Asheville flooding 9_24

One of Hurricane Helene’s sad aftermaths is the flooding of the Asheville River Arts District which we visited last September. We especially enjoyed the non-profit, volunteer run fiber arts store, Local Cloth. The nearby French Broad River rose over 17 feet above its banks and completely flooded the businesses and art galleries (more news here).

Since the area is still without power, water and other necessities; it’s too early for any way to help out these artists other than give to the Red Cross (and maybe specify the ARAD with your donation). I think it’s also important to note that this is yet another tragic consequence of the very real impact of climate change.

Below are some more photos from our visit and one from this past week.

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Quail and nuts 9_25_24

The scaled quail are out in force and our piñon tree is full of cones bursting with nuts. Fall is here!

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Sunset clouds 8_27_24

Cumuli rising over the Sangres.

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Holy Ghost Creek 8_22_24

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The (humming) birds and the (bumble) bees 8_24

With Fall around the corner, the hummers are stocking up on sugar water for the long flight South. This last week, all 3 of our feeders were emptied daily and the aerobatic dogfights were intense. Things have calmed down a bit. And now the bumble bees are out gathering pollen from our flowers.

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Sturgeon Moon 8_19_24

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Quarter Moon 8_11_24

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Rainbow 8_8_24

The storm that gave us an inch and a half of rain, also left us with a nice double rainbow.

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Norski trail hike 7_31_24

Had a nice cool hike up near the Santa Fe Ski Basin and the wildflowers were aplenty! Finished off with a picnic along the Rio en Medio.

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Smokey sunset 7_24_24

Smoke from the fires in Canada have made it down to New Mexico and have made for some hazy red sunsets.

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