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Cup'ahttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_1266.jpgIMG_12662019-04-05T02:01:11+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2019/04/01/resilience/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_1921-2.jpgVersion 2Springtime Colorhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_1921.jpgVersion 3Springtime Monochrome2019-04-02T01:11:55+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2019/03/09/why-is-this-man-smiling/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jacques-by-hollar.jpgJacques by HollarAn American from Virginia, Wenceslaus Hollar, 16452019-03-10T03:07:44+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2019/03/07/winter-windowscreen/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/windowscreen-2.jpgWindowscreen 2Winter Windowscreen 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/windowscreen-1.jpgWindowscreen 1Winter Windowscreen 12019-03-08T01:27:23+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2019/03/05/business-as-usual/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_1302.jpgIMG_1302https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_1297.jpgIMG_12972019-03-06T02:07:07+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2019/03/03/fog-on-the-mountain/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_e1842.jpgIMG_E1842https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_e1847.jpgIMG_E18472019-03-03T19:14:02+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2019/03/03/reaffirmation/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/visitor.jpgVisitorVisitor viewing High Performance, pulled in by the detailed components.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/detail-from-waddle-pool.jpgDetail from Waddle PoolDetail from Waddle Pool: A Vacuum Psychodramahttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/detail-from-high-performance.jpgDetail from High PerformanceDetail from High Performancehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/detail-from-golf-and-games.jpgDetail from Golf and GamesDetail from Golf and Games2019-03-03T17:33:35+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2019/02/23/more-blackhole-suns/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_1722.jpgIMG_1722The Giant Sucking Sound of a Blackhole Sunhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_1660.jpgIMG_1660Son of Blackhole Sun2019-02-24T04:09:24+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2019/02/22/patternation/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_1710.jpgIMG_1710https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_1709.jpgIMG_1709https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_1708.jpgIMG_17082019-02-22T18:11:56+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2019/01/29/years-at-a-glance/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/abv-years-at-a-glance.jpgabv years at a glancealbertvick retrospective2019-01-30T01:43:53+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2019/01/20/fangorn-winter/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/super-blood-wolf-fangorn.jpgsuper blood wolf fangornFangorn Under a Super Blood Wolf Moon2019-01-21T03:54:03+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2019/01/14/innerplanetary/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/innerplanetary-1.jpginnerplanetaryInnerplanetaryhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/black-hole-suns-1.jpgblack hole sunsBlack Hole Suns2019-01-14T16:12:41+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2019/01/11/flying-objects/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/winter-wraiths-2-1.jpgwinter wraiths 2Winter Wraiths 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/winter-wraiths-1.jpgwinter wraiths 1Winter Wraiths 12019-01-12T02:32:49+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2019/01/06/skyfire/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/embarcation.jpgembarcationembarcationhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/solar-flares.jpgsolar flaressolar flares2019-01-07T01:41:46+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2019/01/04/best-in-show/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_1569.jpgimg_1569ICA Sense of Placehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_1562.jpgimg_1562ICA Crack in the Foundationhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_1558.jpgimg_1558ICA Shrooms2019-01-05T01:59:54+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2019/01/03/big-wheelin/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_1380.jpgIMG_1380Arilus cristatus2019-01-04T01:59:39+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/12/31/happy-new-year-2019/2019-01-01T03:46:02+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/12/30/backyard-graveyard/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_5246.jpgIMG_5246A graveyard in the back, and in the front.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_E5251.jpgIMG_E5251A graveyard in the backyard.2018-12-31T03:26:01+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/12/25/twelve-masks-of-the-winter-solstice/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/VMFA-Congo-Masks-2018.jpgVMFA Congo Masks 20182018-12-25T14:09:05+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/12/24/no-instructions-provided/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_1386.jpgIMG_1386No instructions provided.2018-12-25T03:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/12/23/happy-winter-solstice-2018/2018-12-24T03:57:02+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/12/21/exurbia-silencia/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/auris-exurbia-5.jpgauris exurbia 5auris exurbia 5https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/auris-exurbia-4.jpgauris exurbia 4auris exurbia 4https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/auris-exurbia-3.jpgauris exurbia 3auris exurbia 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/auris-exurbia-2.jpgauris exurbia 2auris exurbia 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/auris-exurbia-1.jpgauris exurbia 1auris exurbia 12018-12-21T20:26:45+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/11/23/chiaroscuro/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dark.jpgDarkDarkhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/stormy.jpgStormyStormy2018-11-23T17:10:57+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/11/05/a-muscovyte-in-the-park/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/muskovy-2.jpgMuskovy 2Bigger than a mallard, smaller than a goose.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/muskovy-1.jpgMuskovy 1The duck and the duckweed.2018-11-06T00:00:48+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/11/02/ichabods-nemesis/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/headless-horseman-tree.jpgHeadless Horseman TreeHeadless Horseman Tree2018-11-02T15:21:41+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/10/20/wrath-of-the-wraiths/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1127.jpgWraithmobileThe Wraithmobile at Twilighthttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_e1096.jpgWraith ZoneThis is why visitors aren't allowed in the park after dusk.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1163.jpgIMG_1163He came in with the fog.2018-10-20T16:09:54+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/10/18/sochietah-ung/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1219-1.jpgIMG_1219 (1)Find the Kryptonite sparkle.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1222.jpgIMG_1222Wings surround the ears and a crescent-shaped diadem, framing the face, distinguishes female from male crowns2018-10-18T16:23:25+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/10/17/larry-bland-the-volunteer-choir/2018-10-17T16:10:04+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/10/16/masquerade/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1233.jpgIMG_1233Shortmus Productions Carnival 4https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1228.jpgIMG_1228Shortmus Productions Carnival 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1214.jpgIMG_1214Moko Jumbie (stilt walker - at the top of the stilts)https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1210-crop.jpgIMG_1210 cropShortmus Productions Carnival 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1205.jpgIMG_1205Shortmus Productions Carnival 12018-10-17T01:09:49+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/10/13/friday-folk-fest/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_e1161.jpgIMG_E1161Guys were using jackhammers in a downtown parking deck, with no ear protection and only the basic cotton respiratory masks. Not OSHA-certified.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_e1160.jpgIMG_E1160An interesting light fixture in a part of downtown hardly anyone visits at night. The investment probably could have re-habbed an elementary school.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_e1155.jpgIMG_E1155Simple but cool light art on one of the Brown's Island bridges. Just think if it was completely functioning. Many strands were not illuminated.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_e1150.jpgIMG_E1150Quite a chaotic swirl.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_e1149.jpgIMG_E1149The strange thing is that this is a downstream view, but the breaking water seems to be coming upstream. It's where the downstream flow hits the old dams.2018-10-13T22:09:11+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/10/08/folk-fest-erected/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1119.jpgIMG_1119Good thing the winds were calm as the towers went up.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1123.jpgIMG_1123The hands of craftsmen - actually volunteers (but true tradesmen, not office workers).https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1125.jpgIMG_1125Lots of pieces come together to form Richmond Folk Festival infrastructure.2018-10-08T15:49:28+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/10/08/trip-tych/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1034.jpgIMG_1034Gnarly, man.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1046.jpgIMG_1046Wild & Woolyhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1050.jpgIMG_1050A Christmas mushroom in September.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1054.jpgIMG_1054This one must have dog DNA, which is not surprising.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1058.jpgIMG_1058Timberrrrr!2018-10-08T15:47:33+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/08/22/symbiosis/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/blooming-algae.jpgBloomin' AlgaeBloomin' Algaehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_0911.jpgColl LichenCool Lichen (& Moss)https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_e0931.jpgHot FungiHot Fungi Possibly a "Chicken of the Woods", this specimen really stood out among the brown bio-mass. Note the American nickel for size comparison.2018-08-22T16:17:43+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/07/27/summer-blooms/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_0799.jpgIMG_0799https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_e0804.jpgIMG_E0804https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_e0810.jpgIMG_E0810https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_e0817.jpgIMG_E0817https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_0815.jpgIMG_08152018-07-27T19:06:59+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/07/27/non-alien-invasion/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cuscuta-gronovii.jpgCuscuta gronoviiCuscuta gronoviihttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/common-dodder.jpgCommon DodderCommon Dodder2018-07-27T15:40:48+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/07/24/napoleon-bonehead/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/master-of-light.jpgMaster of LightMasters of Light... the artist - Hyacinthe Rigaud, and the subject - King Louis XIV, the "Sun King". Detail from a portrait.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_0710.jpgBeautiful ButtThe beautiful butt of a French carabine (approx. 1806), engraved by (or directed by) Nicolas-Noel Boutet. Boutet served both King Louis XVI and Napoleon as director of the Versailles state weapons factory.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/altar-candlesticks.jpgAltar CandlesticksPart of a set of giant altar fixtures crafted for Napoleon's second wedding (to Marie-Louise). These things are about nine feet tall - the candles on them were probably more than ten feet tall.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/emperor-in-a-cage.jpgEmperor in a CageDetail from a huge wooden birdcage carved by Chinese artisans while they worked on Napoleon's final home in exile on remote Saint Helena island. https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/isabey.jpgIsabeyDetail from "Napoleon Presenting the Newborn King of Rome..." Artist: Jean-Baptiste Isabey, (b. April 11, 1767, Nancy, France — d. April 18, 1855, Paris), specialized in portraits and miniatures. These highly-detailed figures (particularly the face of Napoleon) are only a few inches tall.2018-07-24T21:15:31+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/07/21/splash-of-color/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bermuda-triangulation.jpgBermuda TriangulationBermuda Triangulationhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/grasping-for-terra-firma.jpgGrasping for Terra FirmaGrasping for Terra Firma2018-07-21T18:26:55+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/07/16/faux-fungi/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/faux-fungi.jpgFaux FungiFaux Fungi2018-07-16T15:27:19+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/06/21/bubblbumpn/2018-06-21T16:22:24+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/06/08/star-spangled-super/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/star-spangled-super-tractor.jpgStar-Spangled Super TractorCase AgriKing, Hanover Vegetable Farm2018-06-08T14:51:25+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/06/08/pollock-pastiche/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/pollock-pastiche.jpgPollock PasticheFactory exoskeleton, Manchester area, Richmond, VA2018-06-08T14:49:01+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/06/08/force-majeure/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/force-majeure-may-20-2017.jpgForce MajeureMay 20, 2018. Wettest May on record for Richmond, VA... 10.25" as of May 23.2018-06-08T14:47:25+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/05/20/high-water/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_1130.jpgIMG_1130Calm watershttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_1125.jpgIMG_1125Muddied Watershttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_1132.jpgIMG_1132High Water2018-05-20T22:43:42+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/05/16/pretty-ugly/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pretty-ugly-2.jpgPretty Ugly 2The sculptural form makes a statement even in moonlight.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pretty-ugly-3.jpgPretty Ugly 3The orange accent helps guide bees and hummingbirds.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pretty-ugly.jpgPretty UglyRare ground-level view of Liriodendron tulipifera bloom.2018-05-16T16:25:22+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/05/03/double-your-fun/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/7c0db128-f5c9-4aaf-b620-f80cefad3aec.jpeg7C0DB128-F5C9-4AAF-B620-F80CEFAD3AECThey even look good at night. (Just kidding.)https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/94f3933f-4ced-4d1c-92d0-a91c5168b65e.jpeg94F3933F-4CED-4D1C-92D0-A91C5168B65EDetails, details.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/62481db9-e6ce-4c9d-b953-e27c47299dcc.jpeg62481DB9-E6CE-4C9D-B953-E27C47299DCCIt takes a bold gardener to choose this color combination, but they certainly brighten a cloudy day.2018-05-04T00:42:07+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/04/10/edginess/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_0505.jpgIMG_0505Uh oh, spending time watching the light move across the room again.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/version-3.jpgVersion 3Hardy Orange aka Trifoliate Orange aka Chinese Bitter Orange - but it's not an orange tree. It's Poncirus trifoliata.2018-04-10T16:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/03/09/bunny-conundrum/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/harey-bunny-2.jpgHarey Bunny 2Harey Bunny 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/harey-bunny.jpgHarey BunnyHarey Bunny 12018-03-09T16:02:39+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/01/23/proof-of-water-in-space/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pancho-on-ice.jpgPancho on IceWhite Fang calling the wild. Actually his teeth are yellow now, at 7 or 8 years of age.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/space-ice.jpgSpace IceThe milky way.2018-01-23T16:51:17+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/01/19/the-horses-are-staring-at-me/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/four-horses.jpgFour HorsesSee, they're staring at me.