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Farmers market haul

Back to the LEAP farmers market on grandin, got a delicious Hozzle crepe from @gigglesthebusva , wonderful molasses bread, bolos levedos, croissants and pretzels from @blacksburgbagels , some lavender lemonade from @fielddayjuiceclub , and white peaches, radishes, zucchini and  nectarines from @monkeysfreshfruitandveggies

Now we are back home, having a lovely bounty for breakfast with the folks.

Happy Saturday!

#cryptidfamily #roanokeva #localbusiness #omnomnom

10,000 fireflies

Mermaid showed me the firefly outbreak.

June 30, 2023

Last night, I experienced a remarkable phenomenon in my front yard. It was @maximillian_deersteak who alerted me to it. We were in the garage, preparing to enter the house, when she exclaimed “Look, fireflies!” I turned, and after my eyes adjusted, I saw hundreds of small faint green sparks flashing across from our garage, in the trees and bushes across the road. They were beautiful, and became easier to see after we turned out our lights.

We remained in the garage for a while, just admiring them. They were emitting light on and off, communicating with each other. I wondered what they were saying. Maybe they were courting, or just signaling to one another.



I felt privileged to see these incredible insects in my yard and I hope they will reappear again tonight.

#cryptidfamily #roanokeva #doodles #fireflies #backyardzoo

Roanoke

The mill mountain star, highly stylized


You are a city of wonders
A city of contrasts
A city of dreams
You have the old and the new
The classic and the modern
The historic and the futuristic
You have the mountains and the river
The green and the blue
The natural and the urban
You have the people and the culture
The diversity and the unity
The community and the individuality
You are a city of wonders
A city of contrasts
A city of dreams