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Content Published August 20, 2016

Summer Walnut

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Content Published July 3, 2016

Looking for Smaller Creatures

A young sycamore bends far out over the stream to see what's there.

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Content Published June 24, 2016

Exposed

Skeleton of small tree, standing apart from the protection of the forest.

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Content Published May 20, 2016

Bifurcations

The elegance of a lone tree is only made greater when reflected.

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Content Published May 20, 2016

Perfect Pitch

Farm buildings against a forest backdrop on the American Piedmont

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Content Published April 21, 2016

This Way In

A barn star appears to be giving direction.

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Content Published April 21, 2016

Along Lime Kiln Road

The best part of a snowfall is just after it ends, before the following winds dislodge the tentative flakes clinging to the smallest branches.

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Content Published April 10, 2016

Life in a Summer Pond

A time to sit and watch reflections and ripples under a spreading maple tree.

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Content Published April 8, 2016

Fog in the Forest

Great oaks witness a veil of summer fog on the Virginia piedmont.

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Content Published March 27, 2016

Sun Breaking

Sometimes fog is so thick it's easy to miss the obvious.

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Content Published January 20, 2016

Under the Willow

Sitting under a willow tree by a farm pond can challenge our sense of perspective.

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Content Published December 14, 2015

Music at the Pond

Martin houses create a musical score on a pond.

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Content Published November 30, 2015

Windmill in the Pond

The relationship between windmills and water is constant. I love how photography can show us different ways this relationship can be told.

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Content Published February 24, 2015

Bloody Lane Sunset Antietam NHP

This solemn scene evokes quiet thoughts of the many Americans who lost their lives here in 1864.

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Content Published September 16, 2014

March Snow at Waterford Mill

A small dogwood tree waits the coming of spring on the Virginia Piedmont.

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Content Published April 4, 2012

Bridge to Nowhere

I was faced with this heavy, mysterious fog just beginning to lift over the Potomac River, and watched in wonder.

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Romantic Landscapes

Sublime scenes of past human culture within natural settings.
Sense of the American Piedmont

For those who love rolling pastures, pastoral life, living waters, and open skies, the American Piedmont never fails.
Woodlands

At the edge of deep shadows and open light are subjects welcomed by both.
At Water's Edge

Strange and wonderful things happen at the seam where water meets land.
Appalachian Mountains

Scenics from the Appalachian Mountains
Carolina Lowcountry and Charleston

Salt marsh, Live Oaks, Cypress pools, and Spanish Moss
Virginia Grist Project

The machines and spaces man invented to turn grain into flour tell us something important about human ingenuity and pride in craftsmanship.
Timeless Walls

Exploring old castles and their deepest, shadowy recesses ...
Scene on the Street

Understanding the souls of places visited often requires a picture.
Stills that Tell a Story

Before man turned the world into plastic and concrete we made things to last.

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My passion.....

I look for inspiration wherever nature intermingles with the creations of man. My appreciation of historic architecture makes it a favorite subject of mine. Nostalgic old ruins, gristmills, churches, stone bridges, grand old barns, and other agrarian… Read more

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