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Sunday, October 27, 2013

Rural Virginia and West Virginia



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1. Race Spirit Booster and an Unusual Container
This girl with her funky car would move from place to place all day long cheering on the runners through their LONG rainy run. She asked me what my husband's name was so she could be sure to yell out his name. I told her he would be the last one...way, way back from the pack, and wearing yellow :-) She had the biggest, cutest grin.

Now, to the container. Does anyone know what it is? There were many of them out by the highway. Some were wood and other plastic. I am thinking they were place to put your garbage bags for pick up.




2. A Quilt Barn
Of all the farms and barns we saw, this was the only quilt barn. The home place and all the outbuildings were beautifully kept...a very pretty rural scene.

3. Cows
All along the highway we would pass farms with cows grazing and little sheds like this one. This time we were able to pull off the road so I could get several shots of the same farm.


4. Finally, a Green Gate


5.Solomon's Chapel ~ U. B. Church (United Baptist???) It was tiny.

6. Ingalls Overlook ~ Virginia
We stopped here on our way home. The fog was finally lifting and the rains were gone. The views were out of this world. Buddy is that little yellow blog to the left of the "sharp turn" signage shooting
the Blue Ridge Mts. with his trusty iPhone.



7. Train Tracks in the Little Town of Goshen, VA
When we got here, we were about 5 miles from the house. As always, we had to stop the car,  go stand on the old tracks and takes pictures. It is something we always do when we go through the little town.

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45 comments:

  1. the 2nd to last train tracks shot is awesome! love the calf with the small red barn/shed behind it. looks like someone took a water hauling container and modified it to hold their trash for pick-up, like you said. out in the country, loose dogs and coyotes will tear into anything that's not protected.

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  2. A lovely series Genie.... the railroad tracks are fantastic!

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  3. I've seen those containers in some of the mid-west states, thinking trash and recycle holders. Didn't know what else. I like the name of the lane it sits on. Yes, 2nd to last train track shot, well done.

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  4. Beautiful area. I like the cows and the train tracks.

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  5. Photos of 7. Train Tracks are beautiful!
    Greetings, RW & SK

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  6. Even though I live in a rural area, I still always feel a sense of awe when I see shots like these.
    Well done, as always, Genie.

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  7. The quilting barn looks interesting, a nice pop of color. Solomon's Chapel looks even smaller than Big Run!

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  8. Yep, I saw that little yellow spot to the left of the sharp sign - there was so much beauty in this post, I can only say I enjoyed all of it. From the cows,to the fields n barns, church, fences, train tracks and really liked that colourful car :)

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  9. i love all the photos genie!! i remember seeing those containers in wv too!

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  10. Genie, I have totally enjoyed all these shots. They are making me long for Tennessee, though.

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  11. Wonderful rural shots! Love the railroad tracks especially.

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  12. Wonderful rural shots. I love the train tracks in black and white. Also great shots of the animals, quilt barn, house, church and countryside.

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  13. What a great series highlighting the beautiful countryside. Love the train tracks and that shot with the green gate is perfect!

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  14. Wonderful shots and beautiful mosaic, Genie!

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  15. What a great series of shots, Genie!! I, too, love train tracks and the cows and such a lovely countryside! A great visit for my morning!! Thanks for sharing the beauty and the fun! Hope you have a great week!!

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  16. Genie, great series of photos. I have so many favorites! The quilt barn is cool and I love the cows. The train tracks are wonderful. Thanks for sharing, have a happy week!

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  17. Great set of shots! I love the cows , the misty fields and mountains, and that railroad track is awesome. Sounds like a fun day. Have no idea what those containers are. Sorry no help there.

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  18. Beautiful countryside! Looks like you had a rewarding trip.

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  19. In my part of WV those containers are indeed used for garbage pickup. I love the setting the church is in - a lovely rural scene reminding me of my own upbringing. I always love a quilt barn. Everyone else seemed to see it too - the second railroad track is an awesome shot!

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  20. Wonderful series of a beautiful landscape! My favorites are the b/w-shots!

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  21. Wonderful series from the road.

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  22. Delicious photos, I love the photos of the railroad!

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  23. The train tracks are a classic - but the crazy car made me smile!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  24. Beautiful the little church out in the country!

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  25. Beautiful documentation of your trip -- wonderful rural scenery (so glad you were able to stop at that farm) and the train track is mesmerizing -- makes me want to just GO (someplace, anyplace, just to see what's beyond...).... loving this whole post so much! Thanks.

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  26. Very nice post. I especially like the b&w close-up of the railroad.

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  27. Lovely travel-log of your ventures...enjoyed it♫ http://lauriekazmierczak.com/xoxo/

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  28. Very beautiful rural photography ~ love the train tracks will have a feel of 'pulling you right in' ~ thanks, carol

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  29. Lovely rural scenes, Genie!

    The container is common place in rural communities. They are used for chemicals and nutrients (insecticides, pesticides, fertilizer, minerials etc.) for soil and crops.

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  30. Very beautiful photos for SWF!Thank you for sharing and have a nice weekend.

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  31. Lots of great scenery Genie. The railroad tracks are terrific!

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  32. Beautiful shots!!

    I believe those containers are called totes and are used for shipping and holding various liquids. Bigger than a 55 gallon drum and easy to move around with a forklift. I've seen them in the industry I work in.

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  33. wow, a little bit of every thing n this post awesome finds. happy weekend! ( ;

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  34. Yep...I love the RR track pics too...great leading lines! Nice photos!

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  35. Stunning track images, but a lovely post anyway.

    The containers are called IBCs and they originally started life for holding industrial adhesives or liquids.

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  36. I love your first rail track photo - close up and personal! Such great textures.

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  37. Love the little chapel and the down-low view of the railroad! And of course the mountains.

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  38. Lovely serie of photos! Especially I like the frist in black and white. It´s gorgeous!

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  39. Beautiful series of interesting landscapes. Especially love the misty ones. But I am especially drawn to the monochrome tracks. They look wonderful combining line and small rocks.

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  40. How smart you are to do an organized post that fits with all our favorite weekly memes. I keep thinking that this would be a good idea and free up your blog time to visit others and comment on their posts.

    It would be hard to pick a favorite from these options. Like them all for different reasons from shooting style to subject.

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  41. Genie, I enjoyed each and every one of these images! I'm visiting from InSPIREd Sunday, so I must comment on the church - it IS certainly tiny, and I really like your composition of the photo on the left. The fence and the red leaves piled next to the fence lead one's eyes right up to the church.

    Thanks for commenting on my church - now condos for sale. :-)

    ~Lindy

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  42. Great series of shots! I love your b&w images, especially the second-to-last one.

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  43. all beautiful shots and I love these small, intimate churches

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  44. What a wonderful assortment of pics! Love the wee church.

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