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House in the Horseshoe

Still life from the Alston House near Sanford, North Carolina. Also known as the House in the Horseshoe, because it sits in a horseshoe bend of Deep River, the house was the scene of a Revolutionary War skirmish between patriots under Col. Phillip Alston and Tory troops under David Fanning in July 1781. The house still has bullet holes on the front porch from the battle.

Spirea

Flowers

Spirea is one of the “old fashioned” shrubs blooming in our yard now. Sort of a waterfall of blooms.

Tiger

Cat

For a quick camera test, I can always count on our farm cat Tiger as a portrait subject.

Neighbor Portrait, Justin

Portraits

Portrait of neighbor Justin Latham.

Dogwood Blossoms

Flowers

Still-life of dogwood blossoms, Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Whitaker Farms

Agriculture, Portraits

Neighbor Richard Whitaker in his tomato hot house in Grays Chapel, North Carolina on a warm afternoon this week. Richard and his family raise tomatoes, strawberries and other produce and run an extensive garden center at two locations in Randolph County. For info, visit their website at http://www.whitakerfarm.com/.

Office Portrait

Portraits

Office portrait from a recent web site update for a local client.

Asheboro Criterium

Cycling

Saturday was a cold and rainy day, but the cyclists were out in Asheboro for the inaugural Asheboro Criterium. Riders in several amateur and professional classes raced on a closed .6 mile street course in downtown. The events were a combination of timed rides plus sprint finishes. Great turnout of riders, spectators were a little scarce. They missed an interesting event.