Randolph County – Page 36 – Dan Routh Photography

Ann

Farm, Farmer, North Carolina, Portraits, Randolph County, Sheep

Ann Fay. Matriarch of Rising Meadow Farm. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Rising Meadow Shearing

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Saturday was shearing day at Rising Meadow Farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Shearing Day at Rising Meadow

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Master blade shearer Kevin Ford is back in North Carolina. This morning he was at Rising Meadow Farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Sky Angels

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Morning sky in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Taste of Spring

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Japonica blossoms are starting to appear in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Burning the Brushpile

Farm, Fire, North Carolina, Randolph County, Tornado

Since 2019 when a tornado swept through Grays Chapel, North Carolina we have been cleaning up the brush and downed trees on the farm and building brush piles. Yesterday the folks that lease my farm began burning the dried brush.

Grinding Dairy Feed

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Rick Williams grinds dairy feed at Williams Dairy in Grays Chapel, North Carolina on a Saturday morning in February.

Waiting by the Door

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Still life. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Vintage Rust

Automobile, North Carolina, Randolph County, Rust, Still Life

Salvage yard art. Near Denton, North Carolina.

Brothers

Agriculture, Barn, Dairy Farm, Farm, Farmer, North Carolina, Portraits, Randolph County

Neighbors and brothers Rick and Greg Williams. Along with Rick’s wife Barbara, his son Michael and their mother Jeanette, they operate Williams Dairy in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. It’s a family affair.