Golden Rays

On a back road of Amherst County, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia…

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Hay Bales and Clouds

Recently baled hay rest in the field as clouds billow above…Taken from the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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Dead Wood—New Life

Just off of the Appalachian Trail in the Jefferson National Forest this downed tree provides needed microbes and nourishment for new life to flourish in the forest on this mountain…An image from my Fantasy Forest Collection.

On the Trail

Give me a soft bed of leaves
And a log to rest my head upon
On a mountaintop beneath
A veil of stars and come morn
I will be renewed and thrive

--D L

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Misty Awakening

A misty morning on the James River at the Blue Ridge Parkway…

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Fantasy Forest Trail

Another in my Fantasy Forest Collection…taken on the Appalachian Trail thru the Jefferson National Forest…

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Bridge to Nowhere

The bridge crossing the James River, on the Blue Ridge Parkway, in the predawn fog…

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A Storm is Afoot

Stormy weather moves in over the James River in the Blue Ridge Mountains…

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First Contact

First Contact #1



This is why I never step out of the house without my camera. Our 3 month old puppy, Molly, had her first encounter with large wildlife. A young whitetail buck and doe were exiting our woodland garden and crossing the driveway when I took Molly out for a walk this morning. The deer were as curious about her as she was about them!

It’s unusual to see a buck and doe together this time of year so I can only figure that they are twins that have not long left their mother. At any rate, it was a special moment for all involved!

Note: We do not allow our pets to chase or harm any wildlife!!!


First Contact #2



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The Magic

A Michigan couple enjoys the beauty and magic that is the Otter Creek trail, on the Blue Ridge Parkway, on a stormy day as another thunderstorm approaches.


Thanks…I wish you all peace and happiness, and good health!

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Crown on the AT

A canopy of shrubs and trees on the Appalachian Trail provides shelter from the drizzling rain on a late afternoon hike…in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Hiking the Appalachian Trail is like walking in a fantasy world!

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Misty River Morn

On the James River in the Blue Ridge Mountains…

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Baling Hay

A day for cutting and baling hay in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia…Taken from the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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Enter the Light

An inlet on the James River, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, fills with light as dawn peeks between mountain ridges…

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My World of Wonder

Yes, I manipulate photos! I was recently asked why…well, one reason is simply…I enjoy it! I rarely see an image that I love that came straight out of the camera, and it’s even more rare that I produce one. Photojournalism, travel-logs, and family photo albums are excellent places for non-manipulated images, but I see no reason to reproduce only what anyone’s eye can see so I try to enhance that experience. Photography is art and photo manipulation is an extension of that art. To sum it up…I love attempting to create a little fantasy within my images!

This is on The Trail of Trees at the James River Visitors Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. Stop in and visit my friend, Josh!

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Suspended Footbridge

This is a suspended footbridge across the Maury River that sways with the best of them. We took a trip to Goshen Pass last week and stopped off here, at Rockbridge Baths, Virginia in the Blue Ridge Mountains, on the way. There were some loose boards and some we could feel, and hear, cracking under our feet…Taken January 9, 2007

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Low Clouds

Clouds linger after a thunderstorm in the mountains and Arnold Valley below…I love this kind of day up there!

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Light the Way West

A windy late afternoon on the James River in the Blue Ridge Mountains…

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Light on Ice

Light reflecting in the late afternoon in January on frozen, Otter Lake, on the Blue Ridge Parkway of Virginia…

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Wild Pink (Silene carolliniana)

This beauty grows 2-8 inches tall on open rocky banks and open wood borders in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia early to mid-spring.

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Mystical Day on the Appalachian Trail

A magical, beautiful day on the Appalachian Trail in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia…Just through the trees to the left is a steep 3200 ft. drop to the valley below…

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Columbine close-up

A close-up of one of our native columbine here in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia…

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Mother and Daughter

Native American dancers at a Powwow in Amherst County Virginia.

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Wintry Creek

This is Otter Creek on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia after a night of snow…Winter 2007.

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Veil of the Lake

A very early, very foggy morning on Otter Lake…Blue Ridge Parkway…

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Fractured Light

On a back road in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia…

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Fly on the Weed

There’s a fly on my butterfly weed…Best viewed large…

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Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberose)

Varies in color from yellow to red but is most common bright orange…grows 1-2 ½ ft. throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains…

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Full Moon on Winter Rye

Looking across fields of winter rye on the back roads in Bedford County, Virginia…in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia…Early winter, 2006…

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Peaceful Valley

Several red roofs can be seen in this beautiful, peaceful valley, if viewed large, 3200 ft. below Thunder Ridge in the Blue Ridge Mountains…

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In Nature

A view from the Appalachian Trail in the Jefferson National Forest in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia…

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Kayaking the James

A couple kayaking the James River reaches calm waters after passing through the more turbulent water upstream in Snowden Gorge in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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The Path Under the Bridge

On the hiking and biking trail system in Lynchburg, Virginia in early autumn, 2006…the trails follow old train lines that had out lived there use.

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On Otter Lake

Early morning on Otter Lake…the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.

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Who Stopped the Rain?

It had been raining just a few minutes before I took this image from the Blue Ridge Parkway…overlooking Arnold Valley...

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The Road Less Traveled

A back road in beautiful Bedford County, Virginia: in the Blue Ridge Mountains…

Thank you all very much for viewing my images!

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Summer Mirror

The James River on a very calm summer evening…I have only had time to take 5 photos with my new camera since I got it…seem like every time I turn around something else happens to take away my photo time. Have a lot to learn about the camera!

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