Blue Ridge blog

Summer wanes over Boone, NC

The temperature moderates and Boone comes alive as the students return to campus. 

When I haven't been perched in a helicopter taking photos of cozy Boone, I've been harvesting the garden bounty and spending my evenings "puttin' it all up."  Between the day job, harvest and homey chores, I make dinner. Some evenings my husband, Mother-in-law and I enjoy a heady brew before toasting bread to host our homegrown tomatoes. Other evenings we savor shelly beans and taters with our friendly fried zukes. Either way, we take each bite with the intentions of remembering every morsel come the cold confines of February. I've become a fan of Tomato Candy. Seriously, this recipe can be frozen, or better yet, popped into the mouth straight from the oven, like a warm fruit cookie...

In other news: Joni's got a blog. She has retired and is traveling the world with her husband Peter... They are a few of my App Faves. I look forward to hearing more of their adventures...

 

As scene from Camp Yonahnoka in Linville, NC

I worked an event Sunday held in the pavilion at Camp Yonahnoka in Linville, NC. The weather was foggy, then sunny, then rainy, then foggy some more which is fairly normal for these parts. I had never been to Camp Yonahnoka before but had heard tale of it, most usually whenever somebody biographically mentioned Hugh Morton, as it was where he was first introduced to photography as a camper in his youth. I instantly saw the attraction. The setting is magical with a mountain lake, views of the peaks of Grandfather Mountain (when the lack of fog allows) and a lush lawn green lawn begging to be jumped in a burlap sack for shooting bows and arrows over. If spaces and places hold karma of those who have visited, then Camp Yonahnoka must have been a happy haven for many, many children.