day of rest

Hilton Head Island, thirty three years ago. Dr. Emory Campbell was in the house that day. I think the preacher's name was Reverend Matthew McCollom, president of the Orangeburg, SC, NAACP

dog years

Sophia's tenth birthday today. Young Sophie...

Brian's ladder

After a decade in the Woolen Mills my friend and neighbor Brian sought greener, quieter pastures. He wanted a road without cars and a skyline without street lights. He found same, nestled into the Southwestern Mountains, north of town. Brian's ladder stayed behind, frozen in the snow. The snow melted three days ago. I didn't know exactly where Brian lived, but I knew his house was along this rural road. Left the ladder on the side of the road. He found it.

Tibbstown, Virginia

1739 hours

Twymans Mill

Twymans Mill

Hoping to visit Chuck Perdue and Nan Martin-Perdue later today. They were the first people to encourage me to photograph. Writers, teachers, inspiration and friends.

Slabtown

the last place on earth

Waco

Janie's Style Shop

day of rest

Gleason's

Mr. Marshall in the center. Names for personnel on his left and right?

party is over

MA

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was named after the indigenous population, the Massachusett, whose name can be segmented as mass-adchu-s-et, where mass- is "large", -adchu- is "hill", -s- is a diminutive suffix meaning "small", and -et is a locative suffix, identifying a place.--Wikipedia

Rhododendron maximum

Cathartes aura

A group of vultures is called a wake, committee, or venue--Wikipedia

Slabtown

The world is often grey.
Midrange. In-between, in the middle of black and white.

three

crows

three

Inflatable

Any culture tells you how to live your one and only life--Annie Dillard

Arachibutyrophobia

fear of peanut butter on the roof of your mouth.
(Poster by Chris Van Allsburg)

draconian

We need money to live. Cities are no exception. But $1000? The small print says the thousand is the Maximum fine. Has it ever been assessed? On a really rich dog? Dog who pinched one in the Police commissioner's hat?

Over the last year, the city ticketed only 471 dog-waste violations, which suggests that the typical offender stands a roughly 1-in-8,000 chance of getting a ticket.--NYT 2005

night

day of rest

the first Baptist Church in America

Providence

4th largest self-supporting marble dome in the world, after St. Peter's Basilica, the Minnesota State Capitol, and the Taj Mahal.--Wikipedia

Providence

The Rhode Island State House was designed by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White and constructed from 1895 to 1904. The dome of the State House is the fourth-largest self-supporting marble dome in the world.--Wikipedia

Providence

To hold forth a lively experiment
That a most flourishing civil state may stand
and best be maintained with full liberty
in religious concernments

(view from Prospect Terrace Park. Words above inscribed on the eastern facade of the Statehouse)

prognostication

fog

Felis catus

are cats smarter than dogs?

fashion

January 1, every year in memory, the WaPo runs a list of what is out what is in fashion. Being a curmudgeon who doesn't watch TV, I understand the humor or relevance of few of the pairings. They are primarily evanescent fashion items, sports and entertainment references. I wish they'd write an article explaining why each was significant.
Small batch bourbon is in...

Now

Christmas card is on the list of undone things. Once upon a time I mailed out a multi-page tabloid, loaded with photos. Nowadays, one image. Distilled. Here. We are.

2010

High albedo. So it begins,