Monthly Archives: November 2016
The Berkeley Thanksgiving
It will be missed by no one on this side of the North Atlantic that Thanksgiving Day 2016 falls on Thursday. Yet, some Virginians mindful of another tradition already had their Thanksgiving a fortnight ago. They resent the hegemony of … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Seasons in Virginia
Tagged Berkeley Plantation, Captain John Woodlief, Good Ship Margaret, Lyon Tyler, Nibley Papers, Thanksgiving Day, Virginia
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Carving for the Ages (Petroglyphs)
A slab of yellow sandstone larger than a dinner plate lay at the foot of an old maple tree close to a woodland trail in the Allegheny Mountains. The shadow of an inscription on its flat face made me pause … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged Allegheny Mountains, Appalachia, Civil War, Droop Mountain, James Alexander Thom, log cabin, Petroglyph, Pocahontas County, Rock carving, Shawnee, İmamkullu
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 