Commercial, Advertising and Editorial Photography. Greensboro, North Carolina
It’s that time of year when farmers and gardeners are getting things into the soil, and my neighbors are busy. Michael Williams works ground near my home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. Michael and his family run a dairy farm nearby, and will plant corn on land where they have just cut small grains for silage. The corn too will be used for cattle feed.
(Photographs copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh.
My son Tristan’s potatoes bloom in our garden in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.
(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh.
B&W still life of an old International plow.
(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
An old fashioned iris blooms at Goat Lady Dairy in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.
Scenes from the annual Plow Day in Caldwell County, North Carolina. Folks bring their teams of horses, mules, and draft ponies to plow bottom ground along the Yadkin River.
(Photographs copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
Sunday afternoon, the Goat Lady Dairy near my home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina, hosted their annual Spring open farm day. Folks came to see the goat dairy and gardens, to taste the cheese and meats, and were even able to try their hand at pottery making. This year there was a special opportunity to watch a group of Montagnard ladies demonstrate traditional spinning and weaving on backstrap looms. H-Tep Adrong (above) and Ju Nie (below) worked on weaving while Broih Fnu spun cotton into thread. It was absolutely fascinating to watch them work on these totally manual machines and produce their brightly colored woven fabrics.
Check out this blog at http://backstrapweavers.blogspot.com/.
(Photographs copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh.
Farm dog, Caldwell County, North Carolina.
(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh}
A neighborhood rooster on a recent afternoon.
(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
Fava beans bloom in my son Tristan’s garden in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.
