National Center For State Courts — October 2019   The The National Center For State Courts will celebrate its 50th anniversary at the end of July, 2021. The About page will give you a […]

  Butterfly Girl – Bicentennial Park — September 2020   Best day of the Fall, so far. We had soaking rains that felt very tropical the last few days, but today is cool and crisp. […]

  Joinery Demonstration — The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg — June 2020   Pam and I went downtown on Sunday to take some pictures of the exterior of the finished Art Museums of Colonial […]

  The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg — June 2020   The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg — October 2019   The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg – October 2018   The Art Museums of […]

  USS Arizona Remembrance – Pearl Harbor — February 2020   I was fortunate to be with a group of people who visited the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in February of this year […]

  The Trellis Restaurant — April 2020   Forty years as a restaurant…opened by a remarkable and forward thinking chef, Marcel Desaulniers…apprentices trained and certified by the American Culinary Federation…one of the earliest ‘farm to […]

  East Nicholson Street — May 2019   On a beautiful day last May, where the temperature hovered around 70, I was taking pictures of the Compton Oak. It had fully leafed out and was […]

  Williamsburg Inn Easter Weekend — April 2020   Williamsburg Inn Easter Weekend — April 2020   Duke of Gloucester Street Easter Weekend — April 2020   Duke of Gloucester Street Easter Weekend — April […]

  Merchant’s Square — December 2019   New Year’s Eve was a beautiful day. Magic seemed to be in the warm, dry air. The streets downtown were crowded with visitors and locals, with all ages […]

  Governor’s Palace Canal — October 2019   Over the weekend, Pam and I celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary. The weather was as beautiful then, as it was a few days ago. On our honeymoon […]

    The other day, I had the opportunity to have a conversation with John McGlennon, my James City County Supervisor, about the upcoming election in early November. We had a chance to talk about […]

  The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg — October 2019   The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg — October 2019   As promised last year, this is an update on the expansion of the Art […]

  Govenor’s Palace — May 2019   My first post had a similar view on an equally beautiful day in October, 2015. As I said in that first post, my goal for 52 Weeks In […]

  Compton Oak On Nicholson Street — May 2019   This beautiful hybrid oak tree, a Compton Oak, is in the center of Colonial Williamsburg, just behind the Court House, and across the street from […]

  Colonial Gardens With Pasture — May 2019   Williamsburg has an in built way to look at time differently, and it is a gift. Anyone can walk through Colonial Williamsburg and look at a […]

  Greensprings Interpretive Trail — October 2015   When I see this image of one of the boardwalks on the Greensprings Interpretive Trail, I think about a song by J.D Souther on his Tenderness album […]

  Lamb Recharging For The Next Romp — March 2018   There are a lot of cues that we use to recognize Spring is coming and the cold days of Winter will soon be gone. […]

  Oxen Considering Options On John Custis Property — March 2018   An interesting coincidence happened while I was at the Visitor Center renewing my Good Neighbor Pass. While waiting for a new ID card […]

  Shields Tavern – October 2018   A word to the wise who want to eat at one of the Colonial Williamsburg Taverns – Without a reservation, it could be a long wait! Check out […]

  The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg – October 2018   The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a little over a year into a two and one half year expansion to the facility that houses the […]

  Jamestown Yacht Basin — August 2018   If you have any experience living near bodies of water, you know that, more times than not, as the sun sets, the breeze drops and the water […]

  Williamsburg Winery Vines — May 2018   Along with everyone else who lives on the East Coast, we have had our share of rain the last two weeks. Today, the rain has stopped and […]

  Colonial Capitol Williamsburg — March 2018   In the Colonial Capitol here in Williamsburg, some of our greatest founding fathers discussed, argued, and legislated as representatives for the people of Virginia. As the Colonial […]

  Colonial Parkway – February 2018   Even though I am not a big fan of February, which I know is not unique to me, there is one thing I look forward to on rainy, […]

  Scavenging Doe — January 2018   I try to keep up with weather related phenomena, but the Bomb Cyclone that hit us as the New Year was just underway, was a new meteorological term […]

  College Creek Sunset — Late September 2017   In September, as Fall was beginning, I asked my good friends for more than 20 years, Beth and Greg, if I could take some pictures of […]

  James Fort — October 2017   On a Saturday afternoon in October, there was a knock at my door. It was my Delegate from the Virginia General Assembly. We had an election in November, […]

    My friend Bill died about a year ago. The word “big” does not fully encompass his view of life and living and who he was. He had a big heart, big intellect, big […]

    We have our share of all types of roads in Williamsburg: congested interstates, rural highways, secondary and tertiary roads, along with a good number of dirt roads. Most are scenic. Some decidedly so. […]

  Williamsburg Winery – August 2017   Riding up from College Creek towards the winery, the road is covered by a canopy of leaves, and it is quite shady and dark. It is a nice […]

    It’s always hot here in August. But not so hot that a father can’t jump in the boat to go fishing with his sons at lunch time. When they paddled near me, I […]

