Anyone started building an ark yet?

I'm starting to feel like we live in Scotland! Rain, rain, rain. Although I don't want to complain as I'm thankful for it. Because of the weather, the town of Murphy and others in the area have postponed the 4th of July festivities for tomorrow (Saturday).

So, yesterday (the 4th), my brother and his boy, myself and my boy, went for a drive to look at waterfalls on our way to Highlands, Cashiers, and Glenville, NC. Needless to say, the waterfalls were very active!! It rained off and on all day, but we had a great time either way. The boys enjoyed looking in the gem shops in Highlands and were sure to pick up a few goodies while there (they are 9 and 11 years old). Brought back memories for me and my brother when we were kids and would visit Highlands, NC and get a small back of gems. We dodged raindrops as we went from shop to shop. Then it was on to Cashiers where we stopped at Carolina Smokehouse for lunch. Again, memories as our family used to go there when we were kids.

Our final destination was a cabin in Glenville that my grandparents built in 1969. It's not in the family anymore, but we are in contact with the current owner should he ever decide to sell. He is a landscape architect in Atlanta, GA and has done some beautiful things with the grounds! The cabin and landscaping were actually in a magazine, Southern Accents, many years ago.

Our day ended at my folks place in Murphy for a barbecue and some of our own fireworks.

I've attached a few pics of our adventure. The first pic is actually of the "Beck" cemetery near my grandparents cabin. We used to go there every year when we went to visit the cabin. The second pic is of Dry Falls (not very dry), the third is of the drive under falls on Hwy 64 between Franklin and Hayesville, NC.    Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th!!!