 | We visited Williamsburg again early in the year. Here as evening lights descend upon Williamsburg, we see a crisp building's outline. |
 | The famous Burton's Parish Church's steeple is outlined against the night sky. |
 | A view from in front of the Governor's Palace (looking west) as night falls upon Williamsburg. |
 | Chowning's Tavern is one of several restaurants operating in Williamsburg. |
 | A printer's shop. Closed for the evening. But still displaying their wares. |
 | A picture of vaulted arches of the Capitol building by night. |
 | Burton's Parish Church. |
 | Further on in our first vacation trip of the year we stoped at the George Washington Birthplace National Historic Site. |
 | An artisan at work! |
 | Various shoes and leather works made in the shop. |
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 | Our home after a night of snowfall. |
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 | A wintry scene of the jail at Brentsville Courthouse. |
 | Old Brentsville school house after a snow storm. |
 | This was the 3rd county seat of Prince William County, Virginia and was built in 1822. |
 | The snow covers some berries at Brentsville. |
 | The front of Ben Lomond Manor House. This is an historic building near the Manassas Battlefield. |
 | A side view of the house in winter. |
 | Nearby is the relocated slave quarters of the Ben Lomond estate. |
 | The front of Ben Lomond Manor House. |
 | Our Christmas Amaryllis |
 | With the sunlight from behind. |
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 | In Febuary Frank took another trip to visit his friend Scott in Maine. Here we see Scott's house on the day he arrived. |
 | A nearby evergreen against a beautiful blue sky. |
 | A church in Bar Harbor. |
 | In the graveyard of the church stands a memorial to the Civil War veterans who came from Maine. |
 | One of the many lakes on Mount Desert Island. |
 | Switching to the telephoto lens we can see the ice fishermen in the middle of the frozen lake. |
 | A view of the Bubbles and Jordan Pond from the Jordan Pond House. |
 | Elsewhere on the Island we can see a home which looks like an old lighthouse. |
 | A winter view of the ocean from a beautiful seaside estate. |
 | My friend Scott Hadley as he studies a tree that needs pruning. |
 | Scott begins work on the pruning job. |
 | He doesn't seem to be bothered by the snow. I have to admit that this was a relatively warm day and we were protected from the wind. I had to shed my overcoat. |
 | A few feet up and the views were spectacular as could be seen in the above images of the ocean. |
 | Along Sargent Drive some areas that are prone to water seepage build into some rather spectacular ice flows in winter time. |
 | On another job, Scott begins cutting on some fallen timber. |
 | Scott handles his chain saw very well and can cut through an 18 inch log in just seconds. |
 | Joining Scott is his son Daniel who is using his own chain saw to help dad with the work. |
 | On my last day in Maine, we finally had some fresh snow and I was awarded the awesome sight of trees covered with snow. |
 | Winter time is a wonderful time for natural beauty. |
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 | In March we decided we needed to replace the 25 year old carpeting in our study. |
 | The padding goes in. This was quite a job as we needed to remove all the desks and bookcases from the room. |
 | The new carpet gets cut in the driveway as we watch from the study window. |
 | Finally in. Now came the hard part of replacing the furniture along with a complete rewiring of all the computers and networking systems. |
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 | Later in March we visited North Carolina with Frank's brother and sister in law. Here Rhonda and nephew Javan take a sniff of the flowering trees in the cemetery where some of Franks relatives are buried. |
 | A visit to Frank's Aunt Lib in Roanoke Rapids. Here we see, Charlie, Javan, Lib and Frank |
 | Lib Taylor was one of Frank's best friends when he was growing up. |
