MAY 20 more sabbatical photos

Working with a group of volunteers, smoothing and extending a nature trail on Poor Mountain


Trying not to make TOO big a mess, while painting with a small group of volunteers at a Methodist camp - Camp Alta Mons near Shawsville, Va.


We have our pictures made with Thomas Jefferson(right), and his friend Charles Willson Peale, just before their presentation of Conversations with Thomas Jefferson. You can see Jefferson's retreat house, Poplar Forest, in the background.


Here we are in front of the amazing Natural Bridge, located in Rockbridge County Virginia, about a 45 minute drive from Roanoke


"Burkes Garden" - a beautiful isolated valley, completely surrounded by mountains on all sides, located in rural Tazewell County Virginia


Just a few of the many beautiful wildflowers


A view of the valley between the James River and the Roanoke River, taken from the Blue Ridge Parkway


A view of downtown Roanoke, taken from a trail near the top of Mill Mountain