Four old friends get together for a Girls’ Getaway
in Elijay, Georgia, June, 2013
Robin in mask
Robin in mask
Manon in mask
Ferozan in mask
Martha in mask
flowers
flowers
Ferozan in mask
Robin at Manon’s house
George at Manon’s house
Pooccini Ruben
Martha in makeshift yashmak
Looking down from the lookout tower on Brasstown Bald, Blairsville, GA
Ferozan, Robin, and Manon on Brasstown Bald
Martha, Ferozan, and Manon on Brasstown Bald
flowers
centipede?
interesting fungus
interesting fungus
Manon, Ferozan, and Robin on Brasstown Bald
stream
Brasstown Bald with its tower
Brasstown Bald with its tower
chickens at Logan Turnpike Mill
Logan Turnpike Mill
We went to Whistletree Pottery in Ellijay to glaze some pottery
Whistletree Pottery, Ellijay, GA: Martha, Ferozan, Manon, and Robin show their chosen bisque-fired pots
Whistletree Pottery, Ellijay, GA: Ferozan shows her bisque-fired pot
our bisque-fired pots
flowers
Georgia country lane to our cabin
Kills Ridge, Elijay, GA: stream near the cabin
Kills Ridge, Elijay, GA: stream near the cabin
Manon on swing
Robin on swing
Ferozan on swing
Martha on swing
wrought iron chair and table in the garden
flowers
flowers
front deck of our cabin
snail on a leaf
old boot with mosses
dining nook
part of living room
part of living room
one of the bedrooms
Robin and Manon get their nails painted
Robin, Ferozan, and Manon show off their nails
Martha, Ferozan, and Manon show off their nails
We went to the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest in Robbinsville, North Carolina
Joyce Kilmer's famous poem, "Trees"
butterfly
Manon and Ferozan at one of the big trees
Ferozan and Robin at one of the big trees
interesting fungal growth
old rotting tree trunk
looking up into one of the tall trees
trail
flowers by the stream
flowers
ferns
centipede?
splitting and shattering tree trunk
splitting and shattering tree trunk
old tree trunk with mushrooms
old tree trunk with mushrooms
leaves
flowers
moss?
flowering ground cover
flower reconstructed from fallen tulip poplar petals
stream
mushrooms
Back to Whistletree Pottery to collect our fired pots
Ferozan in mask
our finished pots
many bisque pots waiting to be glazed
Martha, Ferozan, Manon, and Robin with finished pots
Whistletree Pottery
Manon and George’s goldfish
Robin in Groucho mask and Groucho stance
Robin in mask
We went tubing down the Cartecay River!
Manon in Groucho mask
Robin in Groucho mask ogling Ferozan
Martha in Groucho mask
our take-out point on the Cartecay River
Robin as Roman Empress
Ferozan as Roman Empress
Manon as Roman Empress
wonderful fungi
The next day we went to Amicalola Falls and to the beginning of the Appalachian Trail
flower
Amicalola Falls
Ferozan and Robin at Amicalola Falls
Ferozan and Manon at Amicalola Falls
Manon, Ferozan and Robin at Amicalola Falls
start of the Appalachian Trail, Springer Mountain, GA
flowers
flowers
flowers
flowering ground cover
snail
flowers
That night we tried some watercoloring
Ferozan tries watercolors
Robin tries watercolors
Manon tries watercolors
the original model and Robin’s watercolor in progress
the original model and Ferozan’s watercolor in progress
model for Ferozan’s watercolor
plant with seed pods
The next day we went to the tourist town of Blue Ridge and an art-glass factory there
Art Glass Factory in Blue Ridge, GA
Art Glass Factory in Blue Ridge, GA
Art Glass Factory in Blue Ridge, GA
Art Glass Factory in Blue Ridge, GA
Robin at Art Glass Factory in Blue Ridge, GA
bowl
Art Glass Factory in Blue Ridge, GA
hollow balls
Art Glass Factory in Blue Ridge, GA
Art Glass Factory in Blue Ridge, GA
guys were invited for dinner at “61 Main” in Jasper, Georgia, for our last night
Ferozan, Robin, Martha, and Manon at 61 Main in Jasper, GA
Martha with tattoo at 61 Main in Jasper, GA
George, Alan, Manon, Ferozan, and Martha at 61 Main in Jasper, GA
Ferozan and Martha flew together back to Oakland
flying over Lake Powell while going from Atlanta to Las Vegas
Ferozan in the Las Vegas airport
the finished butterfish in use back home