Yesterday afternoon as I sat in the family room in a mild coma with the evidence of an Orville Redenbacher’s snack size popcorn and a Tootsie Pop wrapper and stick on the table in front of me and the mesmerizing sound of the the dryer running upstairs lulling my head ever closer to the pillow on the sofa, the phone rang. It was my friend Angela. “I’m going drive around the county for about 40 minutes and take some pictures. Want to come along?”
I was tempted, but the spell cast by the sugar and appliances was great. I began to list all my reasons for staying a body at rest. Angela, who after four months of living next door to me is already immune to my whining and excuses, said “I’ll pick you up in ten minutes, grab your camera.”
Our first stop was the parking lot behind the Advance Auto Parts off 29S. Not only did it prove to be an excellent vantage point for the mountains in their resplendent autumn beauty to the west but also, to the north, out of nowhere, a rainbow appeared in the distance providing an excellent photo op.
Our next stop was Lowes. We parked in the lot and then headed into the brush to get the best vantage point; Angela with her professional camera and assorted lenses, me with my Nikon CoolPix.
Our last leg of our afternoon adventure was down Fredericksburg Rd. where we pulled off in a couple of places to capture the scenery, to ogle each vista and spot of color.
This fall has been almost like an extended Fourth of July fireworks display; each brilliantly colored tree is more striking that the last. We ooh and ahh as if each were the first and last we’ll ever see. Nature has gone HD and we didn’t even have to pay extra or get a special converter box. It’s all there to see, if you just pick yourself up off the couch and go look. Oh, you might even want to bring your camera!