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Falling Off the Wagon

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Sep 26th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
"If you would attain to what you are not yet, you must always be displeased by what you are. For where you are pleased with yourself there you have remained. Keep adding, keep walking, keep advancing."
Saint Augustine

Far be it for me to buck a saint. Especially with my Catholic upbringing. Also it's been raining all day, I pretty much caught up with my paperwork (translation--It can wait till tomorrow), and I've got some time on my hands. So accepting the sage advice of Saint Augustine I shall keep pushing buttons, sliding some bars and keep on moving forward enhancing photos. We are falling off the wagon boys and girls! Let's put the old lamp shade on our head, put down a few, and see what this computer can do. I did mention I'm Irish Catholic didn't I?
Up Yours Too Buddy!
Rt. 29, Culpeper County. I've have tried for months to get a photo of the flags and yellow ribbons on these signs up and down Rt. 29. On prior occasions there was someone behind me or too much traffic. On this day I decided to just put on the brakes and pull off the road. The guy behind me didn't appreciate this maneuver much and was quick to express it. Needless to say I had to respond in kind--rules of the road you know.
My eldest son served a tour in Afghanistan and Iraq with the 29th Division as a member of the VA National Guard. Came home safe and sound and is now finishing up his college education.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-09-27 00:11:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Sep 26th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
A Learning Moment
I'm sneaking in another dilapidated building in under the guise of education. Note that the wall framing goes straight up to the top without the usual break between floors. This is known as balloon construction:

"Balloon framing, as heretofore explained, is the term given to that system of construction in which the skeleton, or framework, of a building is spiked together with butt joints, and depends almost entirely for its strength and stability upon its exterior covering and the manner in which this covering is applied."

As noted, without the siding the building is leaning rather precariously. As an insurance adjuster I refer to this type of construction as a pain in the (expletive deleted). Note the lack of fire stops and insulation. Once the fire breaks into the walls the house either burns to the ground or smoke travels everywhere behind the walls. The result is extensive demolition of the walls and ceilings to seal the framing to stop the smell.

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Sep 26th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
Just Liked the Shot
Lignum, Culpeper County. Nothing special here folks just liked the shot. An old unused grazing field and farm building in the background. Just got to love rural Virginia.


Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-09-26 23:55:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Sep 26th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
A Mystery to be Solved
Lignum, Culpeper County. This structure is down a back road leading out of the "town." What is intriguing about this building is that the few windows on the first floor are shuttered and barred and the only two windows on the second floor have bars on them. I've googled Lignum but have been unable to find anything on this building. Next time I'm in Culpeper a stop in the Visitors Center will be on my itinerary.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-09-26 23:45:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Sep 26th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
Not the Bate's Motel
Rt. 301 in Caroline County. This was once a roadside motel. In fact you can see the "old" Rt. 301 in front of the building which is now partially overgrown with grass. The "new" Rt. 301 is about 20 yards behind where this photo was taken. This building is now used for church functions.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-09-26 23:35:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Sep 26th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
Rose Hill
As you drive into old town Fredericksburg you will pass this house. By the way, one block over and you will pass my house. The main section of the house was built prior to the Civil War. The family who owns it are a bit reclusive but I have been in it once. In addition to being a beautiful and historic house the grandfather of the current owner served with the "Great White Fleet" (Learning moment...President Teddy Roosevelt sent an American fleet around the world, 1907-09 to show the flag). There are pictures of this little adventure on the walls.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-09-26 23:23:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Sep 26th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
Not Quite "The Field of Dreams"
On a back road in the Northern Neck. No baseball diamond here but there is an electrical post for some lighting. My guess is that, while abandoned, no one wanted to tear down a perfectly good house. It's like that wierd aunt (Not you Aunt Berta) we all have who won't throw something away even if they don't have any use for it anymore. Never know when you'll need a house. So what the hell we will just plant around it.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-09-26 23:14:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Sep 26th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
Stephen King Are You in There?
On a back road in King William County. This reminds me of the Crypt Keeper episode (Old TV show for the youngsters in the audience. Could only watch it when my parents were not home) where Stephen King plays a farmer who gets some spores on him after finding a meteor. They begin to grown on him and in the end he is covered in growth and blows his brains out. The ivy has not only overgrown the telephone poles it has also begun to cover the trees.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-09-26 23:07:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Sep 26th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
Off the Beaten Path
Travel all the way to the end of Lee Drive in Fredericksburg you will see Meade's Pyramid. And see is all you can do--Big NO NO to cross the train tracks. CSX doesn't like you playing on their tracks.

?"The 30-foot square, 23-foot high pyramid at Prospect Hill in the Fredericksburg Battlefield Park marks where Gen. George Meade and his federal troops broke through the Confederate defensive lines on December 12, 1862. They were soon driven out after sustaining 40% casualties.

The R.F.& P. railroadmen built this using Virginia granite for the Confederate Memorial Literary Society. It sits adjacent to the railroad tracks as a reminder to train travelers that they are passing through the Fredericksburg Battlefield."

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-09-26 23:00:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Sep 26th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
Red Sky in the Morning Sailors Take Warning
Sailors may look upon this scene with some trepidation but Frederickburg hasn't been a port for over a century. Dawn over the famous Purina Tower in downtown. By the way it did start to rain about an hour or so after the picture was taken. Still the scene was worth being stuck in the house for the day.

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