I haven't been across our cove to the abandoned park in years, but the other day a dear friend & I made the climb. This first image is magical to me in that I typically see the falls flowing to the right. We mounted the ridge & paused here as we prepared to pass through the hole in the fence to delve into the secret garden. We explored a world with mounds of lilies, narcissus, daffodils & countless treasures we couldn't name. Much of the year these fields are hidden beyond a jungle of poison ivy & are impassible with waist-high kudzu hiding innumerable animal burrows from the watchful eyes of hawk & fox... This sliver of the year, however we were able to make it to the long-buried, crumbling, old parking lot, the bamboo forest with it's grown over cave & some of my favorite oaks. When I made it to my favorite, I was in awe & my shudder lay still.
I was so afraid of abandoning my friend & dropping into The Zone that I took very few images. I remember sighing in delight when I captured the angle of this, particular oak. If you look closely at the hanging vines & the background trees, you can see the image was taken upright. It is the tree that is a-kilter.
Jerry discovered this little jewel just near the shoreline. It is but a few inches high & has bloomed away countless seasons, just around the bend from my view on the dock. We are so richly blessed to have magical places to explore "in our own back yard"!!!
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