Sorry, Pasadena!

 

Snow in Pasadena? Not here. While it was cold and rainy yesterday, Friday was gorgeous! Much more like sunny California. :-)

Art Gallery

 

 

 

The This Century Art Gallery is finally getting an update, including new windows, new shingles, a new foundation, a new roof, new insulation, new interior . . . Actually, when they're done with it, about the only thing original will be the skeleton, and even that will have seen some improvements.

Kitsch

 

Williamsburg shops stock their shares and styles of kitsch. These appear to be Christmas leftovers.

Wheels

 

One of Colonial Williamsburg's ox carts is getting some refurbishing.

Rose Petals

 

Made in America

 

Did you watch last night's State of the Union Address? I confess that I didn't; it aired too late for me. I did, though, see a clip this morning of Biden's speech in which he emphasized the importance of using American made products to rebuild and to improve this country's infrastructure. 

I have no problem with that. Seems like something we've been trying to do since even colonial days when most of our products were still being imported from places like the home country (England) and/or from elsewhere. Even then, it would seem, we were in the midst of a global economy with all its attendant advantages and disadvantages.

Back then, though, the best we could do was to produce things like tobacco. Manufacturing was still a distant dream. Most of that stuff came from back "home." And I understand you had to wait a pretty long time for things to arrive. No Amazon Prime or FedEx back then. Shoot! I'm guessing half the stuff you ordered never arrived; it just sank offshore somewhere in a storm. 

Nope! I'm all for re-invigorating our domestic economy. Just don't throw out the tea. Please! Don't throw out the tea. I enjoy it too much. :-)

Brazil Wood Extract

 

Opening

 

Opening the Capitol building for visitors in Colonial Williamsburg. Historic interpreters set either the Grand Union flag or, as in the case of the Governor's Palace, the Red Ensign flag outside of venues that are open to the public.

Shadow

 

Looks like it's going to be harder and harder to find one's shadow here in the next few days as rain and, yes, even a chance (small, probably remote) of snow are forecast.

East Gate

 

Another beautiful if somewhat chilly morning here in the old burg. I especially enjoyed how the morning light fell on the Capitol building's east gate.

Portrait

 

Floral Art

 

I spotted this lovely arrangement a couple of mornings ago through a restaurant window. They're silk, but could easily pass for the real thing. Moments later, I spoke with the restaurant's "events coordinator" who told me that the owners also display a number of floral paintings created by a local artist.

Holiday

Some pickup in foot traffic lately due mostly, I think, to the fact that yesterday, when this photo was taken, was a public holiday and that William & Mary students are starting to return from their winter break.

Arcimoto

 

Sentry

Deerstalker

Quiet

 

Homes along an unusually quiet December morning along Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg.

D.O.G. Street

 

 

Duke of Gloucester Street (aka D.O.G. Street) in Colonial Williamsburg

Shop Window

 

Main Street shop window in Charlottesville, Virginia

Hamiltons'