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Sorry: Sick. Reposting this and then going back to bed.

Flight
A blue food item
A blue reflection
Something else blue
Coolness
A blue mood
Hope

Out Sunday drive started with a walk around the Rail Trail in Star City, then when the temperatures rose, we went for our drive.

I realized when we came back from vacation that although I have been to lots of places in West Virginia, there are many many more places where I have not been. So I bought to WV guide books (one for scenic drives and the other an explorer’s guide) and decided it’s time to get to know my state better.

Our drive for last weekend, New River Gorge, was canceled by the brakes on the car acting wonky (we replaced the rotors and pads both on Wednesday) but this week–shiny new brakes in place–we took our first drive to some place I hadn’t been before.

Just a few miles outside of Westover is the only covered bridge in Monongalia county. It’s not actually in use anymore, and there’s a rather unattractive “modern” ridge running next to it, but it was a lovely drive.

Star City Rail Trail:

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We somehow ended up downtown after the game, and when we took a walk, the light was quite beautiful on the brick buildings.

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Ha HA! Got all my pictures today, although I fully admit the “red clothing” was a complete cheat.

Red plant matter

(Canon EOS Rebel XSi)
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Got some ideas while walking home. The light was beautiful when I left work, a brief reprieve from the rain.

This week’s items for the scavenger hunt:
Red plant matter
Red clothing
Something else red
Ugly yet fascinating
Skies
Wild

I was entranced by the light as I was leaving work today.

It’s still raining, and will rain all week. But the heavy rains are supposed stop tonight. Which is good, because its quite wet here.

But the ducks are enjoying it!
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The cobbler I made was just okay, in that the crust wasn’t very good.

The peaches, however, were fabulous.

I also prepared some for bourbon peaches tomorrow.

Yummy baked peaches need:
fresh peaches
butter
sugar
bourbon

If you’ve never baked with fresh peaches before, the secret is to dip them in boiling water for about half a minute, then drop them in an ice bath. The skin slips right off.
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:I actually got all my pictures today! Woot!

And here’s what I got:

Yellow Flower(s)

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How is it September already? Of course I’m not complaining, because it means cool temperatures are just around the corner.

OK, here’s this week’s list:
Yellow flower
Yellow vehicle
Something else yellow
Summer water
Dusty
Exhaustion