Ron Morris retired in 2006 after 32 years as a zoo curator, the last 24 years at the NC Zoological Park in Asheboro, NC. He has led eco-safaris to many countries and traveled extensively in Africa, Australia, Europe, Latin America, the US, and Caribbean. Ron is past-president of Audubon Society of Forsyth County. He co-authors the Winston-Salem Journal column Bird’s Eye View with Phil Dickinson.
Situated in the Bethel Community of Haywood County, NC the cemetery of the Bethel United Methodist Church blankets a promontory overlooking the watershed of the upper Pigeon River valley. The graves date from the period of the Civil War to the present day. The fertile valley below embraces tomato and hay fields, and a budding of commercialism, which now includes a new Dollar General store. The level terrain and geographical center of county attracted the tent…
From a recent photography project at JDL Castle Indoor Track and Field in Winston-Salem, NC .... This photograph is taken with a "rear-synch" exposure technique ... time exposure in which the flash fires at the end of the camera shutter having been open for 1/4 seconds.
I recently attended a workshop in Hendersonville, NC and strolled this town's beautiful main street during my lunch hour. My time allowance was gracious enough for window shopping, which I almost never do. As I walked by the front window of Mike's on Main Sandwich and Soda Shop, what caught my eye was this patron's lipstick shade which was perfectly matched to sign painted on the front window. When could that ever happen again?…
Joe Marion's (a.k.a. "Joe") dad gave him a cow to bring to Winston-Salem to sell when he was a boy, but Joe never made it back to Surry County ... with the cow or the money. He has been in Winston-Salem ever since. Joe realized his calling was to be a landscaper / nurseryman. For the last 50 years plus, Joe's Landscaping and Nursery has flourished and become a visual centerpiece between the Lewisville - Williams Road…
Since 1772, the traditional Moravian Easter Sunrise Service has been held annually and draws several thousand people to the Salem Square and God's Acre in the restored Moravian community of Old Salem, NC. ISO 400. 1/50 sec @ f/20
I was honored by having my work chosen as a finalist in the Appalachian Mountain Photo Competition, category: mountain culture. Online voting for the People's Choice Award runs through May 17. The photography exhibit is on display at the Turchin Center for Visual Arts on the Appalachian State University campus in Boone, NC. "Blue Ridge Parkway Saviors" headlines and honors Kit, Bill, and Judy Carson whose efforts saved one the most historic seven miles on the Blue Ridge Parkway…
Randy Shields, a nationally ranked bicycle rider from Winston-Salem (NC) has joyfully spent most of his adult life on a bicycle. This photograph was taken in 2011 at a regional cyclo-cross race at Bur-Mill Park in Greensboro (NC). In 2013, he took second place for his age group in the United States UCI Cyclocross World Championships. Randy excitedly shares his remarks with his fans after his win. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) (English: International Cycling Union) is…
Dr. Phil McRae Medford July 25, 1925 – January 28, 2013 [portfolio_slideshow] Dr. Phil Medford, age 87, recently expired after a protracted illness. A native of Waynesville, he was the son of Dr. Nick Medford and Beatrice Owenby and was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred “Mib” Medford, in 2012. “Dr. Phil” attended Waynesville High School, and graduated from Davidson College in 1944. He completed his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at Emory…
At the age of 92, one may accumulate many credentials ... all of which are true. Seasonal ranger and historian for the Blue Ridge Parkway as a young man... Veteran of the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC), even as a younger man... Veteran of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.... Distinguished retired Professor of History at Mars Hill College.... Recipient of North Carolina's Order of the Long Leaf Pine.... Kind. Compassionate. Respecting. A historian's historian. A friend to…
