Shots of Hoppie Vaughan and the Ministers of Soul — a Republic of Floyd presentation — at Pine Tavern on Saturday night.

The Spring and Summer music season is underway in Floyd and that means a wide variety of offerings — often outdoors at venues like the Hotel Floyd, Pine Tavern and Oak Grove Pavilion at Zion Lutheran Church. Saturday night’s offering featured BCR — shorthand for Bernie Coveney, Chris Luster and Rob Neukirsh with their blend [...]

Took the long way home from visiting my mother at her assisted living facility Wednesday, winding down through parts of Southwestern Virginia and West Virginia, crossing over Big Walker Mountain on U.S. 52. A ride over Big Walker requires a stop at the BW Country Store and forking over five bucks for the long climb [...]

A stunning Spring moon hung over Southwestern Virginia the last two nights, providing incredible illumination from the sky. Shot with a Canon 5D, MKII with a 80-200 zoom and a 2x tele-extender. ISO 800, f:5.6, 1/1200 sec. exposure.

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Brooks Bradbury of Meadows of Dan shot this sunrise from the top of Squirrel Spur recently. It’s one of those photos that a photographer like me looks at at says: “Wow! Sure with I had shot this.”