The Shift
It is always pleasant to see the first sign of daylight. This morning, with the waning earthshine, the experience was heightened a bit. I had to take a shot of it. Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
The Perfect Companion
"Da-da," Sam asks worriedly, "where's Pepper?" "Don't you worry about her," I assured him. "She and I were doing this long before you and Luke came along." She starts in on me the day before, staring at me and following me all over the house. Nothing I do satisfies her, until I ask, "You want to go... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Butterscotch and Pee-Wee
These two are seldom mentioned, but they round out our family nicely. Butterscotch is a 13 year-old Golden Retriever. Pee-Wee is some sort of lab mix. I picked him up almost dead from starvation. He was 28 pounds and skin and bones. He now weighs 77 pounds, five years later! Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Caddoan Indian Axe-head
I found this gem on a path leading down to a river in Louisiana. The land it was on held a village of some sort, as many artifacts were found there. The family stated that nothing of this quality had ever been discovered there. They let me keep it, thankfully. I looked it up in a manual, and it's... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, July 6, 2007
There's Gold in Them There Hills?
I have no idea what gold looks like in a creek, but I've been told that it is here. I began noticing this metallic substance in one area I visit, and it is in abundance. I wonder...maybe I should take some and have it analyzed. What do you think? Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Where I Spent the Fourth
I'm not much into crowds and my wife was needing some rest, so Sam, Luke, Pepper, and I went exploring. Pepper stayed ahead of us and cleared the way, and the boys romped, climbed trees, and splashed in the pools. This tree, for some reason, was very interesting to me. It's a sycamore with its trunk... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Thanks Rcky!
This is Mabry Mill, on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is a favorite place for professional photographers. Sign in to see full entry.
THIS IS A TEST FOR AVANT-GARDE - IT'S ME-RCKYMTNACTIVIST
Hey Avant - it must be PhotoBucket and NOT Blogit. In PhotoBucket make sure you are copying the URL address and NOT the Share URL address....they made some changes and that may be it. So feel free to delete this post whenever you are ready. In the meantime Happy 4th everyone and rememember this... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Wild Carrot
Queen Anne's Lace grows wild in many areas around here. Sometimes, it is so prolific that an entire field will be white with these showy heads. Often referred to as a wild carrot, the root of this plant smells and tastes very similar to a real carrot. It is very fibrous and impossible to chew up,... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Best Friends
Bam-Bam is an integral part of our family. He loves the boys, and anyone else who comes by. Here he is on a typical morning. Noah has taken to lying all over him. He seems to like it! Sign in to see full entry.