Driving north on I-95 through Georgia and South Carolina the past two days it became obvious to us that the state of Florida probably raised up an additional five feet above sea level this week. This would have been due to the vast numbers of snowbirds from Ohio, Michigan, Ontario, Quebec, Pennsylvania, New York, etc. heading out of Florida in their annual return to the colder climes. Fully 95% of the cars on I-95 had out of state plates; it would have been difficult to judge what state we were driving through based on the license plates of those around us, because there were very few Georgia and later South Carolina plates on the roadway.

It's cooler here in North Carolina and the trees have smaller and fewer leaves than those further south. Wisteria still blooms along the roadways, covering pine trees like lavender kudzu (look it up yourself)and the red bud trees are still a vibrant hue. Tonight will be sweater weather; yesterday we had the air conditioner on.

We've been on the road a lot this week, so there aren't a lot of pictures in the camera to choose from. Simply a bit of flotsam and jetsam for your entertainment.


This drift of snowy dogwood was on the Lake Guntersville State Park golf course.


The great blue herons that stayed near the campground in Langston, Alabama watched the fishermen for any fish thrown back into the lake.


I love violets. Once when seining for minnies (minnows) with my grandfather I found a white violet growing wild in a patch of purple ones and convinced Grandpa to dig it up for me to take home. Using his only available tool, a pen knife, he did. I loved that man.


This building seems to be the sum total of the town of Little New York, Alabama.


If you have a Little New York, you have to have a Statue of Liberty, right? Actually, the lady stood outside the offices of the Boy Scouts of America somewhere along I-59 in northern Alabama.


I call this the mailbox made of firewood. You go with what you've got, I guess.


A family enjoying the last of the sunlight while fishing at our campground in Langston, AL on Lake Guntersville.