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/happy-soldier.jpgHappy SoldierA happy soldier - or is that an expression of inscrutability?https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/steely-gaze.jpgSteely GazeA steely gaze, with nary a neigh.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/the-pink-horse.jpgThe Pink HorseMy pink pony... I guess this is how the My Little Pony franchise started, circa 210 BC.2018-01-19T19:15:41+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2018/01/16/sepia-sunset/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_0118-2.jpgIMG_0118 (2)Sepia Sunset2018-01-16T16:37:12+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/12/24/one-lump-of-coal/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/one-lump-of-coal.jpgOne Lump of Coal2018-01-03T19:54:39+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/12/28/through-the-glass-darkly/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_0104.jpgAlbert VickThrough the Glass Darkly2017-12-28T16:56:44+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/12/23/a-primitivist-christmas/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_e0134.jpgIMG_E0134https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_e0138.jpgIMG_E0138Primitivist Christmas 12017-12-23T23:46:23+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/12/11/frozen-fire/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_0097.jpgFire & Ice 3Fire & Ice 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_0094.jpgFire & Ice 2Fire & Ice 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_0096.jpgFire & Ice 1Fire & Ice 12017-12-11T15:57:03+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/12/05/lunar-perigee/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_0040.jpgIMG_0040The lunar perigee was super.2017-12-05T17:15:21+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/10/30/long-live-the-dead/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_1098.jpgIMG_1098Latin Ballet of Virginia company members 10/29/17https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_1088.jpgIMG_1088Ana Ines King, founder and Artistic Director of the Latin Ballet of Virginiahttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_1089.jpgIMG_1089Latin Ballet of Virginia company member 10/29/17https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_1100.jpgIMG_1100Latin Ballet of Virginia company member 10/29/17https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_1062.jpgIMG_1062Latin Ballet of Virginia company member 10/29/17https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_1067.jpgIMG_1067Latin Ballet of Virginia company member 10/29/17https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_1094.jpgIMG_1094Latin Ballet of Virginia company member 10/29/172017-10-30T21:32:28+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/10/26/rockville-fall-lines/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_5228.jpgIMG_5228Rockville Pond 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_5229.jpgIMG_5229Rockville Pond 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_5230.jpgIMG_5230Rockville Pond 12017-10-26T14:48:13+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/10/18/the-don/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/don-bryant-101517.jpgDon Bryant 101517Don Bryant 101517https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/don-bryant-101517-2.jpgDon Bryant 101517 2Don Bryant 101517 22017-10-18T16:35:14+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/10/17/dojo-mojo/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/san-francisco-taiko-dojo-drummer1.jpgSan Francisco Taiko Dojo DrummerSan Francisco Taiko Dojo Drummerhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/san-francisco-taiko-dojo.jpgSan Francisco Taiko DojoSan Francisco Taiko Dojo in Actionhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/grand-master-seiichi-tanaka.jpgGrand Master Seiichi TanakaGrand Master Seiichi Tanaka Toohttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/grand-master-seiichi-tanaka-too.jpgGrand Master Seiichi Tanaka TooGrand Master Seiichi Tanakahttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/san-francisco-taiko-dojo-drummer-too.jpgSan Francisco Taiko Dojo Drummer TooSan Francisco Taiko Dojo Drummer Too2017-10-17T14:36:45+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/10/12/calm-before-the-storm/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ready-to-fly.jpgReady to FlyTraining Wingshttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/back-to-the-future.jpgBack to the FutureBack to the Futurehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/brightening-up.jpgBrightening UpBrightening Up2017-10-12T14:43:35+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/09/29/plectranthus-scutellarioides/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fall-coleus-2.jpgFall Coleus 2Don't blink, they'll be gone.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fall-coleus-1.jpgFall Coleus 1A little solar backlighting - not that they really need any brightening.2017-09-29T15:00:26+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/09/15/stone-cold-or-throwing-stones/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_0961.jpgIMG_0961Detail from Jefferson Davis Monument, Richmond, VA. The shield features the "saltire" element (St. Andrew's Cross) from the Confederate Battle Flag. Even if the monument remains, this detail may have to be removed, following the current trend.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_0954.jpgIMG_0954Jefferson Davis Monument, designed by Richmond architect William C. Noland and sculptor Edward V. Valentine, it features 13 Doric columns representing the 11 southern states that seceded from the Union plus the two states that sent delegates to the Confederate Congress.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_0982.jpgIMG_0982Historical interpreters demonstrating north-south reconciliation.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_0991.jpgIMG_0991Bronze statue of Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee, created by French sculptor Antonin Mercié. Unveiled on May 29, 1890. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.2017-09-15T15:43:42+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/08/29/tropic-optics/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/tropic-optics.jpgTropic OpticsTropic Opticshttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/gotcha-back.jpgGotcha BackI gotcha back.2017-08-29T19:19:33+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/08/22/ayes-to-the-sky/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ayes-to-the-sky-3.jpgAyes to the Sky 3Ayes to the Sky 8/21/17 3:00 PM EDThttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ayes-to-the-sky-2.jpgAyes to the Sky 2Ayes to the Sky 8/21/17 2:46 PM EDThttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ayes-to-the-sky-1.jpgAyes to the Sky 1Ayes to the Sky 8/21/17 3:03 PM EDT2017-08-22T14:30:04+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/08/16/august-hort-quiz/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/lobelia-cardinalis.jpglobelia cardinalisCardinal flower (lobelia cardinalis). Nice to see a native thriving. Deep Run Park, Henrico, VA. https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/alocasia-vs-colocasia.jpgAlocasia vs colocasiaThe photo itself is actually is a giveaway, according to a rule of thumb assessment tool: Alocasia leaf tips point up, Colocasia leaves point down.2017-08-16T16:23:37+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/08/11/animal-kingdom/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/pachyderms-and-dromedaries.jpgPachyderms and DromedariesThese two have a family connection, just not with each other.2017-08-11T19:01:19+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/08/02/another-galaxy-not-so-far-away/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/galaxy-2.jpgGalaxy 2A summer pond algae bloom. Scum to some, beneficial nutrients to others.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/galaxy-1.jpgGalaxy 1Galaxy 12017-08-02T20:02:51+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/07/24/tiny-stone-stacking/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_4899.jpgIMG_4899Tiny Stone Stacking2017-07-24T18:26:38+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/07/13/freddies-dead/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_4954.jpgIMG_4954Freddie's Dead2017-07-13T18:49:10+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/07/03/not-lions-tigers-bears/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_4850.jpgIMG_4850A trio, perhaps as a window unit.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_4583.jpgIMG_4583Individuals2017-07-03T18:46:30+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/06/29/blue-green/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/paul-vilinski-gyre-2017.jpgPaul Vilinski Gyre 2017Title: Gyre (2017). Work by Paul Villinski (American, Born 1960), currently on display in the Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA, as part of a mid-career retrospective ("Farther"). Aluminum cans collected on the streets of New York, hand-cut or laser-cut into shapes of endangered or extinct butterfly species.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/curvy-comfort.jpgCurvy ComfortMod seating in the Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia.2017-06-29T18:45:48+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/06/29/finding-capn-nemo/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/finding-capn-nemo1.jpgFinding Cap'n NemoThe bow of the battleship Wisconsin, one of the largest and last battleships ever built by the U.S. Navy. Currently berthed alongside the maritime museum Nauticus in Norfolk, VA.2017-06-29T18:13:56+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/06/29/release-the-dogs/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_4866.jpgRelease the DogsDetail from the Marine Observation Tower - a.k.a. the Pagoda - waterside in Norfolk, Virginia. The Pagoda was a gift to the Commonwealth of Virginia and the City of Norfolk from the Taiwan Provincial Government. 2017-06-29T18:11:40+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/06/10/avast-ye-matey-also/2017-06-11T00:24:54+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/06/04/avast-ye-matey/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_4752.jpgIMG_4752Schooner Alliancehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_4757.jpgIMG_4757Poop Deck2017-06-04T20:55:44+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/05/28/saintly-couture/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/love-contact-sheets.jpgLove Contact SheetsFor those raised on digital photography, this is a contact sheet from the days of 35mm film.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ysl-hat-form.jpgYSL Hat FormYSL Hat Formhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bald-is-beautiful.jpgBald is BeautifulBald is beautiful.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ysl-stade-de-france-1998.jpgYSL Stade de France 1998Frame grab from film of YSL haute couture show on the soccer pitch at Stade de France, 1998, prior to the World Cup final match. 300 models. The seagull cutouts may be a nod to Saint Laurent's formative years working with his original paper dolls.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/truly-costume-jewelry.jpgTruly Costume JewelryYSL - when jewelry is the costume.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/untitled.jpgUntitledUntitledhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/vmfa-gallery-floor.jpgVMFA Gallery FloorVMFA Gallery Floor2017-05-28T17:20:20+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/05/23/wild-animals-in-the-park/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1962-impala-ss-tail-lamps.jpg1962 Impala SS Tail Lamps1962 Impala SS Tail Lampshttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mustang-gt-grille.jpgMustang GT GrilleMustang GT Grillehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1962-impala-ss-rear.jpg1962 Impala SS Rear1962 Impala SS Rearhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1962-impala-ss-badge.jpg1962 Impala SS Badge1962 Impala SS Badgehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1961-galaxie-500-rear.jpg1961 Galaxie 500 Rear1961 Galaxie 500 Rear2017-05-23T17:37:31+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/about/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/abv-resume-042910_page_1.jpgABV RESUME 042910_Page_1https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/albert-vick-versailles.jpgAlbert Vick Versailles2017-05-23T17:14:53+00:00weekly0.6https://albertvick.com/2017/04/10/dog-wood/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dog-wood.jpgDog WoodDog Wood2017-04-10T19:34:11+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/04/05/mod-mckinney/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/mckinney-tx-too-040317.jpgMcKinney TX Too 040317McKinney TX Too 040317https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/mckinney-tx-040317.jpgMcKinney TX 040317McKinney TX 0403172017-04-05T16:15:39+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/03/30/flowers-thorns/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/flowers-thorns.jpgFlowers & ThornsFlowers & Thornshttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/twisted.jpgTwistedTwisted2017-03-30T16:58:36+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/03/24/fire-in-the-swamp/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_45111.jpgIMG_4511Acer rubrum sepia samarashttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_4514.jpgIMG_4514Acer rubrum samaras (one-seeded winged fruit.)2017-03-24T15:00:43+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/02/24/turtle-drawings/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/stylemys-nebrascensis-3.jpgstylemys-nebrascensis-3Stylemys nebrascensis 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/stylemys-nebrascensis-2.jpgstylemys-nebrascensis-2Stylemys nebrascensis 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/stylemys-nebrascensis-1.jpgstylemys-nebrascensis-1Stylemys nebrascensis 12017-02-25T00:27:50+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/02/21/oceanian/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/rectangular-shield.jpgrectangular-shieldDetail from Rectangular Shieldhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/orators-chair.jpgorators-chairDetail from Orator's Chair or Podiumhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/carved-pole-too.jpgcarved-pole-tooDetail from same Carved Pole figure.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/carved-pole.jpgcarved-poleDetail from Carved Pole in the Form of a Standing Male Figure with a Bird at His Feet2017-02-21T17:04:53+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/02/14/citrine-crimson/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/chroma-dome.jpgchroma-domeChroma Domehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/amber-chroma-flush.jpgamber-chroma-flushAmber Chroma Flushhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/amber-chroma-3.jpgamber-chroma-3Amber Chroma 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/amber-chroma-2.jpgamber-chroma-2Amber Chroma 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/amber-chroma-1.jpgamber-chroma-1Amber Chroma 12017-02-14T17:34:25+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/01/31/industrial-strength/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pharma-pack-3.jpgpharma-pack-3Pharma Pack 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pharma-pack-2.jpgpharma-pack-2Pharma Pack 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pharma-pack-1.jpgpharma-pack-1Pharma Pack 12017-01-31T17:00:12+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/01/27/things-are-not-always-as-they-seem/2017-01-28T01:26:14+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/01/23/monochrome-reversion/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4275.jpgimg_4275Taubman Museum, Roanoke, VA, glass stairway.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4258.jpgimg_4258Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Anne Cobb Gottwald reflecting pool in January.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4257.jpgimg_4257Look out for the iceberg... VMFA Anne Cobb Gottwald reflecting pool in January. 2017-01-23T22:30:18+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/01/17/baconesque/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/rothko-azul.jpgrothko-azulRothko Edges Azulhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/baconesque.jpgbaconesqueBaconesquehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/baconesque-3.jpgbaconesque-3Baconesque 32017-01-17T16:04:34+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2017/01/01/electrons/2017-01-01T21:28:50+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/12/21/seasonal-chromatism/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/lightfest-1.jpglightfest-1Some of the brilliant effects of holiday lights come from the reflections, on water and window glass, compounding the joy.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/lightfest-2.jpglightfest-2The view from beneath a glass table top.