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Lavender Outside Virginian Station, Roanoke, VA

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Intersection of Salem Avenue with Second Avenue, Roanoke, VA, July 2022

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(Before Second Avenue becomes Gainsboro Road heading north at the overpass.)

I can’t emphasize enough what a quiet city this is.  What you see is what passes for a somewhat busy Tuesday morning.

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So this is what the aftermath of a rockslide looks like.

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This happened back in January 2021 off Orange Avenue here in Roanoke, Virginia.  Although the business was destroyed, thankfully no one was hurt.

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THE TRUTH IS UNIMPEACHABLE.

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Buddy of mine picked up fresh peaches from Ikenberry Orchards in Daleville, Virginia.  THE TASTE IS DIVINE.  This is bliss.

God bless the American South.

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A surprise houseguest.

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Do tiny spiders flex their fangs when they’re threatened?

I honestly do not know. I can barely keep “entomology”/”etymology” straight.

That sound you hear is my coffeepot.

Update — my arachnophile friend informs me that this is a crab spider.

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Buildings being demolished on Campbell Avenue, Roanoke, VA

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June 2022.  I thought this was pretty wild — what you see is a row of buildings that have been almost entirely demolished, all facing Campbell Avenue.  (These include what used to be the Campbell Court Bus Station and the deli beside it.)  The facades at front remain intact for now, but they are otherwise gutted.

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Norfolk Southern train seen from Norfolk Avenue SE

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Roanoke, VA, June 2022.

Heading east.  Overhead is the Market Street Walkway.

As always, I apologize here for the shaky-cam. I was especially discombobulated after running to get the shot. It even exceeded my daily baseline of dysfunctional discombobulation.

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Sign for defunct “1 Hour Cleaning” on Campbell Avenue, Roanoke, VA

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June 2022.

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Market Square and Market Street, Roanoke, VA, June 2022

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I passed a neat milestone today.  With my letter in The Richmond Times-Dispatch, I’ve now seen my writing appear in 50 periodicals (in addition to standalone publications like anthologies and such).  I started waaaaaay back in 1996 or so with my first job as a reporter for the Culpeper Star-Exponent.

This arrives just a bit ahead of my 50th birthday, too — so I celebrated with a strawberry lemonade in Market Square.

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The Roanoke Star publishes my commentary on mandatory school prayer.

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I am so happy today to see The Roanoke Star feature my opinion piece on mandatory prayer in the public school classroom.  You can read it right here.

Thanks once again to Publisher Stuart Revercomb for allowing me to share my voice through this superb source of local news and commentary.