My wife and I were heading to a couple of events in Morganton (a memorial service) and Linville (a wedding), NC on Labor Day weekend. We have family in Roanoke, VA, and we had some spare time after the wedding, so we decided to drive the Blue Ridge Parkway, which runs by Linville, and on our return trip to stop by Roanoke for a visit afterwards.
One of the wildflowers that stayed with us from end to end was Spotted Jewelweed – Impatiens capensis – along with its sister, Pale Touch-me-not – Impatiens pallida
