Summertime bliss - the blue cone

Dairy King, in Black Mountain NC.

This is where folks gather on hot (or even cool) evenings in the summer.  My friends took me out for a soft serve Arctic Swirl or Twirl or something.  The place with a Queen's name that's all over the country can't beat the small town greetings of each other...those who arrive barefoot, with or without kids who ride the tiny merry-go-round, those who see old friends, and those who just enjoy sitting around and slurping the cool delights like we did last night.

I am so blessed to live in this community! Not just for the Blue Cone! (Which incidentally isn't blue any more but that's what the locals call this gathering spot.)