WILD and WONDERFUL

WEST VIRGINIA ... Part 3 ... MAY 26 2013..

Another day.  Another adventure.  It started out as a "shopping" day.  Nancy needed - not wanted, needed - to visit a nursery - flowers not babies.  So first place we  hit was WalMart.

She doesn't shop little.  She shops BIG.  When we left she had only made 2 purchases.  But, oh boy!  She bought 2 trees. Yep.  Read me right.  Trees.  Two trees.  In big pots. Shortest tree was taller than me, other tree taller than shortest tree. 

Shortest tree went in first.  Put pot next to passenger seat back, and by angling it tree fit in the van.  Second tree (the really tall one) went in the tail gate, tree first.  We are guiding the tree as the nursery guy was  putting it in.  The tree itself went in over the first tree, the top came all the way thru the van and hit the dashboard on the passenger side, next to the door.  The rest of the trip Nance had to open the door, lift up the tree, get onto the seat while holding up the tree, shutting the door and letting the tree drop down. 

I'm sure glad I was the driver!!!!!  The tree, and Nancy both survived the rest of the trip and made it home safely. 

That was just one of several memorable experiences on this trip.

From there we traveled on thru Randolph County, seeing barns, white swans, Mail Pouch, the Kissing Bridge that doesn't tell, so the sign said, and a couple of quilt barns.

Entering Pocohontas County we stopped at Cranberry Glades State Park, photographed McNeel Mill, an old grsit mill, saw the Pearl S Buck birthplace.  (For you who don't know,she was a very famous author, born in 1892). 

From there we visited Droop Mountain Battlefield, saw some quilt pattern blocks for sale (Nance wanted one, but were more than she wanted to pay) thankfully, as I don't know where we would have put one as they were 4 foot square!!!

Finished up Pocohontas County with a visit to Watoga state Park.  Another day, more adventure, ready for a good night's rest and then on to, who knows what.

Have a great day and God Bless.