I sit on the porch and look at your garden trying to summon the courage & strength to go do the work that needs to be done. I don’t want to do it but yet I do. I don’t have the passion or desire to grow like you did. You did it to the extreme……growing […]

When I wrote my previous blog post I had so many thoughts rolling through my head that I needed to get them out. I realized today it was because I’m missing my companion. My soul mate, my high school sweetheart, my spouse and father of my children. The man I shared everything with; my dreams […]

Webster’s definition of Lonely is “alone; solitary; standing apart from others of its kind; isolated; unhappy at being alone; longing for friends, company” For the first time in my life I’m alone. My parent’s have passed away, my spouse of 40 years died 40 days ago, our children are grown with families of their own. […]

Now that the weather is warming up and the daffodils are starting to appear, I thought I’d better get this blog post done about the 2022 Snow Storm! On Jan 3rd we had an unbelievable 13″ of snow in Spotsylvania County Virginia. It was beautiful but heavy and destructive. By 9am our power was out […]

It’s always fun to look back over the past year of images. I can remember the small victories of succeeding with a new technique, recall the struggles of failed attempts, cringe at some and wonder “what was I thinking” but most of all I enjoy having my year documented with photos. Here are a few […]

In November I drove to Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park for sunrise. Once the sun was up I decided to continue my drive south and explore a little. The park was quiet on this Tuesday morning and I followed a few deer down the road as they ambled along looking for breakfast! I […]

I was reviewing old images the other day for a project I’m working on, more on that later, and I found a few that I wanted to share again. It really is enlightening to look back at older images. Some made me wonder, “what was I thinking?” and others were like, “ok I was on […]

We stayed in Bristol TN on the the first night of our trip last month. You can read about the first day of our journey here. Before we ventured further south we decided to visit Historic Bristol. We had been to NASCAR races at the Bristol Speedway many times but never visited the actual city. […]

I retired from my federal job after 33 years service this past November. After enjoying the holidays with family I shifted my focus to photography. I’ve always enjoyed photography and have pursued it part-time over the past few years. But now it’s time for a New Start! A big part of the new start is […]

A hay ride and apple picking with our family.