 | This year we decided to replace Tom's Explorer. It had over 160,000 miles and was beginning to cost more to maintain than a new vehicle would cost. |
 | Another Explorer, newer and more up to date. |
 | One week, Frank's Bronco had to go in for service, and the loaner car we got was a 1970 something Jaguar. Most unusual as a loaner car, and a gas hungry monster. |
 | Friends at the Country Waye. |
 | A spider awaits its prey as Frank gets a closeup photo. |
 | As fall begins in Virginia, the maples are some of the first trees to change color. |
 | Poison Ivy, a plant most of us try to avoid, grows throughout the US, and can be found around many fences in Virginia. |
 | Queen Anne's Lace, Daucus carrota, after the flower we see that the seeds can also be very beautiful when seen close up. |
 | We so often overlook the beauty of our flowering plants after the flower has gone. This seed pod awaits whatever it's signal is to open and spread its genes to the next generation. |
 | One beautiful fall weekend while we were camping at The Country Waye in Luray, we took a short drive into the George Washington National Forest. Here we view the Shenandoah Valley looking north from the top of the Massanutten Mountains. |
 | In the background can be seen the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah National Park. |
 | Late in the day, back at camp, we view the sunset over the very spot where the above photos were shot from. |
 | An evening gathering on Halloween weekend at the Country Waye Campground. |
 | Sulamith enjoys a good laugh as we eat pumpkin cheese cake. |
 | A warm campfire is always welcome during campouts, with or without having the comforts of home as in your motor home or trailer. |
 | Our trailer was left at The Country Waye again for the entire summer. The trailer is getting old and we didn't feel it could stand the rigors of weekly trips back and fourth. It also made it much easier to jump in the car and take a weekend away from home. |
 | In early November, the Shenandoah National Park experienced a series of forest fires. Here we can see the smoke from the portion of the fire which traveled through Thorton Gap. |
 | A long time exposure of the fires at night. |
 | A late fall photo in our front yard in Clifton. Looking straight up we can see the seed pods of a Liriodendron tulipifera, Tulip Poplar or Tulip Tree. |