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Content Published August 10, 2019

Fast Waters

Along lower Linville Falls, North Carolina. I like simple compositions in nature. But is nature ever really simple?

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Birch on the Rocks

A small birch tree surviving on nothing but stone and determination.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Hemlock Forest

A forest path in the Appalachian Mountains assumes a sudden change of character.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Lost to the Forest

Perhaps once a well-traveled road to town or to the neighbor's.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Forest Rave

What happens when thousands of ferns go out for a good time.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

A Quiet Evening on the Blueridge

At sunset, it gets really quiet up on the Ridge. And you can hear what's really meant to be heard up there: the songbirds and the insects resume their chatter. And it becomes timeless, as it should be.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Groupies

Every celebrity has them.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Guardians of the Dark

At the edge of a forest sometimes there are signposts warning to go no further, but you have to know the language..

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Highlands Mist

It had been raining all day. When the storm clouds cleared, the more recalcitrant among them lingered in the valley, where it was cool and calm. Couldn't blame them.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

A Walk Through the Hemlocks

In the panhandle of WV is a small tract of old growth hemlocks. Forever protected from the saw, but not from Nature.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Adolation

Minions and those they adore.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Standing in Obscurity

There are times when the stories told by Nature's characters involve a bit of mystery.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

The Bow

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Content Published August 10, 2019

A Quiet Evening on the Blueridge

At sunset, it gets really quiet up on the Ridge. And you can hear what's really meant to be heard up there: the songbirds and the insects resume their chatter. And it becomes timeless, as it should be.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Standing in Obscurity

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Content Published March 2, 2019

Hobbit Hole

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Content Published May 22, 2018

Organized Chaos

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Content Published March 31, 2018

Grans Lap

A comforting place to sit and rest.

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Content Published October 24, 2017

Woodlands Stream

Nature's drainage ditch, or nature's mirror in the forest?

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Content Published July 3, 2016

Looking for Smaller Creatures

A young sycamore bends far out over the stream to see what's there.

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Romantic Landscapes

Sublime scenes of past human culture within natural settings.
Sense of the American Piedmont

For those who love rolling pastures, pastoral life, living waters, and open skies, the American Piedmont never fails.
Woodlands

At the edge of deep shadows and open light are subjects welcomed by both.
At Water's Edge

Strange and wonderful things happen at the seam where water meets land.
Appalachian Mountains

Scenics from the Appalachian Mountains
Carolina Lowcountry and Charleston

Salt marsh, Live Oaks, Cypress pools, and Spanish Moss
Virginia Grist Project

The machines and spaces man invented to turn grain into flour tell us something important about human ingenuity and pride in craftsmanship.
Timeless Walls

Exploring old castles and their deepest, shadowy recesses ...
Scene on the Street

Understanding the souls of places visited often requires a picture.
Stills that Tell a Story

Before man turned the world into plastic and concrete we made things to last.

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My passion.....

I look for inspiration wherever nature intermingles with the creations of man. My appreciation of historic architecture makes it a favorite subject of mine. Nostalgic old ruins, gristmills, churches, stone bridges, grand old barns, and other agrarian… Read more

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