Experiences
🌽🍅🌻🍓 Rockbridge County’s Best Farmers Markets & Produce Stands: Fresh, Local, Vibrant! 🚜🎉😎👍
🌟 Welcome to Rockbridge County’s Freshest Finds! 🌟🍏🥕🍒Whether you’re a local foodie 🍽️, a curious visitor 👀, or just craving the crispest apples 🍎 and sun-ripened tomatoes 🍅, Rockbridge County’s farmers markets and produce stands are your go-to destinations. Here, you’ll discover vibrant flavors 😋, friendly faces 😊, and a true taste of community tradition 🤝. Let’s explore where taste, connection, and local pride come...
Straws: A Taste of Buena Vista’s Vibrant Community
Straws, a charming soda shop and eatery at 2047 Magnolia Avenue, Buena Vista, VA. Offering custom sodas, smoothies, and flavorful eats, it’s a welcoming spot for families. Here’s what sets Straws apart:
Straws serves up a wide variety of custom drinks, including Coke, Pepsi, and Rockstar drinks with over 70 flavor options, plus smoothies, chai, and iced coffee. Their menu includes acai bowls with fresh fruit...
May’s Flower Moon: A Celestial Celebration of Spring’s Peak
The next full moon, known as the Flower Moon, will reach its peak illumination on Monday, May 12, 2025, at 12:56 p.m. Eastern Time. This full moon marks the height of spring, named for the abundance of blooming flowers that signal the season’s vibrant growth across much of North America.
About the May 2025 Flower MoonName & Meaning: The May full moon is traditionally called the...
The Violet: A Flower of History, Myth, and Beauty
The violet, with its delicate petals and vibrant hues, has enchanted admirers for centuries. More than just a fleeting bloom, this remarkable flower—thriving across woodlands, meadows, and gardens of the Northern Hemisphere—carries a rich legacy steeped in mythology, folklore, and quiet resilience. In the Southern Shenandoah Valley, where spring arrives early and violets linger well beyond Summer, their enduring presence sets them apart from other...
Don’t Miss the ‘Smiley Face’ in the Sky: Triple Conjunction Visible Over Rockbridge
Stargazers in Rockbridge County and the Shenandoah Valley have a special celestial event to look forward to on the morning of Friday, April 25, 2025. A rare triple planetary conjunction will create a unique "smiley face" in the predawn sky, visible just before sunrise. This cosmic alignment features Venus and Saturn as the "eyes," with a delicate crescent Moon forming the "mouth," creating a charming...
Easter Week’s Sky Lights Up with Shooting Stars, Plus Two Meteor Showers Coming in May
As Earth journeys along its path, it sweeps up trails of comet debris that ignite our skies with meteor showers, also known as shooting stars. This year, the Lyrid meteor shower is poised to deliver a spectacular celestial show, peaking on the night of April 21 into the early hours of April 22. As the first major meteor shower since the Quadrantids, it’s a highly...
The Pink Full Moon Rises Tonight – And It’s Showing Up With A Few Surprises…
Tonight, Saturday, April 12, step outside a little before 8 PM to witness the fourth full moon of 2025 rising above the horizon. Known as the Pink Moon, it’s the first full moon of spring — and this year, it’s showing up with a few surprises.Called the Pink Moon, it marks the first full moon of spring. Its name comes from Phlox subulata, or moss...
Wildflowers and Waterfalls: Hope Blooms in Rockbridge County
Spring bursts forth early most years in the southern Shenandoah Valley. Rockbridge County awakens in a symphony of soft pastels and delicate hues. This enchanting season ignites nature’s joyful bloom, with wildflowers, trees, and waterfalls painting the landscape in Easter-inspired colors—a perfect retreat for anyone seeking rest or renewal in a place both locals and visitors find nearly impossible to leave.The Forest and Meadows Awaken
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Beyond Iceland: Northern Lights Continue to Dazzle Rockbridge County and the Blue Ridge Mountains
The Cosmic Curtain RisesFall 2024 was the showstopper so far, but the heavens are not done bestowing dazzling gifts on the Shenandoah Valley. May 10, Oct. 10, and March 24 have been the confirmed standout dates where the aurora borealis—nature’s own kaleidoscope—swirled across our sky in radiant greens, purples, and reds, leaving locals spellbound and stargazers breathless. Known in Latin as the "northern dawn," this...
The Bloodroot Flower: A Rare Spring Gem with Untapped Potential
Bloodroot, also known as Sanguinaria canadensis, a perennial flowering plant native to eastern North America, is a botanical gem that dazzles with its fleeting yet stunning blooms each spring. For about two weeks, usually late March and early April, its delicate white flowers and vibrant red root sap captivate onlookers, hinting at the rich history and untapped potential beneath its surface. Used for centuries by...
