The first week of September brought a variety of photographic opportunities and emotions. I’ll let the week’s activities play out in the photos and captions.
My wife and I spotted this hot air balloon sailing over our neighborhood on our regular morning walk. Photo by Bruce StambaughWe celebrated communion at church. Photo by Bruce StambaughA storm front brought much-needed rain Sunday evening, leaving a rainbow spawned by the setting sun’s rays. Photo by Bruce StambaughSunday’s sunset exploded with a multitude of texts and colors. This photo was taken on Sunny Slope Farm. Photo by Bruce StambaughMole Hill, an extinct volcanic core, always makes an excellent foreground for the sunset over the Allegheny Mountains. Photo by Bruce StambaughFog rose from the Dry River in western Rockingham County that Sunday evening while grays and mauves dominated the southwestern sky. Photo by Bruce StambaughThe sky’s drama continued as I drove home on September 1. Photo by Bruce StambaughThe backyard Hyacinth bean plant was in full bloom in the morning sunshine on September 3. Photo by Bruce StambaughEvening clouds splayed over Silver Lake near Dayton, Virginia, on September 3. Photo by Bruce StambaughThe evening’s thin cirrus clouds made it seem like old Mole Hill was erupting. Photo by Bruce StambaughOn the west side of Mole Hill, the soft sunset seemed to emmite striated clouds. Photo by Bruce StambaughAs I watered our thirsty flowers, shrubs, and trees the following evening, I spotted a Black Swallowtail caterpillar. Photo by Bruce StambaughI attended an excellent lecture and gallery preview by photojournalist and filmmaker Morgan Heim at Eastern Mennonite University on Friday morning. Photo by Bruce StambaughWe ended the week by attending our church’s annual retreat at a camp at the base of Massanutten Mountain northeast of Harrisonburg. Photo by Bruce Stambaugh
I am a writer, author, photographer, birder, walker, hiker, husband, father, grandfather, brother, Anabaptist, and community activist. My life is crammed with all things people and nature and wonder. My late father gave me this penchant for giving and getting the most out of life, my late mother the courtesy, kindness, and creativity to see the joy in life. They both taught me to cherish the people I am with. I try and fail and try again.
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3 thoughts on “September’s First Week in Photos”
Was the camp at Brethren Woods? Just curious.
September goes too fast. And maybe all the months do that now, it seems. But a lovely month so far this year!
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Was the camp at Brethren Woods? Just curious.
September goes too fast. And maybe all the months do that now, it seems. But a lovely month so far this year!
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Yes. I feel the same way. I blink, and it’s another day.
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An amazing start to the month!
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