Holden Beach: Memorial Day Weekend

Holden Beach is a small town on the southern coast of North Carolina. It is actually an island. A bridge from Supply, NC is the only way on and off the island, unless you are taking a boat.

It is very quaint and quiet. In fact, Supply is home to shops, bookstores and local artists, like the one who built this house out of bottles. Scott and I spent a long weekend there around Memorial Day. His aunt has a home nearby and was gracious enough to allow us to stay.

During our time there, we visited nearby Ocean Isle and Calabash.

Here you see Scott in front of a fishing boat in Calabash, which may have delivered the catch for our seafood dinner!

Mayfest

Every year in Pilot Mtn, a small town in the northern Piedmont/Foothills of North Carolina, vendors and visitors from all over attend Mayfest, a spring festival with arts, crafts, food, games, music, and more. See the flyer here for some basic information.

Main Street is closed down and covered with tents and vendors.

On a normal day, Main Street is home to traditional and historical shops such as the Drug Store/Soda Fountain, a few banks, the Hardware Store, and a Country Store.

As you can see on the sign, Pilot Mountain was historically called Mount Pilot, as also heard on the television show, The Andy Griffith Show.

Photos on an Art Show Trip

Scott and I attended the annual Spring Art Exhibit of student artwork at the

Stokes County Arts Council.

http://www.stokesarts.org/

The Arts Council is in Danbury, the county seat of Stokes.

Here you see the "Old Courthouse,"

currently the Board of Education Building, which is directly across the street from

the Arts Council Building and a view from behind the Arts Council.


Students with work on display during this show are students at

the 3 local high schools, North Stokes, South Stokes, and West Stokes.

Biltmore Estate Flower Festival

On April 25, Scott and I spent the day at the Biltmore Estate. We were able to take the rooftop tour, which gave us a view from several different angles that are not included in the regular tour, such as the views you see in the following photos.

The grounds and house were decorated with many different flowers, arrangements and bouquets in celebration of the arrival of spring.

Stoneville, NC

Stoneville is a SMALL town in Rockingham County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2 square miles, all of it land. (Wow, I was shocked!) The 2000 census shows that Stoneville has 1,002 people, 469 households, and 292 families residing in the town. In 1998, MUCH of the town was destroyed from a tornado. (Read more about it here.) However, they seem to have recovered well in the last 11 years. (Can you believe 1998 was 11 years ago?) Anyway, small, unusual towns are wonderful places for photographers to find and capture unnoticed compositions!


Below are a few scenes Scott and I found one Saturday in early spring....


Photo by Scott

Here is one of the well-known antique stores. It was not actually open, but the door blew open so we were able to get in touch with the owner, and I purchased an old Parker Brothers Game, "Masterpieces," in which you buy and trade artwork!

Photo by Scott

See my art blog, Forte & Motif, for a more artistic composition captured in downtown Stoneville!

Spring Break: Myrtle Beach

Scott and I spent a few days in Myrtle Beach, SC for our vacation during spring break.

We stayed at Patricia Grand, which is on the northern side of Myrtle Beach.

It was a quieter area, and we found several more seashells on the beach.

The weather was warm with a mix of sun and rain.

Either way, we entertained ourselves at the local outlets and a few restaurants.

Throughout the weekend, we looked for photographic compositions as well as unique places and things to capture... (Check out my art blog, Forte & Motif, for more compositions.)

Scott was especially interested in old hotels that are closing...

The vacation was fun and relaxing!

Krankies Coffee

Check out a few scenes from a quick trip to Krankies, on a sunny afternoon, for a cup of coffee and a walk around downtown Winston-Salem, NC.

Most of my shots capture details of the building decor that incorporates aspects of the coffee grinding and brewing processes to contemporary art and interior design.

...A Final Reflection...