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getting back to it

September 29th, 2011 · 2 Comments · musings, photos

Okay, so I’ve been on one of my unannounced sabbaticals. I’ve been doing a little traveling and a lot of goofing off. Anne and I just got back from a house party with some old friends in Northern Virginia, and before that, we spent some time on Oak Island. Mostly, though, I’ve just been vegging [...]

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friday shots

August 26th, 2011 · 1 Comment · photos

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what’s cuter than a speckled pup?

August 6th, 2011 · 1 Comment · faces and places, photos

little kids

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and they said it wouldn’t last

July 1st, 2011 · 5 Comments · news, photos

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how the garden grows

June 30th, 2011 · 5 Comments · From the Garden, photos

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bird shots

June 13th, 2011 · No Comments · photos, wildlife

One of the best things Anne and I have done since we moved here was to set up a bird feeding station that is visible from the kitchen window. Like most things, it wasn’t planned; it just evolved. During the winter of 2009, the snow cover was pretty thick and the birds were starving. We [...]

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noaa radio

May 25th, 2011 · 2 Comments · musings, news, photos

I suspect a lot of folks in Southwest Virginia have been as entertained by the recent weather as they care to be. The daily warnings of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms are starting to make my teeth hurt. Until the other night, I’ve never had a lightening storm sit directly overhead for a half hour. Watching [...]

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shrooming

May 19th, 2011 · 2 Comments · musings, photos

I love mushrooms. I’m not talking about the ones you eat, though I love them too; I’m talking about the various fungi that pop up all over the place on days like today. They make cool photography subjects. One of the things on my bucket list is to learn about the edible mushrooms that grow [...]

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the best day ever

May 10th, 2011 · 2 Comments · arts and crafts, faces and places, food, photos

Saturday’s opening of the Wytheville Farmers Market was its best day ever. Not just the best opening day, the best day period. Market director Suzie Richert reports that not only did they have the most vendors (21), but the largest number of visitors and the highest sales gross. This year’s opening was also the earliest [...]

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what a day!

May 9th, 2011 · No Comments · news, photos

Saturday’s opening of the Wytheville Farmers Market was the biggest and best ever. I’ll have more later today. Spring allergies are attacking right now, and I’m hoping my head won’t explode.

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