Black and White – Page 71 – photography from the Chesapeake Bay watershed by Bill Emory

Innovation Quarter, Winston-Salem

RJR Tob Co — The preservation of historic buildings benefits communities and connects us to our heritage, enriching the quality of our lives in many tangible and intangible ways. Their preservation also provides demonstrable economic benefits.–Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Wandering in Winston-Salem’s “Innovation Quarter”. Not a good place to wander ten years ago, now an economic and intellectual center in the city. New York Times and Politico have the story.
(rehabilitation tax credits!)

777

Dulles — Captain Wendy Faria pilot of the Boeing 777 between Tokyo and Dulles that brought me home. 28 years with United Airlines.

Dachshund at the end of the Tunnel

dachshund — 4 out of 5 dogs I saw in Oki were dachshunds

Strange Dog

better strange than vicious — he speaks Greek and then he bites.

RIC

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

fenestration

figures in a window

2017

clouds

Sie waren Teufelshunde

bulldog, USMC Mascot — Devil Dogs: According to United States Marine Corps legend, the moniker was used by German soldiers to describe U.S. Marines who fought in the Battle of Belleau Wood in 1918–Wikipedia
This dog lives down the street from HPE.
Semper fidelis.

stairway to heaven

261 stairs — Climbed the stairway to Heaven. Gate remains closed.

East China Sea

clockwise walk of the Chatan Park perimeter. This bird singing in the wind and waves. — clockwise walk of the Chatan Park perimeter. This bird singing to the wind and waves.