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Random photos from the past week:
Last night's open mic, with host
Corey Hager presenting one of his original songs. He puts a lot into hosting this bi-weekly event, and even offers a
songwriting workshop beforehand. Great singer and person.
Little gems of sweetness! The
cherry and pear tomatoes refuse to give up despite the lack of rain.
Roadside beauty:
ironweed and
wingstem.
Part of Haley's steep, narrow driveway. There are little shelters along the side, one of which you can just barely see on the left of those photo, that hold salt and sand. Which makes me think it must be tricky in winter.
Mailbox for a local towing company. I bet the mail carrier hates it.
Farmington, a small town close to Haley's house, was the site of the terrible
Farmington No. 9 mine disaster. We visited the site once; it was eerie to realize we were standing probably on top of the graves of the unrecovered bodies of some of those poor miners. I found a little glass inkwell in the creek there, which I still have.
Ummm....I was glad that guardrail was there! Seen along
Route 2, which borders the
Ohio River, not too far from home.
There are many homes built of this kind of stone in north central West Virginia. I guess it's river rock? The area had and still has a strong Italian heritage. I believe last weekend
Clarksburg hosted their annual
Italian Festival.
Just look how carefully fitted the stones are. Amazing.
It takes skill to build with stone. West Virginia is a place I haven't been to. Virginia either, for that matter.
ReplyDeleteI think our state has some unique features, and the friendliest people! But every state is have been to offers its own special attractions in think. I've been to 36 states, but not really explored much in any of them except a few.
DeleteThat unique mailbox may by inconvenient for the mailman but it sure is cute ( not to mention appropriate).
ReplyDeleteYes it is! Illegal, but pretty cool. The mail carriers must not complain about it or he would have to take it down to get service.
Delete...you've had your traveling shoes on!
ReplyDeleteSeems that way, Tom!
DeleteWe would sometimes pass through Clarksburg before heading south to Elkins. Mostly we liked going through Parsons.
ReplyDeleteI'm on a search for a blanket chest. Looked at antique stalls on Saturday but none of them spoke to me. Hoping that a trip to Maine later this month or to Chambersburg, PA in October will result in a find.
I wish you were closer! I have several right now.
DeleteThe route through Parsons is prettier, for sure.
The stone houses impress me.
ReplyDeleteThose tomatoes look yummy! Sorry for the mail man but the box is cute!
ReplyDeleteInteresting video on the disaster - they had horses in there?! Nice they give metric ... a bit like the Wunder von Lengede...
Oh, Italian Festival!!! That house is a jigsaw-work!
Mailboxes like this are cute for sure, but are actually illegal because they are just harder to service. If the mail carrier made an issue of it the person would have to change it or lose mail service. I remember several from my mail-carrying days that I had to be careful about pulling my truck up to, or I would hit them. They definitely slowed me down.
DeleteThose tomatoes look really delicious and the stone houses are impressive.
ReplyDeleteThe stonemasons must have been very skilled, David.
DeleteI enjoyed the variety of pictures you shared today.
ReplyDeleteThanks, June!
DeletePoets and songwriters have a unique skill that is way over my ability.
ReplyDeleteThose stone houses remind me of the stone walls I see pictures of in England. I just imagine the work of finding the right sized stones to keep those solid walls lasting for years and years and years. Quite the puzzles to complete!
ReplyDeleteIt may be a tricky driveway but those golden trees are quite a gorgeous sight!
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