by cvandyke | Nov 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
We spent a week in the Outer Banks as Hurricane Jose hovered over the ocean just off the coast. We had days without color – almost a whiteout; there were enormous waves that bashed against portions of the Frisco Pier trying to take it down completely;...
by cvandyke | Jun 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
So excited that my daughter, who lives in Alaska, was able to join Larry, Mark, me and Xeva for a roadtrip in Western North Carolina. Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway is an adventure in itself, but there are so many great things to see and do along the way. ...
by cvandyke | Jun 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Something about lavender is so appealing and seems to draw me into the magic of purple blooms. Looking for farms in the District/Maryland/Virginia area, I came across two relatively close locations. First, I visited Seven Oaks, a small family-owned and...
by cvandyke | Jun 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Every spring I make the trek to Pennsylvania to put flowers on my parents’ graves. There is no other family left there so I make the most of the trip by visiting Ricketts Glen State Park. I’m never sure how much of the trail around the 20+...
by cvandyke | Apr 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
To me, there is no more beautiful season than spring and Northern Virginia has it all…tulips, bluebells, azaleas, even foggy mornings. Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Gazebo on Lake Caroline Gazebo and azaleas at Meadowlark Gardens in spring Tulips @ Meadowlark...
by cvandyke | Apr 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Folly Beach, known to locals as “the edge of America,” seems to have its own sense of time and place–wide beaches, surfing, eclectic community of shops and restaurants, and a way of life not found anywhere else but Folly! From Morris Island...
