A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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” »
If it’s Wednesday, it must be another episode of Ghost Hunters. Tonight the team investigated a haunted house and a haunted penitentiary looking for "shadow people", dark apparitions that seem to disappear. I’m continuing my read of Tally Johnson’s "Ghosts of the South Carolina Upcountry". One thing I noticed was the abundance of "Cry Baby" … Read More “Cry Baby Bridge” »
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” »