C and C Frozen Treats in Front Royal has added some small but colorful murals
around their front door. I can't get them all in one picture because of the
angles so I'm combining images.
There are a number of unicorns in these paintings.
November 30, 2020
November 29, 2020
A Church on Bolivar Heights
Harpers Ferry, WV
Bolivar Methodist Church was occupied by troops for military purposes during the war.
A little way down the hill, also on Washington Street, is the Harpers Ferry Post Office, a solid-looking building of red brick.
Sharing with Inspired Sunday.
Related Posts: Bolivar Heights in May
November 28, 2020
A Horse, Robins, and Two Deer.
Today I saw this horse hitched to a post at the Fort Valley Fire Department. He's waiting for a Mennonite family who came to the outdoor crafts sale in a horse-drawn buggy.
American Robins have been regular visitors to our yard. I'll start feeding the other birds soon. I'm just waiting for the bears to settle down for their winter naps so the feeders don't draw them in. I've had feeders destroyed by a bear more than once.
The deer were up in Shenandoah National Park. For a moment they were eating in unison.
American Robins have been regular visitors to our yard. I'll start feeding the other birds soon. I'm just waiting for the bears to settle down for their winter naps so the feeders don't draw them in. I've had feeders destroyed by a bear more than once.
The deer were up in Shenandoah National Park. For a moment they were eating in unison.
November 27, 2020
Late Day Light
Skywatch: Dusk at Dickey Ridge, Shenandoah National Park.
Black and White: A View from Stony Point, Strasburg.
November 26, 2020
It's Thanksgiving... but it's 2020.
I miss my daughters! Thanks to the pandemic, we did not have visitors for
Thanksgiving. I did not want them traveling on the busiest time of the year
for travel. Restaurants and restrooms are not safe when crowded. Health experts pleaded with the public to avoid holiday gatherings, but many people cannot bear to give up their most meaningful traditions.
Some neighbors have a nice turkey sign on their fence.
I have some more signs to show you, but first here are some colorful flags I saw in Strasburg. Signs, Signs. Bin 5 is the Amazon Outlet Store that opened on Saturday in Winchester. Apparently there was a very long line to get in. I'm not going to try it until the excitement wears down. I don't need anything anyway.
Borden's Hardware wants us to know: "We have everything you need to finish your husbands projects."
Meanwhile, some restaurants are still serving carry-out only. After all, it is not easy trying to enforce social distancing, and it takes extra staff to keep everything sanitized. Plus the safety of staff is a real concern. A number of places have had to close temporarily after someone got sick and others who worked with them had to quarantine. This is happening with schools too. They open; they close! We are living in a difficult time.
Thankful Thursday. I am grateful that my family is healthy. I feel fortunate that I have lived in a time of relative peace and opportunity. I was born after World War II ended. I grew up and raised my children long before Covid-19 disrupted our daily lives. I have hope that things will be back to "normal" by spring. Then we can begin to recover from the disadvantages wrought by the pandemic, and start to tackle our big problems of inequality and environmental neglect. "If the good Lord's willing and the creek don't rise."
November 25, 2020
Canada Geese Maneuvers
On days when it's not too cold, I like to eat lunch on our deck. I have a view of the lake and often I take my camera out there with me in case birds or animals show up. So I was prepared when a group of geese decided to take flight.
After a while the white geese came over to greet them. This family is probably descended from domestic geese that escaped from a farm. They don't fly much and they live in the neighborhood, swimming in the lake and wandering around as they please.
November 24, 2020
Sunset Hill School
Strasburg, VA
This boarded-up school closed in 1964. A new historical marker tells the
story.
Sunset Hill School
The Queen Street School, one of the first schools in Shenandoah County for African Americans, had opened in Strasburg by 1875. After a fire in 1929, a new school known as Sunset Hill was built here ca. 1930 to serve grades 1-7. Because the county had no high school for African American students, graduates had to go elsewhere to attend higher grades. African American residents petitioned for better facilities, and the school board considered building a new segregated elementary school as late as 1962, eight years after the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled the public school segregation was unconstitutional. Sunset Hill closed in 1964 when Shenandoah County schools were fully desegregated.
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Tuesday Treasures. An article about the recent dedication of the marker credits students at Signal Knob Middle School with having the idea for a landmark recognizing Sunset Hill School.
November 23, 2020
Art at the Florist; A Surprise on the Drive.
Random-osity, Front Royal.
Mosaic Monday: I took these pictures earlier this month, in the florist's parking lot.
He went up the hill and disappeared in the forest.
Shenandoah National Park
November 22, 2020
October in Zepp
In mid-October we drove up Zepp Road, crossed the ridge and came down to the community of Zepp. We circled back around through Star Tannery. It's a pretty drive and I think we've only done it once before. It was a pretty day and I took a lot of photos. Here we see the Cedar Creek Christian Church.
The church was built in 1893, with additions constructed later.
A large tree blocked my view of the tower. You can see it from the rear of the building if you look closely.
Behind the church is a charming cemetery.
To the east you can see the Shenandoah Valley and the Massanutten Range.
On this outing we made a side trip on Van Buren Road. I shared pictures from there on November 8.
