This is from a few years ago, before the bodega was remodeled (and maybe under previous ownership?). This is a stone’s throw from Peters Creek Road.
Tag Archives: Salem
West Main Street in Salem, VA, February 2023
Yes, you see a lot of flat retail sprawl here — but there are gorgeous rural roads among the mountains behind. It’s actually a lovely place to live. Just watch out for bears.
The Salem Times-Register prints my letter about the defenders of Ukraine.
I learned a little while ago that the Salem Times-Register printed my recent letter about the courage of the Ukrainian people protecting their homeland. You can find it right here.
Thank you, Editor Shawn Nowlin, for allowing me to share my thoughts with my neighbors in Southwest Virginia.
Filtered Salem.
So I’m getting better at editing photos — I’d like to think that these old shots of Salem, VA turned out pretty neat.
Just some more fun with filters — trees in Salem, VA.
“LOVE” artwork outside Salem Public Library.
Salem, Virginia, May 2018.
Artwork under sign for O’Brien Meats, Salem, Virginia
February 2018.
Salem, Virginia, December 2017 (2)
This is one festive town. It seems like there is a parade every five minutes. Last night it was the local high school boys; they’d won their fifth state championship for … something or other. Football, given the season?
They waved and shouted “Merry Christmas,” so I responded in kind to be polite. Then a particularly friendly Salem woman commented to me that I must be a very proud father, and that got me feeling all weird.
A couple of the kids shouted, “Support Net Neutrality!” That’s some nice work there, Salem.
I’m including a picture of me here to show off an early Christmas present from an amazingly talented poet friend — a monogrammed, handmade scarf. I only had errands yesterday in the town, but I threw on my dress overcoat and pretended to be Bruce Wayne.
Salem Fire Department Truck 1
Salem, Virginia.
Salem, Virginia, December 2017
That last shot you see is of people on their way to line up in the Christmas Parade.