Steep Hill

The hill just behind Main St. seems steep.

Wesleyan Community Church

This church is on Main St.

Delivery promise

Along Main St.

Lenten event

The choir from St. Paul AME church sang at the Lenten Ecumenical service which was held at the United Methodist Church worship space.  A choir family member couldn't resist being a part.

Swing

The tire swing is certainly a classic.

Abby's Restaurant

A restaurant on the north side of downtown, still Main St.

Spring questions

Yes, weather has no rules.  Today there was two inches of snow.  

Research Lab

Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences just opened a state-of-the-art building in which is located this sensory evaluation lab. Subjects sit on the other side and taste food.  

A church

The season of Lent continues.  Today the weather started rainy then it cleared to a beautiful spring evening.

Trees

These trees seem stark and ready for spring

Ribbon cutting

Virginia Tech officially opened a new building.  It is the Human and Agricultural Biosciences Building 1and it has research labs for Food Science and Technology and Biological Systems Engineering.

Stark lines

It almost seems a gigantic mushroom.

Blue Sky

Last day of winter.

Nice car

Some drivers just have style.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day

'Twas it a leprechaun?

Climbing to celebrate

This young man celebrated his birthday by climbing...climbing a lot.   

Early "Happy St. Patrick's Day"

At the St. Patrick's Day parade in Roanoke, the band Warpipe celebrated in the parade and in a concert.

Water next to Main St.

Now the water in this area is contained between brick walls but there has been a pond here for many decades.  

Annie Kay's

Sunset at Annie Kay's, a specialized food purveyor.  

Promoting Library Programs

 
Kiosk at the Blacksburg branch of the Floyd-Montgomery Regional Library.

History of the Name

The sign on Main St.

Winter sky

Businesses, restaurants, and churches under a winter sky.

Candles

Candles at church.

Two Nights of Theatre

The Acting Company presented Hamlet and, the next night, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, a Tom Stoppard play that follows two of the Hamlet characters.  The performances were at the Moss Center for the Arts.

Side of Building

Lines of the buildings on a nice sunny day.

Restaurant

One of the Main St. restaurants.

Solarize Blacksburg

Today, community leaders launched Solarize Blacksburg to encourage the use of solar energy.  The plan has environmental and economic parts.  The sun was shining during the event at Market Square.

Boudreaux's

Marvelous restaurant featuring New Orleans' cousine on Marde Gras.  

Snow started slow

Today's snow started about 8 a.m., but it had been forecasted and the community was ready.

Storm clouds

Weather forecast is for winter to come to town and these clouds are part of it.

Winter tree

Today was a beautiful winter day.  Was it March coming in like a lion?  I can't tell.