1. The sun was hot today, the air was humid. Then a breeze picked up and dark clouds blew in. Uh-oh, a hard rains gonna fall! It did, but it didn't last long. I took this cell phone picture in a parking lot just as the clouds in the west started to pull apart, letting patches of sunlight break through.
2. I just read something surprising about carrots: they contain cannabinoids. So do cloves, black pepper, echinacea, broccoli, ginseng, and (of course) hemp. Don't worry, carrots won't make you high, but they might make you healthier.
3. Gabriel Arthur was an English colonist who explored the colonial frontier in 1673, reaching the Little Tennessee River. Here we see him portrayed by history enthusiast Doug Wood.
Arthur came to Virginia as an indentured servant. When he was only 19, his employer Major General Abraham Wood sent him and a small team to explore Indian-occupied areas west of the Blue Ridge. His remarkable
year of adventures was written down by his employer after he returned.
4. The pretty landscaping is at Eastham Park in Front Royal, overlooking the South Fork.
5. This highly-altered peony is an old image I made around 1998. I used Adobe Photo Deluxe, the predecessor to Adobe Elements.
Lol, the parking lot in your black and white looks more like a river ;) Love the sky!
ReplyDeleteGlad to know that about carrots. I love them so I knew there must be something good about them.❤❤❤
ReplyDelete...Linda a wonderful mix today, who knew about carrots! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteHello, great variety of photos. The carrots look so colorful, a pretty orange. Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteGreat black and white photo! Enjoyed all the photos you shared. Summer's not over until mid-September! I'm not ready to let go of it yet ;) Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteNice series of images, thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteYour sky shot is amazing!
ReplyDeleteInteresting about cannabinoids and carrots. Who knew?? Pretty sky shot!
ReplyDeleteFlowers really looking good . Please tell something about my captures on my blog.
ReplyDeleteGreat mix of photos! We had rain off and on yesterday. Just when I thought it was done, it would start up again. I love the pretty pink flowers in the landscaping shot.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that about the carrots. We have cannabinoid receptors in the brain though. It's a wonder people don't like carrots more.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful series of photos!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post.
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