And Then There's This

62°f/16.7°C, heavy, violent storms this morning. Still cloudy and looking like rain.

We were still in bed when the storm hit, and boy was it a doozy. Larry jumped up to close the window, and thrn we heard it---the unmistakable cracking and breaking of a tree.

What a mess! But fortunately only a few boards and my wicker planter and a couple flowerpots were broken.

Then our neighbor Mark, who grew up with our boys, showed up with his chain saw.

And now, it looks like this:

I'd say we were very fortunate! All the brush is piled up and ready to burn sometime later on. We needed to pressure wash the deck anyway, and I think we will only need to buy 3 or 4 boards to replace the broken ones. This wasn't on the to-do list for today, but all in all, it's not too bad.

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At Cedar Lakes

51f/10.5C, mostly clear, breezy. Beautiful!

This house was moved to the park some years ago and restored. Today, it is in serious need of restoring again. According to the park's website,  "

The cabin was once the home of Jacob L. Starcher, the grandson of Jacob Starcher, the first permanent settler in Ripley. It serves as a memorial to the early settlers of Jackson County. It was donated to Cedar Lakes by the late Genevieve Starcher in 1968.

Visitors may take tours during the Arts and Crafts Festival."

I am not sure where this building, or any of the others, came from, but certainly somewhere in Jackson county.

Look at this dovetailing. 

The yucca plants, or Spanish Dagger as my mother called this plant, look striking against the logs.

Old fence detail. I doubt it will stand much longer.

I pressed my phone to the window to see what was inside the house, as it was , of course, locked up. 

A zoomed picture,  because I want to try to identify the Early American Pattern Glass compote on the table.

The covered bromide was moved almost 50 years ago, from the nearby community called Staats (or Statts, depending on who you ask) Mill. 

Another small log building. I wonder what it was used for?

Pawpaw trees border Mill Creek beside the park. Many people love pawpaw fruit, and there is even a Pawpaw festival in Ohio and I think one here in West Virginia too. I can't stand it myself-- it has the consistency and texture of over-ripe bananas. Yuck.

Close-up of the leaves.

Off to the open mic now, after a stop for rabbit feed! Never just one thing to do when we go to town.

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Randoms

55°f/12 8°C, light overcast. Much lower humidity!

Pretty lace-edge moth that landed beside me on the porch one evening.

Signs at Hillbilly Hotdogs 

Along Joe's Run 

At Cedar Lakes Conference Center,  quilts hang in various buildings. A quilting guild meets here.

A new-to-me wildflower, wild petunia.

These are growing at the base of our apple tree. I looked them up, but couldn't be sure what they are so not sure they're safe to eat.

A pretty lily in our garden.

Found in the bottom of a box of glass I bought. I have never seen a carnival glass insulator before.  I listed it on ebay. 

I believe this is sourwood blooming. At Cedar Lakes.

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