A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Then… Now… The time I’ve spent cruising Google Earth lately has made one thing abundantly clear – our cities’ rooftops are outright ugly. It used to be that no one would ever see them, so they were the perfect place for those unsightly but necessary building components, such as HVAC units. Take, for … Read More “Rooftop Advertising” »
One concert down and one really big work project complete, and I find myself with a few spare minutes to post some things I’ve stumbled across the past few weeks. These truly are random… World’s Largest Architectural Blunder I found this via UrbanPlanet. The largest hotel in the world was supposed to be the … Read More “Really Random Connections” »
Another weekend of madness. First there was a Saturday morning rehearsal at the Peace Center. I just had time to make it to Furman in time for the game with UTC. This time I brought my D50 to the game (and forgot my binoculars.) Lis joined us, along with our friend Dwight. We … Read More “Homecoming and Mozart” »
I pulled into our parking lot at work Friday morning to find only one other car. I was actually five minutes later than normal, and was wondering what was going on. Turns out not only was it a staff development day, but all of our office staff was at Millikin. It was a blessedly quiet … Read More “Homecoming Friday” »
It’s one of those cases where so much has happened over the past week I find it hard to focus on any one thing about which to write. Here’s the first in a series of happenings… I got a phone call Wednesday evening. My Uncle Grady Oliver had finally lost his battle with cancer. I … Read More “Uncle Grady and Abbeville” »
I’m guessing my faithful readers (all both of you) are wondering, "What’s with the obsession with ghosts?" Only that it’s getting close to Halloween, Laura’s favorite holiday, and that there’s another new episode of Ghost Hunters on tonight. This time TAPS investigated a place with which we’re very familiar, the Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee, … Read More “More Hauntings” »
Given the Mark Foley scandal, Bush’s misbegotten war in Iraq, and the scads of other examples of hipocrisy in the Republican party, it still amazes me that they continue to fool people and get elected. Our local races aren’t much better. Our incumbent governor, Mark Sanford, has threatened to sue several television stations because they … Read More “Local Republican Loonies” »
Laura and I both have had marathon meetings this week. Even though it was just Tuesday, we felt the need for some downtime. Laura was in the mood for a mindless episode of Ghost Hunters, and I happened to still have one on my iPod. I plugged it into the TV, and the vegetation began. … Read More “Orbs!” »
We had a double-birthday weekend. Amy’s birthday was Saturday, and Laura’s was Sunday. It was the first time in many years that they had been able to spend their birthdays together. Saturday morning I met my brother Stephen and his family for a photo session at Rock Quarry Garden. It was the first time his … Read More “Celebratory Weekend” »
As mentioned earlier, things were quiet at Byrnes High School on Friday the 13th. It was interesting to compare media coverage of the day. For example, here are a few excerpts from the article in The Greenville News. These are the first sentences from each of the paragraphs… But 804 students were absent, and Spartanburg … Read More “FRI13 Followup” »