  Waller Mill Park – May 2017   After thirty years living here in Williamsburg, my friend Susan is retiring and moving up north to be closer to her grand child and family. She had […]

    Remembering Joy – Being accepted Excitement – What is to come Hope – To do the best and succeed Growth – Learning some of life’s lessons Connection – Friendships for life Future – […]

  Cruiser At William & Mary – April 2017   Oooooh, that’s a nice bike…pretty color, wide handle bars and a basket for your stuff, shiny fenders, coaster brakes, cushy seat, one gear, and you […]

  Martha Wren Briggs Amphitheatre at Lake Matoaka – April 2017   Mom is right – when the weekend is beautiful, find something to do outside. It is early spring, the leaves are still budding […]

  Flowers For One Fine Gal- April 2017   The other day the doorbell rang, I opened the door and was handed the arrangement above. I recognized the work immediately and knew it was for […]

  College Creek Beach Path – April 2017   We have had a lot of windy weather here the last five days due to a slow moving low pressure system that was spinning over Ohio […]

  Robertson’s Windmill – February, 2017   When I was taking pictures on the pedestrian bridge at the Visitor’s Center for How Are We Doing, it was a very sunny, brightly lit day. It was […]

  Williamsburg Library – February 2017   While I was framing this picture outside of the Williamsburg Library, I was standing in the road. Other than a glance to make sure I was not about […]

  December Sunset 2016     I hope your year went well, and that the one coming is better.  

  Dusk — December 2011   I have known Joan almost the whole time I have lived here. She is one of my dental hygienists. She is always curious about what we have been up […]

  Forward in Time — December 2011   It was a beautiful Thursday afternoon in early December. The air was crisp, but warm in the sun. I thought I would go downtown and look at […]

  Thanksgiving November — 2014   My Mom, who is 95, has visited us many times over the last 30 years along with my Dad. Starting in 2004, she visited every Christmas for eight years, […]

  Small, White Rooms — November, 2016   As a child, when I was ill, our General Practitioner Medical Doctor (GP) would stop by the house to check in on me. He had this wonderful […]

  Jolly Pond — September 2016   One of the many charms of this area is the variety of country roads that can be explored. They do not all have picturesque vistas, but many do. […]

  Jamestown Yacht Basin – September 2016   In the spring of 1607 three sail boats owned by the Virginia Company of London, sailed up from the Caribbean Islands and made a turn to port […]

  Funhouse Fest – June 2016     Funhouse Fest – June 2016     Eastern State Hospital Original Location – July 2016   The Virginia Arts Festival was held this past June on the […]

  Yorktown Onion With Cactus, Colonial Parkway – June 2016   Yorktown Onion With Cactus, Colonial Parkway – June 2016   Yorktown Onion, Colonial Parkway – June 2016   When I took pictures of the […]

  African-American Quilts at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum – June 2016   I was walking around downtown on a sunny, cool, late June afternoon and saw this. I was taken by the […]

  Williamsburg Farmer’s Market – April 2016   Janice, who helps me with my picture framing, and I were talking a few weeks ago about 52 Weeks In Williamsburg, and I asked her what picture […]

  Dogwoods in Queens Lake – April 2016   Dogwoods in Queens Lake – April 2016   I grew up in Washington, D.C., and in our yard grew native dogwoods. Very delicate trees that my […]

  Rockefeller Boat House – April 2016   Golden Horseshoe Gold Course – April 2016   In the early 2000’s my wife and I wanted to find a different way to exercise that was not […]

  A Quiet Day To Enjoy Some Ice Cream – February 2016   There are 2,800 Baskin-Robbins locations in the United States. Why an image of an ice cream store? This one is special for […]

  A Field Of Votive Lights – March 2016   Vines Held In Place Ready To Grow – March 2016   I see the vines grown by the Williamsburg Winery everyday throughout the year. They […]

  Fall Afternoon at College Creek Flowing Toward the Beach – October 2015   Fall Afternoon at College Creek Beach Looking at the Sandbar – October 2015   I asked someone who is close to […]

  The Gazebo In The Vineyards – November 2014   My wife was on her way to work just before 7:00 AM one morning. She had not been out the door long when I heard […]

  Wren Pennant, Bell, and Clock atop the Wren Building College of William & Mary – February 2016   I was sitting at the desk of a special person, Vanessa, and asked her for that […]

  Autumn Morning Sweep in CW – October 2015   Autumn Morning Tours in CW – October 2015   Autumn Morning Jog in CW – October 2015   Front steps are swept First tours have […]

  The Bridge At Crim Dell – April 2016   The Bridge at Crim Dell – January 2016   Fans of the College of William and Mary immediately recognize the image of this beautiful spot, […]

  Yorktown Onion Colonial Parkway – June 2015   Yorktown Onion Colonial Parkway — June, 2015   Yorktown Onion Colonial Parkway — June, 2015   Do you know what a Yorktown Onion is? My good […]

  Traditional image of the Colonial Capital in Williamsburg, Virginia – October 2015   Most people think of an image like this when they recall a memory of Williamsburg, Virginia. What I hope to show […]