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| Strange shapes in Congaree Ntl. Park, S.Carolina |
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| Extreme Close Up!! An inchworm; Congaree Ntl. Park |
Cyprus trees’ roots grow knees (anchors into the muck) and “snorkels” (protruding foot-high knobs
above the water-line to help the tree breathe in a watery environment). But, what is this huge trunk-like thing? Perhaps the little
inchworm is trying to tell me something….
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| USS Yorktown, Patriot's Point, Charleston, SC |
Manmade marvel, or an expensive imitation of a natural monolith? Someday,
maybe we won’t need to condition our youth to accept war-machines as tourist sites.
Someday, maybe the awe of nature will replace the glory of battle…
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North Carolina; Mar/Apr.'07
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| Nick; Pilot Mtn State Park; N.Carolina |
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Asheville, N.C.
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| Biltmore Mansion; Asheville, N.Carolina |
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Flat Rock, N.C.
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| Carl Sandburg Home Ntl. Monument; N.Carolina |
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What did the Vanderbilts
and the Sandburgs have in common? Self-reliance and an insatiable
thirst for information. Both estates produced dairy products; Vanderbilts raised
dairy cattle and Lillian Sandburg (Carl’s wife) raised milking goats. Both
homes have several rooms filled with books; Carl Sandburg even had an overflow-library in his garage!
Both places charged me with inspiration. I
know I'm not completely crazy (or alone) in knowing there's more than one answer/opinion, or believing that in a
world filled with mediocrity and complacency, one can still make dreams a reality.
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| Natalie is a natural with the Nubians! Carl Sandburg Ntl. Mon., N. Carolina |
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| Great Smokey Mtns. Ntl. Park; from Clingman's Dome |
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| Smokemont Campground, Great Smokey Mtns; N. Carolina |
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| The King's Living and Music rooms, Graceland; Memphis, TN |
Elvis may have been raised
in the Bible-belt, but his thirst for information and understanding took him places outside the limits of religion. In his eclectic 70’s decorated home were many books –
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| From Elvis' library - with margin notes! |
one on display about The Age of Aquarius. He even had a “meditation
garden” built on a side of his property; where he is now buried. He died at age 44…
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| A dam creates the wonderful swimming area at Charlton |
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ARKANSAS
Ouachita Ntl. Forest; Charlton Campground - Apr.'07
The kids loved this campground. There were smooth, paved roads for scootering, and a cool
swimming hole! The clincher, though, was the family across from our site had three children; a boy PK's age,
a girl only one year shy of Natalie's age, and another boy a year younger than Nick. This was the first time EVER there was
a family with a playmate for each Lombardi child.
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