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/lightfest-3.jpglightfest-3Glass table top abstract.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/lightfest-4.jpglightfest-4A monochromatic feature.2016-12-21T17:03:07+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/12/20/christmas-every-day/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/color-1.jpgcolor-12016-12-20T17:54:20+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/12/18/the-solstice-approaches/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gamma-delta-ruby.jpggamma-delta-rubygamma delta rubyhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gamma-delta-jade.jpggamma-delta-jadegamma delta jadehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gamma-slamma-phi.jpggamma-slamma-phigamma slamma phi2016-12-19T01:51:11+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/12/15/christmas-in-the-desert/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/santa-in-the-desert.jpgsanta-in-the-desert2016-12-16T14:42:07+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/12/06/build-it/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/waiting-at-the-station.jpgwaiting-at-the-stationWaiting at the Stationhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/train-banner.jpgtrain-bannerPanorama of the Everyday Dramahttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/boneyard.jpgboneyardThe Boneyardhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mayberry-train-yard.jpgmayberry-train-yardMayberry's train yard.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/bustling-downtown.jpgbustling-downtownHustle & Bustle2016-12-06T16:48:51+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/11/29/round-and-round/2016-11-30T01:10:18+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/11/26/season-of-colors-ii/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/019.jpg019Flower Flambeauhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/026.jpg026Sparklebirdhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0527.jpgimg_0527Very creative use of pie tins (just kidding, these aren't pie tins).https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0544.jpgimg_0544Red on Red2016-11-26T18:24:22+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/11/26/season-of-colors/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/lgbg-2-112516.jpglgbg-2-112516LGBG Rainbow 1https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/lgbg-3-112516.jpglgbg-3-112516LGBG Rainbow 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/lgbg-112516.jpglgbg-112516LGBG Rainbow 32016-11-26T18:11:52+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/10/29/skinnyman-seen-slinking-in-the-shadows/2016-10-30T00:56:11+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/10/17/lakota/2016-10-17T15:50:08+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/10/10/sri-lankan-dance-academy-of-ny/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sri-lankan-1.jpgsri-lankan-1Sri Lankan profile.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sri-lankan-2.jpgsri-lankan-2Girls will be girls.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sri-lankan-3.jpgsri-lankan-3Beautiful from every angle.2016-10-10T15:28:15+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/10/03/lights-camera-action/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_4024.jpgimg_4024Theater can lights queuing up for stage lighting.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_4040.jpgimg_4040Brilliant.2016-10-03T23:15:46+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/10/03/funky-fall-fungi/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/funky-fungi-3.jpgfunky-fungi-3Funky Fall Fungi 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/funky-fungi-2.jpgfunky-fungi-2Funky Fall Fungi 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/funky-fungi-1.jpgfunky-fungi-1Funky Fall Fungi 12016-10-03T15:34:45+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/09/19/eye-to-eye/2016-09-19T22:56:47+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/09/19/catching-up/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/rogers-early-70s.jpgrogers-early-70sRogers, early 70s, exact date TBD.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/wth.jpgwthhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mid-century-modern.jpgmid-century-modernMid-century moderne.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/phloem-cambium-etc.jpgphloem-cambium-etcPhloem, cambium, etc.2016-09-19T22:51:17+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/09/07/fall-is-for-planting/2016-09-07T20:58:42+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/08/08/details-details-details/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/detail-2-kehinde-wiley.jpgDetail 2 Kehinde WileyDetail 2: Kehinde Wileyhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/detail-kehinde-wiley.jpgDetail: Kehinde WileyDetail: Kehinde Wileyhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/detail-virgin-of-guadalupe-luis-berrueco-mid-18th-century.jpgDetail Virgin of Guadalupe, Luis Berrueco, mid-18th centuryDetail: Virgin of Guadalupe, Luis Berrueco, mid-18th centuryhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/mayanails-11.jpgmayanails-1Maya(n) Nails - Albert Vickhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/mayanails-1.jpgmayanails-1Maya Nails2016-08-08T22:15:59+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/07/11/parsley-sage-rosemary-thyme/2016-07-12T01:51:50+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/07/05/star-spangled-snooze/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image.jpegimage2016-07-05T21:31:37+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/07/04/declaration-of-independence/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/blue-white-red.jpgBlue White RedBlue White Redhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/red-white-blue.jpgRed White BlueRed White Bluehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/red-white-blue-too.jpgRed White Blue TooRed White Blue Too2016-07-04T19:38:20+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/07/01/rothko-revisited/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/rothko-revisited.jpgRothko RevisitedThanks to Tektonics Design Group, Richmond, VA.2016-07-02T00:55:36+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/06/20/danger-in-the-dark/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/bellevue-2.jpgBellevue 2Massive hardwoods that can bring so much joy to humans can also turn deadly.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/bellevue-1.jpgBellevue 1Sycamores give up their desperate urban stand.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hermitage-road.jpgHermitage Road115 years of human craftsmanship reclaimed by nature.2016-06-21T01:58:39+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/06/08/pyramidal-panicles/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hydrangea-quercifolia-alice.jpgHydrangea quercifolia AliceNot "Dallas Alice"2016-06-09T00:30:57+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/05/06/a-princely-garden/2016-05-07T00:13:30+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/05/01/mysterious-miniature-mutant-monkey-paw-revealed/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/pine-cone-1.jpgPine Cone 1https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/pine-cone-2.jpgPine Cone 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/pine-cone-3.jpgPine Cone 32016-05-01T21:24:37+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/04/23/rvastreetart2016/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rva-street-art-6.jpgRVA Street Art 6Spoonfullhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rva-street-art-5.jpgRVA Street Art 5Artist as subject.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rva-street-art-4.jpgRVA Street Art 4https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rva-street-art-3.jpgRVA Street Art 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rva-street-art-2.jpgRVA Street Art 2Reasonably sure this is Dennis McNett.2016-04-24T00:27:36+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/04/14/mysterious-miniature-mutant-monkeypaw/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3541.jpgIMG_3541Myst Min Monkeypaw Toohttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/monkeypaw.jpgMonkeypawMysterious Miniature Mutant Monkeypaw2016-04-14T21:35:59+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/04/05/handy-helper/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/deck-demo-7.jpgDeck Demo 7https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/deck-demo-6.jpgDeck Demo 6https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/deck-demo-5.jpgDeck Demo 5Final - only temporary - result is a 7' x 12' portion to allow safe egress from the back door until a few days before the deck contractor arrives.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/deck-demo-4.jpgDeck Demo 4https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/deck-demo-3.jpgDeck Demo 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/deck-demo-2.jpgDeck Demo 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/deck-demo-1.jpgDeck Demo 12016-04-05T16:13:08+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/04/03/something-so-small/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/daisy-sofia.jpgDaisy Sofiahttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/baby-oak.jpgBaby Oak2016-04-03T15:06:43+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/03/27/quixotic-quelling-of-the-quercus/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/save-the-quercus.jpgSave the QuercusWith proper care, the Quercus Virginiana could honor Maggie Walker's legacy for a very long time.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dont-do-it1.jpgDon't Do ItAs the sign notes, just don't do it.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/honor-maggie-walker.jpgHonor Maggie WalkerExpansion of the plaza will allow plenty of room for a statue and the tree. Those who argue to preserve the 4 or 5 parking places (and/or the "legacy" of Brook Road) are just silly.2016-03-27T18:50:35+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/03/23/transition-trilogy/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pre-spring-treeline-2016.jpgPre Spring Treeline 2016https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/moss-not-grass.jpgMoss Not Grasshttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/full-moon-bnw.jpgFull Moon BnW2016-03-24T12:17:02+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/02/09/that-tuesday-funkiness/2016-02-09T19:10:49+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/02/08/that-tuesday/2016-02-08T17:42:52+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/01/20/first-snowfall-last-ride/2016-01-20T23:51:55+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/01/18/cold-as-ice/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cold-as-ice.jpgCold as Ice2016-01-18T18:17:46+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/01/12/avocational-hairzard/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/follicle-flambeau.jpgalbertvickhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/follicles-on-fire.jpgBeard FlambeauBeard Flambeau2016-01-12T17:15:50+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2016/01/01/electraspective/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/solo-red.jpgSolo Redhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/skyfall.jpgSkyfallhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rope-wrap.jpgRope Wraphttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/red-rope.jpgRed Ropehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/passion-fruit.jpgPassion Fruithttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cooling-tank.jpgCooling Tankhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cooling-tank-too.jpgCooling Tank Too2016-01-01T18:41:20+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/12/25/reindeer-near-miss/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/reindeer-near-miss.jpgReindeer Near Miss2015-12-25T15:31:47+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/12/25/santa-caught-napping/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/santa-napping.jpgSanta Napping2015-12-25T15:26:54+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/12/24/dreaming-of-christmas/2015-12-24T20:48:36+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/12/21/me-and-auguste/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/me-and-auguste-too.jpgMe and Auguste TooMe and the Burgher Toohttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/me-and-auguste.jpgMe and AugusteMe and the Burgher2015-12-22T02:58:23+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/12/02/aqua-velvet/2015-12-02T16:12:01+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/11/09/autumnal-falling/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/seasonal-patterns-2015-e.jpgSeasonal Patterns 2015 Ehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/seasonal-patterns-2015-d.jpgSeasonal Patterns 2015 Dhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/seasonal-patterns-2015-c.jpgSeasonal Patterns 2015 Chttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/seasonal-patterns-2015-b.jpgSeasonal Patterns 2015 Bhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/seasonal-patterns-2015-a.jpgSeasonal Patterns 2015 A2015-11-09T17:49:20+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/09/21/cyclerama-drama/2015-09-22T01:44:57+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/09/02/cruising-the-riverside-trail/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/bike-trail-1.jpgBike Trail 1Technology meets tranquility where the Trail truncates at the Flood Wall.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/bike-trail-2.jpgBike Trail 2A tremendous amount of riverside development awaits.2015-09-02T20:33:09+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/08/19/a-painterly-palette/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/painterly-palette-1.jpgPainterly Palette 1Bellevue, Richmond, VAhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/painterly-palette-2.jpgPainterly Palette 2Byrd Park, Richmond, VA2015-08-19T15:51:12+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/07/24/mixed-muddled/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/kinloch-june-2015.jpgKinloch June 2015Firewaterhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/mckinney-motor-mile-2-070515.jpgMcKinney Motor Mile 2 070515McKinney, TX Motor Mile2015-07-24T15:59:49+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/07/03/random-roanoke/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/roanoke-eyelash.jpgRoanoke EyelashA vendor's chariot at the farmer's market, Center in the Square.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/otis-elevator.jpgOtis ElevatorThe beautiful Otis Elevator medallion on the floor of an elevator in the Hotel Roanoke.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/taubman-1.jpgTaubman 1Taubman 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/taubman-2.jpgTaubman 2The Taubman Museum of Art, designed by Randall Stout.2015-07-03T12:26:03+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/06/26/tying-the-velvet-knot/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/daisy-061315.jpgDaisy 061315Flower Childhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/kimnduncan-kiss-061315.jpgKimnDuncan Kiss 061315Kimberly & Duncan2015-06-26T17:44:19+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/06/16/star-city-streets/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/roanoke-street-scene.jpgRoanoke Street Scenehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/roanoke-street-scene-1.jpgRoanoke Street Scene 12015-06-16T17:19:19+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/06/11/in-love-with-the-unpainted-aristocracy/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/nags-head-4-2015.jpgNags Head 4 2015The generally scorned - but some say delicious - Blow Toad (northern pufferfish).https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/nags-head-1-2015.jpgNags Head 1 2015Cottages in the Nags Head Cottage Row Historic District can be traced back to the mid-1800s. Most of the cottages began as shacks constructed from flotsam (planks and timbers salvaged from shipwrecks).https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/nags-head-2-2015.jpgNags Head 2 2015The Albemarle Sound, between Nags Head and Roanoke Island.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/nags-head-3-2015.jpgNags Head 3 2015Antique outboards in-house at the Roanoke Island Maritime Museum.2015-06-12T02:25:54+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/05/29/ginkgoaceae/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dwark-ginkgo-vertical.jpgDwark Ginkgo Verticalhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dwarf-ginkgo.jpgDwarf Ginkgohttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dwarf-ginkgo-june-2015.jpgDwarf Ginkgo June 20152015-05-29T16:50:01+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/05/22/train-left-the-station/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/train-museum-1.jpgRichmond Railroad Museum - Albert VickA cute little building, the Southern Railway passenger station was built in 1914.