Pictures from Molly's Visit

 Molly visited for a few days this week. She stayed with my parents; one day, some of us went for a picnic at Vines Park; another day, she and Anna met their cousin, Katie, at Stone Mountain Park. Here are a few pictures she took while she was here:

We Go Once Again to the Old Houses

This afternoon J. and I went to Stone Mountain Park, mostly to walk around for a while in the Historic Square (or "the Old Houses," as we call them).

Here are some of the pictures I took there, in black and white.

Wandering Around Stone Mountain Park

Today I went to Stone Mountain to walk around for a while. Here are some of the pictures I took while I was there:

These are drones being set up for tonight's laser show

This hexagonal structure (is it actually hexagonal? I'm not sure!) is where the Carillon player sits to play it

This is the controller for the Carillon, but in this picture the keyboard is covered by that roll-top desk-looking thingy.

The Grist Mill

I went on a Tame Adventure this afternoon after I met my friend Pearl for lunch at Lenox (also kind of a Tame Adventure), to the Grist Mill at Stone Mountain Park.

Mom and Elyse Go Camping

Anna and Elyse camped at Stone Mountain, as has become their annual custom, for the past three days. Here are some of the pictures they texted me from their outing:

Years ago, when Anna and I used to while away a Saturday afternoon reading on the lawn, we would often get frozen lemonade. They still sell it!

Elyse on the train

This picture and the next show this year's train-ride drama at Pebble Ridge -- which involved dinosaurs escaping and being hunted down. "At least it's different from past years' dramas," Anna texted me.

This is intended to simulate some sort of underwater scene with jellyfish. It just looks creepy to me, but I wasn't there.

"The only thing at the end of this yellow brick road," they told me, "was a bathroom!"

The Laser Show -- which they attended Monday night

Ten views from a Christmas Eve day visit to the Stone Mountain Park Historic Square

Earlier today Jessica needed to get out of the house and do something, so we went to Stone Mountain Park to walk around in the Historic Square. Here are nine pictures I took while we were there, plus one Jessica took (of me).

Ten Views from Our Visit to Stone Mountain Christmas