Sights and Sounds around Town

• Spotted recently Brad Paisley recording music video with Andy Griffith in Nags Head and Pea Island. Brad will be performing in Raleigh on July 19 and in Virginia Beach on August 31.



• Soft shells are here - try them at Blue Point in Duck or Lone Cedar on the Causeway to Manteo. Mmmm!



• Carolina blue skies and the Beach Music Festival made a recent Sunday afternoon very special at the Roanoke Island Festival Park - boaters were also able to enjoy the music from Shallowbag Bay.



• Babies have hatched - the little finch who built the nest in our grapevine above the front door of the model home on Fernando Street has had her babies.



• Speaking of Fernando Street, it was repaved yesterday, thanks to Kitty Hawk Land Company.



• The Coast Guard Auxiliary held a Blessing of the Fleet Ceremony a few weeks ago, lots of people and boaters and the Auxiliary was on hand to promotesafe boating practices.
  


• The Roanoke Island Home and Garden Tour last week was a big success, ticket sales proceeds benefitted the Elizabethan Gardens.



• If you haven't been to the Gardens recently, you owe it to yourself to visit soon. I made a brief visit yesterday and can't wait to get back and purchase some plants. Bettie and I were very impressed with the different container plants around, combining iron plant, bright white impatience and ferns = really pretty and creative, perfect for a covered porch or a shady spot.

Come visit us soon at Marshes Light!