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/boxcar-2.jpgBoxcar 2 - Albert VickThis boxcar must be where they kept the strongbox.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/boxcar-1.jpgBoxcar 1 - Albert VickLots of rivets.2015-05-22T17:14:13+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/04/17/lets-ride-1897/2015-04-17T16:11:05+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/04/12/de-relic-t/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/rocketts-2.jpgRocketts 2Rocketts Landing2015-04-12T15:21:26+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/03/06/from-the-archives/2015-03-07T01:30:59+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/03/06/tail-othe-pup/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/tail-othe-pup-albert-vick.jpgTail o'the Pup Albert VickThe iconic Tail o/the Pup hot dog stand, Los Angeles, CA, September 1978.2015-03-06T21:21:06+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/02/09/urban-macroscapes/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ur-modlin-arts-courtyard.jpgUR Modlin Arts CourtyardModlin Center for the Arts Courtyard 011615https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/candela-skylight-0205151.jpgCandela Skylight 020515Candela Skylight 020515https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/candela-sofa-010515.jpgCandela Sofa 020515Candela Sofa with Martian 020515https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/artworks-skylight-010515.jpgArtWorks Skylight 020515ArtWorks Skylight 0205152015-02-09T17:17:57+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/02/06/gateway-fortress/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/gateway-3.jpgGateway 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/gateway-2-010615.jpgGateway 2 010615https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/gateway-1-010615.jpgGateway 1 0106152015-02-06T20:00:14+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/01/25/the-next-holiday/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/valentines-easter.jpgValentines Easter2015-01-25T21:45:03+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2015/01/14/2014-holiday-sparkle-wrap-up/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/holiday-sparkle-cover-2014.jpgHoliday Sparkle Cover 20142015-01-14T22:46:44+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/12/24/eyes-to-the-sky/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/reindeer-2014.jpgReindeer 20142014-12-24T22:04:25+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/12/15/blessing-of-the-animals/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pancho-n-binky-3.jpgPancho n Binky 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pancho-n-binky-2.jpgPancho n Binky 2Lovely boys, albeit a little prickly at times.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pancho-n-binky-1.jpgPancho n Binky 1Binky (left) and Pancho2014-12-23T04:29:46+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/12/13/golly-gee-geminid/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/geminid-2-121314.jpgGeminid 2 121314Geminid 2 121314https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/geminid-121314.jpgGeminid 121314Geminid 1 1213142014-12-14T00:54:34+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/11/28/autumn-dream/2014-11-28T17:50:06+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/11/28/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/lgbg-gfest-conserv.jpgLGBG GFest ConservNovember 24, 2015https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/lgbg-bike-tree.jpgLGBG Bike TreeBike sculpture by John Meola.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/lgbg-bike-tree-bnw.jpgLGBG Bike Tree BnWBike sculpture by John Meola.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/gfest-bike-2014.jpgGFest Bike 2014Location: Conservatory West Winghttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/gfest-2014-big-wheel-banner.jpgGFest 2014 Big Wheel BannerDetail of holiday tree located in the Conservatory.2014-11-28T16:41:58+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/11/17/surreal-buffet/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hibachi-cheesecake.jpgHibachi CheesecakeHibachi Buffet Cheesecakehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hibachi-meatbowl.jpgHibachi MeatbowlHibachi Buffet Meatbowlhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hibachi-noodles.jpgHibachi NoodlesHibachi Buffet Noodleshttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hibachi-sushi.jpgHibachi SushiHibachi Buffet Sushi2014-11-17T15:49:57+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/11/10/rapunzel-root/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/alocasia-calidora-2.jpgAlocasia Calidora 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/alocasia-calidora-1.jpgAlocasia Calidora 12014-11-10T18:08:25+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/10/06/goats-ghouls/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/forest-hill-goat-3.jpgForest Hill Goat 3In truth, this boy/girl buck/doe (no attempt was made to determine gender - it really didn't matter) is actually a real sweetheart, patiently and passively submitting to lots of petting from the kids. No pun intended.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/forest-hill-goat-2.jpgForest Hill Goat 2This fits the description of a "wild-eyed look".https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/forest-hill-goat-1.jpgForest Hill Goat 1Obviously it's not a black goat, but it's kind of intensely scary.2014-10-06T16:33:30+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/10/03/tops-in-telecaster-twang/2014-10-03T18:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/10/02/deaisy-rider/2014-10-02T16:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/09/29/manchester-waterfront/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/manchester-waterfront-092814.jpgManchester Waterfront 092814https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/manchester-waterfront-too-092814.jpgManchester Waterfront Too 092814https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/manchester-ghostship-092814.jpgManchester Ghostship 0928142014-09-29T16:04:30+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/09/11/a-bad-sign/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bad-sign1.jpgBad SignWhy is this image "pixellated"? It's because the image was cropped and enlarged. Would you attempt a close-up with an iPhone lens?2014-09-11T15:27:15+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/09/11/a-better-sign/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/better-sign.jpgBetter SignRed Velvet okra.2014-09-11T15:01:57+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/08/24/woodworks-in-progress/2014-08-25T00:09:36+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/08/11/the-rockets-red-flare/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/red-flare-1.jpgRed Flare 1"Red Flare" tropical water lily, family Nymphaeaceae. Location: Reflecting pond at entrance to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden conservatory.2014-08-11T20:59:39+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/08/01/carota-comet/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/carota-comet-072114.jpgCarota Comet 072114The stubby carrots aren't the result of dense soil... they're a cultivar called "Atlas" from Johnny's Seeds. Atlas is described as a "small, round Parisian Market type."2014-08-01T13:33:07+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/07/29/gourd-gosh/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ornamental-gourd-2-072914.jpgOrnamental Gourd 2 072914Long neck gourd close-up.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ornamental-gourd-1-072914.jpgOrnamental Gourd 1 072914Long neck gourd cluster.2014-07-29T15:00:04+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/06/20/another-beautiful-bean-tree/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mimosa-2-062014.jpgMimosa 2 062014Yes, saturation & contrast have been pumped up.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mimosa-1-062014.jpgMimosa 1 062014This image has a strange level of detail for two reasons: the wind is blowing (soft focus); the iPhone zoom enlarges pixels.2014-06-20T18:23:48+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/06/05/swarmed-by-the-sweetest-of-bees/2014-06-05T17:33:23+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/04/26/rva-earth-day-manchester-2014/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/rva-earth-day-042614.jpgRVA Earth Day 042614https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/rva-earth-day-2-042614.jpgRVA Earth Day 2 0426142014-04-28T19:14:27+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/04/10/yummy-cauliflorous-inflorescence/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/florescent-inflorescence-041014.jpgFluorescent Inflorescence 041014Definitely fluorescent.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/eastern-redbud-blooms-041014.jpgEastern Redbud Blooms 041014https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/eastern-redbud-buds-041014.jpgEastern Redbud Buds 0410142014-04-10T14:39:35+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/04/10/its-electric-2/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/solomons-seal-040714.jpgSolomon's Seal 040714Polygonatum odoratum, commonly called fragrant Solomon's seal. The scientific name sounds like it could be a band member's name in GWAR.2014-04-10T14:24:09+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/graphic-fun/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bushhog-strip-15.jpgBushHog Strip 15https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bushhog-strip-14.jpgBushHog Strip 14https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bushhog-strip-13.jpgBushHog Strip 13https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bushhog-strip-12.jpgBushHog Strip 12https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bushhog-strip-111.jpgBushHog Strip 11https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bushhog-strip-10.jpgBushHog Strip 10https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bushhog-strip-8.jpgBushHog Strip 8https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bushhog-strip-7.jpgBushHog Strip 7https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bushhog-strip-61.jpgBushHog Strip 6https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bushhog-header.jpgBushHog Header2014-03-31T15:43:21+00:00weekly0.6https://albertvick.com/2014/03/11/barking-up-the-right-tree/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cherry-bark-2.jpgCherry Bark 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cherry-bark-3.jpgCherry Bark 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cherry-bark-4.jpgCherry Bark 42014-03-11T14:51:53+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/music-2/camelian/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/camelia-header.jpgCamelia Headerhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cameleon-album-cover.jpgCameleon Album Cover2014-02-09T00:26:01+00:00weekly0.6https://albertvick.com/2014/02/04/wouldnt-it-b-nice/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hot-stuff.jpgHot Stuffhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/camelian-album-cover.jpgCamelian Album Cover2014-02-05T01:01:09+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/01/30/sheets-of-ice/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ice-2014-c.jpgIce 2014 Chttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ice-2014-b.jpgIce 2014 Bhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ice-2014-a.jpgIce 2014 A2014-01-30T22:33:00+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/01/16/marie-antoinette/2014-01-16T22:55:51+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/01/14/delilah/2014-01-14T18:28:48+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/01/12/buffe-de-jour/2014-01-13T02:18:52+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/01/10/behind-the-seams/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/richmond-burlesque-2.jpgRichmond Burlesque 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/richmond-burlesque-vmfa-1.jpgRichmond Burlesque VMFA 12014-01-10T15:54:55+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2014/01/04/vagabond-christmas/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cadillac-city-christmas.jpgCadillac City Christmas2014-01-05T19:26:22+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/12/31/cadillac-christmas/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/raggedy-a___-christmas.jpgRaggedy A___ ChristmasRaggedy Ann with Santa, front seat of the Cadillac, Strawberry & Monument.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sata-samis-grotto.jpgSata Samis GrottoSanta in the Grotto2014-01-01T03:50:14+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/12/29/lichen-it/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/booth-bay-harbor-2.jpgBooth Bay Harbor 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/booth-bay-harbor-1.jpgBooth Bay Harbor 12013-12-29T22:22:31+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/12/18/bright-lights/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pinwheel-ceiling.jpgPinwheel CeilingPinwheel Ceiling (Treehouse)https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/fire-on-the-hill.jpgFire on the HillFire on the Hill (Bog Garden/West Island Garden)https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bling-house-detail.jpgBling House DetailBling House detail - Children's Garden2013-12-18T17:13:04+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/12/14/starfall/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/starfall.jpgStarfallStarfall, inspired by the Geminid meteor shower.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/nuclear-mushrooms-2.jpgNuclear Mushrooms 2Nuclear mushroomshttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bog-garden.jpgBog GardenBog Garden2013-12-15T00:22:55+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/12/13/an-arthropod-christmas/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/grasshopper-accented-edges.jpgGrasshopper Accented EdgesPhotoshop CS4, Accented Edges Filter (BTW, gwasshoppers can cause extensive crop loss... however they are usually only a problem on corn & soybean during prolonged periods of hot, dry weather) https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/arthropods-poster-edges1.jpgArthropods Poster EdgesPhotoshop CS4, Poster Edges Filterhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/arthropods-accented-edges.jpgArthropods Accented EdgesPhotoshop CS4, Accented Edges Filter2013-12-13T19:53:18+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/12/12/birds-bees-beautiful-trees/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lgbg-north-wing-birds-plus-poster-edges.jpgLGBG North Wing Birds Plus Poster EdgesPoster Edges filter, Photoshop CS4 (current header uses Ink Outlines)https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lgbg-north-wing-natural-love-ink-outlines.jpgLGBG North Wing Natural Love Ink OutlinesInk Outlines filter, Photoshop CS4https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lgbg-north-wing-bees-paint-daubs.jpgLGBG North Wing Bees Paint DaubsPaint Daub filter, Photoshop CS42013-12-12T16:17:21+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/11/22/a-natural-love-affair/2013-11-22T14:55:51+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/11/20/all-about-the-birds-the-bees/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bluebird-sunflower.jpgBluebird & SunflowerDetail from the mammoth holiday tree in the Conservatory's North Wing. Literally a ton of birds, bees & flowers on the tree. https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/branch-medallions.jpgBranch MedallionsA detail from George Cowart's "articulated" twig tree.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/nuclear-mushrooms.jpgNuclear MushroomsSuper-sized mushrooms populate the lawn in front of the Conservatory.2013-11-20T15:05:58+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/11/17/dried-designed-demonstrative/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/lgbg-bee.jpgLGBG BeeA bee, with Silver Dollar plant seed pod wings, by Lesley Madigan.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/lgbg-wings.jpgLGBG WingsA dragonfly with maple seed pod wings. Design & construction by Lesley Madigan.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/lgbg-tree.jpgLGBG TreeA small detail on a large wall-mounted display. Design & construction by George Cowart.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/laurel-mouse-house.jpgLaurel Mouse HouseA "Mouse House", design & construction by Laurel Matthew. Note the poppy seed heads as table legs, and the acorn caps as feet on the sofa legs.2013-11-17T23:29:04+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/11/14/ice-is-nice/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ice-is-nice-twice.jpgIce is Nice Twicehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ice-is-nice.jpgIce is Nicehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/miscanthus-mishap.jpgMiscanthus Mishap2013-11-14T18:55:17+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/10/30/videotronica/2013-10-31T02:09:33+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/10/14/rainy-but-radiant/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/monumental.jpgMonumental19th century railroad trestle pier: monolithic and monumental.