Birds of Louisa, Fluvanna, and the Underbirded Virginia Piedmont
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Troopers! Daddy Drive-In Date + 40• = Worth the frozen nose & toes! #LaterGram
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The area known as Midway Mills, near the James River, was the first settled area (1774) of what is now Nelson County, Virginia (having been Goochland, Albemarle and then Amherst County). Sometime in the early 20th or perhaps late 19th century, quarrying began in the area, producing sandstone for building purposes (flagstone). I located part of what exists—down some dirt back roads of Nelson County. The mining community had its own post office and store. Apparently there are few signs of the mining area or community still existent. This building was the old post office—a man I spoke with speculated that the postmaster may have lived in the building on the second floor. The processing is a result of playing around with the newest edition of Picasa.
Not a very informative article at Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_Mills,_Virginia
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Minimal Sky Hunting /// Up The Country #Goochland #Virginia #Sky
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Take note of the key-hole slot in the stone wall, and the rectangular hole along the top of the stone - these obviously served some function back in 1800 when the granary was built
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Clover Forest Plantation, located in Goochland, Virginia between Richmond and Charlottesville, is an authentically restored James River estate consisting of terraced landscaped grounds, a private lake, and a Federal-style mansion with portions dating back to pre-revolutionary America.
Tuckahoe, also known as Tuckahoe Plantation, is located on Route 650 near Manakin, Virginia overlapping both Goochland and Henrico counties, six miles from the town of the same name. Built in the first half of the 18th century, it is a well-preserved example of a colonial plantation house, and is particularly distinctive as a colonial prodigy house. Thomas Jefferson is also recorded as having spent some of his childhood here. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1969.
Construction of the home began by Thomas Randolph around 1714. William Randolph, Thomas' son, built a two-story, four room home in 1733 around the existing structure. This wing features pine and black walnut paneling with exquisite carvings and moldings. William then added a center hall and south wing, creating a unique "H"-shaped, which were completed by 1740. William and his wife, Maria Judith Page, had three children, two daughters and a son, but his wife died in 1744. William Randolph's cousin Jane married Peter Jefferson, and they were close friends. Before William Randolph died in 1745, he added a codicil to his will asking that Peter Jefferson come to Tuckahoe Plantation and care for his three orphaned children until his son Thomas Mann Randolph came of age. The Jeffersons moved from Shadwell in Charlottesville to Tuckahoe Plantation with their four daughters and two-year-old son Thomas. The Jeffersons lived in the "H" shape home with their own five children and the three Randolph orphans until 1752. During the seven years of the Jefferson residency, young Thomas was tutored in a one-room schoolhouse with his sisters and Randolph cousins. Jefferson directed the activities of the plantation and its seven overseers, "retaining a connection to the estate" even after he returned to his own plantation of Shadwell.
In 1792, Thomas Mann Randolph III was born (not to be confused with his half-brother, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. who was born in 1768). To the dismay of Randolph Jr., Randolph III (also called "the imposter") inherited Tuckahoe and kept the plantation until 1820. Since then, it has continued to be privately owned. The house is currently occupied by owner/manager Addison B. Thompson and his wife. The grounds are open for self-guided tours. The house is open for private tours by appointment and may also be rented for private events.
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Perfect night to make some movie memories w/ the two oldest! #Throwback
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Scan of a contact print. (Goochland, Virginia, USA. Taken with a Mamiya RB67 Pro S with 90mm lense on Fuji 400 NPH 220 film.)
This is the 2nd place that I shot at today but the first that I processed because the whole place just blew me away, I came upon it purely by chance and stopped in the middle of the road to get these shots. I'm not sure what caused the ice on the trees since there were no more in the area like it but it was magical to see.
Driving back from Wilmington, NC today, I had almost 3 straight hours of rain. As I got near Richmond the rain was off and on, yet the skies remained overcast. I had an outdoor party to attend this afternoon so I was hoping the sun would finally come out...and it did, but not until around 6 pm. This shot was taken about 3:30 on my way to the party. We never did get rained on at the party though...which was a really good thing since they had 2 bands playing outdoors!
I returned to the lake at the West Creek Corporate Center to retake some photos with my new camera. They are far superior to the old ones, in my opinion.
Getting ready to experience movies the way they were meant to be! #throwback #vintage #cars2 #expectmore
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I spent yesterday's photoshoot with a new model, Krystal. She's the first model of mine who I didn't really know, so as we drove around through the country I got to know her a bit more. It was a good experience for me to work with someone who I wasn't familiar with, and I'm very happy to have done the shoot for her!