(Or Another Appalachian Animal Allegory) It was a dark and stormy day, well stormy anyway, but quite warm for December. After a rainy afternoon of wandering about in the forest looking for things to photograph, dodging excitable whitetails, and enduring the malicious behavior of those reprobate Read More
186 Miles Project
The Mysterious Cat
The Mysterious Technique of the Cat In old Japan there was a swordsman named Shoken, and Shoken had a problem with a rat. Not a cute little rat as you find in pet stores but a extra large, nasty, aggressive, intelligent rat of an excessively ill nature. Shoken had a cat, and in those days cats Read More
Arthur and Archeology
I was doing a presentation at the Conococheague Institute Incorporated, a historic site in Welsh Run Pennsylvania. At this event Arthur and I met Scott Parker from Little Antietam Creek Inc. a non-profit organization that teaches archeology and historic preservation as well as giving Read More
Vampire Socks
Allegany County Maryland section of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park Mile Marker 184.5 (Cumberland MD) to Mile Marker 135.90 (Pearre MD) “Vampire Socks”- A pair of very warm socks, usually made of wool that are kept in the bottom of a sleeping bag. These socks are worn Read More
Zeus and the Sock Monkey (Emergency sub-species)
There have been some questions by you readers of these words of mine about the prevalence of sock monkeys in photographs and on or about our persons when we are out and about. This is one of those Arthur-humor things that got out of hand for many years and became a part of our life Read More
Arthur’s Photography Portfolio
Arthur’s Portfolio Submitted for His Application to the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts Arthur submitted an application to get into The Barbara Ingram Arts High School, located in Hagerstown MD. Part of this application was a portfolio of work and Arthur chose to try to get in the school on Read More