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  I normally share a post on Sunday, but this week seems a bit like I need to jump in a bit quicker to share my last ever "InSPIREd Sunday"  church post. ((Sounds like Bill might be keeping the InSPIREd Sunday posts alive?? Waiting to hear from Sally, hope so. Glad to hear it. I know we all will keep ya posted on all those details... so maybe this post is not the last for this "link up" ??!! More INFO to come.)) Please go visit all the others. On 4/4/2021, the hubby and I took a drive in the countryside of Virginia. Some where near or around Little River Road, Craigsville / Swoope area. We do that often, when we have some FREE TIME. This beauty was off in the trees, the hubby and I were trying to do some research, but so far no luck???!! At one time this was probably a gorgeous church, maybe some one knows something I don't? Still beautiful even though it might look forgotten. Good bones at least, don't ya think??! Thank You, for stopping by today. Hope you ...

 Cumberland River Bicentennial Trail, we were camping out at Lock A Campground,  1797 Cheatham Dam Road, Ashland City, TN This trail is at the back of that campground, so it was super cool, most folks who have stayed there didn't even know it was there, once you get to riding you might as well get to the end. Some folks were biking like us, other just walking, great for photography ...amazing sights. Birds, fishing, whatever to be had. So we went about 7 miles ...so give or take about 14 miles total. Which is not something we do on the daily, so my muscles were like HELLO the next day!! LOL!! But it was still fun and later on, I realize I had gotten a flat fire, that was like an what in the world did I run over??! Thanks, for stopping by. Hope you are well. Take Care. Beth ( ; 

  Photos taken: 4/4/2021, here's a LIFE UPDATE for you my friend, those are always fun. Let's begin ...I am coming to you guys to say that "InSPIREd Sunday" is coming to an end, Sally and I have really enjoy the ride. It was fun while it lasted. If you like to join in and share a church or other religious building for the last few weeks during APRIL (a last HOORAH so to speak!!! Tell one, Tell All, as always we would love to have you and yours.) please do so. We have not traveled in so long, on this Sunday, for a weekend drive we saw the Wallace Mill, of Goshen Virginia (which was such a lucky sighting or time to capture it out of the blue, that happens around here in Virginia, you get to see such wonderful spots.) and a church. I'll share that church on the last official link up weekend which will be on April 24-26. A nice ending to it all. Another chapter, a part of life. Beginnings. Endings. Don't YOU just love them so. I hope that continuing on that each ...

This location has some amazing history, but nowadays, it is just a cute quaint quiet area. What I would call a "ghost town". We would see bumper stickers saying something about "Check Out Story", and you get this idea, really get kind of curious, now my hubby is the one who plans these trips, so he had an idea of what to expect, but I sure didn't ...not much around, and with the virus that hit the world, in Sept 2020, it was so eerily quiet. Maybe with things a bit different maybe the stores might be open?? I heard my hubby say several times I wanna see that or this, but it was behind the glass, oh well ...fun to see. It was a lot of peering through windows, taking some great shots while. Thanks, for stopping by today. Hope you are well. Take Care. Beth ( ;

 Ryan Round Barn, Illinois  "The Ryan Round Barn is nestled in the side of a knoll in Johnson Sauk Trail State Park. Dr. Lawrence Ryan, a renowned brain surgeon, built the barn in the early 1900s for his Black Angus cattle. This utilitarian structure included a central silo, granaries and a waste disposal system." What a beauty, don't ya think? So gorgeous. I love that they included it in the state park there in Kewanee, such a plus ...a great picnic spot, perfect day, restrooms are there just in case. So COOL!! Thank you for stopping by. Hope you are well. Take Care. Beth ( ;

 "Herbert Hoover Birthplace - Downey and Penn Streets, West Branch, Iowa, mining engineer, humanitarian, statesman, and 31st President of US, born August 10, 1874 in a simple two-room cottage in West Branch, Iowa. His Quaker family had helped settle the town, and their principles of honesty, hard work, simplicity, and generosity guided Hoover throughout his life of service to the nation and the world." I have always loved learning about different US Presidents. Didn't know much about HH, but I did learn a bit more than before after this visit. It was a great walking community, we did notice a local man ...not sure what caught my attention, but he walked into a local restaurant and that is where we got take out from. I know a lot of folks have not been traveling ...in Sept 2020, I think that is when this trip was, the hubby would wear his mask, get take out and we would usually go find a park, parking lot with a great view and get to eating. It works, not ideal but you do ...

Iowa 80 Trucking Museum, 505 Sterling Drive, Walcott, Iowa 52773 https://iowa80truckingmuseum.com/ "The Iowa 80 Trucking Museum was a dream of Iowa 80 Truckstop founder, Bill Moon. Bill had a passion for collecting antique trucks and other trucking memorabilia. We are pleased to be able to share this collection with the general public. Every truck has a story to tell and can provide a unique glimpse back in time. Many rare and one-of-a-kind trucks are on display. View short films about trucking history in REO theater; a great way to learn even more about the trucks of yesteryear... " We were so amazed by this museum, shocked that you see this "truck stop", and if you have see truck stops in the past, you have NOT see one like this, so wild!!! It's huge, you go in on the car parking section. Walk across a path and go into the museum, but this path ...is crossed by HUGE 18 wheelers over and over ...we were so pleasantly surprised that a trucker gave us a chance to...