After the ice storm

The Blacks looked like this.

Robert Johnson on Painting from Nature

Our friend and neighbor Bob Johnson discusses his work in a short video I made about him this year.

Now, that's hard to believe...

Singer and storyteller Michael Reno Harrell wrapping up a good yarn at RiddleFest in Burnsville.

Pretty danged nice

Ohle's Pond last Saturday afternoon. The water, it turned out, was pretty cold so we only stayed in for about a second. (It's worth clicking on this one to see it bigger, which you can also do with most of the other pictures on this blog.)

Who knew?

Aija hikes up her leafy skirt to show off her immortal wooden knees.

Mystery road

This is the Blue Ridge Parkway as seen from the trail that crosses over the Twin Tunnels.

Football and Taxidermy

Football "fans" at an undisclosed location in Burnsville "watching" the Superbowl in the company of deer heads.