Edenton, NC

Finally, a post from where we actually are! We are staying about five miles from Edenton, North Carolina, a town with a lot of history and a beautiful Historic District located on the northern shore of the Albamarle Sound. It was home to signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and is surrounded by a large farming community.

The fields are green with cotton (I had never seen the blossoms),

peanuts (above), sweet potatoes, soy beans, corn, and wonderfully sweet watermelon and cantaloupe. There's nothing so refreshing on a hot, HUMID day as cold, sweet, juicy watermelon. Ahhhh!

And those cypress never cease to amaze me; trees growing in the water, turning it a beautiful clear brown with the tannin they release. Swamp water :)

Honeysuckle vine climbing the trees in the swampy areas.

And it's not fair to go on about the beauty in North Carolina without mentioning the bugs. Mercy, there are bugs here! As I was taking these pictures I was fighting off mosquitoes, yellow flies (they bite, too), red ants (also biters), and worrying about chiggers and ticks. Tends to make one want to stay indoors. Or go for the insect repellent.

On to Edenton's waterfront and Historic District. A sign on one of these cannon said they were "Brought to Edenton on The Holy Heart of Jesus in 1778".
I'm assuming that's the name of a ship.

An old cotton mill now converted to high end apartments.

"Wessington"

My favorite house for sale in Edenton!
For a look inside and details, here's the realtor's website:

http://www.pacsir.com/detail/Edenton/120%20W%20King%20St/4110789

(Click on the Enlarge Photo button when you get there and you'll get a good look.)

And Home Sweet Home, Rocky Hock Campground,
where the sunsets are wonderful shades of red every evening, background music provided by the Bobwhite calling to each other and the bugs and 'things unknown' in the nearby swamp.