splendid view

March and I went way the heck up on Catoctin Mountain this afternoon to behold this amazing view. She drove and I had no freaking idea where she was taking me. Anyway, this spot is remote-ish with tons of lichen encrusted boulders, lush greenery, and no railing. One must sport blaze orange duds at various times to avoid being whacked and stacked by Nuge-worshippers, no doubt. It was semi-hazy but a splendid view nonetheless. We saw one lizard and one deer. A whole lot of sitting around was done by me today so now I will commence to take a super long, fast walk all around lucky town.

wild and wonderful and lucky

Here is my favorite rock picture of the day! It features what appears to be an advancing army of trees marching down the rocks. These conifers are clearly on the move and bound to freak the shit out of one would-be emperor who is holed up in his castle, watching the prophecies zip past his eyes like so many pointy arrows! Seriously though, they're not really moving. They're just growing where they landed ~ making the best of a less than perfect situation, as it were. It probably would've been cooler to get planted in some loamy level spot, but still they look toward the sun and eventually their branches touch.