See the turtle of enormous girth!

Funny, I was just telling a friend last week that since I'd just had a dream about turtles that I would be seeing them everywhere (that's usually how it works for me). On my way to the farmer's market in Nelson County this morning I had to stop twice, about a mile apart, and carry two of these little guys (both Eastern Box Turtles) across the busy road. With all the recent rain that we've had I have a feeling that they are seeking higher ground so please keep an eye out for them and drive safely.

Lastly, I can't mention turtles and not include a quote from King's Dark Tower series:


"See the TURTLE of enormous girth!
On his shell he holds the earth.
His thought is slow but always kind;
He holds us all within his mind.
On his back all vows are made;
He sees the truth but mayn't aid.
He loves the land and loves the sea,
And even loves a child like me."
(As told by Roland)

"I'm walkin' here!"

A Transcript of Joss Whedon’s 2013 Wesleyan Commencement Speech

Love me some Whedon:

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/05/joss-whedon-commencement-speech-transcript-2013-wesleyan

Encore! Encore!

After a 17 year nap, Brood II have returned. 

 

"What do you mean the stock market crashed while I was gone? I'm ruined!"

I just caught this little dude chilling in the hostas next to my house.They are so loud right now that it sounds like several car alarms going off at once.

Between the cicadas and the gray tree frogs outside my bedroom window I sometimes feel like I'm living in some remote tropical jungle. It's kinda cool.

People have always said that I have a face for radio

This coming Friday morning at 8:37 I will be an in-studio guest on The Morning Line at WLNI in Lynchburg. I've been asked to come talk about the upcoming Water Bearer project by Morning Line host Mari White and hope to speak a bit about the Save Outdoor Sculpture committee as well as the fund-raising effort that will be launched in June.

Here's the link to the station in case you want to stream it live and listen in:

http://wlni.com/the-morning-line/

Busy busy!

After months of research and meetings, it looks like I can finally talk about my next big project:

http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/darrell_laurant/article_5fcbf696-c0e3-11e2-84bc-001a4bcf6878.html

Thanks to Darrell Laurant for the kind words and nice write-up.

The Waterbearer

 If you happen to be in Lynchburg tomorrow:

http://www.jamesriverarts.org/the-water-bearer-statue-what-happened-a-lecture-by-local-sculptor-ken-faraoni/

This choked me up, but in a good way:

 http://nedhardy.com/2013/04/23/thought-you-couldnt-hold-mr-rogers-in-any-higher-of-an-esteem-check-out-these-6-wonderful-facts/


I always loved this man.