A few months ago I received an inquiry about using my photographs which I Have listed on Flickr to illustrate an upcoming book about traveling in North Carolina.

Just one of the many hot air balloons that were at the Carolina Balloonfest that was held in Statesville NC this past October.

Light drizzle here in the Triad today as Election Day gears up. I passed by a church serving as a polling place near my house this morning. Cars lined up everywear on the curb and all. Line stretched out the door but people were waiting patiently in line using umbrellas to keep the rain away.
Lot [...]

I wrote a prior post on the local outlook of the upcoming election and I received some feedback on the current state of the congressional race in District 5 between Virginia Foxx and Roy Carter. Apparently the race is tighter than most people expect it to be.
Perhaps it is. There is some polling to suggest [...]

Well, you know it is autumn when every morning you go out and see the car covered in frost. A bit warmer this morning than yesterday so no scraping required but I will have to settle in a new routine of getting the car ready for the day.
So the old sheets and blankets made for [...]

Hurricane hit the Texas coast about 10 days ago. It was pretty devastating though few would know about it since it coincided with the financial crisis that is ongoing. Yet for us here in North Carolina, we are still pretty much affected by the fallout. With the refineries still not at full production, shortages remain [...]

Early this morning, Hurricane Ike proceeded to tear up a broad swath of Texas. Damage is extensive with the full extent of it yet to be determined especially as the storm moves up the midwest of the United States which may lead to more flooding and more seriously, outbreaks of tornados.
Last week, Tropical Storm Hanna [...]

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At the North Carolina Zoo