Category Archives: Memorable People

Oh My God! Are these pictures real? I didn’t take them but…they are real!

Back before TV, just after the Jurassic Age, I played in a Garage Rock ‘n Roll Band. We played for several years, the core of the group was Dennis, Terry, and me. We played hard and drove for miles in Dennis’s Mom’s 1961 blue Ford Galaxy. At least I think it was a 61, maybe....

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Graveyard in Old Town Alexandria

For years I have been driving past this old cemetery in Old Town next to the Beltway.  Since the temperature and humidity were ONLY 90, I decided to stop and walk around. Surprisingly, there were quite a few modern graves but there were some that were from the 1700s. I took lots of shots and...

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Studio Visit

We are at the end of our Smithsonian class so it was time for a field trip. We were invited to Pitchfork Studio in D.C. where the owner/photographer, Delane Rouse, gave us some tips, some creativity ideas, a little personal history and was our model during the session. His studio is a walkup in DC....

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Winchester Chess Master and “Mary Poppins Garage”

Yesterday I was wandering about in Old Town Winchester. Lots of history and historic buildings. I took many pictures, these are a couple of my favorites. The first is in a coffee shop of a chess game. I watched this man in two games as he whipped the competition. The chess set is really quite...

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