South of Elizabeth City, North Carolina – which has excellent proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and is just south of the Norfolk Naval Base – is a little community known as Weeksville. From here dirigibles could be launched to watch for German U-Boats that might be attacking merchant shipping and our navy. They could stay afloat for hours as opposed to planes that had to refuel.

Kinsale is a town in Ireland, but faith and begorrah I didn't travel that far to find this little town nestled in the Northern Neck by the Yeocomico River.

In Mecklenburg County is The Southside Roller Mill which was established in 1912

A classic white clapboard country school from 1906.

The Buckland Plantation manor, Buckland, North Carolina

Historic building and metal shop in Emporia, VA. Built 1902 "ARCHITECTURAL SHEET METAL WORK" as signage on the front of the factory

The Superintendent's House can be found along the Dismal Swamp canal.

When the angel of death visits

A saddlery shop in what was once country and is now suburbia.

An obit for my dog.

Maybe you can’t change your photography format, but you can change your perspective.

The Prodigal Son. 1997

Painting by Heliy Mikhailovich Korzhev