Saturday, January 16, 2010

At The Bus Stop

Every weekday afternoon, I stand at the corner two doors down from the house where I work waiting for the school bus to show up. Some days I don’t even make it down there before the bus comes, but other days I stand there waiting for 15 minutes or more.

Luckily, Thursday was one of those stand there and wait forever days. When I turned around to say hi to one of the other ladies, I saw beautiful swirly clouds in front of the bright sun and highlighted by the beautiful blue sky.

Since I only walk a handful of steps to the bus stop, I never take my camera. But oh how I wish I would have this day. My phone got a surprisingly good picture, but I know my SLR would have been even better. I guess this is proof that you really should take your camera everywhere. I’m just thankful for whoever decided putting a camera in a phone was a good idea.

Monday, September 21, 2009

West Virginia

A little over a month ago I decided to pack up my things and grab my sister to visit family in West Virginia. Neither of us had been in awhile, but I was going on a few years since being there. I was jonesing for some extended family time.

We left a little early to go up so we could make a slight detour to see a spectacular nature made water feature. And by slight I mean we got lost for about an hour and we were thisclose to just going on to the grandparent’s house when I finally found it. And let me tell you, the million and a half hairpin turns and half a tank of gas for a large SUV was well worth the beauty that was this waterfall.

cathedral fallsI think it’s worth saying that I am pretty positive that West Virginia is one of the most beautiful states in this union. There are so many hidden gems there, and especially during Autumn the colors are breathtaking. West Virginia not having a border consisting of the Atlantic Ocean makes it a deal breaker for me. I love visiting though. Not to mention the fact that I pretty much grew up on quirky foods that are only available in the area where my dad’s family lives.

The angle of the waterfall and where you were able to stand to take pictures really wasn’t working for me. I was far away and just not getting good pictures. So I took my shoes off and started hopping the rocks in the water.

Some of my sisters friends said they were sorry when they found out where she was going that weekend. Why? Look at this. Look at what we got to witness. We got to feel the cold water and the slippery rocks on our feet. We got to see this breathtakingly beautiful God-made water feature.

And yes, Cathedral Falls were definitely worth upchucking lunch and getting lost for an hour.