XM satellite radio carries 24-hour traffic reports on major metropolitan areas, including the National Capital Region — my former home.
Some mornings while driving the 19-mile stretch from the farm to our studio in Floyd, I turn to the Washington traffic reports and revel in the fact that traffic is backed up on most major highways around the nation’s capital while I’m clicking along at 55-60 miles per hour on U.S. 221.
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Not quite light. Not quite dark. That nether time of the day when darkness is about to assume control.
Time to reflect on the day almost over and bask in the beauty that surrounds you.
On some days, I slip the Jeep into four-wheel-drive and head for the top of the highest mountain I can find, arriving in time to capture that special time of day.
Twilight.
Continue reading …Made it back to the mountains Sunday despite a tractor-trailer accident that blocked I-66 West and the usual gaggle of trucks and slowdowns on I-81.
The leaves are just turning in Northern Virginia but they are gone in Floyd County. Missed the fall colors entirely. Maybe next year.
Got a week in civilization and sanity before returning to Northern Virginia for the last round of packing and moving, then back to the mountains for Thanksgiving and back to Arlington one last time for closing on sale of the condo.
Good to be home.
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