Pumpkins

We have another pumpkin vine growing in the yard beside the house. Last year we got 1 pumpkin off the vine. This year we have 2 pumpkins growing. Hopefully they'll both make it! I can't believe the vine is so long but has only produced 2 pumpkins.

Pumpkin #1

Pumpkin # 2

pumpkin vine

Emily and Sandy resting by the front door

New River & Galax, VA

We drove up to the Smoke on the Mountain Barbeque Championship in Galax, VA today. Then we drove to the New River Bike Trail and rode our bikes afterwards. Neal and I shared a beef briquet sandwich and a plate of barbeque from a place that had Memphis style barbeque. It was really good!

Galax

New River Trail

Levering Orchard

We went cherry picking this morning at http://www.leveringorchard.com/ in Ararat, VA. We picked a bucket of cherries and another smaller bunch of pie cherries. I'm going to try my hand at baking a cherry pie this weekend. I did okay with the peach pie a couple of weeks ago, so we'll see.

The professional getting to work...(heh)

huh? you want me to climb that ladder?

Me picking some pie cherries. Yes I climbed a ladder, well part of the way. I even climbed one tree. :-)

Jordan Lake (again) & Raleigh

We went to Jordan Lake again today. We got there early, before anyone else, and had a ball. Afterwards we drove to Raleigh and later on we hiked on a trail at the Eno River. Neal and Curtis went to a couple of museums while Emily and I went to Marbles Children's Museum. I had the camera so I took a few pics of Emily at Marbles.

Eno River - crossing over to the other side of the trail.

Jordan Lake

Emily at the giant chess board @ Marbles Museum.
My little pirate (@ Marbles). She fit right in to character w/the missing tooth.