A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
For our final evening in Washington State we decided to visit the Rhododendron Cafe. There were three reasons for this selection. First, we had been there before, and the food was good that time. Secondly, it’s too small to have a Friday night buffet, which is the way many of our favorite seafood joints in … Read More “Rhododendron Cafe” »
A trip to La Conner wouldn’t be complete without a stop at Calico Cupboard. This morning, we arrived before many of the stores had opened, so we stopped in. I try to get by here for lunch either at this location or in Anacortes at least once on these trips. Atmosphere This started as a … Read More “Calico Cupboard” »
Duff McDaniel, Mrs. Wright’s next door neighbor, had recently purchased a 4-wheel drive vehicle, and wanted to put it through it’s paces. I couldn’t think of a better way to try it out than to search for a couple of geocaches located up in the hills, so Thursday we decided to go on a hunt. … Read More “Samish Island Caches” »
I absolutely love the Skagit Valley and area surrounding Mount Vernon/Burlington. If I didn’t have such close ties to South Carolina, I’d move out here in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, many others feel the same way. Hence, the weather conspiracies, etc. The farmlands above are dotted with Victorian-styled houses and huge old barns. Something is always … Read More “Skagit Valley Views” »
cap-sante On Tuesday Laura and I rode over to Anacortes on Fidalgo Island. Cap Sante is a rocky outcrop with views of Fidalgo and Padilla Bays. Just beyond the close island on the left, lying low, is Samish Island, where Mrs. Wright lives. This image was created using the Nikon S1’s panorama assist feature. It gives … Read More “Cap Sante” »
Laura: I think pumpkins are the most photogenic vegetable. Mrs. Wright: Eggplants are interesting, too. And so, we found more pumpkins to shoot. No eggplant, though. For some reason, people in Washington like to stack rocks… We went out to dinner at a Chinese place in Burlington. Parked next to the restaurant was this bike … Read More “Even More Pumpkins” »
With the weather so lovely, we decided to go to La Conner for shopping and lunch. We seemed to encounter pumpkins everywhere, first at the end of our driveway, and even on our table. Here are some of the images. I’ve linked to the larger images on Flickr, because you need to see the full … Read More “Pumpkin Photo Phun” »
Standards are a part of life for a teacher. Just about every state has developed curriculum standards, and in South Carolina these form the basis of the PACT test. The standards change on a regular basis, and it seems that about the time correlations with materials are completed, they change again. Technology standards are even … Read More “Whose Standards, Exactly?” »
I think tourism officials for the state of Washington and the Weather Channel are in cahoots. The forecast for the Seattle and San Juans was to be rainy all week, and we prepared for such. When we arrived yesterday, and as the sun rose this morning, it was as clear as a bell. Come to … Read More “It’s a Myth” »
Over the weekend I told a Homecoming friend that I was now at Fourth Presbyterian as choir director. He chided me about the name of the church. His comment was that after a “First” church of whatever denomination is established, then subsequent churches ought to have another name and not follow the numeric pattern.