
Cows do this. Position themselves behind a tree and watch the unaccustomed unfold. They are aware of changes in the environment at a distance.
day of rest

Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Delaplane, Virginia
juniperus virginiana

This tree is a pioneer invader, which means that it is one of the first trees to repopulate cleared, eroded, or otherwise damaged land. It is unusually long lived among pioneer species, with the potential to live over 850 years.–Wikipedia
Harmonica Dave

bacon

Charlottesville’s Freedom of Speech wall. Someone wrote down their hopes/aspirations for 2013.

I’m thinking that Maggie the Jack Russell bears some responsibility.
Marco

her strange beauty

seasonal attire v summer
message in a bottle

Municipal Band plays to crowd assembled at the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society to celebrate the “birthday” of CHO 250 years ago, 12/23/1762

A time capsule was gathered up, a box to be opened in 2062. Citizens were encouraged to leave a note for the future.

Photographer Ed Roseberry, a man whose images comprise a powerful record of more than the past fifty years, was on the job. Shooting with his trusty twin lens Rollieflex.
color vision

I found comfort thinking my dog saw only in black and white.
SUN
Begin civil twilight 6:57 a.m.
Sunrise 7:27 a.m.
Sun transit 12:12 p.m.
Sunset 4:58 p.m.
End civil twilight 5:28 p.m.
empty highway

the day after we buried my sister my mom and I drove back down the road