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/folk-nest.jpgFolk NestActual bird's nest constructed from discarded zip ties, Brown's Island, Richmond, VA.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/installation-art.jpgInstallation ArtInstallation art, Richmond Folk Festival 2013.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/buffalo-brothers-1.jpgBuffalo Brothers 1Work in progress - Buffalo Brothers 1915 Spillman Engineering wooden carousel restoration.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/buffalo-brothers-2.jpgBuffalo Brothers 2Buffalo Brothers: 1915 carousel.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/buffalo-brothers-3.jpgBuffalo Brothers 3Buffalo Brothers: oldest traveling carousel.2013-10-14T21:56:45+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/10/01/needles-pins/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/conifer-3b.jpgConifer 3bPinshttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/conifer-2.jpgConifer 2Needleshttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/conifer-1.jpgConifer 1Scales2013-10-02T00:05:41+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/09/24/autumnal-apices/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sunchokes-092313.jpgSunchokes 092313The white sunchokes - Helianthus tuberosus, "Jerusalem Artichokes". Almost time to lop off the flowers to minimize the spreading of seeds.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/alocasia-calidora.jpgAlocasia CalidoraThe dramatic, exotic Alocasia Calidora, "Persian Palm", at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is reaching it's apex.2013-09-24T15:25:21+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/09/17/precise-abstract-realism/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/street-scene.jpgStreet ScenePrecise abstract realism, quasi-modernistic.2013-09-18T22:29:34+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/09/09/another-city-of-seven-hills/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lynchburg-riverfront-too.jpgLynchburg Riverfront TooLynchburg Riverfront Toohttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lynchburg-riverfront.jpgLynchburg RiverfrontLynchburg Riverfront2013-09-10T00:31:43+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/09/02/star-city-of-the-south/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/roanoke-locomotive.jpgRoanoke LocomotiveThe Norfolk & Western Roanoke Shops were famous for manufacturing steam locomotives.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/roanoke-rust.jpgRoanoke RustThe railways have always played a major part in Roanoke, with active rail yards still bisecting the town.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/roanoke-star-too.jpgRoanoke Star TooThe Roanoke Star is said to be the world's largest freestanding man-made illuminated star.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/roanoke-star.jpgRoanoke StarRoanoke's giant illuminated star at the top of Mill Mountain.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/loewy.jpgLoewyRoanoke's Norfolk & Western Railway station was originally built in 1905 in the Beaux Arts style. The building was radically re-designed in 1946 in the Streamlined Moderne style by noted industrial designer Raymond Loewy.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/taubman.jpgTaubmanA view of the Taubman Museum of Art - designed by architect Randall Stout - from inside the former Norfolk & Western Railway station. 2013-09-02T18:57:57+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/music-2/music-videos/2013-08-08T01:13:35+00:00weekly0.6https://albertvick.com/2013/08/04/butterfly-dreams/2013-08-04T19:50:48+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/08/02/handiwork/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/handiwork.jpgHandiworkVCU School of Social Work lends many hands in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden.2013-08-02T15:24:44+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/07/09/concrete-flight/2013-07-09T22:16:21+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/06/30/wake-up-and-smell-the-lotus/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sacred-lotus-2.jpgSacred Lotus 2Sacred Lotus 2, Lotus nelumbo, ’Mrs. Perry D. Slocum."https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sacred-lotus-2013-1.jpgSacred Lotus 2013 1Sacred Lotus 1, Lotus nelumbo, ’Mrs. Perry D. Slocum."2013-06-30T23:57:44+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/06/23/its-a-bloomin-onion/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bloomin-onion-2.jpgBloomin Onion 2No bees are in this scene, but the bees flocked to the onion flowers.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bloomin-onion-1.jpgBloomin Onion 1The incredibly complex clusters put on a steady show as the flowers gradually opened.2013-06-23T19:28:02+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/06/03/hot-but-not-chocolate/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/floribunda-rosa-hot-cocoa.jpgFloribunda Rosa Hot CocoaFloribunda Rosa 'Hot Cocoa' - hot yes, chocolate no.2013-06-18T17:51:11+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/06/18/its-electric/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/rainbow-chard-2-061713.jpgRainbow Chard 2 061713The Rainbow harvest is just beginning.2013-06-18T17:48:17+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/06/07/the-color-of-freshness/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/purpletop-perfection.jpgPurpletop PerfectionPurpletop White Globe turnips (Brassica rapa, family Brassica), heirloom variety, harvested at a good time... not too large, not too small, and with high-quality greens attached.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/beet-bonanza.jpgBeet BonanzaBeet bonanza. These beets were grown from seed obtained from the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants. Early Blood Turnip Root (Betas vulgaris, family Amaranthaceae).2013-06-07T15:55:42+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/05/24/lone-star-art/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bush-library-atrium.jpgGeorge W. Bush Library Atrium, Dallas, TX. Architect: Robert A.M Stern .https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/elie-nadelman-chef-deorchestre.jpgElie Nadelman - "Chef d'Orchestre", Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Tx.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/callatrava-bridge.jpgMargaret Hunt Hill Bridge, Fort Worth, Texas. Designer: Santiago Calatrava.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ceiling-lighting-amon-carter.jpgGallery lighting, Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TX.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/a-lotta-bull.jpgTexas Longhorn2013-05-25T01:27:00+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/05/18/pitcher-perfect/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pitcher-plant-3.jpgPitcher Plant 3The gentle side of carnivorous plants.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pitcher-2.jpgPitcher 2The puffy center shields the anthers.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pitcher-1.jpgPitcher 1A shot from the rear, equally beautiful as the frontal view.2013-05-18T22:01:25+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/05/12/a-tale-of-two-cicadas/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/17-year-3.jpg17 Year 3Soon to be just a shell, as the adult emerges.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/17-year-1.jpg17 Year 117 year cicada, Virginia, 2013.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tree-clicker.jpgTree ClickerAnnual cicada, Virginia, 2012.2013-05-13T00:17:14+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/05/07/crimson-clover/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/crimson-clover-2.jpgCrimson Clover 2Benefits from using Crimson clover as a cover crop include adding nitrogen to the soil for subsequent crops, and increasing soil organic content when the clover is tilled under in the spring.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/crimson-clover-1.jpgCrimson Clover 1Crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum) makes an excellent winter cover crop for vegetable gardens, and it's also beautiful in the spring.2013-05-07T16:00:08+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/04/27/is-it-a-bird-or-a-plane/2013-04-27T19:52:39+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/04/24/snow-dog/2013-04-23T21:48:28+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/04/21/teslas-triumph-or-ac-vs-dc/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tesla-triumph.jpgTesla TriumphIt seems like the 19th century all over again.2013-04-21T21:44:36+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/04/12/light-moves/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/light-moves.jpgLight MovesThe light and corresponding shadows actually do move quickly.2013-04-12T13:31:52+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/04/09/first-foray-into-fruit/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/earliglow.jpgEarliglowCatherine holds a bare-rooted Earliglow strawberry plant, sourced from Johnny's Seeds. 2013-04-09T22:36:31+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/04/04/yes-virginia-there-is-a-springtime/2013-04-04T13:12:40+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/03/28/butterflies-fly-again/2013-03-28T15:17:34+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/03/26/in-the-air/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/in-the-air.jpgIn the AirSometimes everything seems up in the air.2013-03-26T23:48:35+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/03/23/stained-glass-or-brussels-sprouts/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/purple-brussels.jpgPurple BrusselsPurple Brussels sprouts indeed.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/stained-glass.jpgStained GlassPurple Brussels sprouts - seriously.2013-03-24T01:53:41+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/03/14/this-bud-is-for-you/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bud-3.jpgBud 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bud-2.jpgBud 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bud-1.jpgBud 12013-03-15T18:49:31+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/03/14/blondes-have-more-fun/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/va-state-fair-75001.jpgVa State Fair 75001State Fair participants are always proud to show off their livestock.2013-03-14T12:10:08+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/03/14/body-parts/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/crop-a-copy.jpgCrop A copy2013-03-14T12:04:18+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/03/06/precious-dream/2013-03-07T00:57:15+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/03/06/ice-in-the-veins/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ice-ice.jpgIce Ice2013-03-06T20:32:08+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/03/01/2013-lewis-ginter-community-kitchen-garden/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/lg-ckg-back-40-2013-plan.jpgLG CKG Back 40 2013 Planhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/lg-ckg-locbury-plan-wip-030113.jpgLG CKG Locbury Plan WIP 030113https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ckg-calendar-2013-3.jpgCKG Calendar 2013 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ckg-calendar-2013-2.jpgCKG Calendar 2013 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ckg-calendar-2013-1.jpgCKG Calendar 2013 12013-03-04T16:18:22+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/03/03/room-with-a-view/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/monticello-1.jpgMonticello 1Surely this is a scene from the countryside of France or Italy.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/monticello-2.jpgMonticello 2Prime office space available.2013-03-03T23:15:43+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/02/20/twig-house-down/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/seth-w-saw-2.jpgSeth w Saw 2Lewis Ginter Horticulturist Seth Roadman - Project Leader for the deconstruction - prepares sections of the structure to be hauled by staff and volunteers to the chipper/shredder.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/twig-house-down.jpgTwig House DownThe final walls are brought down.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/twig-house-down-2.jpgTwig House Down 2A big job, even for a large contingent of staff & volunteers, the deconstruction was accomplished in about 6 hours.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/twighouse-june-2011.jpgTwighouse June 2011Diamonds in the Rough, June, 2011.2013-02-21T01:43:29+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/02/16/wild-wild-west/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/wild-wild-west-2.jpgWild Wild West 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/wild-wild-west.jpgWild Wild West2013-02-16T22:02:37+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/02/14/be-mine/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/be-mine-3.jpgBe Mine 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/be-mine-2.jpgBe Mine 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/be-mine-1.jpgBe Mine 12013-02-14T14:12:30+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/02/07/more-galore/2013-02-08T15:30:10+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/02/01/hot-cold/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hot-cold-2.jpgHot & Cold 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hot-cold-1.jpgHot & Cold 12013-02-01T14:39:57+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/01/27/cold-cold-cold/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ice-branch-1.jpgIce Branch 1https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ice-lake-1.jpgIce Lake 12013-01-27T23:40:19+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/01/23/orchids-galore-2013/2013-01-24T16:01:35+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/01/08/that-train-dont-stop-here-anymore/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/science-museum-1-0106131.jpgScience Museum 1 010613Anodes and tetrodes. An early guitar amplifier powered by vacuum tubes, a technology still favored by many today.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/eight-headed-beast.jpgEight-Headed BeastThe “Rock Ock”, designed by Gerard Huerta and built by Dan Neafsey for the National Guitar Museum. https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/science-museum-4-010613.jpgScience Museum 4 010613Passenger service to the station ceased in 1975.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/science-museum-3-010613.jpgScience Museum 3 010613Union Station was built as the southern terminus for the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad (RF&P).https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/science-museum-010613.jpgScience Museum 010613Alternately known as Union Station or Broad Street Station, built in 1917 in the neoclassical style by the architect John Russell Pope.2013-01-08T15:08:09+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2013/01/05/the-wheels-keep-turning/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/wheels-grinding.jpgWheels Grinding2013-01-06T01:37:03+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/12/29/chasing-the-sun/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/abv-70s-5001.jpgABV 70s 50012012-12-30T00:52:51+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/12/19/calling-rudolph/2012-12-19T23:53:38+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/12/17/solstice-and-solace/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ckg-final-group-1208121.jpgCKG Final Group 120812Our final CKG volunteer group for 2012. From left: Nack Pring, Devan Fishburne, Michael Gunlicks, Felicia Fishburne, John Jamieson, Jean Stephens, Faith Tyler.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/lg-ckg-2012-review-21.jpgLG CKG 2012 Review 2Don't you wish your financial advisor could give you double- and triple-digit growth numbers like these?https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/icy-cabbage-too-121412.jpgIcy Cabbage Too 121412A bit of a deep freeze overnight, but this cabbage can shake off the cold.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/lg-ckg-2012-review-3.jpgLG CKG 2012 Review 3Increased plant diversity, from five basic vegetable types to seventeen (not including herbs and herbaceous perennials).https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/lg-ckg-2012-review-1.jpgLG CKG 2012 Review 112,454 pounds of high quality, mostly organic fresh vegetables. The number of meals is based on a USDA factor (1.3 lbs. of vegetables constitutes a meal equivalent).2012-12-17T21:29:36+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/12/13/holiday-sparkle/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/holidaze-album-cover.jpgHolidaze Album Cover2012-12-13T00:12:18+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/12/11/better-watch-out/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/christmas-dragon.jpgChristmas DragonYou better watch out.