-The following first appeared in the July 16, 2016 issue of The Floyd Press with a larger spread of photos. Rain threatened but didn’t stop the July 4th Celebration that was rescheduled from the 4th to the 8th due to stormy weather. Although the crowd wasn’t as large as last year, those who did attend […]
1. The weekend was all about fireworks and flowers, and some fireworks are named after flowers and some flowers are named after fireworks. 2. There are lilies named Fire King and All Fired Up and a firework that I call Nana’s Zinnia. Dahlia Umbrella is another one. 3. I also watched my first rubber duck race. […]
On my way home from covering the 2nd annual Replenish Festival, a faith-based music festival in Floyd, I passed Wildwood Farms General Store, home to one of the largest daylily farms in the state that just happens to also be in Floyd. The lilies were all in bloom! I pulled over and walked through in […]
Our love is a busy venture when we lay around we get a lot done We’re lavished in summer made golden by a fortune of wealthy sun We’re minting coins impressed with each other How richly we spend our time ___Colleen Redman / Poets United
______Friday Photo Journal / Our World Tuesday
1. Everyday at 3:55 the kids at Great Oaks are on the edge of the pool waiting to hear the whistle that lets them know the adult swim is over and they can jump in. Sometimes I’m the only one in the pool and I get out a few minutes before 4:00 so I can watch […]
Wordless Wednesday / Our World Tuesday
It’s an Urban Hermitage in the middle of a city, where a Thoreau-like character named Greg lives simply and intentionally. It’s an art installation that fills up a house. The artist calls it “The Abandoned House Museum.” His life revolves around walks, sometimes with his wife who lives in a different house. He practices Zen […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press newspaper on June 30, 2016. The attendance at Saturday’s Floyd Fandango Showdown Throwdown far surpassed last year’s counterpart. Presented by Across the Way Productions (ATWP) at the Floydfest site, the one day event was packed with “something for everyone,” but was also easygoing with lots of elbow […]
