Asheville City Market

Saturday morning, about 11:30 am, not too hot, lots of plants, flowers and veggies..

Some crafts, jewelry and green information..

Grilled rainbow trout samples - ya mon!

Coronado Heights Park

Coronado Heights Park is located in central Kansas near Lindsburg, a Swedish community on the plains.  The park is named after Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, who visited the area in 1541, looking for gold.  This structure is known as the Spanish Castle and offers an excellent view of the surrounding countryside.  For more information see the following link http://www.kansastravel.org/coronadoheights.htm

Edge Gallery

Interesting signage for a gallery in Asheville; the letters wrap the corner/edge of the building.

Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center

Completed in 2008, the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center is located at milepost 384 of the 469 mile parkway that stretches from Virginia to the extreme southwest corner of North Carolina.  This award winning building showcases the history, construction and attractions of America's most scenic highway.  For more information see the following link http://blueridgeparkway75.org/

An interior view of the Center looking towards the main entry.

John Lennon Educational Tour Bus

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus was recently in Asheville during one of the many festivals in the city. It has a state of the art recording studio for music and video.  Staffed by some 20 somethings who travel the country from coast to coast.  They sleep on board; bathroom but no kitchen - they eat out at restaurants.  For more info see http://www.lennonbus.org/about_the_bus

A view of the interior of the bus showing some of the recording equipment.

Chicken Hill Residence

This residence is located in the Chicken Hill neighborhood which is adjacent to the River Arts District in Asheville.  The exterior finish is called pebbledash - stucco featuring exposed aggregate.  The roof is metal, adding to the sustainability of the architecture.  To the right of the picture is a vegetable garden and if you look carefully you can see some chickens near the bottom left of the picture.  Overall a rather interesting house with a dose of whimsy. For more info on the area see http://www.chickenhillnc.com/about.htm

Thyme in the Garden

Today's temperature was in the 70's (F), sunny with a slight breeze and no rain in the near forecast.  A perfect afternoon for a Sunday drive outside Asheville - just outside - to Woodfin and a visit to a very interesting garden and gift shop.

Interesting items for the home, lots of plants, a babbling brook and some chickens out back.

I will be back. For more info check out the link http://thymeinthegardenasheville.blogspot.com/

Lots of plants and containers of all sizes.