Afternoon Take

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Part of the afternoon egg take, two Bard Rocks and a Bantam.

Travel and Leisure

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Out-take from a recent commercial travel shoot.

Gary Mac's Pickup

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My neighbor's 40 Ford pickup in the car shed.

Russell Mize

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Portrait of neighbor Russell Mize, doing body work on his car at Routh Oil Co. in Lineberry, North Carolina.

Duke Homestead Interior

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Interior of Duke Homstead, Durham, North Carolina, home of American Tobacco founder, William Duke.

New Crop of Caterpillars

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A black swallowtail caterpillar, one of about twenty-five or so on the parsley in our garden today. Looks like we were spared the hurricane and we'll have a new crop of butterflies.

Pimentos

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Still life, pimentos from my son's garden.

Portrait with a Bike

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Portrait of motorcycle collector Ramsey Allen.

Tobacco Barn

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Tobacco barn, Durham County, North Carolina.

Butterfly in the Meadow

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A butterfly feeds on wildflowers in the meadow of our farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Tristan's Seeds

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My son Tristan's seed reserve.

Yates Mill Miller

Head miller William Robbins (above) and Donnie Evans grind corn at the historic Yates Mill in Raleigh, North Carolina. William is a woodwright by profession and was instrumental in the restoration of that historical structure as well as it's operation.

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Paddling

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Paddling in Chesapeake, Virgina.

Old Horse Drawn Wagon

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Old wagon, Durham County, North Carolina.

Jack

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Neighbor Jack Gray in his garage from a recent commercial shoot.

Hard Neck Garlic

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Still life, hard neck garlic.

Yates Mill

Last week I was passing through Raleigh, North Carolina and I stopped by Yates Mill on Lake Wheeler Road. Yates Mill is a fully restored, and operational circa 1756 gristmill.  Located in Historic Yates Mill County Park, the mill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the only restored operational automatic mill in North Carolina and probably the most complete, accurate, and original example in the country. Head miller William Robbins kindly showed me around and invited me back to watch the mill operate and grind corn meal, which they do every 3rd weekend of the month, March through November. For more information, go to http://www.ncsu.edu/project/yates-mill/home.htm or http://www.wakegov.com/parks/yatesmill/default.htm.

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Spencer Details

Details from the North Carolina Transportation Museum, the former Southern Railway Spencer Shops in Spencer, North Carolina.

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Guinea in the Grass

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A guinea fowl wanders through the grass on our farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Red Plug and Reel

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Still life. Old fishing lure and reel.

Dairyman

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Neighbor and dairyman Rick Williams.

Three Peppers

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Afternoon still life from the garden. Three yellow peppers.

Old Salem Stairs

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Stairway in Old Salem, a Moravian historic site in Winston Salem, North Carolina. This image is a remake of a photograph I shot several years ago on film.

Justin and Jeff

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Neighbors Justin Latham and his father Jeff from a recent commercial shoot.

Beans on the Table

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Still life, dried beans.

Hamlet Depot

Historic Victorian train depot, Hamlet, North Carolina. Located at the crossing of main east/west and north/south lines of the old Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, now CSX. The depot was moved and restored a few years ago and is now a museum as well as an active Amtrak station.

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Into the Pot and Onto the Fire

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Figs from the previous post cook on the stove, soon to be preserves.

Figs From the Bush

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Still life of figs I picked just a few moments ago on our farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. By the time you see this they are already in the pot as my wife Dedra and daughter-in-law Christine make preserves.

Red Cowboy

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Portrait of a local horseman.

New Chicken

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Closeup of one of our new roosters, a Black Australorp.

Handle Study

Looking back. Details from a couple of years ago.

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The Skull

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Still life, deer skull.

Knucklehead in Black and White

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1937 Harley Davidson Knucklehead.