Today was our first true day of cool weather- high in the 70s and too chilly to sit on the porch tonight without a light jacket. Gorgeous. The cool nights should trigger some color changing especially in the higher elevations. We need to head down to Queen's Farm in Pisgah Forest and pick some more raspberries before the first frost. A drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway should offer some haze free views now that the humidity has dropped. Our river swimming days are numbered!

Mountain Song Festival is this weekend at Brevard Music Center. Brevard's very own Steep Canyon Rangers play as well as other great bluegrass artists. It's not too late to plan a trip!

The weather has started to turn cooler though not much. Less humidity and cooler night temperatures hint that fall is not far in the future.