Tell Me a Story - March

Out and About 

Richmond, VA, Belle Island and the James River 

Just a few pictures if things that caught my eye while on a road trip to Richmond for the day. 

I thought the lines of the railroad overpass made an interesting frame for the bridges in the back ground. 

A few storm drains along the James River. 

The walking bridge to Belle Island under the 9th street bridge. 

Remnants of the old railroad bridge to Belle Island. 

Up river and dam remnants of the island's abandoned hydroelectric plant

Richmond skyline from the walking bridge to Belle Island

Belle Island housed one of the most notorious prisoner-of-war camps during the Civil War. 

Remnants of an old nail factory and later a ironworks operation which closed in 1972.

What's left of the railroad bridge connecting Belle Island to the industrial part of Richmond 

American Civil War Museum from Belle Island

The story continues on Emily's website. 

February Blog:
A Local Tourist

A friend flew in from Germany earlier this month. On one of the days she was here we decided to take a stroll along the board walk at Virginia Beach and visit the Cape Henry Lighthouses on Ft Story. A couple of days later we took a road trip to Elizabeth City, NC. Here are a few photos along with some PS play. It was nice to have such nice weather in February.

Virginia Beach Pier

On to Cape Henry and the beach at Ft Story: 

I apologize in advance for the multiple photos of the lighthouse.

Walkway to the beach on Ft Story.

I've gone to the top of the older one a couple of times, but not on this day.

Capen Henry Lighthouses: (background ca. 1792;  foreground: ca. 1881) 

I think the black and white sky and stairway added a different look to the photo.

Lonely pine cone on the beach

Road trip to Elizabeth City:

Downtown Elizabeth City. Still a quaint little town. 

Side view of the long since closed and almost left to ruin"Southern Hotel." When I saw a photo of this building in one of the local galleries and I knew I needed some photos.  It's a beautiful red brick building, but all of the wires distract the eye from the brick (hence why b/w with some color.) 

Corner view of the "Southern Hotel"

Front view of the "Southern Hotel." Too bad the rest of the boarded up windows weren't painted.

I'm not sure what type of tree this is but the blossoms where a very pretty bright red. 

I'm almost certain there was supposed to be another half of the ornament on this gate, but this for some reason caught my eye. 

 After the long hiatus it's good to be back taking photos of random road trips and outings. Go to  Sharleen's page to continue Tell Me a Story blogs.

Tell Me A Story - August

Here are some random photos for the month of August: 

My first grandchild Hadley at 6 months old

Sun setting behind the USS Harry S Truman

 Sun setting over the Chesapeake Bay:

 

Sunrise somewhere off the East Coast

A few photos of Historic Portsmouth, VA

The stories continue on Sharleen Stuart's page

Tell Me a Story - June

Santorini, Greece

 “To make the right choices in life, you have to get in touch with your soul. To do this, you need to experience solitude, which most people are afraid of, because in the silence you hear the truth and know the solutions” ~ Deepak Chopra.

 This quote kind of fits my life so far this year with lots of ups and downs, interesting experiences and bucket list checks. One of the items on my bucket list was to go to Santorini, Greece. While living in Germany I wasn't able to go. However, our last port call for this deployment was Crete, which just so happens is less than a two hour ferry ride to Santorini. Needless to say I jumped at the chance to go. 

The Mill we rented for the night. It was super cute, quiet with a nice view.

Wine tasting at Santos Winery

The sunset as we enjoyed our wine tasting.

Random walk-by shot, which I thought it looked pretty cool in B/W with the focal color.

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