The first photo below was captured on top of Peachtree Ridge. The way the light was filtering through the trees made me think of West Virginia’s old motto Almost Heaven. The second photo was captured in Breckenridge Hollow and is immediately adjacent to the winding paved road in the Country Roads post. I really don’t think I need to explain why I took that photo. The third one needs no explanation either. It is another photo from the Bolt Mountain overlook.

The first photo below was taken at Lake Stephens. In the second I was near the top of the mountain in a place called Spring Hollow. The reason I shot this one was not so much the view but that every flower here seemed to be turned towards and enjoying the view as much as I was. The last photo was taken from on top of Peachtree Falls. I thought it was kind of cool how the flower at the end of the log seemed to be defying life and determined to exist against overwhelming odds. I think we could all learn a lesson from this simple flower.