The Upside of Humidity

July Morning on I-79

Can you feel the heat?

Allen Family Reunion - Treetops Canopy Tour - Fayetteville, WV

The Allen Reunion 2010 gang goes zip-lining at Treetops Canopy Tour (Rivermen/ClassVI) in Fayetteville, WV... 11 zips and assorted swinging bridges, etc. About 4 hours spent in the treetops. Our most excellent guides were Sam and Tabitha... they were great! Incredible fun!

Spring, Braxton County

Spring in Tucker County - Part 2

Spring in Tucker County

Hillside Cemetery, I-79

The Pumpkin House 2009

If you're not familiar with this, it's an annual tradition in Kenova, WV.

Hillbilly Hot Dogs

What luck! We happened to be driving past Hillbilly Hotdogs right at lunchtime. I recommend a visit. It's on Route 2 between Huntington and Point Pleasant.

Distant Relatives

You can tell it's Appalachia, there are two firearms in the family portrait.

Ramps Patch

If I cooked, this would be really handy.

Yet Another Misty Morning on I-79

Misty Morning on I-79, Part 2

Blenko, RIP

It looks like Blenko Glass might finally be going out of business. It's sad, but life is constantly teaching us to deal with loss. Here's a piece I saw at the offices of HQ Publishing the other day.

WV Inaugural Ball

Governor Manchin introduces The Spinners.

From the hills of the east, to the mountains of the west...

...goodbye Charleston

... hello Helena

Jefferson County Porch

West Virginia Horses

A new image for West Virginia

Today is West Virginia Day. A lot of bloggers are getting together to try and put forth a new image for our state. One of the things that I've noticed over the years is that I have a very different view of our state and our economy than the conventional wisdom. We hear lots of moaning about how there are no jobs and the economy is terrible, etc., etc. As an advertising photographer, I go around the state and I visit all sorts of businesses and organizations. If they are spending money to bring me to their location, chances are that these groups are growing and are doing interesting things. That's what I see, day in and day out, so my perspective is much more optimistic about what's going on here. Here are a few shots from some of those visits. I wish I had more time to dig into the files, but here are a few things I found with a quick browse.

"A Better WV" Blogger Meet-Up

Jason Keeling (that's him in the green shirt) of aBetterWestVirginia.com managed to get a bunch of bloggers together on a Saturday afternoon to discuss blogging in WV. It's late and I don't have time to put captions on these shots, but Oncee did it for me.






UPDATE: Thanks for the link Instapundit!