Photo Essay Summer Skies Western North Carolina native Sallie J. Woodring counts herself as a selftaught photographer. Much more evidence of how good a teacher she is can be seen in her collections at salliejwoodringphotography. zenfolio.com 40 BlueRidgeCountry.com Above: This view from Grandfather Mountain is near the 5,945foot summit and looks west toward Linville, North Carolina. Top right: Hope the horse displays an appreciation for a fine sunset along Shawnee Road in Watauga County, North Carolina, just outside of Banner Elk. Lower right: This goldfinch was enjoying summer near the barn at Mast Farm Inn in Valle Crucis, North Carolina. Bottom left: Perhaps just such a sunrise was part of the thinking in the 1901 construction of the front of the Moses Cone Manor, which today is at Milepost 294 of the Blue Ridge Parkway.http://salliejwoodringphotography.zenfolio.com http://salliejwoodringphotography.zenfolio.com http://www.BlueRidgeCountry.com