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/santa-watching.jpgSanta WatchingSanta's Watching2012-12-11T02:30:51+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/11/29/too-cold-too-soon/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lg-ckg-ice-cabbage-112912.jpgLG CKG Ice Cabbage 112912The gnarly frozen visage of a post-harvest cabbage leaf.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lg-ice-broc-112912.jpgLG Ice Broc 112912A wintry scene indeed.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lg-ckg-ice-shroud-112912.jpgLG CKG Ice Shroud 112912We have our brocoli covered. Anybody see the dog, front right?2012-11-29T23:18:11+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/11/27/decorating-for-dazzle/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/aluminum-tree.jpgAluminum TreeThe classic aluminum tree elicits a warm and fuzzy feeling.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/gazing-balls.jpgGazing BallsA yard full of glass gazing balls, a visual delight by day or night.2012-11-27T20:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/11/25/incredible-cauliflower/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/laura-cauli-3-2012.jpgLaura Cauli 3 2012Recipes abound on the Web, from roasting the leaves to soups. Try olive oil, onions & apples with the chopped stalks and leaves in a saute pan.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/laura-cauli-2-2012.jpgLaura Cauli 2 2012A beautiful Snow Crown specimen, 11/21/12.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/laura-cauli-1-2012.jpgLaura Cauli 1 2012Lewis Ginter gardener Laura Schumm wrangles a massive cauliflower.2012-11-25T20:38:48+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/11/17/cool-azul/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cool-azul-3.jpgCool Azul 3Cool Azul 3, 11/17/12https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cool-azul-2.jpgCool Azul 2Cool Azul 2, 11/17/12https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cool-azul-1.jpgCool Azul 1Cool Azul 1, 11/17/122012-11-17T21:42:49+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/11/15/fall-frames/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hanover-soybeans-1111121.jpgHanover Soybeans 111112Hanover soybeans, ready for harvest.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/walkerton-footbridge-111112.jpgWalkerton Footbridge 111112Walkerton footbridge, Mattaponi River.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mattaponi-shore-2-111112.jpgMattaponi Shore 2 111112Approach to Walkerton Millpond, King & Queen County, VA.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mattaponi-shore-1111121.jpgMattaponi Shore 111112Mattaponi River shoreline, near Walkerton.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hanover-soybeans-111112.jpgHanover Soybeans 111112Soybean field at dusk, Hanover, VA.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mattaponi-shore-111112.jpgMattaponi Shore 111112Mattaponi River shoreline, near Walkerton, VA.2012-11-15T22:25:01+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/11/11/holiday-preview/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lg-holiday-tree-31.jpgLG Holiday Tree 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lg-holiday-tree-21.jpgLG Holiday Tree 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lg-holiday-tree-11.jpgLG Holiday Tree 1https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lg-holiday-tree-3.jpgLG Holiday Tree 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lg-holiday-tree-2.jpgLG Holiday Tree 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lg-holiday-tree-1.jpgLG Holiday Tree 12012-11-11T00:38:44+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/10/30/dominion-delivers/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/derek-tills.jpgDerek TillsDominion Power associate Derek Wenger tackles the tilling job, preparing the sweet potato bed for a winter cover crop of red clover.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sweet-potato-delivery.jpgSweet Potato DeliveryThe Monday harvest combined with the Saturday harvest to produce a delivery of 390 pounds of sweet potatoes to FeedMore.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dominion-delivers.jpgDominion DeliversThe Dominion Power team nears the end of the sweet potato harvest.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dominion-team-102212.jpgDominion Team 102212The Dominion Power team in the Community Kitchen Garden, 10/22/12.2012-10-30T19:42:10+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/10/25/jack-o-turnip/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/jackoturnip.jpgJackoTurnipMaybe not quite a Jack-o-Turnip, but a beauty nonetheless.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edv-pumpkins-a-102012.jpgEDV Pumpkins A 102012Contemporaneous carvings, thanks to Emily and Cesar.2012-10-25T21:11:20+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/10/23/batata-boom/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/beau-bounty-2.jpgBeau Bounty 2Part of the Beauregard harvest.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/beauregard-bounty.jpgBeauregard BountyUnlike squash, you can't easily walk around and monitor the size of the produce, because of the density of the prolific vines and the fact that most of the sweet potato is below ground.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ohenry.jpgO'HenryThe O'Henrys - a white/gold variety - were the best producers, averaging 4 or 5 storage roots per clump.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/john-et-al-batatas.jpgJohn et al BatatasJohn Jamieson (left) and ____ begin to pull back the dense vines.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/batata-boom-gang-102012.jpgBatata Boom Gang 102012The Batata Boom Gang, Saturday, October 22, 2012.2012-10-25T15:41:51+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/10/20/bananarama/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/laura-bananna-3.jpgLaura Bananna 3Bananas require a lot of water and high humidity, as the large leaves evaporate moisture at a rapid rate.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/laura-bananna-2.jpgLaura Bananna 2Bananas require a long growing season to produce fruit - perhaps 8 months - at steady temperatures of 78 - 86F.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/laura-bananna-1.jpgLaura Bananna 1The trunks are actually layers of leaves.2012-10-20T01:06:49+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/10/18/scots-take-the-highlands/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/wooster-scots-100612-2.jpgWooster Scots 100612 2The Wooster Scots, led by Corey Humphrey (right rear).https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/lg-ckg-100612-a2.jpgLG CKG 100612 A2The entire group: College of Wooster alumni (& parents), HandsOn Greater Richmond volunteers and Lewis Ginter volunteers.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/lg-ckg-100612-c2.jpgLG CKG 100612 C2It's always a flurry of activity when we have large groups of volunteers in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/lg-ckg-100612-b2.jpgLG CKG 100612 B2VCU students perform manual inspection on the broccoli plants, looking to remove insect pests.2012-10-18T21:13:26+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/10/15/folk-festival-sunday/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/lance-rhythm-section.jpgLance Rhythm SectionThe drummer and the shaking, baking dancers.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/lance-2.jpgLance 2In classic fashion, Lance climbs higher and higher.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/lance-1.jpgLance 1Lance briefly rides the piano bench - a rare seated moment.2012-10-15T22:17:24+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/10/14/folk-festival-saturday/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/night-fall-101312.jpgNight Fall 101312Twilight descends in a spooky fashion, suggesting the potential of zombie behavior after dark.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/boys-jump-101312.jpgBoys Jump 101312Two boys discover the importance of casting a large shadow.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/smoking-cubans-101312.jpgSmoking Cubans 101312Smoking Cubans: Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Pineiro2012-10-14T01:36:24+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/10/09/ta-ta-toodle-oo-tomatoes/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/last-tomato-2a-1008121.jpgLast Tomato 2a 100812Laura inspects a high quality October beefsteak tomato.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/last-tomato-1a-1008122.jpgLast Tomato 1a 100812Lewis Ginter intern Laura Schumm prepares to pick some of the last 2012 tomatoes for delivery to FeedMore.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/last-tomato-2a-100812.jpgLast Tomato 2a 100812Laura inspects a high quality October beefsteak tomato.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/last-tomato-1a-1008121.jpgLast Tomato 1a 100812Lewis Ginter intern Laura Schumm prepares to pick some of our last 2012 tomatoes for delivery to FeedMore.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/last-tomato-1a-100812.jpgLast Tomato 1a 100812Lewis Ginter intern Laura Schumm prepares to pick some of our last 2012 tomatoes for delivery to FeedMore.2012-10-09T15:30:38+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/09/26/cole-crop-capstone/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ckg-092212.jpgCKG 092212Precocious but productive... can you tell they had fun?2012-09-26T22:17:45+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/09/25/rambunctious-radish/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/radical-radish-roots.jpgRadical Radish RootsBe assured this is a radish - a plant - not a deep sea animal.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/radical-radish-1.jpgRadical Radish 1Twenty-four inches total length, all but about three inches above ground. https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/radical-radish-2.jpgRadical Radish 2Way bigger than a thumb, but not quite as big as the Conservatory dome.2012-09-25T20:28:39+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/09/24/coneflower-chorus/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/echinacea-purpurea-51.jpgEchinacea purpurea 5The pink/purple version has a flaming center.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/echinacea-purpurea-3.jpgEchinacea purpurea 3The flower spikes are attractive in all stages.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/echinacea-purpurea-41.jpgEchinacea purpurea 4The white version is very elegant, and some of these plants may be destined for one of the Lewis Ginter popular wedding locations. https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/echinacea-purpurea-5.jpgEchinacea purpurea 5The pink/purple version has a flaming center.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/echinacea-purpurea-4.jpgEchinacea purpurea 42012-09-24T21:16:17+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/09/09/earth-wind-fire/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/earth-090912.jpgEarth 090912A stairwell in the VMFA parking deck... sort of a bowels of the earth experience.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wind-090912.jpgWind 090912The Robinson House on the VMFA grounds, backed by the neo-industrial new wing of the VMFA.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/fire-090912.jpgFire 090912Sculptor Dale Chihuly has recently launched an installation at VMFA, on exhibition October 20, 2012 - February 10, 2013. 2012-09-09T21:52:48+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/09/02/stocking-stuffers/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/stocking-stuffers-090212.jpgStocking Stuffers 090212Stockings providing support - for starters - but most likely additional support will be required.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sugar-baby-3.jpgSugar Baby 3Sunday, September 2, 2012.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sugar-baby-2.jpgSugar Baby 2Friday, August 31, 2012.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sugar-baby-1.jpgSugar Baby 1Wednesday, August 29, 2012.2012-09-02T18:30:29+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/08/25/twists-turns/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sugar-baby-trellis1.jpgSugar Baby TrellisLaura tightens the sisal twine at the top of the Sugar Baby trellis.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sugar-baby-trellis.jpgSugar Baby Trellis2012-08-25T18:54:20+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/08/23/artreprenurial/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/art-truck-1.jpgArt Truck 1Not so evident from this angle, but on the hood is a reproduction of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's signature icon: Rat Fink. I hope the artist provides a credit to Big Daddy.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/art-truck-2.jpgArt Truck 2The white wall tires are a special touch.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/art-truck-3.jpgArt Truck 3Definitely an eye-catcher. 2012-08-23T21:29:30+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/08/20/colorburst/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/victoria-amazonia-discards.jpgVictoria Amazonia DiscardsVictoria Amazonia leaf surfaces, resembling the surface of some planet in outer space, peppered by molten meteors and asteroids.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/victoria-amazonia-kaliedoscope.jpgVictoria Amazonia KaliedoscopeThe underside of a discarded leaf from a Victoria Amazonia water lily... only slightly tweaked to enhance the natural tropical colors.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/hot-spot.jpgHot SpotA peek at the 2012 edition of the secret garden... a shady spot illuminated by tropical color.2012-08-20T21:13:38+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/08/15/sharing-the-load/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dominion-a-081312.jpgDominion A 081312Dianne Corsello and her Customer Solutions - New Technology team on August 13.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dominion-062512.jpgDominion 062512Maxine Jones and her Employee Engagement team from Dominion Power's Customer Service Department worked in the garden on June 25, teaming up with Christa Vidonic's Dominion Power Metering team to work alongside several individual volunteers from HandsOn RVA. They harvested 232 lbs. of zucchini & cucumbers, and fed the developing crop of tomatoes. Special thanks to Kourtnie Jones for providing logistical support.2012-08-15T20:10:42+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/08/11/that-special-touch/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mayanails-1.jpgMayaNails 1Talk about a special touch... a celestial influence can't hurt - right?https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mayanails-2.jpgMayaNails 2Maya inspects a crate of freshly picked squash (Patty Pan,, Yellow Crookneck, green zucchini and Gold Rush zucchini). 2012-08-11T19:19:31+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/08/11/the-jetsons-have-landed/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/citroen-2.jpgCitroen 2Most likely a later model, because the earlier DS models didn't have the high-rise rear signal lights.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/citroen-1.jpgCitroen 1Space Age wind sheer design.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/citroen-1a.jpgCitroen 1aA Citroen DS 21 - not sure of the model year - spotted at Mercer & Woodson . In 2009 the Citroen DS model series (1955 - 1975) was voted The Most Beautiful Car of all time by a panel of 20 automobile designers.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/chrysler-3.jpgChrysler 31961 Chrysler 300 custom mod spotted at Lakeside Auto.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/chrysler-2.jpgChrysler 2Certainly top speed must be the speed of light.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/chrysler-1.jpgChrysler 1Detail of rear bumper with built-in exhaust.2012-08-11T19:12:06+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/08/06/the-wow-factor/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lg-ckg-wow-080612.jpgLG CKG Wow 08061221 volunteers harvested more than 500 pounds of fresh produce for FeedMore's Community Kitchen.2012-08-06T21:17:47+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/08/05/seasonal-swing/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/yellow-crookneck-072912.jpgYellow Crookneck 072912Slow motion sculpture. The beautiful beginning of the Yellow Crooknecks.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/patty-pan-080512.jpgPatty Pan 080512The race is on. How many Patty Pans can we harvest before the vine borers win?https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/capital-one-070212.jpgCapital One 070212The close-knit team from Capital One's International Hospitality department on July 2, with their harvest of yellow & green zucchini - with only one or two ripe tomatoes.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/delivery-mix-071212.jpgDelivery Mix 071212The July 12 delivery - a balance of zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers and green beans.