Floyd’s Friday Night Jamboree is known as much for the music played by musicians on the street as for the ones appearing on stage. When the weather is cool, as it was this past Friday night, some gather in the rooms upstairs (above) to jam, sometimes playing by the light of a single lamp. Others braved the cold and played outside but the night chill of early Spring has not yet passed and the sounds of music could be heard from the rooms upstairs. Downstairs (right), the dance floor was hopping. This week marked the return of the former Barbershop Grass band (below) with Abe Gorsky (below right) filling in for the departed Ralph Hayden on guitar. The band has a new name (Little River Grass or New River Grass — they were referred to both ways Friday night) but their sound provided many of the traditional selections that Jamboree fans enjoy. Todd Christensen, associate project director for the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, brought some friends by Friday so see the Jamboree. Christensen’s agency is funding the downtown rennovation project for Floyd. It was his first visit to the Country Store since it reopened in February following expansion and remodeling. Christensen wanted to know how folks felt about the expanded story. The crowded dance floor provided the answer.

Tuesday’s voice mail brought a call from Haynes Chrysler-Jeep, yes the same Haynes Chrysler-Jeep that tried to screw me on a clutch repair when my Wrangler suffered a clutch slave cylinder failure in Richmond earlier this month.

The call was a survey that wanted to know if I was satisfied with my recent repair experience at Haynes. Satisfied? Hardly.

The caller said he was sorry he missed me and that Chrysler would be sending out a written survey so I could respond.

You better believe I will.

After two more phone calls, I’m no longer a tax scofflaw in the eyes of Arlington County and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles.

Arlington County has admitted its mistake in trying to collect taxes for a business that didn’t exist for years I didn’t live in their county and has released its hold on my vehicle license plate renewals.

Started down the driveway today for an appointment in town and ran into a traffic jam in my driveway — well, a duck jam. The ducks that take up residence in the stream in our lower front yard each Spring took their time moving down the driveway so I followed at a sedate 1 mph.

Seems like just two weeks ago that I was in Richmond photographing the Virginia High School League state basketball finals. Now I’m along the baselines of the Floyd County High School baseball field shooting the annual rite of summer. Baseball last week. Softball this week. Spring must be here.