Gratuitous Old BuildingRt. 1, Spotsylvania–OK, OK another old building falling down. I like old buildings so sue me. You’ve got to admit it looks pretty cool when you run it through your photo program.
Some Good Sense–For a RebSpotsylvania–Placing your Headquarters within walking distance of a Motel 6, Pizza Hut, and McDonalds shows some good sense. Placing a marker like this in the middle of a highway median where the context has been totally obl…
What the Hell?????Orange–After traveling passed miles and miles of mobile homes (With the most beautifully kept lawns you could ever see) on the back roads of Orange County I turned a corner and there it was. You can’t see the house from the road. …
The Pierson Farm–A Little ReminderSpotsylvania–This view is pretty much as it was 150 years ago. After December 13, 1862 it earned another name–“The Slaughter Pen Farm.” As we all enjoy the 4th of July holiday with beer and dogs, family, friends,…
A Hat Trick!!!!Fredericksburg–Three steeples in one shot! The Circuit Courthouse, Trinity Episcopal Church, and Fredericksburg Baptist Church. And I thrown in one Masonic Lodge to boot–the building in the foreground. How many places can you do this …
A VDOT Coffee Break Gone Wrong…….Based on the time it takes VDOT to complete a road project this may actually be the case. Does make you want to park a piece of heavy equipment in the front yard and see what happens doesn’t it?
If These Stone Could Only Talk the Tales They Would Tell……….Fredericksburg–Right next to the, “Bridge of which we do not speak,” sits the remains of a support for the old railroad bridge which spanned the Rappahannock at the time of the Civil Wa…
Do We Really Want to Know?While waiting for the light to change at the intersection of Rt. 1 and Rt. 630 in Safford Courthouse (The large brick building in the background) I noticed this small roughly 5′ x 5′ structure. Then I noticed the sign inside,…
OK I Give Up. Where is the Motel?At some point in the past the Baldwin Motel fell victim to the wrecking ball. Why leave the sign? And under the current circumstances, why does the sign say, “Vacancy?”
While riding roads of Thai villages, it’s impossible not to note ragged dogs dotting the winding path. Often, they prop their thin bodies in the middle of the road, rarely moving for anyone or anything, including my motorbike. I found out the hard way …
