Our favorite photos of October

We know we didn't put much on our blog in September — sorry! We tried to make up for it in October.  Here are some of our favorite shots from our explorations around Asheville this month.  Next stop — Charlottesville, VA!

Lego my eagle!  North Carolina Arboretum

Bonsai!  North Carolina Arboretum

Puma, aka mountain lion, aka cougar.  NC Wildlife Center. 

Well, hello!  NC Wildlife Center

Snack time! (That's a bear not Rufus!)  NC Wildlife Center

Great visit with friends; happily the wind from Hurricane Matthew didn't blow them off the mountain.  (Craggy Pinnacle, Blue Ridge Parkway)

Sunset at Bad Fork Valley Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway

Sunrise, Blue Ridge Parkway

Sunrise, near Looking Glass Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway

Leaves at East Fork Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway

Downtown Asheville

Parking Garage. Downtown Asheville.

Dupont State Forest, Grassy Creek Falls

Mushrooms. Hen Wallow Falls, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

South Terrace - Biltmore Estate. 

Mums in the Walled Garden - Biltmore Estate.