This past weekend was nice, especially after having so much due the past few weeks. I almost didn't know what to do, having just taken 2 tests and finishing a paper, but that was readily solved. It was a fun, playful weekend. Went to Goose Creek State Park, and volunteered for the first time. It was wonderful to be able to do something helpful, though it was merely cleaning up the shoreline and trail maintenance. However, I am not complaining by any means; I really enjoyed it and was even able to take a few shots.

Greenville is surrounded by rural farmlands growing a small variety of crops. When I arrived in North Carolina, during mid-summer, there were corn, soy beans, and tobacco fields all over. Now there are cotton, some oat looking plant (I've yet to figure out what), and another small mystery crop covering the fields. The cotton plant is really interesting. It flowers or fruits, I'm not sure which one, cotton. It's so soft and they waste so much of it. We went by a few fields that had been harvested, and there was a large amount of cotton remaining. It is a shame the farmers leave so much unharvested. But it is more economical to use large machinery than have it hand picked. There is just so much left behind.

The cotton fields are very beautiful and it is a wonder there are not paintings and landscape photos of cotton fields. Perhaps some of our pictures will inspire someone....