Academy Wall

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

Evergreen Academy. Southern Randolph County, North Carolina.

Kevin Ford

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I asked Kevin Ford how many full-time professional blade shearers there are in the United States, and he answered, "Me". Kevin travels from his home in Massachusetts and shears sheep with his blades up and down the East Coast.

At Rising Meadow Farm. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Ewe

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Waiting to be sheared. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Flintlock

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Large bore flintlock rifle. Courtesy MESDA. Winston Salem, North Carolina.

Flo and the Frisbee

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In the yard in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Rising Meadow Farm

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Ann and Ron Fay of Rising Meadow Farm. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Shearing Barn

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Rising Meadow Farm. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Winter Towhee

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Towhee feeding. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Tobacco Worker

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Tobacco worker. Guilford County, North Carolina.

In the Fog

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Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Fishing Lure

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Still life.

Old Truck

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Ramseur, North Carolina.

More Upland Birds

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Pheasant hunting. Meadows of Dan, Virginia.

Pheasant in Flight

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Meadows of Dan, Virginia.

Upland Bird Hunting

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Meadows of Dan, Virginia.

Pow Wow

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Guilford Native American Pow Wow. Greensboro, North Carolina.

Mabry Mill

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Mabry Mill in Virginia, is probably the most photographed spot on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and every time I drive by, I stop and shoot it just the same.

Egg and Feather

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Still life on the green table.

Agricultural Photography

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Note to potential agricultural clients for the upcoming growing season. Have camera, understand farming, will travel.

Logger

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Logger. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Pork Shoulders

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Barbecue pork shoulders cooking. Lexington, North Carolina.