(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh0
A grasshopper sits on a young eggplant in the garden in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.
Critter in the Garden
Category: Randolph County
North Carolina High School Rodeo
North Carolina High School Rodeo action Friday night from Jay Hinson’s Lucky J Arena, Ramseur, North Carolina.
(Photographs copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)
"Little White Church in the Dell"
(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)
Melancthon Lutheran Church, Randolph County, North Carolina.
Old Ulah Homeplace
(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
Old Victorian house in the Ulah community this afternoon near Asheboro, North Carolina.
Figs From the Bush
(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
Still life of figs I picked just a few moments ago on our farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. By the time you see this they are already in the pot as my wife Dedra and daughter-in-law Christine make preserves.
" Oh give me a home where the…"
Most folks probably think that it’s boring living out in the country in a place like Grays Chapel, but to be perfectly honest, some days it gets quite exciting. On Tuesday my wife called and told me a buffalo was walking down the road in front of our home, something that normally doesn’t happen in North Carolina. I made a few calls, and sure enough found out that neighbor Matthew Walker owns several buffalo and as livestock are apt to do, had 3 animals get out out of his pasture. Yesterday afternoon Matthew located an eighteen month old male in the woods across from our house and my son Tristan and I went over to watch and give a hand. With the help of a little tranquilizer, 3 ropes, a tractor and several men, we were able to lead the wayward bison out of the trees and onto a livestock trailer with a minimum of stress and no casualties.
(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
Pears on the Picnic Table
It’s late summer and we start picking up fruit that falls from our trees, and it ends up lining our picnic table in the back yard. In addition to providing us with food, some of them provide sustenance for the wasps and hornets that share our farm.
(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
Pears, from the Backyard to the Table
Still-life photographs of pears from our orchard.
(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
At the Store
One of the long standing traditions of rural North Carolina is “going to the store”. I did it as a child with my Grandfather and I still stop by in the mornings today. Whether a true general store, a filling station or even a local convenience store, these establishments act as a center of the community for news, entertainment, politics and sometimes even philosophy. So, pull in, have a seat, grab a Pepsi and maybe a pack of “nabs” and jaw with the neighbors. And bring your own shovel. Shown are Bob Craven (above) and Harry Whitaker (below) during a recent visit to Routh Oil in Lineberry, North Carolina.
(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
Asheboro Holiday Home
I went along with my mother this weekend to visit a house on the Asheboro Holiday Tour of Homes. Owned by two lovely ladies and retired teachers, Emma Washington and Barbara Tazewell, the century old rambling bungalow is filled with the treasures, artwork and mementos of these two women’s lives and travels.
(Photographs copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
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