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Betty Boop was an animated cartoon character introduced by Max Fleischer from 1930 to 1939. She sang, "Boop-oop-A-Doop ". |
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| Wren Alston Miller, daughter of Luke and Cara Miller, was baptized Sunday, May 22, 2011 at St. James Episcopal Church in Wagoner,Oklahoma. She was born on February 1, 2011. She wore the same baptismal dress and lace cap as her aunt Catharine Alston Miller who was baptized in 1972. |
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| Luke, Cara, and Wren |
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| Officiating was the Reverend Joann Wright. |
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| When a baby cries during baptism, the old joke is that it is the devil coming out. Wren remained serene throughout the whole service. Does that mean there is no devil in her? Time will tell. She seems pretty mellow. |
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| We spent the night just east of downtown Memphis. When we cross the Mississippi River we are in Arkansas. |
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| On both sides of the river water is over the banks. |
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| Flooding is occurring all the way down to New Orleans |
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| It has been a great trip, but we are ready to come back home and sleep in our own bed. "There's no place like home!" |
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| We stayed near Knoxville, Tennessee last night and today was a long straight shot east on I-40. |
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| We stopped for lunch at Susan's favorite, Cracker Barrel. |
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| We were seated by the charming Miss Nika. |
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| As we approached Memphis this strange light appeared in the sky - yes, I remember - the SUN! Where have you been? |
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| We continued down the Blue Ridge Parkway in fog and rain. The road runs down the ridge line and the overlooks go from one side to the other. A good bit of the time we were in a cloud. |
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| The fog/cloud gave everything a soft haze. |
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| The view from the top. |
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| There was a sign that explained the geology. |
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| We did get a pretty good view of Looking Glass Rock. |
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| In Cherokee, North Carolina we visited the Cherokee National Museum. Between 1836 and 1838 most Cherokees were forced to abandon their property in the south-eastern states to settle in what is now Oklahoma. See HERE. |
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| Cherokee history is told with Dioramas. |
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| And with historical artifacts. |
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| From the Cherokee Museum we drove west on highway 441 through the Great Smokey Mountain National Park |
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| We enjoyed the scenery as best we could - |
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| as we drifted in and out of the clouds. |
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| Today we drove about 200 miles down the Blue Ridge Parkway. These are old mountains covered with lush forests. |
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| We visited Blowing Rock. Sitting on top can be scary. |
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| Sue demonstrated her courage in a more sensible way. |
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| We drove through a number of tunnels. |
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| Some are short, some are long and curving. |
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| Down at lower elevations are swift flowing waters. |
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| Grassy meadows lie under the tall trees. |
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| The tallest mountains here are about 6000 feet stretching as far as the eye can see covered in undulating green velvet. |
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| Off in the woods is a home made still. White Lightening! |
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| Water to run the mill is carried by a system of sluices. |
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| This is a press that squeezes the juice out of sorghum. |
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| The juice from the sorghum is boiled until thick. |
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| We bailed Smokey out of the kennel. | . |
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| Smokey liked the spring water. |
