A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Local items of interest from Greenville and Upstate SC.
Over the weekend I posted a picture of the Doughboy statue on the Furman Campus for Veteran’s Day. Today I had a comment posted on one of the Doughboy photos on my Flickr account. Les Kopel from Oxnard, California posted a link to a very interesting website about the sculptor, E. M. Viquesney and his … Read More “More on the Doughboy” »
The people have spoken… Those words are usually uttered by the losers, and were heard many times today. It was a mixed bag, from our perspective. Democrats did nicely at the national level, but not so well locally. We suspected such would be the case. Our state’s people spoke up and indicated that they wanted … Read More “Sic transit gloria Republican” »
This election week has not been kind to those against whom I’m voting. Not in terms of election outcome necessarily, but in terms of personal health of the candidates. Both Mark Sanford and Karen Floyd suffered injuries on Monday – Floyd as her plane was landing got banged up, and Sanford was temporarily blinded by … Read More “Election 2006” »
Since Laura had gone to the northwest part of the country, I decided to head to the northwest portion of the state. When I first got up I faced a dilemma. I knew I wanted to get out and about, but I wasn’t sure which direction. Fall leaves are at their peak in our area, … Read More “More of Fall’s Falls” »
Elections are a week from Tuesday. They can’t come soon enough, in my opinion. I’m tired of the signs, the television ads, and the vilification of one side by another. Being a Democrat in a Republican stronghold can be disheartening sometimes. I do hope that the pundits are correct about growing support for Democrats … Read More “Nine days and counting” »
The map that you see above is one of several that have occupied nearly all of my working hours. I created that map, and I printed multiple copies of it in 24"X36" format. Monday night the new attendance areas for our district were presented to the school board, and Thursday night we went before … Read More “Fallout” »
I decided to try a little experiment this morning. I took my Nikon S1 and mounted it on a mini-tripod. I then set the camera to "interval" mode so it would take a picture every thirty seconds, ensuring hands-free operation. I made sure the flash was off, then set the camera on the dashboard of … Read More “Scenes from I-85” »
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” »
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” »
It seems that everyone has scheduled their fall events for this weekend. Somehow the cosmic forces for community planning have aligned, and the entire populace will be heading to various festivals and activities. Here’s a partial list… Fall for Greenville – a three day street festival featuring booths from various restaurants. Stonefest – a music … Read More “Too Many Choices” »