Saturday's Ramble

B69°f/20°C, overcast, then partly sunny.  An unsettled day, humid, breezy, looking like rain but it never comes....and no sooner than I typed it, a nice storm blew in! Rain at last. 

I mentioned that Saturday we were out and about, so here's a few photos of our little road trip.

We didn't go anywhere special, just up the road about 30 miles to where gas is 50 cents a gallon cheaper than it is here. A stop at Aldi's,  then Lowe's for a dowel we need to replace a chair rung and plants for me because you know I needed more. I particularly wanted spigelia and scabiosa, both recommended by a friend, and was lucky enough to find them both. Another lavender, some half price geraniums and another lavender squandered my $100 birthday gift from a son.

Then we took the long way home along the Ohio River and rambled on down to a little community called Evans, where a small country store advertised that they are now selling Ellen's Ice Cream. Ellen's is a shop in Charleston well known in our state for their  homemade ice cream. What a treat to find it in our county! Pricey though, at $6 a cone. But worth every bit in my book.

This barn near Medina, WV has had this mural for at least 

15 years.

Just traveling the back roads...

Tanning, bait, groceries and ice cream, all in one store!

Across the road from the store

Oh, and they offer a nice variety of home-cooked food too.

I chose raspberry chocolate, Larry got Dutch chocolate.  Both were exceptional.

Haying is almost finished here, just a few farmer's still trying to finish. The wet weather, followed by intense heat, has made their work difficult this spring.

Larry about wrecked the van when he spotted this WWII-era Jeep rusting away in a field.

Just an old cabin along the way.

Otterbein Church, which I wrote about some years ago.

The outhouse looks like it may keel over any day now.

Rollins Lake is really just a very large pond, popular for fishing and stocked and maintained by the state. It used to be privately owned as a pay-to-fish operation. Now it's open to all, free of charge. Our youngest went ice fishing here a few times as a teenager.

And then we were back home in time to enjoy some porch time before it got dark. It was a nice, relaxed day.