A fall Sunday...

I've been really neglecting my blog as of late...to be perfectly honest, I haven't felt as though there was anything interesting enough to write about. Nothing but FMS and the effects that it wreaks upon my body, and blah, blah, blah, blah blah!

I haven't been getting out that much lately, because I haven't felt like it or wanted to do so, but, this morning, I talked my dear hubby into playing hookey from church and we rode out to eat breakfast and took a ride along the parkway. Simply beautiful fall colors and breathtaking views. Of course, I didn't leave the house without my camera. Below, you can take a gander at some of the numerous pics I shot.

On the way to breakfast

Getting on the parkway

Sign at one of the look-outs

I was trying to capture the valley below...didn't realize until later how I captured the unusual swirls in the clouds

Look-out shot

Another sign

Look-out shot

This was right before we got to the Peaks of Otter...we live at the foot of the Peaks

When we reached Sharp Top Mountain...we took this dirt road back down the mountain. It's a narrow and winding one lane road, with very sharp curves. I snapped this pic as we had just traveled this part of the road, and were rounding one of those sharp turns





Another look at the narrow, rocky lane

An old barn we passed in the woods

An old truck frame on the side of the lane


An old abandoned farmhouse with gingerbread trim






We stopped by the grave of DH's father. He's buried in an old country community cemetary. This old church sits across the road from it and is about 200 yrs. old.

One of the old markers at the cemetary. Not the oldest, but the oldest one that you could still read clearly

A view from the back of the cemetary






Another view fron the back. You should really click on these photos to enlarge them for a better view




We're on our way back home

This is the road we live on





We're going to turn into our driveway which is right across the road from that white house up there on the right

This time of the year, you can hardly see our driveway for all the fallen pine needles








And...we're home again. Til next time, blessings!

An excuse for slacking...

I am really getting slack with this blogging thing. I should be ashamed but, I'm not. If you remember back some time ago when I mentioned 'changing up meds'...well, I've pretty much had the summer from hell! Since the end of June, I have been on a new drug for FMS, called Savella. At the same time, I began weaning off the antidepressant, that I had been on for years. Woohoooooo, people...what a ride it has been!
I can truly say with great confidence that I pray I never have to experience anything like this EVER again! The physical sickness that came with the withdrawals from this medicine, were almost intolerable. There were literally days when I prayed to die. The headaches and dizziness were bad enough, but when the nausea kicked in, too...well...let's just say, there was never a great day. There were hardly any good days, either.
Most of my summer is foggy to me because I slept through a huge portion of it. I slept, not only because I was sick and 'drained', but also to keep from actually experiencing the withdrawals I was having. I think I may can sympathize with an addict, going through rehab.
Today, as I write this I can comfortably say, that particular drug is out of my system. Praise the Lord! Hopefully, brighter days are ahead for me. Til next time, blessings!