“Another fresh new year is here . . .Another year to live!To banish worry, doubt, and fear,To love and laugh and give!This bright new year is given meTo live each day with zest . . .To daily grow and try to beMy highest and my best!I have the opportu…
Rooftops of Old Town Fredericksburg And A Learning MomentThis photo was taken from the top of our downtown parking deck. The deck roof was closed with police tape which I slid under. After trudging from the back corner entrance to the front corner o…
Welcome to FredericksburgLooking into downtown Frederickburg from the Chatham Bridge. You may wish to question my sanity for strolling down a main road into town with sidewalks covered and lanes restricted by snow! Fear not my friends any vehicle trav…
It Doesn’t Snow in VirginiaLewis Street, Fredericksburg. I’ve lived in Virginia for 40 years and can probably count the number of significant snow falls on one hand. Winters here can get cold but precipitation is usually an occasional freezing rain. …
No One At HomeWhile we were digging ourselves out some people were away in balmy Arizona lounging around in shorts sipping exotic drinks with little thought of what their friends were going through at home. I know this because they didn’t even bother …
Festive Covering of HistoryFredericksburg–Federal Hill was built in 1790 and is a blending of the Georgian and Federal styles of architecture. During the Battle of Fredericksburg the house and grounds were occupied by Union infantry and artillery. Fi…
Coming HomeHanover Street in Fredericksburg, late afternoon. Three more blocks and I’m home. Home to e-mails and phone messages with questions about when streets would be cleared, complaining about the City’s snow removal priorities, and providing i…
The Story Behind the NameA Union soldiers musings on witnessing a camp burial…..”…we, his fellow soldiers, his comrades, hard hearted wretches, calloused by many similar scenes will never give a second thought. How little, very little, we think of…
Just Take it InThis past weekend my wife and youngest son took a road trip to Madison County. Unlike in Fredericksburg the snow is still on the ground here at the base of the mountains. Note the snow is undisturbed. I just stood for a few minutes ta…
Falling Off the Wagon……Again and in a Big WayYou glance over to your right and you are taken by the variety of colors and textures and the urge hits you! You know that its time to play with reality….again. On Photoshop Edit there are ten enhan…
