Volunteering at The Blue Ridge Parkway Clean Up

It is hard to keep us away from campfires and leaf blowers.  Terry, the fire build master, spent his birthday toting firewood to the CCC Shelter at Cumberland Knob on the Parkway.  It is a favorite spot of ours with a fireplace and all.  It was a little messy when we arrived.

But by tea time and then lunch it looked really nice.  The fire kept us nice and warm.

One of Terry's fires does take a while to settle down though.

We both got to use my favorite tools --- the broom and rake.

The next weekend April 2 was the Friends of the Parkway Clean Up with help from the NPS Rangers and their trailer full of tools.

Guess who couldn't wait to get his hands on a leaf blower???!!!

We were both just too happy doing our familiar maintenance jobs!  I picked up limbs and trash and raked around the picnic tables and up the trail.  Later Terry cleared the leaves all the way up the path to the shelter.  What a great day!

Such a nice dose of beauty and fun right in our own neighborhood (about 4 miles away)!  In the last few years when we were traveling the local Friends group became very active and we were so pleased to get involved with their season kick-off project.  I couldn't' leave the overlook without a photo of my favorite tree against the blue sky.