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Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2010-08-28 21:17:00

By Matt Kelly From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 28th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local

Not Something You See Everyday……Caroline County–A caboose sitting in the middle of a field with no railroad tracks in site. Nothing left on the car to determine what company owned it or anything that would give any hint on how it got there. Spe…



Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2010-08-28 21:05:00

By Matt Kelly From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 28th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local

A Church No More?Louisa County–An abandoned church. Nothing remains to tell the story of those who worshipped here or what happened to cause it to be abandoned. The latest date on a gravestone in the back was 1966. The pews are still in place inside…



Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2010-08-28 20:50:00

By Matt Kelly From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 28th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local

Unkept But Not ForgottenTo live in hearts we leave behindIs not to die.Thomas CampbellBehind the church is a small graveyard. As with the church itself Mother Nature has begun the process of reclaiming what had been lost. Someone has left a token of…



The Courts–Odds & Ends

By Matt Kelly From http://questeverything.blogspot.com/ • Aug 22nd, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Thanks to the Free Lance Star for covering the debate on new court facilities in Fredericksburg in the Viewpoint section. Each side of the argument was included and I have provided the links for each below:The case for continuing to move forward with t…



A Trip to Myrtle Beach…..North

By Matt Kelly From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 14th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local

A beach sunset is beautiful but also mundane because we expect it to be beautiful. In your life’s travels take a closer look around you for the unexpected, the quirky, the incongruous. These scenes may not be as beautiful as a sunset on the beach but…



Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2010-08-14 22:07:00

By Matt Kelly From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 14th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local

Typical North Myrtle Beach……A rather typical colorful and well landscaped two story bungalow two blocks off the beach. In my travels through the city I noted that there was a good mix of housing from small one story bungalows to three story dupl…



Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2010-08-14 21:56:00

By Matt Kelly From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 14th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local

Yes This is Almost Beach Front Property……As already noted North Myrtle Beach is not your typical overdeveloped beach front. This scene is two blocks off the beach and there are two very nice two story bungalows on either side of this dense jungle …



Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2010-08-14 21:44:00

By Matt Kelly From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 14th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local

Quirky Times Two…….Another unique aspect of North Myrtle Beach are pillars all over the place marking, “Public Walkways.” These “walkways” cut through yards, between yards, and through backyards. You will note that there are really no walkways inv…



Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2010-08-14 21:37:00

By Matt Kelly From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 14th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local

A “Heroic” Weather VaneWith the clouds and lighting behind it this is one impressive weather vane don’t you think. A rhetorical question of course. Makes your heart beat and bit faster and gives you a lump in your throat. Have Copeland’s “Fanfare for t…



Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2010-08-14 21:34:00

By Matt Kelly From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 14th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local

North Myrtle Beach Rorschach TestWhile wondering the streets of North Myrtle Beach in the wee hours of the morning I came upon this scene. OK gang–What jumps into your mind when you first looked at this picture?