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Content Published November 9, 2015

Old Mill Under Autumn Moonlight

Bright autumn colors reflect the smallest amount of light across the landscape, and show us things under moonlight that we might not see otherwise.

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Content Published September 24, 2019

On the Forest Floor

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Perpetually Wet

And dealing with it.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

River Grass Shay Run

A small tuft of grass bends to the will of the stream flow, not only to survive, but to thrive.

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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

Foot of the Fall

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Content Published August 10, 2019

A Precipitous Drop

Sitting, pondering, listening, cooling off. Above a waterfall in the Allegheny Mountains.

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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

Foot of the Fall

A close encounter at Elaka Falls, WV. Just letting the light go where it wants to go.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Hidden Gateway

A thicket of wild huckleberry bushes thwarts passage.

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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

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Scene on the Street

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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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