Graduation, The Moustache Lounge 12.17.10

We had way too much fun with these stick-on moustaches. Just the comic relief we needed after 15 months of hard work. I can't imagine spending all that time with any other group of people. You guys are the best.

Graduation, Ceremony 12.17.10

I couldn't stop smiling.


Sarah and Charisma with flowers (and Ray and Gareth in the background).


Up close.


Keely, Christine and I.


Noelle successfully rounded up a fair number of our class for a final group shot.


How I felt about the whole thing.

Down South, Huge Oaks 12.10.10

Grand tree.


The Spanish moss never ceases to amaze me.


Long arms.


More long arms.

Down South, Humanity 12.10.10

Slicing fruit, talking through the portal.


The great dancers.


They know how to have fun.


Cape Fear Contra Dancers, a feisty bunch.


A tribute. Bottle house honoring Minnie Evans.

Down South, History 12.10.10

Family history, Great Grandma's postcard collection.


Layers of time.


Old apartment building.


Carriage house, slave quarters.

Thanksgiving Outside 11.25.10

Sun dogs.


Driving toward the mountains.


Fence and snow.


The clarity of cold air.


Drifting.

Thanksgiving Inside 11.25.10

Poor dog.


Gaming the evening away. So serious.


Doggy time.


The best apple pie I've tasted for awhile, in progress.


The human and gustatory bounty of Pie Day.