Fragments From Floyd

Kewl. A shopping trip to town with wifey I was actually enthused about! I was "on assignment". Sort of.

A few months back (September, actually) I met through the weblog a writer who wears several hats. His purpose at the time he passed through town was two-fold: write a piece for the Washington Post about the music in Floyd and in Hiltons, home of the Carter Fold; and, update information for the second printing of his guidebook on Virginia. Anywho...

Got an email from him last week saying he needs pix from Floyd for the guidebook revision--small, high-contrast black and whites. I get my name in the credits. Gotta start somewhere.

We were in the hardware store (Farmers Supply) picking up a replacement mailbox. The one we have, somebody shot a hole in last year. (Yes, we figured out 'who done it'.) So while we were there, I snapped a dozen pictures, including the one you see here--this one, just for fun, not for the book. When I got home and started messing with this orb image (taken from one of those weird "gazing balls" that some people put in their yard to ward off vampires and wooly mammoths) it occurred to me what I should have done.

Wouldn't it have been cool to ask the nice folks if I could take one of these glass balls on its stand outside to the corner near THE traffic light. Half of the town of Floyd is within a hundred yards of the traffic light. The extreme fisheye of the gazing ball would have pulled it all in, making a striking view of town--a real attention-grabber. Dang. Sent the pix in last night. But I may have to go back and do this just for fun. I'll let you know if I pull it off.

Meanwhile, I think I'll set up a gallery for "Floyd etc". I'll put a few of yesterday's there and add to it over the summer. Also some new images in the "Fragments Gallery", if you haven't been by there lately.

Update: Floyd Etc. Gallery is begun, Friday 21 May.