Honoring the Past, Building a Future
Sometimes the best discoveries happen because someone simply says, "Let me show you something." That is exactly what happened when my sweet friend, Denise Watkins, the Fun Director of Sky-Vue Skateland, drove me through an area of Rocky Mount known as Englewood, a part of Rocky Mount I have never fully seen, though I have … Continue reading Crossing the Threshold into Englewood
One of the most interesting things happening in Rocky Mount has to do with who has taken up the conversation. A Facebook page, The True Rocky Mount, has begun discussing a return to citywide elections and has encouraged citizens to sign a petition supporting that idea. As of this writing, the petition has attracted more than 1,100 … Continue reading The True Rocky Mount Launches a Petition for Citywide Voting
Every July, the crape myrtles in my garden remind me why Southern gardens are so unforgettable. When the spring flowers have finished and the summer heat settles over North Carolina, the crape myrtles begin their performance. They bloom for weeks, filling my garden with clouds of pink that seem to float above their smooth, cinnamon-colored … Continue reading The End of July: Take Time to Enjoy the Garden With Me
"You will never get to the end of the journey if you stop to shy a stone at every dog that barks."— Winston Churchill, Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, December 3, 1923 I have gone and done it again, shying stones at barking dogs. I had set out to photograph the Newby-Duke House on the corner … Continue reading Bloody Hell
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