Doctor HP Flowers

...Be Right Back

What could be more stimulating
Than a pot full of geraniums.

…Be right back

    

© r0184-20  Chair with Geraniums
  Danielsville, Georgia
  Madison County
  Saturday 30 May 1987

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Snowy Mountain Road

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Cr 17 Snowy Mountain Road
Pendleton County, West Virginia
Friday 3 June 1994

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Tin Roof

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© r0707-10  Farm House
  Pendleton County, West Virginia
  Friday 3 June 1994

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A Stable Course

     When my ship tips over and sinks in the sea of despair a lovely photograph, recalling a special moment of peace and awe, helps me to steer a stable course.

    

© r1324-36  House in Mist
  County Road 640
  Highland County, Virginia
  Thursday 19 October 2006

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White Farm House

The simple white farm house
Set back from the main road
Behind a narrow lane
Curving with the land

What makes an icon?
Embodying significant qualities
Would this be one for me
An old sweater
A comfortable pair of shoes
Always on my mind

    

© d080530-027  Farm House
Happy Hollow Road
Craig County, Virginia
Friday 30 May 2008

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7 a.m. in Burrville

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     I pull over in Burrville without thinking.  It's second nature.  Instinctive.  Early morning light engulfs the white house across the road and highlights the water tank on the hill.  Chilly air nips at my cheeks.  I stand for a spell and gaze, empty headed.  The connection here is intangible, but powerful.
     Is this a village?  A hamlet?  A crossroads?  Where's the general store?  The garage?  The post office?  The grade school echoing vitality of kids at play?  Then I realize they're always here.  I bring them along everywhere I go.  They revive in my sentiments, and the flood of warm and wonderful memories - 7 a.m. in Burrville.

Burrville, Tennessee
Morgan County
Tuesday 22 April 2008

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Everyday Voices

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     Cautiously I pick my way thru the wet brush anxious to avoid cat briars, stickers, ticks and who knows what else might be waiting to inflict discomfort on an uneasy trespasser.  Edging closer, watching each step, my breath quickens.  A spider web snags my cap as I peek thru the front window.  Across the living room a closet door stands open inviting my winter coat, or muddy boots or mop and broom.  From the side I see a cold brick fireplace with faded green mantle, hearth heaped with ashes from the very last fire and layered with leaves swept thru the gaping roof.  Then the voices.  I always hear the voices and sounds of home.  From the next room, or maybe from upstairs.  Everyday voices each of us would recognize, and gladly remember.

    

© d071022-016  Old House
Edgefield County, South Carolina
Monday 22 October 2007

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My Retirement Home:

Four posts and a rusty tin roof
     With flowers by the step,
A patch of woods on the fence outback
     And a nail to hang my cap.

    

© r1427-35  Old House with Flag
  Hall County, Georgia
  Saturday 21 October 2006

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Growing Up

Old stories
Fresh memories
White picket fence

    

© r1179-15 House with Fence
  New Hope, Virginia
  Augusta County
  Sunday 3 June 2001

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Beverly in the Rain

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Sightseeing in the rain
An unforgettable porch
Feels like yesterday

Beverly, West Virginia
Randolph County
Saturday 28 June 1986

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