Blue Ridge Parkway

We had a reservation for a Hot air balloon ride on Oct 13 but the operator called the previous night to cancel due to bad weather. It seemed that it was going to be windy. We were disappointed but decided to get up early anyway to see the sunrise. The fog was dense and we couldn’t …

Last week of Summer 2015

On Saturday, we went to the Blue Ridge Parkway hoping to see the Monarch butterflies migrating south. Unfortunately, we didn’t see any………now I’m thinking about going to see the butterflies in Mexico 🙂 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_Butterfly_Biosphere_Reserve The leaves were already starting to show beautiful Fall colors.    

The beautiful colors of Fall!!

During the past 3 weeks I have tried to come back home through Old Salem Road to check if the leaves were already changing. I think it has been a little bit slower this year or maybe it is that I was so impatient to see the beautiful colors. At last, the deep colors I …

North Carolina Zoo

Our first time visiting the zoo in NC. I was mostly interested in the aviary. We walked and walked, fortunately the weather was beautiful. It had been a while since I wanted to photograph a mandarin duck. I was happy to see them. Hopefully, next time it will be outdoors. Every time I see it …