Little Saint Simons Island

Little St. Simons Island is a paradise for bird and nature lovers. Ten thousand acres never developed, never logged. It is one of the jewels in Georgia's barrier island. it is also one of the youngest - estimate to only be about 2000 years old. During spring and fall migrations it is one of the best places on the east coast to see the migrating birds.

Flint River - Georgia

The Flint River flows combines with the Chattahoochee to form the Apalachicola and flows into Florida and Gulf. The water flows through this system have been the subject of a long and intense battle between Georgia, Alabama and Florida. These flows nurture the Apalachicola Bay, home to the highly productive oyster beds and an old way of life. We should be doing everything we can to protect this vital basin.

Buds bursting out on a Red Maple

Fishing the Shoals in the shadow of old bridge piling.

Painted Turtles sunning on a warm spring day

Davidson – Arabia Nature Preserve

The view from the top of Arabia Mountain

Along with Panola Mountain State Park, the Davidson-Arabia Preserve make up the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. It's a part of Georgia that is rich in cultural history as well as unique geology and a number of rare plants.

Old Car City - White, Georgia

A favorite stop for photographers, Old Car City claims to have "the largest collection of old cars in the world."

More from Centennial Olympic Park - Atlanta

New Ferris Wheel almost complete.

Summer Camp cooling off time at the fountains.

Athens Twilight Criterium

Georgia's oldest and best known bike race - held every year in Athens.

Chattahoochee River

Flyfishing within the Atlanta city limits, yet it's hazardous to eat fish caught south of the city. the main water supply for five million people, yet it's the smallest river to support the water needs of any city of Atlanta's size in the US. Perhaps the most valuable resource in the state.

The Chattahoochee at Whitewater Creek

Whitewater Creek

Greenwood Cemetery - Atlanta

Greenwood Cemetery has many sweeping vistas, giving a sense of grandeur, especially on days like this one.

For more photos of Greenwood go to my Grave Grounds blog.

The Oak at Fountain Oaks

I know - sunsets are overdone, and I have a weakness for them. This is one of the great trees in Atlanta (technically Sandy Springs) and we sat under it in 1996 to watch the Olympic Torch relay head into the city.

Merry Christmas

The driftwood Christmas Tree is a tradition on St Simons Island, Georgia.

 

One of the bikes that rode in Atlanta's 7th Annual Santa Ride in Honor of Warren Bruno.

 

 

Atlanta Beltline - Westside

Most of the Beltline is still undeveloped or unpaved, but there is artwork sprinkled all along the corridor.

Chattahoochee River

I was lucky to get a spot in a one-day class with National Geographic photographer Peter Essick. We spent the day - sunrise to sunset - at McIntosh Reserve Park on the Chattahoochee south of Atlanta.



Celebrating Halloween in Piedmont Park

The hula-hoopers and musicians are there most Saturdays, but these spooky danse-macabre puppeteers also arrived on the scene when I happened to be wandering the farmers' market.





Watkins Mill Bridge - Georgia

Watkins Mill State Park lies about 20 miles east of Athens near Comer. The Watkins Mill Bridge was built in 1885, and, with a span of 229 feet, is the longest covered bridge in Georgia.

Georgia once had over 200 covered bridges - today there are less than 20. This bridge is also notable because it was designed and constructed by Washington (W.W.) King, son of freed slave and famous covered-bridge builder Horace King.



Georgia Backroads

I love driving and cycling the backroads of Georgia. Recently I've been exploring the countryside near Athens.

 

Election Season

Harvest Time

Action Shots - Cross Country

I spent most every fall weekend last year photographing high school cross-country meets. Missing it this year.

 




 

Alcovy Trestle Bridge, Newton County, Georgia

The Alcovy Trestle Bridge, which carries a CSX rail line over the Alcovy River, has a long and bloody history. It is believed that the stone pilings are the remains of an earlier bridge that Sherman burned down during the Civil War. During the 1940's the bridge was the scene of several lynchings of young black men from the area. The bridge is rumoured to be haunted by the ghost of one of the victims. A longer and more detailed story about these events is on the Covington News website.

Alcovy Trestle Bridge

Alcovy Trestle Bridge

Piedmont Park - Atlanta

Piedmont Park, in the Midtown section of Atlanta, is the city's largest public greenspace. From morning to night there is always has something interesting happening here.

 

Training Partners

I have more Piedmont Park photos here.

Saint Simons Island

I've been visiting St Simons Island, one of Georgia's Sea Islands, for 30 years and never get tired of walking East Beach.



Cemetery Photography Project - 2

My Grave Grounds blog has hundreds of photos from dozens of cemeteries in the US. These are some of my favorite color shots.

Marietta National - Marietta, Georgia

Sardis Church and Cemetery - Atlanta, Georgia

Crest Lawn - Atlanta

Alta Vista - Gainesville, Georgia