Driving The Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina

We took another drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway and captured some lovely scenes. What better music than Vivaldi to enjoy the sights of the season.

We had the most gorgeous weather to enjoy the drive. So, listen to the music and enjoy the view.

You might have guessed it, in-between stopping to capture these images, I played with a few Apps on my iPhone.

Waterlogue creates wonderful automatic watercolor renderings, Romantic Photo adds a bit of whimsey, Scratch Cam adds scratches and that aged look and you all know Instagram.

No one is paying me to promote these Apps…I just love them.

Have a beautiful day.

A Ride Along the Blue Ridge Parkway

 Ever since we arrived in North Carolina, we have been curious about the Blue Ridge Parkway.  It's about an hour drive from here and although we only drove a small section, we hope to go again and drive further into Virginia.


I found this wonderful version of Country Roads sung by Olivia Newton John back in 1970.

It was a beautiful ride with the Blue Ridge Mountains in view, as we drove down the winding roads highlighting beautiful scenes.

The weather was perfect, so we could see the mountains clearly.  The history of the Blue Ridge Parkway is fascinating.

There were wonderful things to photograph along the way.

Even the fences seem to celebrate with vines decorating each post.

 The clouds and sun paint the mountains with lovely highlights.  I wanted to sit down and paint.

 The views are spectacular, to say the least.  I loved the shapes in this scene.

I had already put down my camera as we got closer to the cow.  She started to moo, just as we drove by.  Would have been a great  capture.

Pretty places to stop along the way.

Whether you look at these beautiful sights in color or in black and white, they are remarkable.

I have so many photos to share, I will share them when I post again.

Brilliant Glory Fades

Brilliant glory fades

Haze whispers blanket the chill

Blue kisses blue, sweet dreams.

Karen Short

I am linking to Mosaic Monday today.  Mary, over at Dear Little Red House is hosting another week of mosaic inspiration.

Wishing you a beautiful day.