An Old War HorseThe early farm tractors had all metal wheels. Rubber wheels came into use in the early 30’s. This tractor looks to have been a late 30’s early 40’s model. No idea of the manufacturer. Today it sits rusting off Rt. 3 in Westmorelan…
This is Rural VirginiaI feel sorry for those of you who stuck in offices while I get to enjoy scenery like this in Northumberland County. I can picture a Norman Rockwell moment inside.
A Final Resting Place on the Side of the RoadWestmoreland County. This small cemetery sits alone. There is not a church or home nearby. The names on all the markers have been worn away.Do Not Stand at My Grave and WeepDo not stand at my grave and weep…
Quonset Hut Decked Out for Saturday NightThe former John Deere store on Rt. 203, Westmoreland County. Not many of these still around. The name comes from their site of first manufacture, Quonset Point, at the Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Cen…
The Limits of KnowledgeSomewhere outside Doswell. Don’t know what it is, what it was used for, or when it was used; but I do know I find it interesting.
I’ll Let Frost Explain ItTree At My Window Tree at my window, window tree,My sash is lowered when night comes on;But let there never be curtain drawnBetween you and me.Vague dream-head lifted out of the ground,And thing next most diffuse to cloud,Not …
“Lost Satellite Reception”A common phrase from my Garmin when traveling the back roads of Louisa County. So you drive around till you are told to, “drive 6/10s of a mile and turn right.” Or something like that. It is amazing what one finds when you …
Since I last posted my concerns on moving forward with the construction of a new court facility there have been some significant changes. The Post Office site has been abandoned and we are now looking at a new site–the current District Court/Fire Stat…
“After sleeping through a hundred million centuries we have finally opened our eyes on a sumptuous planet, sparkling with color, bountiful with life. Within decades we must close our eyes again. Isn’t it a noble, an enlightened way of spending our …
Let There be Light”So much the rather thou Celestial lightShine inward, and the mind through all her powersIrradiate, there plant eyes, all mist from thencePurge and disperse, that I may see and tellOf things invisible to mortal sight. “
