Country Church

This is a cute little church in the mountains, near our family home.

I love the red roof with the church painted white. In the foreground, the dogwoods are in full bloom.

Easter

Wishing everyone a wonderful Easter!

Traffic Jam

Coming back to Charlotte, we were at a complete standstill on I26. Jack-knifed truck blocking both lanes. We waiting for an hour and forty minutes! I think that's the longest I've ever waited on traffic to move.

It's a good thing I like to read and had plenty of books!

Pearson's Falls

Near Tryon, North Carolina. The watershed was good since they've had a lot of rain this spring.

Pearson's Falls

I just visited Pearson's Falls near Tryon, NC. In the Blue Ridge Mountains, named after Charles William Pearson who scouted the area for what later became the Southern Railroad.




Great trail and easy walking to the falls! It's cared for by the Tryon Garden Club and it'll cost you $5.00 each to see the falls. Plenty of picnic tables and places to eat, rest and just enjoy the views.

Johnson C. Smith University

Here are some photos around the school from this spring.

This is Biddle Hall with the red azaleas in front. The building is circa 1867.... a beautiful building!



Benches around the campus



Duke Memorial Library



Side view of Biddle Hall



For more school photos, go to the gallery link.

http://jillwlang.smugmug.com/Galleries/Charlotte-NC/Schools

Queens University

I was on the Queens College campus last week. The dogwoods were in bloom! These are some shots of the Evans Clock Tower.







Here's the link to the Schools gallery in Charlotte

150 Years Ago

The Civil War started 150 years ago today. I was in Charleston just a few days ago... visiting my niece. She's fortunate to be interning in Charleston with a very creative couple doing wedding and event photography. Here's her photo and RCC school blog.

We took the ferry boat, Spirit of the Low Country, through the Charleston Harbor over to Fort Sumter. Wonderful visit, great time and memories!

Here are a few scenes of the Fort Sumter tour.

Visit North Carolina: New Visitor Center Opens On NC Side Of Smokies

Visit North Carolina: New Visitor Center Opens On NC Side Of Smokies: "Doors opened today on a brand new visitor center on the North Carolina side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It's the first new v..."

Queens Road

I was out yesterday getting some new shots of this great spring time in Charlotte. The dogwoods have been in bloom all week and they're just beautiful.

Here's a section of Queens Road... pretty street with all the large, tall trees.