112. Visit my darling friend Lis in Glasgow. A decade ago, after she visited us in Chapel Hill, I added this entry to my life list – and promptly forgot all about it, even after I actually did it. But this week I was updating the list (taking off some booze-related items, adding some links…
Category: explore your state
nc beach sunrises: carolina beach & kure beach
26. Take a photo of sunrise at every individually-named beach in North Carolina. Made a trip to Carolina Beach for the express purpose of shooting sunrise there and at Kure. Check!
life list: lake mattamuskeet
65. Visit the top ten natural wonders in North Carolina. We stopped at Lake Mattamuskeet on our way to the Outer Banks last month, and it’s pretty darn wondrous. Water as far as the eye can see, and lots of wildlife. The water treatment building shown in the second photo is being renovated into a…
life list: edition outer banks stuff
101. Visit every US National Seashore. (Cape Hatteras National Seashore) 26. Take a photo of sunrise at every individually-named beach in North Carolina. (Frisco, NC) 58. Visit the top ten natural wonders in North Carolina. (Cape Hatteras) Three for the list! We had glorious sunrises every morning. The clouds made them unreal. I don’t post…
explore your state: asheville in december
Because of how the holidays fell this year, Trav and I were unable to spend the actual week of Christmas with either of our families; instead, we’re seeing my folks in a few weeks here in Chapel Hill, and this past weekend, we met his parents in Asheville, for a long weekend centered around Christmas…
100 foods in 100 counties: buncombe county
Buncombe County – Asheville – 12 Bones Smokehouse: Baby Back Ribs Another entry for my 100 foods in 100 counties project! The fact is, I am not a Ribs Person. Generally I find them too much work for too little payout. That is not the fact at 12 Bones Smokehouse. They are well worth the…
explore your state: orchids at stowe botanical garden
The orchid conservatory at the Stowe Botanical Garden is so fabulously lovely. Orchids are positively made for macro photography and I had a wonderful time messing around with it.
explore your state: daniel stowe botanical garden
Trav and I drove out to Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden on Sunday morning, and it was such a lovely day. Right now the garden features an installation from Seattle glass artist Jason Gamrath, lovely Chihuly-esque oversized flowers set into the Stowe’s living gardens. The exhibit will be installed through the end of September, so if…
brand new kind of photography 