Now that spring is here I love to go to the market. I try to go on both Saturday and Sunday even if all I do is walk around. I am thrilled that the vendors out there and some of the restaurant's are open on Sundays. There are also carriage rides available.
My favorite part of the market is all the beautiful plants that are there. This shot has herbs and lot of them. The other shot is a great of of some of the pretty plants you can find.
Just a short walk from here is the old road that people use to have to take to get up to the star. This road runs from right behind the welcome center up on Mill Mountain. If you find it or have ever been on it you will see how tiny it is but just keep in mind that cars drove up it and it was a 2 way street. SCARY!
Once walking down the beautiful scenic road, you begin to see signs from a distant past. Like this amazing staircase that is still part of the mountain right on the side of the road. Where they led to or even what memories they still hold, we may never know but it is fun to look at them and image who may have walked up and down them. A little further down from those stairs is one of the two switchbacks that you use to have to drive through and over. This is the first one you encounter when walking down from the top. You walk over the top and then curve around to go under. These are small, as is the road and to image what is would have been like to be in a car going up or down - no thanks, I'll stick to walking.
I truly believe this church, St. Andrews is the most photogenic and photographed church in the Roanoke area. You can see it from 581 and from almost anywhere downtown. I know I have taken many photos of it and it has snuck into many photos I have. The beautiful golden brick is even stunning up close along with the stained glass windows as it sits on its perch on the top of the hill in Gainesboro. This second photo was taken looking head on from Shenandoah Ave and N Jefferson St. The church looks as though it is peeping through the trees.
Now that spring is here I love to go
My favorite part of the market is all the beautiful plants that are there. This shot has herbs and lot of them. The other shot is a great of of some of the pretty plants you can find.
