The Pet Place

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The Pet Place . 850 Roanoke Road . Daleville

I drive by this place daily. Our high school is just down the road and I grocery shop at the Kroger across the street. Our first house when we moved here was right down the gravel road next to the cemetery over there...I stopped here on Sunday to hide one of my painted rocks for a friend who works here to find. They always have such clever signs!

Today I am thankful for good people. Good people that come out of the woodwork in a tragedy, like Houston. I've been watching so many videos and newsclips of good people rescuing animals and those in trouble. People lined up on the freeway with their trucks hauling boats coming in to help out. Many nurses and firefighters from our area have left to go help out. Local businesses like Jack Browns, a burger/beer joint, are donating all profits from all 6 locations to the Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund...just so much good happening in light of these horrific events...for a list of ways you can help CLICK HERE

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Black & White Wednesday

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Day Creek . Blue Ridge . Botetourt County

That's Dalton ;)

Highland Park Elementary School

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Highland Park Elementary School . 1212 5th Street SW . Roanoke . 24016

Park Street School opened in 1907, was damaged by fire in 1920, and rebuilt in 1921. Its name was changed to Highland Park Elementary in 1924. Click Here for some interesting reading on the history of old southwest...scroll down to page 6 "The First Public Park" and you can see an old picture of the school, and park.

Highland Park Elementary is still in use and is now a magnet school. Visit their website HERE

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Limit 6

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Limit 6 Trout Team

Saw this colorful truck along the Roanoke River this past spring...they must have been fishing! Anytime my oldest son has some free time you can find him on a river or lake fishing...he prefers Bass though.

Sorry I wasn't around Friday for Willy Nilly...Some unpleasant distractions came up and I hope we are done with that and it is smooth sailing for all involved here on out...

If you live in the Tx flooding area, I hope you are safe...just terrible what is happening :(

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Side By Side

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The Green Goat . 802 Wiley Dr SW . Roanoke . 24015

Today I am thankful for my husband. He takes great care of us and every decision he makes is based on what is better for our family...on the rare occasion that I have to be a "grown up" it makes me realize how much he does and how thankful I am for that!

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Black & White Wednesday: Tree Tops

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"Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year.”
― Chad Sugg

Day Of The Big Eclipse

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Did you have a good view of the eclipse yesterday? Our schools ordered glasses and passed them out to the students and faculty. School wasn't dismissed until after 4 so the kids could all watch the eclipse from school. I brought my glasses home and watched from the deck. I was so happy they thought of this! I remember seeing the one in 1979...I was in Jr. High and we used a piece of paper with a pin hole...these glasses were so much better! I wish I could have taken a picture like I saw it through my glasses but I don't have a special filter, nor do I know how haha...anyways, this is what it must have looked like with the naked eye...I had my glasses on and just pointed my camera in the general direction...such a photographer :) ...we had pretty good visibibility and then right at the time of totality a storm cloud covered it....oh well! I am happy that I saw what I got to see anyway :)

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