Tammy's banana

Tammy's ornamental banana tree really liked the weather this summer (although it didn't much care for the frost that came 18 hours after this picture was taken).

It's fall. I'm done.

 
This tree decided to drop all of its leaves today. It's done. 

How to get Nettle's attention

 Ben Wyrick, most recent addition to the AMS staff running team, made this gif of Nettle reacting to runners during the Foliage 5K at AMS last week.

It actually looked like this

Driving home from Penland on Friday evening.

Cider Pressing at Camp Celo

Scenes from the day.

Twig note, CCI bridge repositioning workday

Stupid kickball GIFs

The Meds for Kids fundraising kickball tournament was so much fun there was dancing in the outfield. Many thanks to Schell McCall for organizing the event and for providing a kickass soundtrack. The event benefits the Center for Rural Health Innovation.

Here's Christine making a mighty run for home.

And here's a sample of Gib's slick pitching. You'd better come join us next year.