Mississippi Delta #2

Warren County, Mississippi 

This picture was taken a few miles north of Vicksburg, at the very southern edge of the Delta. The transition from the hills of Vicksburg to the flat country of the Delta is abrupt. The horizon begins to recede, the sky gets bigger, and suddenly you are in the Mississippi Delta.

Mississippi Delta #1

Sharkey County, Mississippi 

Winter Trees #4

Greene County, Virginia 

Washington's Birthday - 2013

Charlotte Hall School - St. Mary's County, Maryland 

The story of George Washington and the cherry tree may be a myth fabricated by one of the President's early biographers, but it was handed down to every schoolchild in America for generations. A portrait of George Washington looked down from the front the classroom to remind us of the founding virtues: honesty, duty, selflessness.

Oh, we joked about it when I was a boy. If we got caught doing something wrong, we were fond of saying "I cannot tell a lie, Father. George Washington did it." To a thirteen year old, this riposte was clever and hilarious, but the lesson was not forgotten: "I cannot tell a lie." Great men speak the truth.

Unfortunately we now have few public figures who exemplify these old fashioned virtues, so let us remember George Washington on this, his birthday. He was a great man, and inspired a young nation to greatness.

Winter Trees #3

 Greene County, Virginia

Winter Trees #2

Greene County, Virginia 

Winter trees #1

Greene County, Virginia 

Spring training is underway in Florida and Arizona, places warm enough to get outside and toss the ball around even in February. Baseball is a game of tradition and nostalgia.  Babe Ruth, Dizzy Dean, Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio—the names still echo from summers past.

Baseball and photography grew up together and the history of the game is well documented in pictures. Classic Spring Training Shots is a collection of photographs taken in spring training camps dating back to 1920. Click here to view and don't miss the 1936 shot of Dizzy Dean. It's a classic.