And now for something completely different!

After leaving NYC and taking the train (and driving) through New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Washington DC we quickly realized we were no longer in New York. We arrived at Bradley's Dad's house (rural Virginia outside of Blacksburg where Virginia Tech is). We were greeting many many times a day by these two. Unfortunately a few days later we saw the baby dead on the side of the road. Of course I wanted to have a funeral.
We picked veggies from the garden. Unfortunately one of the highlights of our trip was spoiled by this years frost. Almost all of his blueberries were lost. Usually we sit up on the mountain forever and gorge ourselves on blueberries.
We explored caves and rivers, spending one entire day on inner tubes floating down a MASSIVE river. It's many football fields across and as warm as a bath.


Every time we visit we reenact the photo above. Gunther is growing sooooo fast.
Here's the gang minus the photography and Bradley's Dad's dog Peewee.We saw about a million hummingbirds. They'd come right up to the camera lens and look in it. I got fairly good at taking pictures of them.We saw these TINY horses. They were about as tall as a Golden Retriever. Although they looked like a little too much breeding went into them. Their legs looked a little knotty.
And lastly, I was crowned champion of this year's Blueberry festival. Every time we visit we have a contest to see who can find the biggest blueberry. Last time Hannah was the winner and this year it was me. You can't really tell from the picture, but it was about the size of a grape. The championship comes with a cash prize, although it's not enough for gas to get us to our next destination. Stay tuned.