Snowy Morning

There was a bit of snow today.

Foggy Morning

Today seemed the stereotype of a winter morning.

Christmas Symbols

A Nativity set by a German artist, Hummel.

Creative academic space

Inside and outside views of a space for creative meetings.  It is on the top floor of Goodwin Hall at Virginia Tech.

Some Christmas music

Musician in a restaurant.

Christmas Day

St. Andrews Church in Roanoke.

My Poinsettia

I enjoy keeping poinsettias for as long as they will grow.  This, which spent the summer on my front porch, produced the exciting red leaves this year for the first time.

Decked out for the season

The statue by the townhall again sports seasonal attire.

Every place has trees

Hotel Roanoke trees decorated to show the style of community organizations.

Kent Square Holiday trees

Many a group has portrayed  its style by decorating a tree for Kent Square, Main St.

Holiday Trees

Many a restaurant is filled with traditional holiday trees.

Shopping

Many a meal is being planned for this holiday season.

House on Lee

Red house with a tin roof.

Turtles at Center in the Square

Turtles

Gasoline prices

The price of a gallon of gas.

Goodwin Engineering Building

Goodwin, the newest building at Virginia Tech, is the new home of several engineering departments.  The top photo is a jet engine hanging from the ceiling near the entrance.  Hope the doors several floors below provide some scale to its size.  A robotics lab seems cluttered with robots and a three-D printer is available in the hallway for any students to use.

Pots

Just some items for sale.

New Vans

My friend Chen took this photo of new vans in the parking lot by Lane Stadium.  He thought it might have been the delivery of a new motor-pool fleet.  

Bristol Love sign

The Virginia Love signs show the character of the communities.  This one is at Bristol. (sort of near Blacksburg)

Home on a hill

One of the many small homes in the community.

Just a business

One of the businesses to get people where they need to be.  

Southwest Virginia traditions

Roanoke's Center in the Square offered music as well as excellent theatre.  This hammer dulcimer player was prelude to a performance in Mill Mountain Theatre of Children of Eden.

Celebrations of the season

The Pulaski theatre will feature traditional celebrations tomorrow.  What can be more delightful than "White Christmas" and a performance by a barbershop style a cappella singing group!

Solar System

Major change today.  Blacksburg Daily Photo is now part of the Solarize Blacksburg effort.  Solar Connexions installed the system.

Normal Life in Blacksburg

The holiday season is starting with parties but mostly I still walk the streets taking photos of homes.

Roanoke College Chorus

Two choruses from Roanoke College performed their annual Christmas concert last night.  They did two shows for SRO audiences.

Song of the Mountains

Tim White is host of the award-winning PBS program Song of the Mountains.  It features the music heritage and culture of Southwest Virginia.

Still cold day

Beautiful and cold sunset

Thanksgiving symbol

The roasted turkey was front and center among friends and family gathered for the meal.

First snowfall today

There was an accumulation of snow today-- First of the season.  This snowplow was on display at an event last week.  It is new.  Perhaps it was used today. 

Sun setting by trees

Beautiful day today.

Secret Garden

The gardener takes care of this small garden. The fence has been added and painted since June.

Home on Piedmont

This is one of the homes that fascinate me.  It seems old and small.

Middle of the sidewalk

This is in the middle of a sidewalk on Clay Street and I wonder what is under it.

Water Tank and Sky

Skateboarders ready

Beautiful fall weather brought everyone out to enjoy.

Restaurants and TechPad

At the edge of the Virginia Tech campus are a couple of types of businesses:  TechPad which provides space for idea-generating and restaurants which provide space for relaxing.

Runway view

Parking for private planes at the Montgomery County airport

Screen at the bank

I seldom go inside the building to do any financial transactions.

Signs everywhere

Many signs in the neighborhood.

National Weather Service Open House

The National Weather Service held an open house showing the way weather is forecast for our region and its part in the national and global forecasts.  The balloon in the demonstration is much smaller than the real balloons that are launched twice a day for real-time data collection.

Fund raising

An event which included fund raising for the Valley Interfaith Child Care Center.

Photographer at work

It is fascinating to watch what skills photographers need for work.

On the way to market

Virginia apples

Sacrifice

The Virginia Tech War Memorial was the site for a ceremony for Veterans' Day.  This is the statue symbolizing Sacrifice.