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Back to our October trip down into southwest Virginia, we discovered that many of the nation's Christmas trees are grown in Grayson and surrounding counties. Seems every time we went around a turn, there was more and more acres of Christmas trees. Quite a sight to behold!
While Simba appears to be paying almost flawlessly close attention to me, it is apparent that he is also listening for pork (of any sort) as always.
Recently I went to North Carolina. Along the way, I made some landscape shots. Here is a pseudo panorama of the Shenandoah Valley.
We had gotten enough of an idea of what an impassably muddy old street looks like that we didn't need to see the lower right-hand corner of the picture.
But we were nostalgic enough for the oldtimes South that we wanted to look fondly upon depictions of settings of events from those times. "Ah yes we like to continually remember how life was lived in the U.S. South during telegraphy times," we sigh as we fan ourselves.
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In downtown Hillsville, Virginia, on June 1st, 2011, in an alley off the west side of North Main Street (U.S. Route 52) north of Mill Street.
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Library of Congress classification idea:
ND2605 Mural painting and decoration, American.
N8251.S34 Storefronts in art.
NA4120 Building, Brick—United States—Pictorial works.
TA432 Bricks—Painting—Pictorial works.
F234.H5 Hillsville (Va.)—Pictorial works..
Hi everyone!! Back is doing better...getting out more, trying to get caught up on all the things I have fallen behind on, plus with a new kitty in the house I seem to be quite busy. Did take a moment this morning with my husband to watch the sunrise. Not the best photo, but still pretty I thought. Hope you all are having a great weekend! Thanks for taking a moment to view my shot!!!
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With evening shadows quickly encroaching on Montgomery Tunnel, a westbound Norfolk Southern manifest makes its assault on the Christiansburg grade.
Thought I would try out Alyssa's Lemon Action. This wasn't the best photo to use to show how great the action is, but after tweaking the colors of the sky it came out nice. The sky started out way too green looking, so I took it to more of a tiffany blue. A very talented girl she is. Definitely buy her actions!
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T-28C Trojan
Succesfully employed as counterinsurgency aircraft during the Vietnam war, these planes were later put into service as military trainer aircraft. Two T-28C Trojans were on display at the Virginia Tech airport this weekend alongside a TBM-3 Avenger, prior to conducting a flyover for the Virginia Tech - Clemson football game.
The Avenger had been flown by Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Alumnus retired Capt. Ben Tate (Class of 1942, now deceased) off the USS Belleau Wood, when he and two other aircraft sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Hiyo during the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
Unfortunately the flyover was cancelled due to rain.
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After a short paddle from the Byllesby boat launch, you pass the big Fries Junction New River Trail trestle and arrive at this awesome campsite called Double Shoals.
Shot from the top of Bald Mountain, near New Castle, Virginia.
Three exposures processed with Photomatix. My first HDR shot in a long time!
A pool of cool clear water from a forest stream in Scott County, VA. Taken in May 2015.
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A cool clear mountain stream in Scott County, VA. This pool lies downstream to the Devil's Bathtub; a place I visited last summer and found very inviting. Scott County and local hiking clubs have made this place an attraction and maintain the trail very well. Despite the number of people that frequent the locale, it is very clean. It's a 1.8 mile hike from the parking lot and you cross the stream at least 10+ times. The clarity of the water is like none other that I've seen around these parts. The depth here is probably 8-10 feet. Worth the trip if you are in the area.
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I 'beat the heat' up on Buffalo Mountain yesterday after work. We had a really warm day here in the Blue Ridge, so I made the short hike up to the cooler weather and nice breeze of Buffalo Mountain near Willis and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Come here on a weeknight and you'll have the place all to yourself. Come here on a Saturday morning and you will be saying 'hello' to people. Fortunately, everyone you see shares the same nature loving values as you do. And, when they unknowingly pose all cool-like on a rock underneath a huge colorful sky, it makes it even better.
Even with a 250mm lens and a crop sensor I had a hard time getting this guy to fill much of my frame. He kept flying away as I crept closer. I probably looked a little weird sneaking about because this creek runs along a fairly busy 2 lane road through Galax Virginia.
old cabin a mile from no where hidden in the woods. Ready to fall, it was a really interesting find on our hike.
More commonly known as "the Cascades", Cascade Falls in Jefferson National Forest
(near Pembroke, Southwest Virginia is one of the most popular waterfalls in Virginia, hosting around 150,000 visitors yearly. The 69 foot falls are surrounded by 200 foot cliff walls, and boasts a cold swimming hole below. The sound of Little Stony Creek can be heard all along the trail up.
A beetle disguised as a wasp!
On Solidago (goldenrod)
Synonym(s): Megacyllene flexuosum, Megacyllene pictus
Native
More info: wikipedia, BugGuide
Location: Tinker Creek Greenway, Roanoke, Virginia
Equipment:
* Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i
* Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM
* Flash: Canon 430EX II on a Lucas Macro Flash Bracket
A really hurried shot of the thawing snow... I find it amazing how you can see the definitive line in the mountains where the temperature is just cold enough to keep the snow from melting. I know this is exposed terribly, but I like it anyway :)
Construction began on the $100,000,000 Center for the Arts in 2011. The Center opened to the public for the first time on October 28th, 2013, as the recently renamed Moss Center, after artist Patricia Buckley Moss who donated $10,000,000 to aid in the endeavor. I'm pleased enough with this shot straight out of camera... and to lazy to edit.