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Photo: Dwight L. Roth
Frank Tassone’s Haikia prompt for today is Thanksgiving. As I was looking through my photo collection, I came across these pictures taken a few years ago. We decided to sit down together and all paint the same picture. Each one faintly resembles Looking Glass falls in the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. I am so thankful for all my children and the wonderful things they will do in their lifetime.
Photos: Ruth Roth
Recycled frames from Habitat Restore
North Carolina fans love their sports teams. Every March, the ACC tournament comes right before the NCAA tournament. A solid weekend of basketball as all the teams compete for bragging rights and the ACC Trophy. We refer to it around here as March Madness! Next week it will start all over again as the best college teams in the country play for the NCAA Championship. North Carolina and Duke have been leading competitors over the past years. We will see how they do this round!
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Saw Paintings: Dwight L. Roth
What runs through your mind
Wheels rumble beneath the floor
Kudzu overtakes the shores
of copper blue Lake Fontana
Riding deep into the Nantahala Gorge
Land where the Cherokee once lived
Now a place for tourists to come
Ride the train, go to the Casino
Gamble away their money
Compensation for the Trail of Tears
Do you ever wonder what it might be like
If the rest of us had not shown up
Photos: Dwight L. Roth
March Madness
Duke or Carolina the game is on
A race of sweat and tears
Happens every year
Just like clockwork
ACC tournament at stake
Two of the best want that title
Bucket for bucket // shot for shot
Tarheels are looking good
Blue Devils putting forth their best
It all comes down to fouls and shots
To me the last five minutes tell it all
Running back and forth gets a bit tedious
I like the action as the seconds tick down
The unexpected last shot brings joy and sorrow
But then again… it’s just basketball
But not for some!
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Saw Paintings of UNC and Duke : Dwight L. Roth
Available for sale at Created in the Carolinas in Waxhaw, NC
On our way back home from a funeral a couple of weeks ago, we came upon Dunrovin’ Country Store. It was just north of Southern Pines, North Carolina. This one of a kind place had everything imaginable packed into a one story building. Since we needed a break from driving, we decided to stop and see what it was all about. Their ice cream was wonderful! It was a very unique place. Here is our tour of the odd and the interesting items found there. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Hope you enjoyed the tour!
Photos: Dwight L. Roth
Waxhaw North Carolina: Small town trains
Seems like almost every small town in North Carolina has a train track running right through the downtown and a water tower with the town name on it. Trains roll through and shaking windows and rattling doors as they fly by!
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Poetry in motion as the trains come rolling through….No words needed!!
Photos: Dwight L. Roth
If a picture is worth a thousand words, I am going to speak a million beautiful words to you in my blog today. This is poetry in pictures, Butterflies of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. I hope you enjoy this spectacular visual treat! We found these last week while traveling the parkway to Linville and Grandfather Mountain. Photos: Dwight L. Roth
At the Linville Caverns there was a butterfly bush covered with more black and blue butterflies than I have ever seen. How many can you see in this small segment.
