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ALSO SEE: Costa Rica & Nicaragua, 2005
Dogwood flowers, out back.
"Flaming" red tree, front of Stuart Hall
Jacqueline at the iMac computer, contentedly downloading Marc Anthony tunes from the Apple Music Store. (June 11, 2005)
Montage from Veterans Day Parade 2005 in Staunton. Clockwise from top left: Veterans of Foreign Wars; Civil War Reenactors Unit - 5th Virginia Company B; American Legionnaires in a WWII Army truck; Daughters (and Sons) of the American Revolution. (Nov. 12, 2005)
A view toward the northwest from the Spring Hill area, about ten miles north of Staunton.
The Middle River, near Spring Hill. It is one of the three tributaries of the South Fork of the Shenandoah River, the others being the North River and the South River. Very confusing.
Mushroom montage, Todd Lake Recreation Area
Marbled orb weaver, Augusta Springs
Monarch butterfly, Augusta Springs
Jacqueline at The Oaks overlook, Shenandoah National Park. We saw at least two Chestnut-sided warblers at this location. (June 5, 2005)
Andrew at the lower portion of Dark Hollow Falls, situated in a lush and cool valley just north of Big Meadows, in the center of Shenandoah National Park. (June 5, 2005)
The main portion of Dark Hollow Falls, about 100 feet high. We saw some Canada warblers, a Veery, and a Scarlet tanager during our hike in that area. (June 5, 2005)
A formation of "icicles" and "bacon" (which to me looks more like towels hanging up to dry) at Luray Caverns, in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. These photos were taken without use of flash. (August 14, 2005)
The set of the movie War of the Worlds, starring Tom Cruise and Tim Robbins, directed by Steven Spielburg. I was one of hundreds of "extras" for the crowd scenes, filmed here in December 2004. (See my War of the Worlds archives.) This farm is located about 15 miles north of Lexington, just south of the Augusta County line.
Downtown Lexington, VA, with historic Virginia Military Institute visible in the distance.
Among the Augusta Bird Club members who joined the field trip to Lake Moomaw led by Allen Larner (standing, with binoculars) were Jo King, Marietta Beverage, and Susan ? (Sorry, I can't remember names very well.) Tom Pendleton is seated in back of Allen. This is looking toward the east. Lake Moomaw is located about 50 miles west of Staunton, near the West Virginia border. (November 6, 2005)
Panorama of RFK Stadium (Sept. 2 game, Washington Nationals lost to the Phillies)
Jacqueline in front of the "Virginia House," the main hall at the Shrine Mont retreat and conference center owned by the Episcopal Church in Orkney Springs. It is located about 30 miles north of Harrisonburg, very close to the West Virginia border. (See shrinemont.com.) (September 17, 2005)
Jacqueline at the "Shrine of the Transfiguration," the outdoor cathedral at Shrine Mont. (September 17, 2005)
In Christian theology, the Transfiguration was when Jesus took his apostles Peter, James, and John to a mountain top, whereupon his appearance was transfigured, and "his face shone like the sun," standing alongside the prophets Moses and Elijah. (See Matthew 17:1.)
The Rolling Stones in concert at Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, home of the U.Va. Cavaliers, filled to the brim with 55,000 "enraptured" Stones fans. For four songs in the second set, the band was transported toward our side of the field on a rolling (!) platform.
(October 6, 2005)
Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood can be seen on the video display. The entire stage structure somehow served as an extended video display on some songs. A few dozen lucky concert patrons got to stand right on stage, on the second and third levels.
