Nice "visit"...not sure of the correct term when home is two places anymore...to Concord, NC over the May 14-17 weekend. Was blessed with good weather there; both the sunshine of Saturday and most of Sunday, and the Sunday night-Monday rain. I drove that rain (and dodged the crashes) on I-85 on Monday morning. Took the photo at left on Saturday at the Cabarrus Arts Festival. The Old Courthouse is a art center now with locally produced art for sale. A very old building, it is the centerpiece site in Downtown Concord, which has a number of old buildings and many stores to check out. The festival is always fun and enjoyed it this year. 
There were a lot of arts and crafts displays there, bands played and there was even a beer garden along with lots of things to eat. The library up the street had a book sale. Patty and I wandered around checking out the sights and sounds of the festival. Not quite Riverrock (which I missed this weekend unfortunately) but nice to get out and wander a bit on a hot and humid Saturday afternoon. Summer seems to have come early. My motorcycle is still in the shop (though I got some news on that...should be out soon as I have a big ride coming up in Carolina in a few weeks) but enjoyed the time with Patty both there, and during a walk on Sunday. 
As noted, Sunday Patty and I took a walk along the Greenway. A nice development by the city, has views such as the one at left, and is a great place to walk, jog, run or bike away from traffic. Peaceful and cooler on a early Sunday morning, we enjoyed the stroll along its path.Coming up the next two weeks will be more explorations of the Richmond area, plus two weeks of racing in the Charlotte area with both the All-Star Race and the Coca-Cola 600 coming to town (the first on May 22, the second Memorial Day weekend). I will be checking all of that out over the next three weeks, and will have some interesting sights to show here.
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