Several years ago I took some photos at the National Folk Music Festival held in Richmond, VA, that year. One of the features was a fashion show of a tradition in the African American community of fancy hats worn for Sunday services, or, as they were called at the festival, “crowns.” There were several on display in a booth but later in the afternoon several women put on a bit of a fashion show waring their Sunday best hats. Here are two of them.
She Sells Sea Shells by the Sea Shore (2 Photos) /
Although if she were here on Cape Lookout National Seashore on Harkers Island, NC, her business would be very slow because you could not walk on the beach without crunching a few shells. Masses of them everywhere.
Mom and Cub /
This ought to have been posted yesterday. The cub is sim months old and never too far from mom. We enjoyed watching the youngster chase fish and birds and catch a stick which seemed a great game. I was at Lake Clark on an airboat with Tom Light. What an great adventure that day.
Re-View Number Seven /
This photo is unique. Not that there are not others that might be very similar but this one was a moment in time and I was all alone on the shore. We were traveling on the Alcan Highway in the Yukon and stopped along this lake. It is a dying lake because of an earthquake years ago that diverted the river into another area. And it is usually quite windy along here. So we stopped and the walk to the shore was a distance and strewn with rocks and a bit of mud, almost did not go. But the wind had stopped and the view was compelling where we were but I wanted the reflection. So, I carefully picked my way down to the shore. There were no footprints, no people about - one car stopped in the parking area in the 30/40 minutes we were there and then left. I got to the shore set my tipod up and took a shot, than a second and third, made a couple of small adjustments and took two more. By the time I got back to the parking area the wind and picked up the reflection was gone and before we were two miles away dark clouds rolled in and the rain started. So, I hope you enjoy this unique photo, it is one of my favorite images from our trip.
“For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.” 2 Corinthians 3:18,18 NLT
Re-View Number Six /
This one is quite different from the first time I posted. Just for the learning experience, I converted to B&W and added a soft, foggy backdrop to the bird who stands in contrast to the rest of the scene.
"Mirror Mirror..." /
… for more than half a century there has been only one answer for me. Today we celebrate our 49th Anniversary. The wedding took place at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland on May 8th, 1971, the week before Cindy graduated from the college. She is framed in a mirror that I guess was in the chapel somewhere. The flowers she has were picked by our minister’s wife along the side of the road as they traveled from Pittsburgh to Frederick. Cindy made her wedding dress and her Aunt Timmie made yards of tatting that was incorporated into the dress.
This photo is one of the few we have as we had two volunteer photographers who were glad to shoot a roll of film but not too many came out and several are not in focus. But they bring back great memories so they feel perfect. The enforced lock-in has altered the agenda for today but I do have a celebration planned that must remain undisclosed this morning.
Re- View Number Five /
I like this photo as much for the memory as for the image. This is taken about 3 miles up this valley on Cathedral Mountain in Denali. It was an off the trail adventure, just Cindy and me and our bear spray. It was a stunning view made even more interesting by the fact we were alone in this vast area. If you look really closely, you can see Cindy in the right portion of the photo just below the ridge on the green tundra. She is wearing a red jacket. I am higher on the ridge seeing if this was near the top but it was only another false summit. We choose to start back at this point in the hike and followed a tiny stream back to the Denali Highway and got on the next bus heading back to our campground.
Re- View Number Four /
Joshua Tree National Park exceeded my expectations - it was beautiful and still and full of interesting rock formations (No u2 however), and a nice hike that led to a lake, just an amazing place. It was pretty hot when we were there but not even close to what it is in the summer. Nice towns close and an old western movie/TV town that was fun to explore.
Re- View Number Three /
This one just appeals to me from several standpoints. I love the fact I got it late at night, I love the subtile image of the Washington Monument at the end of the sweeping curve of the Martin Luther King Memorial. The figure at the end gives it scale. I appreciate that Washington was so instrumental in securing America’s independence as MLKjr was in ending the awful treatment of African Americans from the Jim Crow era. And it was a gorgeous, warm, enveloping kind of night.
Re- View Number Two /
I did not mention that yesterday’s image was one I already posted but slightly better (I hope better) editing. I am doing a week of these because they are ones I am thinking I will print. Any thoughts on them, or what would look better or latest number of gray cars passing your window in 6 hours (yes it is desperate here) would be appreciated. Yesterday’s photo was from central Alaska off a secondary road east of Denali. And one of my favorite photos.
While I have tried hard over these six years not to post duplicates it has happened a few times but this week is a choice.
Today is a sweeping view of the Yosemite Valley with Bridal Veil Falls in the center. Again a re-edited version.
Waiting /
“Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.” 1 Corinthians 13:12 NLT
Rustic (2 photos) /
This is a bridge rebuilt in the same location representing how the original bridges were quickly constructed in the 1940’s for the Alaskan Highway.
Just a Lovely Walk /
This carriage path on the island of Acadia in the National Park is so inviting today. I think I have been in place way too long. We go for walks but not anywhere new. I need to find someplace close and get outside this weekend - outside but more than my deck which I am sanding down and retaining: LOCKDOWN FUN. (And there is nothing left to clean in the house!)
One Small Leap For Duckdom /
A Blue-winged Teal leaps into the air.
Now This Is Different /
A small shop in Sitka, AK had a clever way to display buttons.
Anger Management 101 /
Most of the bears we viewed were either occupied eating or just looked like they were curious about us or “above” us and could not be bothered. This one seemed like you did not want to provoke him.
Gypsum /
The “sands” of White Sands National Monument. A magical place in part because we were there on a perfect weather day, not too hot, not windy and just lovely light.
Purple Mountains Majesty /
I shared a similar photo to this two or three years ago. This is from a better angle and I think I have processed it more reasonably. It was a beautiful night in Yosemite National Park and quiet after the day folks had departed. The nearly full moon rose over Half Dome and the fading light turned it into a purple glow. Magical.
“I will meditate on your majestic, glorious splendor and your wonderful miracles. Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue; I will proclaim your greatness.” Psalm 145: 5,6 NLT
Used /
When I was in Kinston, NC (way back when travel was permitted) I saw this food truck from the PBS show, Chef and the Farmer. Vivian Howard, the Chef, wrote a cook book and used this truck to travel promoting her book and cooking some samples. Now it seems to be just parked and waiting for the sequel? Her show ran a few seasons on PBS and it was well done. She has a new show on Southern food origins that began four week ago that is also worth the viewing . But the best part is going to the restaurant in Kinston. Highly Recommended. (Also you can view two reviews in Eats!)
A Little Different /
How are you doing in the “You can’t eat out anywhere crisis?” We are doing too well! A sampling below:
Grilled Chicken
Fresh Salmon
Waffle Night
Soup “n Salad
Ham Slice: plus!
Taco Trio
Pan fired cod
Homeade Turkey Noodle Soup with fresh biscuits
French Toast, Eggs and Bacon