Meet Me at the Rocket
“Cotton candy is a bouquet of color to the eyes, a sweet aroma to the nose, and a delightful pleasure to the palate”.”
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One of the things I missed most last fall was
Great Expectations
“Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect.”
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I was thrilled to have the chance to take a second day trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway Sunday. Randy and I wanted to see if the fall colors
Road Trip
“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.”
— Anonymous
Randy and I took a spur of the moment road trip Sunday. The purpose of the trip was to enjoy and photograph early fall colors on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the mountains of North Carolina.
We decided to make our first destination
Close to Home
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”
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The only thing that can be counted on is change. I have been faced with many changes in the past couple of years. My son, Jeremy, married the love of his life, Abi, and moved to another town to begin his adult life. I
Scavenger Hunt 23 Reveal
“Invest in the human family. Invest in people. Build a little community of those you love and who love you.”
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Six years ago I joined a community of photographers I discovered who were doing a photography scavenger hunt on Google Plus. I loved the idea of participating in a hunt and was absolutely amazed by the creativity I saw in the images that participants were creating for the hunt.
Although the hunt began years before I discovered the group,
My Favorite Place
“You can be moved profoundly by other vistas, by other oceans, by soaring mountain ranges, but you can never be seduced. You can even forsake the lowcountry, renounce it for other climates, but you can never completely escape the sensuous, semitropical pull of Charleston and her marshes.”
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Charleston, South Carolina is clearly my favorite place on Earth. Whenever given the opportunity, I will
Fourth of July in My Town
“Travel is the only context in which some people ever look around. If we spent half the energy looking at our own neighborhoods, we’d probably learn twice as much.”
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I live in the same town I have lived in for most of my life since I was ten years old. Spending that much time in one place allows you to grow roots and enjoy the traditions of a place.
My town is one of the best places to spend
Foggy Morning on Roan Mountain
“I must go in, the fog is rising.”
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I worked hard to get everything done Thursday afternoon so I could be in bed by 6:00 p.m. Certainly not my typical bedtime, but I knew my alarm clock going off at
A Time of Rediscovery
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
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Last week I had the pleasure of giving a presentation about