We were in Beckley, West Virginia this past weekend for the dedication of the church you see here. It was an especially, special dedication because this church building replaces the one that was destroyed last year by arson. The person(s) responsible were not found, but that was never the focus of the folks who go to church there. They're more concerned about reaching others with the good news of the Gospel.
While in Beckley, some friends took us to a park that has one of the best views I think I've ever seen. I could tell before we actually got to the overlook that it was going to be a good one.
There's no way a picture can do justice to this magnificent view, but click on the pictures for a better look. That's the New River in both pictures. We were told it's one of a few rivers in the Northern Hemisphere that flow from south to north. I think this is the southern view.
North view of the river. That's a train track you can see to the left of the river. A train happened to pass by just after we got to the overlook.
That's me enjoying the scenery.
Guess who left their knitting bag sitting on the dresser when it should have been packed in the car? Can you imagine a road trip with no knitting? And to think I had just been to
The Knitting Nest the day before we left for some sock yarn, too. What was I thinking? Oh my, the pink, green and cream yarn is wonderful, Austermann 75/wool and 25/polymide. I'm casting on with it today for toe-up socks using the magic loop method. It'll probably take eons to finish them. I'm still new to using one long circular for sock knitting.
Ah well, back to the trip... a fast dash to a Walmart along the way, and I was knitting again. I got a ball of peaches and cream Sea Mist and borrowed a pair of needles from my daughter to work on this ballband dishcloth. I'll probably always think of our trip to Beckley, W. Va. when I use it. :)
While in Beckley, some friends took us to a park that has one of the best views I think I've ever seen. I could tell before we actually got to the overlook that it was going to be a good one.
There's no way a picture can do justice to this magnificent view, but click on the pictures for a better look. That's the New River in both pictures. We were told it's one of a few rivers in the Northern Hemisphere that flow from south to north. I think this is the southern view.
North view of the river. That's a train track you can see to the left of the river. A train happened to pass by just after we got to the overlook.
That's me enjoying the scenery.
Guess who left their knitting bag sitting on the dresser when it should have been packed in the car? Can you imagine a road trip with no knitting? And to think I had just been to The Knitting Nest the day before we left for some sock yarn, too. What was I thinking? Oh my, the pink, green and cream yarn is wonderful, Austermann 75/wool and 25/polymide. I'm casting on with it today for toe-up socks using the magic loop method. It'll probably take eons to finish them. I'm still new to using one long circular for sock knitting.
Ah well, back to the trip... a fast dash to a Walmart along the way, and I was knitting again. I got a ball of peaches and cream Sea Mist and borrowed a pair of needles from my daughter to work on this ballband dishcloth. I'll probably always think of our trip to Beckley, W. Va. when I use it. :) 
