Photography
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.
<img src=“https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2025/day-one2025-02-01-at-07.34.56.jpeg" width=“600” height=“392” alt=“A horse stands beside a rustic, red barn with corrugated metal roof. Large white text reads: “JESUS SEEK AND FIND HIM FOR ETERNAL LIFE.” Surrounding are leafless trees and open fields.">
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
School memories, new lab day was always fun but a lot of work
Watching the sun set into the Atlantic Ocean - in North Carolina. Eat your heart out California.
From the Côte d’Azur, it’s #WindowFriday
White Top Mountain in southwest Virginia was the site of a huge traditional music festival for a few years towards the end of the Great Depression. Located in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, it remains undeveloped. It’s bisected by the Appalachian Trail and a good spot to see black bears.
A cold morning on the Uwharrie Trail. We were hiking along and heard the unmistakable sound of bagpipes echoing through the woods. Cresting a hill, we saw the piper, a considerable distance off the trail, standing on a small rise just playing away. So odd and memorable.
Sushi for two from one of our favorite date night locations
I love the backyard bird show we get year round.
My granddaughter is an earnest snow angel if there ever was one - that look of concentration - LOL.
Watching the sunrise through my bedroom window. Our house borders on a small expanse of wetlands I hope never gets developed.
Located on a two-lane road leading to the Uwharrie Mountains in Montgomery County, NC, this house has been frozen in time for as long as I can remember.
<img src=“https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2025/opt-2025-01-28-1-6.jpeg" width=“600” height=“399” alt=“An old, wooden cabin stands abandoned amidst overgrown vegetation and leafless trees. A rusted metal roof and broken windows indicate disrepair. A “Private Property” sign is visible.">
Charlotte, the largest city in NC, is surprisingly easy to maneuver on a bike. I was on foot the day I snapped this, but I’ve ridden through there before.
When I was growing up this gentrified street was a mess of GIs, prostitutes and street hustlers - not fountains and flower pots. Hay Street, Fayetteville, NC
My wife took her sister on a celebratory trip after she finished her cancer treatments. While touring the Scottish Highlands and the Isle of Skye, Wonder Woman captured these snaps and sent them to me.
I rode by this house a thousand times on my bicycle before ever stopping to realize how cool it looks. Located on River Road, near Wade, NC on a farm bordering the Cape Fear River.
I’m curious to see how many of you well-traveled types can identify the location of the mural.
If you are ever in Norfolk, VA, stop by the Zoological Park and see this little guy. You can walk right through the red panda exhibit, where he lives in a huge oak tree and looks down at visitors all day.
Last year, Wonder Woman took her sister on a trip to Scotland to celebrate her recovery from cancer. They toured the Isle of Skye and sent me this wonderful sunset picture. Enjoy.
Wonder Woman had to cut her planned run short - because her water bottles froze in the 15-degree temperature. Except she never calls them water bottles. It’s always “my hydration” She doesn’t eat while training either. She follows her “nutrition plan.”
