Photography
Sunrise over Tomales Bay in Inverness, California.

The tulips in the spring in Central Park, New York City

I love the way the snowy background makes them look so brilliant. #birds
A winter view of the dogwood and azaleas in my front yard that will be so beautiful come spring.

Useless Things - Hiking Edition. The little known national scenic trail, the Nuesiok, located in the Croatan National Forest in North Carolina floods frequently and the park service tries to help, kind of.

I took this photo out the window of a restaurant while eating dinner near (not with) David Sedaris who has a vacation home nearby. In case you ever make it to Atlantic Beach, NC, check out Amos Mosquitos for fresh caught local seafood.

Another photo from the now closed North Carolina Aviary - A Victoria Crowned Pigeon with its vibrant blue plumage, deep red eyes, and a dramatic crest of lacy, white-tipped feathers #bird

When he was tiny like this, my grandson was very attached to his Mom, so it was rare for him to voluntarily leave her like he did in this photo when his curiosity led him to walk with me across this field. He eventually got tired and simply sat down on the grass and had to be carried home.

A winter sunset over Badin Lake in the heart of the Uwharrie National Forest in central North Carolina.

I’ve been looking at this giant oak since I was a kid when it was in front of the local newspaper. After the paper moved, the area became a notorious red-light district patrolled by civilian police and Army MPs. Today, the tree is on the grounds of the Army Airborne and Special Operations Museum.

I captured this snap of a Blue Crowned Hanging Parrot, one of the smallest, at our state aviary before it closed a few years back. It was one of my favorite places in the world

Winter sky

Located right off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock, NC, Cone Manor, the former home of one of NC’s textile barons, overlooks the frozen surface of Bass Lake down below.

Linville Gorge in Western North Carolina, home to some of the most challenging hiking in the Eastern US.

We appeal to the angels we have, even if they aren’t the angels we think we need.

Lonesome Lake in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, seen from the shoreline and again the next day atop Franconia Ridge in the background.
The Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad in North Carolina.

Texas Lake, located on Ft. Liberty in North Carolina, after a thunderstorm.

Christmas Tree Rd., Sampson County, NC I took this picture because it represents the kinds of things you can still see in the rural south. I’m recording - not proselytizing nor mocking.
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This is a female eclectus parrot. They look so different from the males that scientists who discovered them thought they were two different species. #birds
