My World - Luray Caverns

There are several caverns open to visitors in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia. Last Thursday we took our grandsons to Luray Caverns. The caverns were discovered in 1878 and have been a popular attraction for over a century. The tour is  a mile and a quarter long and takes about an hour. There are narrow passages and large, vaulted ceiling rooms. One unusual addition is the stalcpipe organ, which plays music by striking tuned stalactites. Additional attractions include an antique automobile collection and a small museum covering the history of the local area. 

   

Sky Watch - Clouds

July 28 Virginia western sky

July 30 eastern sky

July 30 western sky

July 30 western sky

Light & shadows - Dancing feet

Our World - Birthday time

Marianne's nephew turned 60 and we attended the surprise celebration this past Saturday. The celebration was organized by his wife and sisters and hosted by his older sister in the edge of the Virginia mountians.

 Food, family and friends

 A serenade by his sisters

Gifts from his grandkids

DJ at work

Sky Watch - Moon and clouds at dusk

July 24, 2012

PhotoHunt - Song storage

How do you store your songs? Above is one of Marianne's boxes of 45's from her teenage years - still playable! (Our player is newer - it will do LP's, cassettes and CD's.) Below is grandson's song storage device. Granted it does a lot more than her box, but hers cost a lot less and still works after 50+ years.

Sky Watch - Lightning

There was a storm approaching as I was on the way home Wednesday afternoon. I pulled off the main road to get some shots of the approaching dark clouds. Lightning appeared with several rapid streaks in succession. I watched through the view finder and hit the shutter when I saw a streak. The camera captured these two streaks.