Hey friends, how are you today? How was your week? It is an absolutely beautiful day in my neighborhood. The sun is out, the skies are blue, the humidity is low and thankfully the temperature has lowered to mild rather than hot.ย ย I never thought I would be thankful for cooler temperatures, but Lord, thank You for cooler temperatures. It had been so hot lately to the point of being uncomfortable.ย ย But today matters and today is a fabulous day. Itโs also a great day because the God of the universe is in control, in spite of appearances.ย ย

A few weeks ago, we travelled to Portsmouth, Virginia to attend an annual conference with our church. It was just what my soul needed.ย ย But while there I decided on our โoffโ day to explore the city on my own. My husband had gone on a golfing expedition, the girls with their young people and for once I didnโt feel like shopping (quick someone take my temperature!, I made up for that later).ย ย We stayed close to the water, which was near a navel base (not sure the name), but the views were spectacular. Portsmouth has what I think of as an โold world charmโ. Here are a few of photographs I took with my trust camera.
























Have you ever been to Portsmouth, VA? What did you do over the summer?
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20 responses to “SUMMER IN PORTSMOUTH, VA”
Never have made it to those eastern states up that way but Iโd love to sometime!
Great historical pics!!!
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And I need to make it over to the western states; we been east and south but still need to visit northern and western states
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Donโt forget the middle states!!๐Nebraska where Iโm located ๐
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๐๐expect me then
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๐โค๏ธanytime!!!
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Looks like a lovely trip. The photos were really nice too!
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Thank you ๐๐ฝ we had a fabulous time
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I haven’t been to Portsmouth, but I lived in Christiansburg. ๐
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Never been there, but we have been to Lynchburg too. They are both beautiful
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Love your photos! I actually live in Norfolk, VA! Not too far away!
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Your photos are great – I like your description of the city as “old world charm!” ๐๐บ
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It was certainly beautiful and people were so friendly and helpful
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Thanks for sharing the pics. As one who loves to travel and see other parts of our country, I loved seeing these pictures. We have stayed close to home this summer but our state of Michigan has so many beautiful beaches and forests that we have enjoyed taking one-day road trips.
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Weโve been to Lake Ann, Flint and Kalamazoo MI and I enjoyed every one of our visits. We do enjoy our road trips
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Love the pics of historical sites.
Did you get lost walking around?
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๐๐I literally did not deviate from the Main Street because it was certainly a possibility I would if I did ๐๐๐
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Lovely pictures! Thanks for sharing.
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Please forgive my tardiness in responding.today is the first day Iโve felt like myself, praise the Lord! Thank you, my friend.
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Been there a couple of times, and thought I’d help you out by identifying the naval base there, but then realized there are BUNCHES of possible ids of the naval station you may have visited. Even after having visited there twice, I did not realize the navy virtually owns the whole town! ๐
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Iโm so sorry for taking so long to respond ๐ข I was under the weather ๐คข someone from there said they have the largest navel base in the world!? I did not research that information though ๐๐
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