So I am doing this video for “The Armed Man” concert. The concert lasts about 58 minutes. Twenty-two piece orchestra, 60+ voices and it’s never been done in the U.S.—that we know of at least. That’s one long piece of video even if most of the thing is pictures from the National Archives. I have...
Another cannon, this one aimed at the statue of Stonewall Jackson which you can barely see in the bokeh slightly to the right of the cannon’s aim. This was a grey day which I guess is reflected in the mood of the pictures. And my mood, too, I’m guessin’. p.s. I’ve been told to lose...
The music is haunting. I am not to the end of the CD yet but find that the music silently describes a “scan,” a lookout for peace. I remember the 60s. Everything about war was black and white. Like the photo below. When my son and I went to the battlefield–he was excited, wanted to...
This house was a target during the Battle of Bull Run. The memorial in front was put up many, many years ago to remember those who died there. I haven’t been out recently and wonder if I’ll ever go out again (not really). My son is sick and I’m staying home. I am creating and...
So…there I was with my son in Manassas at a birthday party with thirty 6-year olds. I decided to drive a half mile down the road to the Manassas Battlefield Park. I walked in the rain and took quite a few shots of cannons, fields, buildings. It was raining so I was a sight–I had...
