Ortega Point Mr. Boutwell tends his waterfront tomatoes in Jacksonville Florida, 1980. In the 1930s people would dance on his dock at night. His first name was Mister to me. A very steady old man
Seat of Ease There are things to be said for indoor plumbing. Snow fall last night. This dog’s idea of heaven on earth, walking in the mud and water looking for food. Four hundred years ago a long leaf pine (pinus palustris) forest stretched from here to Texas.
retail politics Linwood Holton campaigns in Warrenton Virginia in 1969. Linwood should have written about the audacity of hope. Democrats had held the governor’s mansion for the previous 84 years in Virginia, Linwood Holton had the stuff to break that streak. Governor Holton is now 97 years old. A good man by all accounts.
100 years 100 years goes by fast Bill became an adult at a young age. Circumstances required that of him. He loved his state, his family and friends. He was devoted to VMI. In habitual serious mode, pictured here in the barracks: Phillips, Forbes, Emory, Marshall, Bartenstein, circa 1940.
Jackson Ward A moment in automotive history. VW, Corvette, Mustang, Econoline Van, not a Totota, Honda, Subaru, Mercedes, Kia in sight. 1968.