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ckg-delivery-072612.jpgCKG Delivery 072612By this delivery July 26 the proportion of tomatoes has increased substantially.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/locbury-0212-copy.jpgLocbury 0212 copyRemember this view in February, just before we started our expansion?https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/locbury-072612.jpgLocbury 072612Current Locbury plantings include heirloom tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, basil, bell peppers, swiss chard, green beans & squash.2012-08-05T21:47:33+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/07/29/back-in-black/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/massey-mass-072912.jpgMassey Mass 072912Massey Greenhouses, Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardenhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/zombie-drive-in.jpgZombie Drive InZombie Drive In, Moyock, NChttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/nags-head-pier.jpgNags Head PierNags Head Pier2012-07-29T19:09:46+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/07/24/you-cant-judge-a-book-by-its-cover/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/nose-or-tail.jpgNose or TailA "nose" (if so it's a beak), or a "tail"?https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/beauty-on-the-inside.jpgBeauty on the InsideBrandywines in various stages of deformity. Maybe unsightly on the outside, but still lots of loveliness on the inside.2012-07-24T21:48:14+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/07/19/lemonade-from-lemons/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dragonfly-1.jpgDragonfly 1This temporary companion was amazingly patient... a therapeutic change of pace.2012-07-19T22:23:12+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/07/09/lacewings-to-the-rescue/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/yellow-aphids.jpgYellow AphidsYellow aphids on a milkweed plant. Sure, the yellow color looks cool against the bright green foliage, but aphids are awful, nasty pests.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lacewing-eggs.jpgLacewing EggsLeila Hermes holds a milkweed leaf for us to see the tiny lacewing eggs dangling from silky strands. https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lacewing-adult.jpgLacewing AdultLeila Hermes points out a brown lacewing adult, while Grant Howell's yellow tinted fingers bear the evidence of yellow aphid removal.2012-07-09T21:41:37+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/07/09/potatoes-patatas/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/beauregard-group-shot-1.jpgBeauregard Group Shot 1This is a primary way of starting a crop, with rooted shoots from established tubers. Different from the irish potato, where the focus is on the unsprouted seed potatoes or eye cuttings.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/beauregard-slip.jpgBeauregard SlipSweet potatoes love the heat, but these slips will need to be kept very moist for the first couple of weeks.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/laurel-aimee.jpgLaurel & AimeeLaurel Matthews (left) and Aimee Hutchins lay out the rows.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/leila-plants-slips.jpgLeila Plants SlipsLeila Hermes coaxes the tender slips into place.2012-07-09T21:00:02+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/07/05/aqualand/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/water-lily-1.jpgWater Lily 1These water lilies are currently xyz feet in diameter, and will eventually mature to xyz feet. They may be carnivorous - just kidding - or maybe it's the space age architecture of the Conservatory that gives this image a slightly scary science fiction tinge.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/water-lily-2.jpgWater Lily 2Yes, the color spectrum was tweaked slightly for this image, but not a lot.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/water-plant-3.jpgWater Plant 3A great example of mathematics in nature.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lotus-pod.jpgLotus PodThe lotus blossoms are almost finished, leaving the other-worldly sculptural seed pods floating above the foliage.2012-07-05T20:49:06+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/06/22/gold-rush/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gold-rush-1.jpgGold Rush 1Admittedly scary perfect, if harvested at just the right size.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gold-rush-2.jpgGold Rush 2The transformation in progress.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gold-rush-3.jpgGold Rush 3A few hundred pounds yield so far, and the promise of several hundred more.2012-06-22T22:57:05+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/06/20/genworth-takes-the-lead/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gnw-squash-inspection.jpgGNW Squash InspectionWe seize every opportunity to have all the eyes and hands available inspect the cucurbits for squash bug eggs.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/marcia-plus.jpgMarcia PlusGenworth volunteers get a chance to check the headlines before using newspaper as a layer of mulch for the zucchini plants.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/genworth-team-ckg.jpgGenworth Team CKGThe Genworth team in the Community Kitchen Garden - June 13, 2012.2012-06-20T22:10:07+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/06/19/the-best-type-of-power-surge/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/beans-squash.jpgBeans & SquashThis day's harvest of 86 pounds of produce brings our year-to-date total harvest to 694 pounds.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/squash-inspection.jpgSquash InspectionWe're working to become a 100% organic garden, and manual intervention (inspecting the plants for signs of pests) is an essential part of the process.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dominion-team-plus-061812.jpgDominion Team Plus 061812The Dominion team on 6/18/12, with several Lewis Ginter and HandsOn Greater Richmond volunteers.2012-06-19T21:11:49+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/06/19/under-her-thumb/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ladys-thumb-1.jpgLadys Thumb 1An elegant plant, with long, slender oval leaves and variegated coloration.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ladys-thumb-2.jpgLadys Thumb 2We found only one flowering so far, and the flower spikes helped with the identification.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ladys-thumb-3.jpgLadys Thumb 3The complex, vertical stems can form quite a dense hedge, with a height of five feet.2012-06-19T20:52:18+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/06/18/beetle-bugaboo/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/grapevine-beetle.jpgGrapevine BeetleScary scarab... but didn't bite.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/grapevine-crawler.jpgGrapevine CrawlerCreepy crawler (actually they fly also, like a June Bug.)2012-06-18T22:20:55+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/06/17/mystical-majesty/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/lotus-time-1.jpgLotus Time 1Sacred Lotus 1 (https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/lotus-time-2.jpgLotus Time 2Sacred Lotus 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/lotus-time-31.jpgLotus Time 3Sacred Lotus 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/lotus-time-3.jpgLotus Time 3Sacred Lotus 32012-06-17T00:13:12+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/06/07/more-power-to-ya/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dominion-4-060412.jpgDominion 4 060412From left: Rod Holmes, Mike Wright, Christa Vidonic and George Slayton feed the baby zucchini plants with liquid fish emulsion & seaweed extract.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rod-driving.jpgRod DrivingRod Holmes (left) and Mike Wright tackle the tough task of driving tomato stakes.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/christa-team-plus.jpgChrista Team PlusThe Dominion team with two additional Lewis Ginter volunteers. From left: Rod, Laura, Mike, Christa, George, Jo.2023-11-07T18:36:46+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/05/30/kicking-it-off/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/red-pontiacs-052912.jpgRed Pontiacs 052912FeedMore asked for new potatoes, so we're harvesting now. We planted these March 17th. The short period minimizes our yield, but it frees up the space - and don'tcha know these are tender & tasty.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/132-lbs-red-pontiac.jpg132 Lbs Red Pontiac132 lbs. pictured here, 98 lbs. harvested the next day, approx. 100 lbs. still in the ground.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/red-beet-052912.jpgRed Beet 052912The red beet greens are gorgeous, prompting many visitors to think the bed is Swiss Chard.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/squash-bug-eggs-052912.jpgSquash Bug Eggs 052912All is not golden in Camelot - sometimes copper or bronze is the color.2012-05-30T22:41:55+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/05/28/butterfly-dance/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/luminescent.jpgLuminescentLuminescent.2012-05-28T23:09:06+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/05/25/beetles-radishes/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/which-beetle1.jpgWhich BeetleWhich beetle swarms the volunteer amaranth but ignores the bush beans?https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/radish-20121.jpgRadish 2012Radishes 2012https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/which-beetle.jpgWhich Beetlehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/radish-2012.jpgRadish 20122012-05-25T21:24:15+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/05/20/making-history/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/elizabeth-catlett-untitled-21.jpgElizabeth Catlett, Untitled 2Elizabeth Catlett, Untitled, 1942.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscn1246-2.jpgDSCN1246 2David C. Driskell, Untitled, ca. 1960.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscn1249-1-2.jpgDSCN1249-1 2Norman Lewis, Roseate Mist, 1952.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/elizabeth-catlett-untitled-2.jpgElizabeth Catlett, Untitled 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/lexmarkaioscan32_2-1.jpgLexmarkAIOScan32_2-1Elizabeth Catlett, 1946. I am the Negro Woman.2012-05-21T00:16:07+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/05/14/potato-promenade/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/potato-flower-1.jpgPotato Flower 1White potatoes have white flowers, and red potatoes have, well, lavender flowers.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/potato-flower-2.jpgPotato Flower 2Looks like a moonlight pirouette, but it was cloudy daylight, and the saturation was tweaked to bring out the details.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/potato-flower-3.jpgPotato Flower 3These blossoms may look they're getting buffeted by wind, but there was only a mild breeze.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/potato-flower-4.jpgPotato Flower 4To me this looks like a scene from the Netherlands. Maybe the stormy weather looks rough, but it was a great day for gardening.2012-05-14T22:31:25+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/05/12/animalia-arthropoda-insecta-lepidoptera/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/banded-peacock-1.jpgBanded Peacock 1Papilio palinurus - Banded Peacock, Asia, just prior to release.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/banded-peacock-2.jpgBanded Peacock 2The Banded Peacock in its element.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/grant-pupae.jpgGrant & PupaeLewis Ginter employee Grant Howell inspects a set of pupae. Grant is the manager of the 2012 butterfly exhibition.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/orchard-swallowtail.jpgOrchard SwallowtailPapilio demodocus - Orchard Swallowtail, Africa.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/three-tailed-swallowtail.jpgThree Tailed SwallowtailPapilio pilumnus - Three-Tailed Swallowtail, neo-tropical.2012-05-12T20:35:03+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/05/06/from-color-to-camouflage/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kildeer-2.jpgKildeer 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kildeer-1.jpgKildeer 1We're hoping for complete success for this nest.2012-05-06T22:24:26+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/05/06/pretty-poppies-popping/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/poppy-1.jpgPoppy 1https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/poppy-2.jpgPoppy 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/poppy-3.jpgPoppy 32012-05-06T16:16:48+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/04/26/orchid-oddities/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/flame-on.jpgFlame OnNot a great photograph, but a great specimen. Kind of like a group of finger puppets with their hair on fire.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/curlycue.jpgCurlycueThis "face" looks vaguely familiar, or maybe it's just that parts of it look familiar. Oh - one thing comes to mind - did you ever see the first Predator movie, when the alien takes off his helmet?https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/life-on-mars.jpgLife on MarsLots of talk nowadays about the Red Planet. Maybe this is what life looks like on Mars - under a microscope.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/standing-out-in-a-crowd.jpgStanding Out in a CrowdYa know, if we think our lives are difficult, try being an orchid at an orchid show - trying to stand out from the crowd.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/best-mosaic.jpgBest Mosaic"Mosaic" is not exactly a popular term in the plant profession, since many fungal diseases are defined by a mosaic pattern. However, I gave this one the Best Mosaic Award, for the most elaborate graphical pattern.2012-04-26T22:48:22+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/04/22/old-manchester-farm-daze/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bus-ride.jpgBus RideSurely there was a Pied Piper inside, from the steady stream of people entering the bus. The fun, casual graphics on the bus almost make me forgive the misspelling of "y'all".https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blue-sky-day.jpgBlue Sky DayPlenty of blue sky, even though we knew the rain (much-needed) was coming.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/old-manchester-skyline.jpgOld Manchester SkylineThe old train station, and the huge Southern States granary.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/manchester-skyline-2.jpgManchester Skyline 2There must be some explanation for my affinity for rust, but I haven't found it yet.2012-04-22T18:50:10+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/04/22/poodles-for-peace/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/poodle-1.jpgPoodle 1Charm is - of course - positively charming.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/poodle-2.jpgPoodle 2The long and the short of it: Cast your vote for world peace and for saving the environment.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/poodle-3.jpgPoodle 3Apparently Charm has little patience with the photographer, and would prefer to continue working the crowd.2016-08-20T13:56:43+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/04/11/fromto/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/locbury-0212.jpgLocbury 0212This is what the new space looked like in February.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/locbury-041012.jpgLocbury 041012The layout is nearly complete, pending the construction of four more raised beds for wheelchair access.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/locbury-beds-031812-copy.jpgLocbury Beds 031812 copyThis was the beginning of our bed-building - March 18.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/locbury-2-0410121.jpgLocbury 2 041012https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/locbury-2-041012.jpgLocbury 2 041012The planting beds will be topped off with a few more inches of soil before planting.2012-04-11T01:01:44+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/03/17/happy-st-patricks-day/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/welcome-ckg-20121.jpgWelcome CKG 2012A sea of Emerald Isle green serves as the backdrop for the potato plot.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bobbijo-and-carly.jpgBobbiJo and CarlyBobbiJo Jackson and her daughter Carly Tignor place the Red Pontiac seed potato cuttings in the furrows.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/welcome-ckg-2012.jpgWelcome CKG 20122012-04-10T13:32:27+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/04/10/potatoes-in-progress/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ladybug.jpgLadybugWe were delighted to confirm this wasn't a Colorado Potato Beetle.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/yevonne.jpgYevonneYevonne tackles the hand-weeding.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/laurel.jpgLaurelLaurel cleans up the trenches with the scuffle hoe.