Every year when this happens I am amazed that these plants can survive under a thick sheet of ice all winter and come back so beautiful in the summer.
So back on June 10th my friend Angela came up for a weekend. We used to work together in Florida and had not seen each other for at least 10 years. She has not changed at all, still as sweet and fun as ever. She has a wicked sense of humor, like Richard.
Shortly after her arrival on Friday night.
She turned the camera on us.
On Saturday I took her over to Price Lake and we walked around it. The term "hike" really does not apply as it is a very easy trail. Along the way we passed a beaver dam.
Some of the Mountain Laurel were still in bloom.
We found some good size trees that the beavers had gnawed through, here is one.
Here is another. I would love to watch them haul these things into the water.
We paused on a bridge to admire the creek,
After lunch I took her sight seeing around Banner Elk and then to the top of Sugar Mountain.
We walked over to the slopes so she could see the view from the top of the chair lift.
Later on we relaxed with appetizers on the back deck. We enjoyed 4 different types of homemade pickles: Bread & Butter, 14-day Crisp, Watermelon Rind and Green Tomato Pickles.
Angie was enjoying the cool mountain air.
Richard was relaxing with a cocktail and a cigar.
We had trout almondine with fresh mountain rainbow trout that Paul had brought over.
Since it was such a wonderful night we ate on the back deck.
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