FestivALL is an annual street fair and music event in Charleston WV.
Percussion fun in the children’s art area. Sony a6000, Sigma 19mm f/2.8
Live music on multiple stages. Sony a6000 Summicron 50mm f/2.
The long and the short of it. Sony a6000 Summicron 50mm f/2.
Went to Clendenin WV to participate in some cleanup work following the recent flood. It’s not just water in houses, the river left mud and debris inside and out. Lots of outside help happening in this town, and the folks here appreciate it. Lots more to do.
Tetanus shots
Emergency suspension of postal operations
Debris in the center of town
Swan on mud lake
Nazarene church: home repair and showers
Piles of debris in front of almost every home
Abandoned raincoat
Loaves & Fishes Food Kitchen They proudly serve Miracle Whip. Not kidding.
Hello Kitty in a tree about five feet above the parking lot
God Bless
An elderly widower hung his late wife’s wedding dress out to dry
This 1948 newspaper was behind the drywall of one house; the lead article talks about flooding on the same Elk River that wrecked this community a couple of weeks ago.
Irony
Besides the racing, there’s much more to do in Lexington, Kentucky – like drinking bourbon and beer.
We had a tour of Buffalo Trace Distillery. They had a Bourbon Bus take us out to the tour and back, and there was plenty of drinking on the bus.
Saturday night there was a Bourbon School to teach about the differences in bourbon. The document to the left is a reproduction of an actual alcohol prescription; the only way to get liquor legally during Prohibition was to get a doctor to prescribe it.
We had a tour of Ethereal Brewing. I really enjoyed the Old Gregg Brown Porter.
Bourbon Skies over Lexington.
Brodie checking out my Second Thanksgiving dinner
On Thanksgiving we visited with friends. Their retriever likes to gather all his toys when he’s sleepy.
Caught a pretty dramatic sunset and clouds over South Charleston’s Blaine Island
Biscotti and coffee in a hand-thrown mug on Thanksgiving morning.
Subfreezing temperatures have me exploring the ice in the creek in my back yard.
A recent visit to Louisville, Kentucky, revealed some interesting examples of art right out in public.
Here and there were sculptures doubling as bicycle racks.
And an awesome piece of art by Alexander Calder! “The Red Feather,” 1975.
A recent visit to Louisville, Kentucky, revealed some interesting examples of art right out in public.
Here and there were sculptures doubling as bicycle racks.
And an awesome piece of art by Alexander Calder! “The Red Feather,” 1975.
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