SOME FINAL MOMENTS IN ASHEVILLE

 A view of Beaver Lake - my morning walk route and our evening stroll route. This picture was taken from the Bird Sanctuary.

 This is the metal bird that is at the front of the Sanctuary and is on top of the bike rack.

 Alicia in her new outfit that we got at an arts and crafts fair. We had so much fun. Bill for the most part took refuge on a bench in the shade and i would periodically visit him when i needed cash replenishment. It was the perfect weather day  for an afternoon of commerce.

On our front porch (we ate all our meals here) having a final spaghetti and 'kitchen sink' salad dinner.                                                       We have eaten twice at a wonderful restaurant called HomeGrown. Their motto is "slow food right quick". Their menu changes daily since they cook dependent on what's available from the local markets and farms. They have outdoor seating and also lots of tables inside. It is a converted house so there are several different and separate eating areas with different feelings.

Last night Bill ordered escarole in a bitter tomato vinaigrette. I had fried chicken one time and yesterday had a farmer's salad with fresh peaches and sunflower seeds and a wonderful creamy tomatillo and bacon salad dressing.

And our last hike here was in Dupont State Forest. It is crisscrossed with trails and some are forest walks and others go to viewpoints and the ones we took visited lakes and waterfalls. The forest is in the town of Brevard which is the waterfall center of North Carolina. I did better on this hike in spite of the humidity which had my fingers dripping! I think because i slowed my pace.

And we had the best most perfect lunch spot; all alone, deep in the forest by Lake Julia. On a clean non-buggy deck overlooking the lake. AHHHHHHHHHHH