It's Monday and I'm actually typing this from my office - the first time I've sat at my desk for a full work day since Monday, March 16th - almost four months! If you'd told me I'd spend almost four months of this year working from my living room... well I think there are a lot of things I'd not have believed about this year if you'd told me prophetically but here we are!
The past weekend was really lovely - especially because it was a three day weekend! The temperature on Friday (honestly, the entire weekend) was boiling but that didn't stop the explorations - it was off to West Virginia to check out Blackwater Falls State Park and it did not disappoint! The drive was; for the most part, pretty stunning itself because it wound through mountains and the falls were definitely worth the drive!
The falls (and the water) have the look and color of tea - because of tannin found in the water; which is lovely for a cup of tea but makes the water look awfully dirty! Having said that, the falls were still lovely and the 200+ steps to the viewing platform(s) weren't so bad after all, ha-ha! We decided to pop into the Smokehouse Lodge that is located within the State Park for lunch and the food was quite tasty - it was a nice place to take a break in between waterfall viewings!
After lunch we followed a trail leading away from the Lodge to Elakala Falls - the hike (if you could call it that) was only 0.3 of a mile and then you were at the falls! You could climb down the edges of the small gorge to get closer to the falls... and you know that I definitely did that! It wasn't too bad a climb and I was able to get right up to the falls. If I'd had shoes besides my sneakers, I'd have probably attempted to climb behind the falls but I didn't want to give my parents a heart attack...
The Lodge overlooks Blackwater Canyon - the Blackwater River has wound through the canyon and created it over thousands of years; it's a pretty impressive sight. After a final stop at an overlook of Blackwater Falls from the opposite side of the canyon, it was on the road once more - with stops in Romney for a quick look around a store and some Dairy Queen. Friday night was Hamilton viewing and I am all in on it - it's one of the most amazing musicals I think I've ever seen. I will be anxiously awaiting the reopening of Broadway (not until January 2021) so I can make a weekend trip to NYC and see it live!
July Fourth as a really laid back sort of day - which is definitely not the norm for that holiday but then again, this year is really so very different. I slept in and after coffee and breakfast headed over to West Oaks Farm Market to grab a few things to go with our lunch cook out - we grabbed a gorgeous little cake, some chips and some fruits and veggies.
Later in the evening I joined my family and some family friends to watch the fireworks in nearby Middletown - the family friends had a tent from their daughter's wedding (which had happened earlier in the day) and there were only about ten people hanging around following the wedding, so it was the perfect way to be socially distant and still see some festive fireworks! The show was excellent and lasted almost twenty minutes - and before the fireworks, all the fireflies put on quite a display in the field that stretched out ahead of us!
Sunday was a pretty relaxed day - after church, lunch out and popping into a couple shops, the afternoon was wide open and there wasn't much on the agenda. We ended up going to get ice cream around 4:30 because I feel like it's not really a July Fourth weekend if you haven't had ice cream, right? I got a Fruity Pebbles ice cream topped with Birthday Cake shell and it was to die for... my Mom announced it was "too sweet" but nah.
The finale to the weekend was a rabbit rescue - which who'd have thought? I was sitting in my living room watching TV Sunday evening and kept noticing something out of the corner of my eye - and soon discovered a tiny baby bunny had fallen into the escape hatch outside my living room window. I knew if it wasn't gotten out, it would end up starving or hurting itself - so it was off to rescue the bunny!
I put gloves on and climbed down into the escape hatch and after about 2-3 minutes of trying to gently capture the little fella, I managed to get him and gently lift him out of the hatch. He settled himself and then scampered off to safety - thank goodness! I certainly didn't think I'd be doing rabbit rescue on a July Sunday evening but - when is life predictable?
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