Getting Ready for Part 2

Well, it's laundry, packing, and repacking time. I've spent a few days with family and now it's off to points east and south. Mary Ann and I plan to leave very early tomorrow and head to Washington DC. It's a long trip, but we have reservations at a Guest House, so we can drive on into the evening. I've loved being here and wish I'd planned to stay a bit longer, but I'm also looking forward to new adventures.
This part of Kentucky is beautiful. I've been trying to describe what I like so much, but I'm not sure the people around here totally understand what I mean. You may not either, but I'll try again to describe the scene. As I look out over the countryside, I see valleys ("hollers") and ridges, and often the roads follow the ridges, so one can often get a good view. What makes it so different and so pretty is that the trees look round rather than pointy. The result is a surface that reminds me of something like tufts in a carpet or even a pan of small green bread buns! Sometimes the road has been cut through some hillside areas exposing the layered rocky base. I couldn't say there are mountains here, but certainly the hills are higher and more rugged than those in Iowa, Ohio or northern Kentucky. I believe these are the foothills of The Appalachians -- again, maybe not the high, imposing mountains of the west, but very very beautiful. Everything is green and the humidity is pretty high. There is dew on the grass almost all day! We had a bit of thunder yesterday and heavy rain resulting in some flooded basements and garages. The rain doesn't really cool things down, so it's muggy. However, we step from air conditioned houses to air conditioned cars to air conditioned stores and restaurants, so it's not a problem.
Time to leave for breakfast with Dee and Amy. Amy leaves today for her great adventure. She is leaving high school and a comfortable, safe home for university life with its excitements, and its unknowns. She is a lovely young woman who will be a credit to her school and to her family.