turkey haze

so I get up on turkey day with "nothing" to do, and since 3 days have passed since the tarheel 200, I push the bike outside. this is what I see:

cool, it's foggy again. 10 miles later, really foggy...

met a few creatures glad to be on the farm, but not the table.

I wasn't the only person out there enjoying the tranquility of the morning..

by now i'm really digging the fog and have posted to facebook too. i'm 20 miles out to the west and my sister is seeing the posts and inviting me to dinner...
they are 40 miles to the south from where I am by jordan lake. why not? 100k is surely a big dinner qualifier! tally ho!

the awesome views just kept showing up, I couldn't stop shooting. an advantage of riding solo I may ad..I did pack a "holiday meal" too. yummy, but not very traditional...

after a snack the sun broke, i switched lenses and kept venturing south on some new roads for me. stopped for a couple more pics, and rode the last 18 miles to beth and john's place.  I even had potatos (3oz?) AND pie! (gasp!) It was worth it, family and friends and food always are...

you'll notice this post begins and ends with the serotta in the photo. this bike is really special to me. we've been on some amazing adventures thus far with some really incredible cyclists who are even more important to me. here's to many more...

50 years!

'twas a special day for two amazing people today..my parents celebrated their anniversary today at their little church..50 years together, truly incredible in today's society. a landmark event enjoyed by friends and family, including a few family members who travelled a good way(NY to FLA!!) just to suprise them..

getting ready....corsage


pat and larry did a bunch of work and had fun doing it........


original cake topper.. a lady a couple towns over has a bakery in an old train depot. she matched the color with a wicked cream cheese frosting..great job!

eat some cake!!
cackling with the sisters....

table full of memories..bunch o silly people!


lots of fun was had by all. a fun trip we would not have missed, nor will we forget, just like the folks whos lives together we celebrated!

finis

another amazing, gorgeous day. every one was talking about the weather and how lucky we were since a week-long stretch was not the norm this summer. yay! i think we wound up in pretty good shape. hopefully next year they'll have it really worked out in our area of the grounds and we can start to build up the spot to it's full potential....here's a nice view from below I spotted today before the crowd rolled in

ending sundays typically start slow and grow into strong afternoons. it's a good time to "do stuff", like photography! here's 'mr n mrs rootbeer', me, and 'ritchie'.....

one can see alot out here. the funny shirt of the
day was on this customer:

the people here are really friendly and a pleasure
to work with. makes ya wanna stay a little longer!





here's a test shot of my friend rob. we've known
the butcher boys for twenty years. rob's former
crewmate Todd died a couple years back and i
got the idea to feature this fork in a portrait of rob.
he uses it all the time and never lets go of it. he ate with it during his last meal with Todd. we all miss
him and it will be a cool tribute. we're gonna shoot
it in oct. when he's in raleigh for the state fair.

tear down is always interesting, working late in the night so you can catch a nap before heading to the next spot.


it was fun! i'm ready to go back already!
all for now. wherever you may go, be safe, and we'll see ya soon!
geof