Happy Halloween, Ya'll!

So today is Halloween, and some of you like it, and some of you don't. I particularly don't like all the scary, gory, ugly. I like the funny, cutesy, humorous part of it. So I thought I'd share what I found and compile it with MY take on Halloween.

Got to be my favorite Tshirt so far

 Nice gift if you know someone having a baby in October

String art to hang in the baby's room

For those ghosts with "props" (property, that is)

Stay away from this kitty!

This one got in its way and is forever frozen in time!

And because this day was a little crazy for you, I thought I'd leave you with some jokes:

But don't mind me......

Happy Halloween! Ya'll come back! 😉

Another Joy Ride....

We took another ride today on a "twisty, windy, mountain road" through Mt. Pisgah National Forest. Unfortunately, unlike the Blue Ridge Parkway, there are hardly any pull-outs with beautiful mountain views. The trees are in the way, ding-dangit! But, I did manage to grab some good shots along the way.

The leaves are finally showing their "true colors," as it were. Nice reds, too!

Sorry about the glare from the window. But this is a set of maples we pass on Highway 19 (the main drag) and they look so lovely, but they move so quickly, I just have to jump in their way and take their picture, lol!

In Pisgah there are some nice waterfalls. This one was taken from the side of the road. My driver was kind and stopped. 

Not sure what it's called, but I'd call it "Streaming Falls." And then there's this one. It's called "Looking Glass Falls." I guess that's where Alice went through with the White Rabbit??!

Couple more mountain views from the drive back, since I couldn't get them for you from the "twisty, windy, mountain road." Ya'll come back! 😉

Alumilina Aluminati

Hi all! So we are outside of Waynesville, NC, on the other side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

And on our first day here, there were at least 2 other Airstreams here. They were on their way to Marion, NC (over 1 hour away on I-40) for a gathering of Airstreams called Alumilina.

 It's the 2nd largest gathering of Airstreams outside of the International gathering club. They had over 300 coming. This is how many we saw.

 They come from as far away as New Hampshire and Massachusetts on the East Coast and California on the West Coast. There are new ones, vintage ones, and in-betweens. It was really cool to walk around and see them. And for our friends at twopeasandthepod.blog, this one's for you! Alas, it's not on the side of a Tommy Bahama, but nonetheless.....

And I found out pink flamingos are often associated with Airstreams. That's why you see them at a lot of people's trailers. I always thought it was a Florida thing, but it's an Airstream thing. We are not getting one, we'll just look at other people's flamingos.

We had dinner with this fabulous couple who showed us around and told us neat places to visit in Waynesville. He is also a Master Arborist, so he was telling us about the trees while we were riding along to and from dinner. Neat-o! I also happen to be related to them! HINT:  It's my uncle and aunt 😁

Since tomorrow is expected to be sunny, we will take a ride around and look at the new changes in the foliage. Hopefully there are some more color changes. The reds are really poppin'! Ya'll come back! 😉

Heeere's Your Sign......

So during our rides around and just walking I find interesting signs, shirts, and license plates that I'd thought I'd share. They are just sooooo cute!

Figured they do pictures in your house

Well, this car does pass gas a lot, so they figured they might as well be polite!

I would REALLY love to wear this around THE CREEK, but I don't work there anymore! 😢

Should say "SNEEZE this Moment"

Literal Porta-Potty. Well, when ya' gotta go.....

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you had a good chuckle today. Ya'll come back! 😉

The leaves, they are a'changin'.......

Friday was a beautiful fall day, so we spent it driving along the parkway; the parkway from our campground in the Smokies to Gatlinburg. Our elk were out in full force, giving the tourists a fill, and the autumn leaves were in their splendor, at least for now. They will come out in greater detail later, I am sure; but for now, we got some good shots. We also stopped at the Visitors' Center in Sugarlands (Gatlinburg side) for a passport sticker (for our National Parks passport----thanks, RS!) and we picked up some great coats there that are reversible! We also saw a deer and a bear, but they were too quick to take a picture, so maybe next time. Ya'll come back! 😉

Hellooooo Smokies!

Goodbye ........

Helloooo........

So we will be spending a week here at our favorite campground, Smokemont. We are TOTALLY off the grid. Our phones even say, "NO SERVICE." We have no television stations and no radio. If we want to hear any music, we plug in my iPhone and play my playlists. Our site backs up to the creek (at least for the next 2 days), and then we play hopscotch (there was not one site that was available for the whole week we wanted). But that's okay. At least we are in the same loop and don't have to go all over the park.

Our favorite antlered animals were out last evening, too. It was great! When we went on our excursion this morning, they were all over the place! We love going out to Cherokee and seeing if they are in the big field or not. 

And this is what we did today! We rode the train! I LOVE my trains! We rode over the Fontana Lake (there is a trestle) and then we stopped at the Nantahala Outdoor Center for lunch. Nantahala in Cherokee means "Land of the Noonday Sun." This is because the sun does not shine on the land until around noontime because of the trees in the mountains. Enjoy the pics, and ya'll come back! 😉

Another day, Another festival

 at Shelton Vineyards!

We didn't realize it was happening until we arrived there. Surprise, surprise, surprise! There were different vendors this time, and of course, you had to go in for the wine tasting, which we found out was free because of the festival (BONUS!) But we bought our glasses anyway to replace one that broke in the camper. Then we went to the Harvest Grill for lunch and had a glass of wine each with our meals.

His was a red, hers was a white (Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc)

Autumn turkey with cranberry, bacon and swiss on a toasted wheat with seasoned fries

He had a chicken sandwich that beat Chick Fil A twice over 

This was our day today: high of 67 and sunny, and as you can see, white puffy clouds in the sky. 

Not sure what we'll do tomorrow, but hey, we don't care! Ya'll come back now! 😉