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Photographing Barn Quilts

Posted on July 6, 2020 by bobg.bell@gmail.com

Anyone who has spent time drive rural back roads has seen quilt blocks painted on barns. They are quite common in parts of West Virginia, and most states have them. When I first started seeing them a few years ago, … Continue reading →

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Bob & Bob and Sinks Grove

Posted on May 6, 2020 by bobg.bell@gmail.com

I had driven through Sinks Grove on my way to one destination or another, for work, but didn’t have time to stop and explore, or take pictures. I did, however, take note and mark the small Monroe County, WV community … Continue reading →

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One Hour Road Trip

Posted on December 7, 2019 by bobg.bell@gmail.com

The sky was filled with cloud cover, and I knew it would be gone by the early afternoon. I had been wanting a shot of one of Monroe County, WV’s best known haunted houses, Solitude Farm. I wasn’t sure of the exact location, or even what it looked like, but found an old 1990s auction ad from an newspaper with an online search, with directions on how to find it. It’s a 20 minute drive from our West Virginia home Continue reading →

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