Hometown pride at the 0:41 mark.
Tag: Portsmouth

The Confederate monument in Portsmouth, Virginia—my home town—covered in trash bags and blankets. This is one of the most satisfying images I have ever seen. Photo by Kiahnna Patterson/AP.
Past flowers.
Yesterday I returned to old photos of my kitchen garden back in Virginia. Today’s nostalgia is for flowers from the borders. All were taken over several growing seasons, in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Feeling a little nostalgic for my kitchen garden back in Virginia this morning. These are photos resurrected from the archives, and taken over several years. I do hope my old watering can is OK.

Woodland Walk: American holly (Ilex opaca), at Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, Virginia.

Woodland Walk: American holly (Ilex opaca), at Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, Virginia.

Woodland Walk: Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), at Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, Virginia.

Woodland Walk: Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), at Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, Virginia.

Woodland Walk: Tentatively, a gassy webcap mushroom (Cortinarius traganus), at Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, Virginia.
The common name gives a clue to it’s inedibility.

Woodland Walk: Tentatively, a gassy webcap mushroom (Cortinarius traganus), at Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, Virginia.
The common name gives a clue to it’s inedibility.












