It was a warm day at Hopelands Gardens and the turtles were out in force. I think we need just a few more turtles and we can fill this raft.
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Charleston, South Carolina is one of my favorite places to visit. Walking down King Street, you are always sure to see many interesting sights. This street musicain was busy playing his sax while the busy city passed by. He must have been making some people happy, because his instrument case had quite a collection of dollars and coins that people had left to support his efforts.
  Today, you could step back in time as you enjoyed the annual Open House at John Osteen’s cabin. For the bicentennial year back in 1976, John grew his beard and built his cabin. He loves old stuff, and over the years has has added a barn, one room school house, a smokehouse, confederate museum and other attractions. On the wood burning stove in the cabin, you could find hoe cakes and baked sweet potatoes to sample. Best of all were the stories and history that John loves to tell.
 We went to Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC last Saturday and had a really good time. It was cool enough that most of the animals were out and about. I have always been a fan of the Flamingos.
Why is it that now the leaves are finally turning to reds and yellows in Aiken, the leaves in the neighbors yards are so much better looking in the neighbors yards?
Saturday we went to Statesville Regional Airport in Statesville, North Carolina for the 2010 Carolina Balloon Fest. This year the weather was beautiful and they had a great turnout. A huge crowd of people came out to watch the Saturday afternoon Mass Ascention. It was quite a sight to see. This year we had a little one with us and did not stay for the Balloon Glow, but we still had a great time.
Fall colors just starting to show in the mountains around Black Mountain, North Carolina.
I was looking back over pictures from this summer’s trip out west to see the Grand Canyon and other attractions in Arizona, Colorado, and Utah. One of our favorite places was Zion National Park in Utah. We stepped off the tour bus that runs through the canyon at Zion to see the moon over the canyon walls. What a breath taking site.
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