Geocaching … Where Starships Become Real
One of the fun aspects of Geocaching at the moment is being able to geocache in the ways of a Klingon warrior. Many may say I am getting my “geek” on, but hey … It is not just fun for me but seems to be fun as well for the others out there geocaching around [...]
Finding A Drumming Circle
This evening, I photographed the Spiritheart Flute & Drum Circle of the Shenandoah Valley which had a gathering at Mary Baldwin College. I learned of this evening a few weeks ago and even though this is my day off … I pulled rank as chief photographer and assigned it to myself as I am honored [...]
A Hunter of Stories: “Photographing Flowers”
Photographing Flowers With traffic flowing here and there on all sides of the triangle, Roger Neil of Newport News seems to ignore the cars and trucks as he focuses instead on using his tripod to set up his shot. With the lens pointed downward, the man from Newport News focuses the lens on the flowers [...]
A Hunter of Stories: “Stand and Leap”
Stand and Leap Placing both hands firmly on the ground, 15-year-old Jacob Diehl launches his legs straight up into the air. His legs remain straight for several seconds until he is sure of his balance. Once sure, he lowers his legs to either side with hands still firmly in place. Several feet away, 16-year-old Derek [...]
A Hunter of Stories: “One Cast at a Time”
One Cast at a Time As 17-year-old Asa Dunnavant of Lexington checks his pocket for another lure and prepares to step back out into the South River even as 10-year-old Dakota Clements of Rockbridge County gathers his own gear and calls it a day. Having the tiny island all to himself, Dunnavant wades back out [...]
A Hunter of Stories: “Studying Humans”
Studying Humans The human automotive traffic flowing at a steady pace along Frontier Drive at its back, the Cooper’s hawk sits on its perch between road and parking lot. The immature raptor shows no signs of fear or any other discomfort as it eyes the humans traveling to and from the Sheetz convenience store in [...]
A Hunter of Stories: “Running in the Halls … well, sort of”
Running in the Halls … well, sort of … Normally, students running in the halls at school is frowned upon, yet there are exceptions to the rule. At Riverheads High School, members of the wrestling team find the length of one particular hallway the runway for warm-ups and conditioning. Under the watchful eyes and direction [...]
A Hunter of Stories: “Strumming in Sunshine”
Strumming in Sunshine Sitting on a short stone wall along side the Augusta County courthouse, Joe Somers of Nelson County hunches over his guitar and strums the strings in a pattern of his own creation. It is how he chooses to pass the early Thursday afternoon in Staunton, Va., on Dec. 3, 2009. His guitar [...]
A Hunter of Stories: Cooking with Local Flavor
Cooking with Local Flavor Dana Flanders scoops out a pumpkin purchased from the Staunton-Augusta Farmers Market. On Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, she does so as a step in preparing a pumpkin pie for the next day’s Thanksgiving dinner to be served in her home in Staunton, Va. To one side of her work area sits [...]
A Hunter of Stories: “A Little Warming Up Music”
A Little Warming Up Music His drum slung over his shoulder, American Civil War reenactor Colin Hester of the 5th Virginia, Co. E, walks along North Augusta Street. He makes his way towards his reenacting company’s assigned staging area before the start of the annual Veterans Day parade through downtown Staunton, Va. Sometime after finding [...]
