He stood rock still and watched me like a sentry. As I moved around his black feathers shaded blue with angle of the sun.

I met the 80'ish couple who live here as they left for a doctor appointment. They declined to have their picture taken. She told me that the farmhouse pre-dated the Civil war and the property had been in his family for four generations. She also told me that they'd met on Match.com.

50 Freeze Dairy Bar. Play, Relax, Eat and watch the spinning Slurpee machine.

Dawn along the back roads of Ross and Highland Counties, Ohio

Dawn along the back roads of Ross and Highland Counties, Ohio

Gordie took me on a tour of his farm in Bland County, Virginia. The original 1850’s farm house is lost, but other out buildings predate it.