This weekend marked the crowning of a new Mountain Laurel Queen at Laurel Cove in the Pine Mountain State Resort Park near Pineville.  Since 1931, the folks in Bell County have been mixing together the awesome splendor of pink and white mountain laurel in bloom against the deep greens of a forest setting in a natural hillside 
ampitheatre, with some beautiful young women and children dressed in pink, white, and green 
formals for the ceremony. to create a magical, serendipitous moment. It made me remember what being a flower princess was all about. Just lovely.
You can find more information about the festival and its history HERE.
