New Year's Eve

An ornament to celebrate Blacksburg

Wilson Ave.

Another home

Turner St.

Old home on Turner

Classic bench

At the entrance of a bank on Main St.

Another symbol

Many ways to mark the season of the year.

Christmas

Gold tree

Gold tree

Country Club

There were golfers playing at the Country Club course.

St. Philip's Anglican Church

Nativity scene

Snowball tree

Many Holiday trees with personalities

Winter season

Blacksburg's downtown

End of fall sky

Skyline

Renovation continues

Renovation continues.  The classic Main St. structure will be Lofts and businesses.

Episcopal Church

A new sign by the Episcopal Church.

Sun on Railing

Plant

Beliveau Estate Winery

Entrance to winery

Sign about Singers

Chorus performance tomorrow.

Geode

Street Lamp Flags

Blacksburg is celebrating the successes of the High School teams.

From a trip

Scene from a trip.  Sorry it is not Blacksburg; I will get a Blacksburg photo.  But I feel I have missed a week because of the trip and I need to get back in the routine

Research barns

One of the trails for walkers and bicyclists goes past the research barns.

Signs

One of the new residential areas uses its logo on the Traffic Stop signs and names the streets for Virginia Tech football players.

Cattle

Denizens at one of the Virginia Tech research areas.

Skyline with barn

Just a view

Football today

Though this is a photo of another football game, there is a major football game at Virginia Tech today

Shopping Center

 

Some specialized shops and restaurants on Main St.

Motel

The main entrance to this motel is facing the side not the street

Research transportation

Even the drones need logistics.

Alley way

Communities used to have alleyways.  This is between Progress St. and Main St.

Counting sheep

Animals are being raised here.

Quiet Library

View from the comfortable reading area.

Small businesses

The parking lot for a set of small businesses

New River Gorge

View of the bridge from which once a year, base-jumpers can jump.

Wild Animal Research

The gate is open.

Thai Cuisine

Thai restaurant in downtown

Super moon

Full moon was still visible this morning.

Building is gone

The building next to the National Bank is gone.

Creating new lawn

Water sprinklers and cover being part of the plan to create a new lawn near newly constructed homes.

Football Action

Virginia Tech lost 30-20.  It was chilly in Lane Stadium.

Ceremony at Virginia Tech

Veterans Day was marked with a special ceremony by the Corps of Cadets

Repairs to historic home

A home in the historic district has repair work underway.

Red Sky at Morning

Does the old poem about red skies at morning, "sailors take warning" mean anything

New Walking Path

A newly created walking path along Williard Drive near the Hill Golf Course.  There is a space, with grass, between traffic lanes and walking path.

Tomorrow is election day

League of Women Voters, Montgomery County put these signs throughout the community about a week before election day.

Blacksburg High School flag

The town has been flying the high school flag this weekend

Tree Swing

Small town

Not a great photo, but it was a good event.  I knew several of the persons filling up our gas tanks at the same time.  Community is good.

Decorations everywhere

For the celebration