July 29, 2008
The abandoned village at Portsmouth Island lies off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. This area is near the fabled haunts of pirate Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard.
[Image: Michael J. Henderson, 2006]
May 25, 2008
A longtime admirer of leather straps (who isn’t?), I recently noticed a subtle brown strap on a nondescript old rangefinder in a Beams Japan advertisement. Perfect. Some quick searching on the vast internets and I came upon Gordy’s Camera Straps. Seeing lots of happy customers around the world, *tap-tap*, and my strap arrived just in […]
January 23, 2008
Hamburg, get ready to welcome a new collection of (mostly) Porsche memorabilia in April of 2008. PROTOTYP - Personen, Kraft, Wagen will be housed on two floors of an unidentified historic building, and will showcase classic coupes, one-off racers and a variety of photos and curiosities (including Ferdinand Porsche’s personal watercraft).
[Pictured, middle] A race-prepped […]
automobiles, art, energy, photography, design -
October 9, 2007
The Christian Home School
wood, brick, glass, iron, steel
1932
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
It’s high time we’ve added more diverse topics because, you know, there’s a lot of cool stuff in the world. First stop…this post. The plan is to highlight some of the architecture, historic sites, interesting people, and general miscellany encountered on our trips. A […]
August 12, 2007
Sorry for the disappearance. Things have been hectic as we’ve been moving the household. Plus, it’s the Dog Days of August. That means lazy porch sleeping, for Mr. Parks especially.
Anyway, back in a bit.
July 13, 2007
Next week, we’re gonna try something a little different. People have been asking “So what else are you hiding?” Being packrats to the highest degree, the answer is “A lot.” Our inspiration comes from a variety of places, namely museum visits, trips to the country, and conversations with interesting people. The spectrum of durable, well-designed […]