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I met Laurel Snyder, an author that lives locally, last year when we were on a panel together discussing books and the Web 2.0 world.  She has written several books, including two books of poetry, a children’s book, and she edited an anthology of nonfiction, Half/Life: Jew-ish tales from Interfaith Homes.  Her new novel for children was released yesterday.

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Had a wonderful hike today -- felt even better on this hike than on Sunday's hike. My improved eating habits are helping immensely to mitigate what I believe to be wonky gallbladder symptoms. Thank goodness. :) Here are some pictures of the woods and the trail: The mountain laurel blooms have passed their peak and most of them have wilted away and fallen off.

Stanley Gap Trail In The Rich Mountain Widlife Management Area July 12th, 2008Categories: North Georgia Real Estate VIEWS, Saturday Sightseeing This trail offers a pleasant hike through a typical Southern Appalachian hardwood forest. The trail passes through multiple use national forest and various aspects of timber and wildlife management may be viewed.

The mountain laurel was in full bloom at Audra State Park. We stopped for a quick visit because we'd never been there--I'd visited years ago, but Larry had not seen this little gem of a park. The laurel bushes formed large groves, perfect wildlife habitat.

Here are a few shots from the week just past. What passes for “Indian Paintbrush” in these parts: The out-West version is a totally different plant, and at least as beautiful. A mountain laurel blossom in Plainfield: These little blossoms, growing in clusters, are each little jewels, painted with a sort of peasant-blouse simplicity and happy detailing.

I can't believe it's 'Fess Up Friday again. Fridays come and go so quickly! Anyway, this has been a good writing week. Heart's Chalice continues to develop and come together, and this past week, I went ahead and began revisions in order to see how I ultimately want to round out the story.

1. By way of completing the rough draft, I've gone ahead and begun revisions to Heart's Chalice. I can't round out the story unless I make some crucial changes first. So I'm working on that, and things are progressing. Broke 98K today. 2. The seventeen-year cicadas are here! I've heard them in the mountains, on my hikes, for several weeks now.

Moutain Laurel with greenery as background. Moutain Laurel with the sky as the background. The Mountain Laurel bush. Mountain Laurel is Pennslyvania's state flower. To read more facts about it, go here: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/mountainlaurel.aspx