Skip to content

Random Connections

A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Photos
  • Resources
  • Other Voices
  • Post Archives
  • Podcast
  • Home
  • Whidby Island

Tag: Whidby Island

Sacred Harp in Langley

Posted on November 8, 2017 By Tom No Comments on Sacred Harp in Langley
Music, Washington Sabbatical

Sacred Harp Singing in Langley-003

I’ve been searching for music groups with which I can participate while here in Washington. I haven’t found a drum circle or musician’s circle like some of the ones in Upstate South Carolina, but I’ve been having fun with the Bring Your Own Guitar group. Finally I found a Shape Note Singing. I knew I had to check it out.

Read More “Sacred Harp in Langley” »

Exploring Deception Pass

Posted on July 3, 2011 By Tom No Comments on Exploring Deception Pass
Photography, Travel

Deception Pass Bridge

Wednesday I left Laura and her mom to get settled into the house a bit more, and I headed out to explore. I kind of had a couple of destinations in mind, but I wasn’t really sure where I would wind up. as it turns out, I did a ton of hiking in several locations.

My first stop was at a wildlife observation area just about a mile from the island. You have to have a permit to park there, so I park out on the road and walked out anyway.

I followed a trail along cultivated fields, heading toward the dike that keeps Padilla Bay from flooding the farmlands.

IrrigationCrop's Eye ViewSamish Barn

Read More “Exploring Deception Pass” »

Categories

  • EdTech (197)
  • Entertainment (202)
  • Family (124)
  • Gear (114)
  • General Technology (98)
  • Geocaching and Maps (208)
  • History and Genealogy (276)
  • Internet (142)
  • Local (459)
  • Miscellaneous (561)
  • Music (202)
  • Paddling (268)
  • Photography (782)
  • Podcast (24)
  • Rambling (234)
  • Rants (162)
  • Recipes (37)
  • Religion (48)
  • Restaurants (165)
  • Science (48)
  • Things Overheard (29)
  • Travel (413)
  • Uncategorized (144)
  • Washington Sabbatical (113)
  • Weirdness (61)

Recent Posts

  • Carolina Ghost Towns – Proctor, NC
  • Carolina Ghost Towns – Judson, North Carolina
  • Carolina Ghost Towns – Madison, SC
  • A Trip to Lando
  • Carolina Ghost Towns – Fort Motte, South Carolina

Recent Comments

  • Scott Clenney on Getting Pulled into Union County – Part 1, Buffalo
  • Cheri Love on W. L. England’s Wholesale Groceries
  • Cheri Love on Other Voices
  • chad masters on Remembering Merrittsville
  • Lisa on Mystery Cemetery

Tags

blogging cemetery Christmas Columbia Edisto River edtech Entertainment family Flickr Florida Furman Furman University gear Georgia geotagging Ghost Town Ghost Towns Google Earth Google Maps GPS Greenville Greenville Chorale history Instructional Technology kayaking Lake Jocassee LCU Lowcountry Unfiltered maps Music North Carolina Paddling Photography rambling restaurant Restaurants review singing social networking South Carolina time-lapse Travel video Washington Washington State
February 2026
S M T W T F S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
« Jan    

Copyright © 2026 Random Connections.

Theme: Oceanly by ScriptsTown