(Photograph copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
Heirloom apples grow on our farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. Less perfect and more disease susceptible than modern hybrid varieties, nevertheless, their taste is superior.
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Greensboro, NC based commercial and editorial photographer.
Molasses Creek
I went by an afternoon concert in High Point on Sunday and heard neighbor and Grays Chapel native Gerald Hampton play his mandolin with the band Molasses Creek. A hot evening produced some hot music. Along with Gerald, Gary Mitchell, Dave Tweedie, Marcy Brenner and Lou Castro (all four from Ocracoke Island), produce tight instrumentals and smooth vocals. Their repertoire goes from Bob Wills tunes to Peter Paul and Mary to original work with Cape Breton style fiddle. It goes from the Ink Spots to Dolly Parton and to traditional bluegrass with the addition of world class banjo picker, Stan Brown from Coleridge. For more info and to hear the band, go to http://www.molassescreek.com.
(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
Four Figs on a Table Versus One in a Bush
Still-fife photographs of figs.
(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
Bovine Nursery
(Photograph copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
Portrait of a mother and her offspring, Grays Chapel, North Carolina.
Zimmerman Vineyards
I stopped by Zimmerman Vineyards this past weekend. Norman and Leslie Zimmerman run Randolph County’s first and only winery. They produce a variety of very fine red and white wines on their property near the Uwharrie River. Norman is passionate about his grapes and his wine. You can purchase wine on site and they have a tasting room. For more info, check their website at http://www.zimmermanvineyards.net/.
Laying Eggs, a Group Effort
(Photograph copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
We have about a dozen laying hens in our backyard chicken run, and we have eight laying boxes. So, you would expect eggs to be pretty evenly distributed among the boxes. Go figure.
Joepyeweed
Butterflies are abundant this year on our farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. In fact, I don’t remember ever having as many in our yard. There are literally hundreds. Sometimes it seems as if our yard is alive and moving in one big dance. Part of the reason is my wife has chosen plants and flowers for our yard that attract the butterflies, but another big reason is the large number of wildflowers we have growing on other parts of the farm. I clip my pastures, but I don’t trim close to the creeks and fence lines and the result is a large population of plants such as joepyeweed which act a magnet for all sorts of butterflies. I didn’t set out to do it on purpose, but a lack of time and money to keep things manicured has resulted in an abundance of wildlife.
(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
Friday Face
(Photograph copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
Portrait, university student, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Peaches and Melons
Still life photographs from Candor, North Carolina. The Candor area is a center for all sorts of fresh produce, but it is known best for its peaches and melons, and this time of the year, there are a lot of both available.
(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
Truman’s Limo
Sunday my son and I stopped by the North Carolina Aviation Museum in Asheboro, North Carolina to take a look at their newest artifact, a 1948 Lincoln limousine used by President Harry Truman. At 6500 pounds, with bullet proof doors and a Sherman tank transmission, it’s quite a vehicle and will soon be undergoing restoration. Above, local attorney Alan Pugh sits in the seat that the President occupied many times. Alan considers Harry Truman his favorite modern President.
(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
