It had been a long day on the campaign trail. 100 Doors Knocked. A community picnic attended. A late night dinner with the campaign team.
As I walked to my car, many hours after the day had begun, I was struck by the sight of the streetlight shining through this tree.
And it made me breathe deeply, with satisfaction.
Yep! Right on Main Street in Blacksburg, Virginia. When they tore down the old Middle School, I’m so glad that they left this gorgeous tree standing.
I wish I could tell you that this beautiful Day Lilly was bringing beauty to my yard, but alas, the deer nip all the buds off the plants just as soon as they form.
Alys’s father was a man of many hobbies, one of which was photography. I feel honored to have been gifted with his dictionary of photography. As an additional gift, Alys made note cards with the pages from her father’s photography course.
Many of you know Alys, from Gardening Nirvana. She is creative, talented, hardworking, generous, passionate … and my friend.
What a blessing she is! Thank you, Alys!
I was not able to find a publishing date inside the dictionary, but in doing a bit of research, it seems that the book must have been written in the 1940s. Anyone out there know for sure?
I was the passenger on a 4 wheeler, cold beer in one hand, camera in the other. This gal stopped and stared as we rode on by.
When I took this photo while on my bike trip to Delaware in 2013, I didn’t pay attention to the date. When I shared this image on Life in Black & White, another photographer noted that James was so close to surviving the war. He’d almost made it.
That made this image even more poignant for me.
Between 1892 and 1923, the Low Moor Iron Company hauled iron ore, taken from nearby mines to area furnaces, by railroad. Hundreds of people lived at the site and worked the nearby mines. Offering a wheelchair accessible trail that winds through woods and across wetlands, Fenwick Mines is a beautiful place to spend an afternoon … especially when arriving by motorcycle!
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