Saturday, June 23, 2012

Blue Bunting

 

S_Blue_Bunting

A Blue Bunting is looking out over the Shenandoah Valley.

S_Blue_Bunting2

 

S_BlueLobelia_Butterfly2

 

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Luray Caverns

 

Luray Caverns in Luray, Virginia. The one mile walk through the cavern is amazing when you know it has taken 4,000,000 centuries to make.

Curtain_Formation
A drapery formation.

Luray3

Luray_Cavaran

Luray_GhostColumn
The Ghost Column.

Luray_Stalactites
Stalactites grow from the ceiling.

Luray_Stalagmites
Stalagmites grow from the bottom up.

Reflecting_Pool
This looks like a big canyon or pool but really is a reflecting pool from the roof reflecting off of about one inch of water.

Luray_SodaStraws
Smaller formations from the ceiling are called Soda Straws.

L_Wishing_Well
And of course you need a wishing well. All the money goes to charity.

Luray_Tunnel

Luray_Memorial 
At the end of the walk there is a memorial to the local veterans who gave their lives in the four big wars.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

When Emu’s Attack

 

Well, not really attack but it is a little unnerving when they stick their heads in the car window looking for something to eat.

Safari_Emu
To be honest it kind of freaked me out, while my daughter thought it was really hilarious to watch until I told her about the big hairy bull that was sticking its head through her window. LOL!

Safari_Emu2
It may just be that their heads and big beaks look a little prehistoric. Visions of Velociraptors  kept running through my mind as it peaked around toward me for some food, or was I suppose to be food?

Safari_Emu3
When they found out I had no more food left I got this view from many of them.

 

Technorati Tags: ,