I can’t believe it’s been a month since the last post here.  I apologize for being so lax.  The only defense I have is frustration with trying to work from a small laptop when I’m used to a desktop with two large monitors.  The ability to have multiple windows open and in full view, at once, has spoiled me.

I’ve decided that I must carry an extra monitor with me when we go on our next extended Roadtrip in September.  The small single screen added to the need to learn alternate software was just too much.  I managed for a while, but eventually the frustration overwhelmed me.

So, I didn’t write or edit photos at all for the last week we were there or on the way home.  Since I’ve been home, I’ve just been too busy with getting caught up on “stuff.” I have gotten all the photos off the camera.  I’m now in the process of editing.  Once that is all finished, I’ll make a new album here.  Watch for it.  We visited another botanical garden along the way and did a few more “nowhere” shots as well.

The only thing I’ve photographed since I got home is great-grandsons.  This is my final catch-up week.  Next week, I promise to be back on schedule.  My previous editorial calendar called for updates here on Friday afternoons.  One thing I’m doing this week is revising my writing schedule so that may change somewhat.  However, I promise to touch base here on a regular basis.  In the meantime plans for the September trip are ongoing. The dates and route are pretty much set.  We’ve got our itinerary loosely planned and reservations made.   We leave home on September 22nd, spend the weekend in the Smokey Mountains, head for Charlotte on Monday, Charleston on Thursday, and Virginia Beach on the next Sunday, Washington on Monday, a stopover in Virgina to shoot trains on Friday, Bristol on Saturday to visit Cumberland Gap and home Sunday night.  Hope you can join us along the way.  We plan to be posting as we go both here and on Facebook.