Driving Through Southern Virginia

We had planned to make it to Northern Virginia to see Day and family, but there was a big crash on I81 and traffic was backed up for miles.  After sitting nearly still for two hours, we decided to stop for the night in Blackburn, VA--home of Virginia Tech--and drive on to Falls Church in the  morning. 

Mike and the Donkey

Window Dressing in Cleveland, VA

Mike's new pals

We went to Cleveland to find this former grocery store--because Mike
recently bought a sign that used to be on the store:
"Staple and Fancy Groceries"
Cleveland is now a veritable ghost town.

So many beautiful barns.
We stopped to talk to Larry, the owner of this one.