Music along the river

An evening at Pickin' in the Park in McCaysville, GA (every Thursday night, all summer). 

Musicians everywhere you look. 

A beautiful spot along the Toccoa. 

This is the Drastic Measures. 

Our neighbors. 

Blue Ridge Grass and friends. 

Members of Ducktown Station. 

The Toccoa River (it becomes the Ocoee in Tennessee). 

Mountain laurels. 

Old railroad trestle over Ocoee River near Parksville, TN. 

Summer's here
Everything's green as far as the eye can see; this view is looking towards Hiwassee Dam down in the lowest part of the view. 

I never get tired of this view of Hiwassee Lake from just next to the dam. 

Along Apalachia Lake. 

Along the road: fire pinks and phlox (a bit dusty). 

A perfect ladyslipper, by the driveway. 

Flame azalea. 

Here's a visitor to the creek I'd rather not see. 

Persimmon tree. One of the last to get leaves but they're coming out now.... 

A visitor. Looks like he's just opened up, not quite dry yet. 

A couple more photos from Tuesday's Cherohala trip: inn near Robbinsville.