Rest Area, Mile 262 South

Theme: Travel

The state of Virginia encourages tourism, which is an important part of the economy. They maintain some pretty nice rest stops, where you can take a bathroom break, walk your dog, check a map, eat a picnic, or take a nap in your car. 

I don’t have the stamina for long trips anymore. I enjoy day trips, although sometimes I need to rest the next day. I travel by car. I haven’t flown in a plane in years. I don’t mind flying except for feeling crowded, but the rushing, standing, and waiting in airports is not fun.

For a while, I thought that self-driving cars would be available before I got too old to drive, but now I’m not so sure. What I really want is a self driving RV… or a chauffeur!

Long Mural and Flowers

When I saw a local news picture of some officials in Front Royal standing by a new mural, I decided to find it.

It was next to Happy Creek at Lions Park.

This is the entrance to the footbridge that leads to Bing Crosby Stadium. There’s a rock that says “Together, Growing through Service.” Flowers have been planted around it.

Sharing with and Mosaic Monday and Murals.

Festival Snapshots

Yesterday I showed animals at the festival in Stephens City. I did snap a few pictures to record the scenes at the craft sale, so here they are. As you can see, it was a beautiful day!

There was a parade earlier, but I did not go to see it. I’ve seen a previous one, plus numerous other small town parades. 

Shadow Shot Sunday

Petting Zoo and Charlie’s Report

1. At a Festival in Stephens City.

2. Charlie’s Report

Hi! Here I am the dog park in Strasburg. No dog friends came to play, so I ran around a while and then we left.

On the way home, Mom drove on a small road and look what we saw!

Mom said a man carved that face in a dead tree. It looks strange to me.

In Toms Brook

Other than that, I didn’t go far from home. I did get to see Sadie a few times. We like to walk together.

One evening, Mom and I were walking, and we saw a deer in our neighbor’s yard!

Sometimes when we are on our deck, we hear buzzy things. Mom calls them hummingbirds. They are small, and they buzz away as soon as they see me.

Well, that’s all I can think of. The weather has been nice.

Kids on Bikes

Strasburg, VA

They’re riding behind the Valley Milk plant, which closed a year ago. 

 

New LOVE Sign in Edinburg

Along Stoney Creek Blvd.

“Virginia is for Lovers”

It’s traditional for localities in the state to spotlight local attractions on their LOVE sign. I think the first letter represents a field, the second is obviously the historic mill, followed by birds and ducks. Stoney Creek is known for its ducks, and visitors to the mill enjoy watching them.

Ruby Throated Hummingbirds

My birdfeeder camera captured some hummingbird images this week. These are ruby-throated hummingbirds, but only the male has the brilliant red throat. The female, however, is slightly larger.

The male appears to beat his wings constantly, and even on the videos, he is usually blurred.

Dayton Sunflowers

Along West Mosby Road

Yesterday morning I had an appointment in Harrisonburg, and afterward I drove out to see a sunflower field in nearby Dayton. It’s not the biggest one I’ve seen, but it’s bright and cheerful, as flowers tend to be.

Silver Lake Farm Mural

Dayton, VA

When I saw a picture of this mural, I made a note to find it. The address was not listed, but I was able to figure it out using a search engine and online map.

Mosaic Monday / Murals

The artist is Laura Thompson, and she also painted the mural at White Oak Lavender Farm.  

Across Silver Lake Road is a LOVE sign.

I have shown Silver Lake before, but here are some more views.

Small Things on a Quiet Sunday

In Our Front Yard

I noticed the shadows that the weigela made on the brick wall and started to take a picture of it when my dog moved into the frame. I wonder if he’s going to try to get into all my posts now that I let him take over Saturday posts. Perhaps he thinks he’s an influencer now!

We didn’t go anywhere off our block today. I tried to get a picture of a fancy butterfly, but all I got was this little skipper.