A day of physical fitness followed by some MILB baseball âšžī¸ in the mountains â›°ī¸ of Asheville, NC… âž•ī¸ a plug for next Saturday night !

I’m not sure if this visit is number five or six, but Home Trust Park always feels like a throwback ballpark.

The visitors are from Rome, Georgia, and they lead 7-1 after three innings thanks to a Grand Salami in the top of the second inning. That call belongs to the Seattle Mariners announcing legend…

Mr Moon 🌙 is in the House !

Stops âœ‹ī¸ along the way in Statesville, Hickory, and a few spots in Asheville before a 6:05 first pitch….

Rome now goes by the Emperors but back in the day, they were the Braves. They have a nice park back in Georgia, and tonight, they are making themselves right at home here. Two more runs push the lead to 9-1.

Russell Wilson wore the uniform back when he was double dipping with baseball âšžī¸ and the National Football League.

Mid 4th, 9-1…

Earlier today, some baseball history was made in the Windy City as a rookie for the visiting Cardinals had himself quite a day !

One week from tonight back on The Hill !

Baseball âšžī¸ on a steamy Saturday night in August is as American as it gets ! I think the terminology is the Dog 🐕 Days of August……

Rome continues to roll, now 11-1 in the top of the fifth inning…

The Tourists throw out a runner at the plate to keep it at 13-1 at the Midway point…[7:48]

7th inning stretch, 13-3….

More like a football score….

Saturday morning 🌄 Brew belongs solely to Brother Osborne !

Travis Osborne and his Bible Verse of the Day :

Job 19:25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth

Travis is the brave, brave soul 🙏 that wonders onto our Road Less Traveled on Saturday mornings. For this, we are incredibly grateful 🙏

Have yourself a Blessed Day 🙌😇🙏

Two great reasons for caring about Carroll County Middle School đŸĢ Volleyball đŸ……

Mel & Ana, after hearing that, they both made the Luray Middle School Volleyball 🏐 team !

Volleyball 🏐 season is here, and here are the teams that we will be keeping tabs on this fall…

Coach Edwards and her five former Lady Cavaliers who will be coaching alongside her this season.

College Teams :

Duke University

Utah Tech

Southern Utah University

James Madison University – Alan Knight will once again be providing ESPN+ coverage this season !

Ferrum College – Half Pint Harris keeps the Carroll to Ferrum College pipeline going, replacing Miss Bunn on the roster.

We will see if any other former Lady Cavaliers are playing this fall…

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High School đŸĢ :

Carroll County High School

JV team at Carroll County High

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The last two on the list will include announcing their home 🏡 matches once again.

The wild card in the equation is the CCMS program. Coverage for them has to come from someone within the program. The hope is there, as it is each year, but once again, it is TBD.

The photo 📸 above is the reason why I have an interest in the CCMS program. Those two young ladies will be playing their first season of school volleyball 🏐 and as a proud grandparent, I will be following the season of Luray Middle School.

Congratulations 🎊 to our granddaughters and to everyone else who will be playing this fall !

Five Good Minutes with Mr Brad Nester and đŸŒŽđŸŒ¯đŸŒŽ = Winning on a Friday night 🌙 in Laurel Fork…

Mrs Nester was out of town tonight, so we found a stand-in so that Brad wouldn’t be alone !
Laurel Fork Library shares the parking lot with the volunteer fire đŸ”Ĩ department and community center.

Mr Nester and I have a few things in common, with one of them being neighbors out in Laurel Fork, Virginia.

Tonight was the latest fundraiser in support of the community, and both Linda and I were able to partake. I even managed to steal a few minutes with the man of the hour ( actually 2, 5-7), highlighting the second thing we have in common, an ability to work a room.

The third thing on the list of connections is that Brad took the time to submit a section for our next book 📖 and for that, I’m incredibly grateful.

They will be offering đŸĢ´ dinner up until 7 pm unless they run out sooner.

Thank you to Brad, his stand-in bride and the rest of the folks that worked to make sure the event was a success !

Thank you to Brenda for sending me the nudge …..