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\"Hayingtime\"<\/a>
\nI’ve found that hyperlocal blogging has expanded my awareness of Floyd and the people who give it a unique character. I try to capture the images and sounds and experiences that make every day an adventure.<\/p>\n

\"Fridaynight_jamboree\"<\/a>
\nOn Friday night, the Jamboree<\/a> went off just as planned, even though the Floyd Country Storefront was covered with scaffolding. I got to hear Blue Moonshine<\/a> perform in front of the Floyd Barbershop and they gave me their new CD of mountain music to review. More about that later. It is fine music!
\"Bluemoonshine\"<\/a>
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Contrary to what you might expect, the more I write about Floyd, the more I see that I want to write about. Every day I see new relationships that were not visible before and new business opportunities being developed by people who are creating startups on a small scale with a minimum of resources.<\/p>\n

\"Donkeys\"<\/a>
\nAll of this takes place in the midst of bucolic scenes that fairly scream to be photographed. As I drive around the county on errands, I can’t take the time to dismount and soberly set up tripod and fetch the light meter. Instead, I slow the van and shoot through the open window or occasionally through the windshield if it is clean enough.<\/p>\n

I spend some of my daylight hours networking with potential clients, visiting with friends, or developing stories for the Floyd Press. I volunteer as staff photographer for the Jacksonville Center and I am constantly shooting photos in an effort to capture a visitor’s experience in Floyd County.<\/p>\n

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\"Artunderthesun\"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In the last few days, I been able to share the excitement of the five artists who have opened a gallery-studio and a teaching studio under the Winter Sun in Floyd. Gretchen and four of her talented friends have been working for weeks to get the gallery ready and are already seeing a steady stream of visitors even though their sign is not up yet. <\/p>\n

If you are visiting the Winter Sun clothing store or the Cafe del Sol, make sure you come down the stairs and visit them in the Art Under the Sun <\/a>Gallery.<\/p>\n

In the midst of all this activity I managed to fix up this weblog design and make it a little easier to navigate.  The nice little scrollbars I installed work on Firefox, but not on Internet Explorer, so the weblog appears different to different browsers. I am not through yet, so if you have suggestions or comments, this is a good time to let me know what you are thinking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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