Black and White – Page 82 – photography from the Chesapeake Bay watershed by Bill Emory

Longhorns

three longhorns — Roamed around Hardway Ranch, northwest of Waco. Beautiful land, beautiful cattle. The Texas Longhorns are direct descendants of the first cattle in the New World.

buy sell crack

pecans sign — Crawford Street, Quincy, Florida. New meaning in the 21st C.

Watch for snakes

snakes sign — On the banks of the Sabine River, Texas Travel Information Center. I-10, east Texas (near Orange)

Women march NOLA

womens march — Decatur street, New Orleans

Washington Square — Marchers gather in Washington Square

Washington Square — A number of children included.

Washington Square — Early community action experience.

bubble — Parade route lined with observers and supporters

signs — OMG GOP WTF

Creative signage

Marchers react to a Trump supporter.

some diversity

Mules were not represented.

Marching down Decatur

Winter is coming

Lake Pontchartrain

Sunset, inauguration day, I-10 — Sunset, inauguration day, I-10. My first drive to NOLA since the 1970’s

Phalacrocorax auritus

3 ducks — Double-crested Cormorants, Lake Okeechobee. In addition to being a prime, three is the first social number.

highway man

rest stop getting there or over — Citizen in distress or a hustle? The narrative is “my car is overheating. Can you give me a couple of bucks? I need antifreeze. If I add water it boils out but antifreeze doesn’t boil out until 400 degrees. I wired the fan so it runs all the time but the car still overheats. I just need to get to Kissimmee.” This in a rest stop on I-4 north of Orlando.

Essee, Mayes, Ashepoo

Essee — The statue of Essee has moved.

The ACE basin. — New address.

Ken Mayes — Visited artist/photographer Ken Mayes.

3 horses — The ACE Basin is a visual feast

Ashepoo R

Tupelo, cypress and BIG pinus taeda

hardwood wetland — walked and walked, sun went down. No feral pigs, lost but only a little. Congaree National Park.

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!)