The Coffee Shops Here Do Have A Magic About Them. If Youre Ever In This Neck Of The Woods: The Village

The coffee shops here do have a magic about them. If you’re ever in this neck of the woods: The Village Grind is a special one.

Mount Mitchell was absolutely perfect today, and Pisgah always welcomes me back with a warm embrace. Putting on my boots and walking the Balsam Trail meant the world to me.

I actually took my real camera on the hike with me for once, and I CANT wait for you to see some of these photos.

My Pothos vine is a reminder of the passage of time. I bought this plant in Greenville a year and a half ago - one of my first plants to decorate my apartment. Back then, it was just a few leaves sticking out of a pot, now it has grown long vines reaching to the floor.

I often have a hard time picking favorites, especially when it comes to nature… but, the Balsam Trail at Mt. Mitchell is absolutely my favorite I’ve hiked in the Appalachians. It’s the most unique trail - completely different from anything you’d ever see in this region of the world. Stepping from the peak of the tallest mountain in the Appalachians, and into the threshold of the Balsam Trail - it teleports you. The fog you see in the background is no fog, we’re in a cloud 6,684 ft in the sky. Pisgah National Forest has a huge piece of my heart.

Summer storms and my little garden are a match made in heaven. Just listen to that sound.

I don’t share my paintings here often. I really loved my back yard on the marsh over the years.