Tag Archives: Pittsboro NC
Walker Advances the Ball Despite the Pressure of Two Defenders, Town Lake Park Soccer Fields in Pittsboro North Carolina
- – - My son playing rare offense (he likes the goalie position). After re-routing the ball from the corner, he advanced it past these defenders to the goal. Soccer (which I know nothing about) is an interesting game of fast … Continue reading
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Photographs from a Sunday Service at The Church of the Holy Trinity, Chatham in Pittsboro North Carolina
– I direct you to another blog, one I follow, “A Priest in Chatham,” to see some of my recent photographs, made Sunday September 18 at The Church of the Holy Trinity Chatham’s first Sunday service as an officially commissioned church. Below … Continue reading
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The Second Best Vanity Plate I Have Ever Seen
- – “This Man Carries No Cash. I’m Married!” -
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Country Auction on the Pittsboro – Goldston Road in Chatham County North Carolina: Standing Around
Top: Inspecting a truck box. Middle: Prayer helps. Bottom: Standing around.
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Country Auction on the Pittsboro – Goldston Road in Chatham County North Carolina: Knick Knacks and Country Ham Biscuits
Top: Assistants in yellow shirts and hats hold up place settings for the predominantly female crowd, as the auctioneer calls for high bids on china, kitchen items and knick knacks. Middle: Matching “World’s Greatest Grandpa” and “World’s Greatest … Continue reading
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Country Auction on the Pittsboro-Goldston Road in Chatham County North Carolina: The Coveted Tractor
Top: At every country auction awaits at least one coveted tractor. The tractor takes top billing in advertising leading up to the sale, complete with color photographs on the handbills and internet postings. On the morning … Continue reading
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Country Auction on the Pittsboro – Goldston Road in Chatham County North Carolina: Auctioneer’s Call and Response
Top: The ringman holds a yellow pole next to a red-painted disc harrow, and looks behind for a bid. His hand is held shoulder high at the ready. If the man behind him who has bid … Continue reading
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Country Auction on the Pittsboro – Goldston Road in Chatham County North Carolina: Box Lots
Top: Enamel pots, cookware, wash pans, and mugs; white and cream with red and blue banding. Enamelware is a staple of country auctions. In the foreground lies a box of butternut squash colored tableware, treated to … Continue reading
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Country Auction on the Pittsboro – Goldston Road in Chatham County North Carolina: Saturday Morning
Top: Real estate style sign advertising the site of a country auction in Chatham County North Carolina. Country Auctions take place at the homeplace or farm of a person or family whose belongings are to be auctioned … Continue reading
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How the Other Half Lives
The recently completed clubhouse and pool complex at Briar Chapel, a planned community envisioned by Newland Communities, an out of state developer. Briar Chapel sprawls over more than 1,000 acres of former farmland and forest in Northen Chatham County, between … Continue reading
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