… Hawksbill Greenway in Luray, Virginia this afternoon, we saw a green heron skimming along the creek, and then a black-crowned night heron, sitting on a stone (just like this), watching for fish.
That was our second walk of the day. Earlier, we followed the Shenandoah River around White House Farm — and this was one of the most beautiful rural walks I’ve ever taken. It’s got everything – blue mountains, a rolling river, a quiet winding road with just-shorn sheep and old white houses whose porches overlook the Shenandoah. There are acres of apple trees, long green fields of corn … and White House Farm itself, which dominates the view and is (if you’ve looked at its picture) a pastoral symphony.
When’s the last time you found a NOTHING FOUND page this lovely? It’s the farm building behind the main house, photographed in the early evening, the sun settling deep on the hills…