!!!!!!

Skylar and Stephen spent all day Friday and 

until about 12:30pm on Saturday with us.

Skylar brought a couple of her 

small dolls

 and a thief stole them.

Here is Bubba, discovering 

dollies

He's checking her out

trying to decide what he is going to do with her.

He know's he's been caught, 

Trying to hide dolly

until Skylar forgets

about it, and moves on.

She got my camera, and 

saved the evidence

of his doll playing.

What a Beauty

This morning

while dealing with 

tech support because

internet wasn't working, 

I look out the window, and this is what

I see on the other side of the screen.

 Underside of 

the butterfly, from inside the house.

And now

we go outside, 

and

here is the

other side of the butterfly 

It is a Lepidoptera.

Appalachian Serenade by Sarah Loudin Thomas

This is a Novella by Sarah Loudin Thomas that precedes her book, Miracle in a Dry Season.  It starts when Delilah moves from Chicago, to her sister's home in Wise, West Virginia after her husband dies.  She has no children, and really doesn't think her sister's husband wants her there. She is getting to know her young neice, Perla, and adjusting to the change, when her sister announces that they will be moving, because of her husband's job.  Delilah finds work at the local store, and loves working there, and really likes her boss, not realizing he is falling for her. 

Will she stay in Wise, or will she move with her sister and her family?
This is a surprisingly good Novella, and the price is right, you can download it free from Amazon.com.  Can't beat the price, and you'll also get the first few chapters of the book that follows, when Perla moves back to Wise, and stays with her aunt Delilah.  I sure hope I'm chosen to review the book, Miracle in a Dry Season, I can tell you that what I've read so far, is very good.