Archives for the ‘Photography.Local’ Category

Mini Michael Jackson

Author: From http://blog.mikemorones.com • Jul 24th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local

Saw young Michael Covington as I wandered around the Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair looking for a feature. I’ve been incredibly deep in the weeds lately and haven’t had much motivation to write about it. Maybe this weekend…


WANTED: A View from Outside the Fish Bowl

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Jul 18th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
"In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane."

Oscar Wilde

I have come to notice that of those happy few who stop in here from time to time most are from outside the Fredericksburg city limits. Some are way outside, i.e., out of state, another coast or continent. Because you bring a different perspective to the table I am taking a slight detour from my travelogue (fear note I'm ready to take you down the Fredericksburg Turnpike) to ask a favor of you. Actually, more to the point, I want to ask your opinion...........








Mr. Cameron*, Paint this Wall!
There is a bit of a controversy in the burg involving the wall pictured above. It was installed for pedestrian safety. No one disputes the need for the wall. The issue involves the color, or should I say colors, of the wall. Should it be left alone or painted. I'm not looking for in depth analysis but rather your opinion regarding the painting issue. Our local reporter can't understand what all the fuss is about. Is she right? Or do we need to chip in for a book on color coordination for her? I'll post the pictures of the Fredericksburg Turnpike the beginning of the week to give you time to mull this one over. Comments would be greatly appreciated.
* Acting City Manager (That's a story for another day. Or more appropriately, another blog)


A Trip to Colonial Beach—Rt. 205

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Jul 15th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

Mark Twain

Tom Browkaw spent months traveling Rt. 50 from coast to coast with a film crew, producers, writers and a budget to complete a series of documentaries on life in America. I just spent two hours on the road going to Colonial Beach to drop off some paperwork with a local agent and check in on the repairs to a house. Just me, enough money for a Gatorade at the Race Track, and my digital camera….


Rt. 205

A typical stretch of Rt. 205 in King George.


Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-07-15 18:28:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Jul 15th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
Another Computer Enhanced Photo of An Abandoned Building. Why do I Keep Subjecting You to This?
A question I asked myself when I took this photos. Last week I went back to take a photo of something I had passed for years with little notice. The scene had just popped into my head and I though it would make a good photo. When I arrived the subject of my trek was gone. At first I was irritated and then I felt regret. We take so much for granted until it is gone and what is unimportant to us has meaning to others. This photo is someones memories. The computer enhancement just makes it look cool.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-07-15 18:23:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Jul 15th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
God Bless America
As you travel down Rt. 205 you will notice that someone has attached American flags, and in some cases yellow ribbons, to random street and roads signs. Welcoming someone back? Or just a simple way to show love of country?

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-07-15 18:20:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Jul 15th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
Just A Gravel Road
Typical rural Virginia road coming off of Rt. 205.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-07-15 18:13:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Jul 15th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
A Garden Along the Road
"When a gauzy, purple butterfly,
Softly tilts a golden flower,
It's cool wings ease the summer flame
As laughter sooths a troubled hour."

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-07-15 18:10:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Jul 15th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
The Post Office in Nide
Not many of these one room Post Offices remain.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-07-15 18:07:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Jul 15th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
Truly the Road Less Traveled
An old section of a cement based road that runs parallel to Rt. 205 in King George County.

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Jul 15th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
For the Seafood "Chefs" in Our Mist
For those who would not be caught dead with fish sticks or any other prepared entrees in their freezers or pantries like a local reporter I know. Who would rather spend (waste) countless hours preparing, sauteing, braising, poaching, or seasoning freshly caught or grown foods I give you a fresh seafood stand just outside of Colonial Beach. Open weekends I believe.

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