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/feeding-the-spuds.jpgFeeding the SpudsLaurel & Yevonne feed the spuds a little fish emulsion tea.2012-04-10T00:17:47+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/04/09/pinwheels-in-motion/2012-04-10T00:00:25+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/04/05/for-the-child-in-all-of-us/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/pinwheels-3.jpgPinwheels 3Field of Wheels - hmmmm... maybe a harbinger of wind energy.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/pinwheel-1.jpgPinwheel 1I admit that metallic blue is one of my favorite colors.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/pinwheel-2.jpgPinwheel 2Sort of a cubist pattern...2012-04-06T22:12:17+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/03/28/fuzzy-wuzzy/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/glass-cactus.jpgGlass CactusGlass Cactus, with flower buds forming.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/pussy-willow.jpgPussy WillowPussy Willow2012-03-28T21:31:42+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/03/21/ohmygosh-now-i-get-it/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cherry-blossoms-1.jpgCherry Blossoms 1Clouds of blooms, clouds in the sky - equally soft & floating.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cherry-blossom-2.jpgCherry Blossom 2The trees are truly loaded with blossoms, just beginning to drop petals from the heat.2012-03-21T21:36:33+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/03/19/aucuba-goodie-junior/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/acuba-goodie-junior.jpgAcuba Goodie Junior2012-03-19T23:40:11+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/03/19/were-growing/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/locbury-raised-beds-0318121.jpgLocbury Raised Beds 031812These first two beds were constructed with scrap lumber. Our plan includes at least four more raised beds, creating a substantial opportunity for wheelchair gardeners.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/locbury-beds-031812.jpgLocbury Beds 031812The Locbury House expansion will feature no-till "lasagna" beds, elevating the planting level with piles of organic materials. This first bed illustrates the use of compost in the planting bed with wood chips on the pathways. https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/locbury-raised-beds-031812.jpgLocbury Raised Beds 031812These two raised beds were constructed with scrap lumber.2012-03-19T18:24:40+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/03/17/2012-lewis-ginter-community-kitchen-garden/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lg-ckg-layout-2012.jpgLG CKG Layout 2012https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lg-ckg-2012-locbury.jpgLG CKG 2012 Locburyhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lg-ckg-locbury-2012.jpgLG CKG Locbury 2012https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ckg-spring-2012-a1.jpgCKG Spring 2012 ahttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ckg-spring-2012-a.jpgCKG Spring 2012 a2012-03-17T22:01:05+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/03/15/whattawegonnado-my-little-girl-blue/2012-03-15T00:45:58+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/02/28/saddle-up/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ckg-calendar-2012-1-page.jpgCKG Calendar 2012 1 pagehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/lets-ride-20121.jpgLets Ride 2012BTW, that's a smile, not a grimace. There's lots to smile about in the CKG.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/lets-ride-2012.jpgLets Ride 20122012-03-06T23:01:36+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/03/05/camelian/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cameleon-album-cover1.jpgCameleon Album Cover2012-03-06T23:01:14+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/03/01/hall-of-the-sun-king/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/versailles-le-rhone.jpgVersailles Le Rhonehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/versailles-gate-2.jpgVersailles Gate 2I bet you can imagine an angry, ragged mob with pikes and axes on this side of the gate, and quivering powdered wigs on the other side. https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/versailles-sunlight.jpgVersailles SunlightThe Hall of the Sun King. I made up that title for this image. I can't remember what part of the palace this was, it may have been outside of the Hall of Mirrors.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/versailles-fountain.jpgVersailles FountainThis fountain strikes me as having some of the characteristics of Paul DiPasquale's Arthur Ashe statue in Richmond, VA. Notice the figures rising from the water? Much like the children rising from - I don't know, what is it, middle earth - in the Ashe monument?https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/versailles-zeus.jpgVersailles ZeusI had forgotten the sculptor and subject of this statue, and when I pulled this slide out I first thought "I found Neptune!" That's an inside joke for a few buddies, but this subject isn't Neptune.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/versailles-bus-stop.jpgVersailles Bus StopThe palace bus stop. (Just kidding, buses can't get near the palace.)2012-03-01T00:44:38+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/02/27/botaniacal-beauties/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/camelia.jpgCameliaThis variety has a 6-inch diameter bloom. It's a little odd, because the shrub is only about four feet tall at this point, and when it gets loaded with blooms the branches sag. I take the pressure off by pruning the blooms and floating them in a bowl of water indoors.2012-02-27T22:09:17+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/02/16/squeezebox-solution/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/guadaloupe-1.jpgGuadaloupe 12012-02-16T21:30:23+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/02/15/when-monotony-is-marvelous/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ravenna-low.jpgRavenna Low2012-02-15T01:21:35+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/02/08/eire-free/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dublin-sidewalk-lights-copy1.jpgDublin Sidewalk Lights copyMany sections of Dublin's sidewalks are embedded with glass blocks. The really cool thing is that the glass blocks were illuminated from below, making pub crawling much safer at night. Most don't function any more (the lights, not the pub crawlers).https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/doors-of-dublin-copy.jpgDoors of Dublin copyPerhaps you've seen one of the posters featuring "The Doors of Dublin". It's a fact, Dubliners take pride in differentiating their front doors. These aren't the best examples, but you probably get the idea.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/bonos-back-door.jpgBono's Back DoorWith Dublin as our base, we took many train rides to see the countryside. On one day trip south, after touring the James Joyce Tower at the coastal town of Sandy Cove, we continued on to Killiney. As we walked down an alley between ancient stone and brick walls separating large estate grounds secured we determined "this must be Bono's place".https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/belfast-border-sign-copy.jpgBelfast Border Sign copyThese photos were taken in 2005, but the decades-old Catholic-Protestant sectarian strife is still palpable.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/belfast-blue-2-copy.jpgBelfast Blue 2 copyThis is a facade from a pub near the waterfront section of Belfast. The pub was closed at the time. This section of Belfast is quite weird, because the historic structures have been torn down, apparently in an effort to cast the area in a more modern light and to forget the chaotic past.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dublin-sidewalk-lights-copy.jpgDublin Sidewalk Lights copyMany sections of Dublin's sidewalks are embedded with glass blocks. At one time the glass blocks were illuminated from below, which I'm sure made pub crawling quite safer at night.2012-02-12T20:47:52+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/02/11/dancing-jack/2012-02-13T17:15:58+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/02/07/where-are-you-now/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/irene-in-nyc-low.jpgIrene in NYC LowRed, white & blue. Irene in NYC.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/irene-in-ny.jpgIrene in NYRed, white & blue. Irene in NYC.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/irene-climbs-the-wall.jpgIrene Climbs the WallIn NYC, Irene rehearses for her role as Spider Woman.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/irene-mcv-la-low.jpgIrene & MCV LA LowMartha and Irene in Irene's LA warehouse loft. The loft was so big I skateboarded around in the space.2012-07-26T20:30:17+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/02/07/take-care-of-business/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/elvis-hollywood-walk.jpgElvis Hollywood WalkMartha's foot on the left, Irene's feet on the right. More to come soon featuring Irene.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/bushhog-strip-16.jpgBushHog Strip 162012-02-07T19:46:39+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/02/05/squeezebox-studies/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/accordion-fold-1.jpgAccordion Fold 1Squeezebox Study 1https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/accordion-fold-2.jpgAccordion Fold 2Squeezebox Study 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/accordion-fold-3.jpgAccordion Fold 3Squeezebox Study 32012-02-05T00:24:24+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/02/03/pattern-of-protest/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/no-nukes.jpgNo NukesPart of the mass of 65,000 No Nukes protesters.2012-02-03T01:58:35+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/02/02/wear-red/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mcv-red-wall-low.jpgMCV Red Wall LowOK, yes, this image has been tweaked a little. Mainly, the red wall freaked out the original exposure, so I had to lighten it a little.2012-02-02T16:47:10+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/01/28/isnt-she-beautiful/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mcv-el-camino-blue.jpgMCV El Camino Blue1969 Chevrolet El Camino2012-01-31T23:48:58+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/01/25/was-it-something-i-said/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mcv-mantoloking-low.jpgMCV Mantoloking LowAfter a dip in the bay - Mantoloking, NJ.2012-01-26T04:23:43+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/01/25/a-checkered-past/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/checkers.jpgCheckersFun in the sun, cruising in the mountains above Santa Barbara, CA.2012-02-05T18:00:59+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/01/24/go-west/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/utah-001.jpgUtah 001Southern Utah, near Zion National Park.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/arizona-003.jpgArizona 003Northern Arizona, near Flagstaff.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/arizona-gc-001.jpgArizona GC 001The Grand Canyon, from the south rim.2012-01-24T00:53:02+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/01/20/its-alive/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/its-alive-21.jpgIts Alive 2The Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden winter cover crop of annual ryegrass is thriving.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/its-alive-2.jpgIts Alive 22012-01-20T00:10:59+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/01/08/best-garden-tool/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/favorite-tool-31.jpgFavorite Tool 3Oh yes, it's definitely medieval looking. It wouldn't be surprising if the design dates back that far.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/favorite-tool-3.jpgFavorite Tool 3Oh yes, it's definitely medieval looking. It wouldn't be surprising if the design dates back that far.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/favorite-tool-2.jpgFavorite Tool 2It's really strong, and withstands a lot of bending pressure.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/favorite-tool-1.jpgFavorite Tool 1Whatever you name it, it gets the job done.2012-01-18T01:04:52+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/01/10/pain-street-redux/2012-02-05T18:07:38+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/01/01/its-a-wrap/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/red-cabbage-winter.jpgRed Cabbage WinterThe oldest red cabbage leaves produced a kaleidoscope of color.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/baby-red-cabbage.jpgBaby Red CabbageThe red cabbages were a bit of a disappointment by not fully maturing even after 100 days in the field. It's probably due to getting them planted too late in September.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bloomin-cabbage-2.jpgBloomin' Cabbage 2It's a bloomin' cabbage! After the primary heads were harvested, we left the cabbage plants in the field and the plants produced these wonderful clusters of rosettes.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bloomin-cabbage.jpgBloomin' CabbageWhile not heavy or dense, the rosettes were tender and fresh.2012-01-06T15:36:34+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2012/01/04/beauty-the-beast/2012-01-04T01:19:24+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/12/23/happy-holidays/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/lgbg-tree-3.jpgLGBG Tree 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/lgbg-tree-21.jpgLGBG Tree 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/lgbg-tree-2.jpgLGBG Tree 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/lgbg-tree-11.jpgLGBG Tree 1https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/lgbg-tree-1.jpgLGBG Tree 1https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/lgbg-tree-4.jpgLGBG Tree 4https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/lgbg-tree-5.jpgLGBG Tree 52011-12-23T23:31:22+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/12/18/holidaze-light-show/2011-12-18T23:12:33+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/12/16/2011-community-kitchen-garden-kudos/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/lgbg-2011-mvp1.jpgLGBG 2011 MVPhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/lgbg-2011-mvp.jpgLGBG 2011 MVPhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/natonal-medal2.jpgNatonal Medalhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/natonal-medal1.jpgNatonal Medalhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/natonal-medal.jpgNatonal Medal2011-12-18T17:41:36+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/12/13/lauding-the-letterpress/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/hatch-1.jpgHatch 1Photography was not allowed in the gallery space, so I can't show you any examples of the prints on display. This is a detail from a promotional banner hanging at the entrance to the gallery.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/hatch-2.jpgHatch 2Another detail from the same promotional banner.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/hatch-3.jpgHatch 3Jim Sherraden, the exhibition's curator and chief designer at Hatch Show Print ran a workshop for VCU graphic design students. This is a detail from some of the students' work.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/artspace1.jpgArtSpaceA street detail in the Manchester section of Richmond. Unrelated to the Hatch exhibition, except that it's a graphic image with strong simple colors, and the image was taken en route to the show.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/artspace.jpgArtSpaceCompletely unrelated to the Hatch exhibition, except that it's a graphic scene.2011-12-13T23:03:26+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/12/09/u-s-botanic-gardens-up-close/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/passion-petals1.jpgPassion Petalshttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/bromeliad-beauty1.jpgbromeliad-beauty1Bromeliad Beautyhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/passion-petals.jpgPassion Petalshttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/bromeliad-beauty.jpgbromeliad-beautyhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/crawling-cactus.jpgCrawling Cactushttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/orchid-petals.jpgOrchid Petalshttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/usbg.jpgUSBG2011-12-09T15:58:27+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/12/08/bold-bushy-holiday-chatter/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/bushhog-strip-14.jpgBushHog Strip 14https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/bushhog-strip-15.jpgBushHog Strip 152011-12-08T21:22:03+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/11/29/bodacious-brassica/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/laura-cauli.jpgLaura & CauliLaura holds a big catch of cauliflower. Note the abundance of edible, but often ignored, leaves.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/broc-shoots.jpgBroc ShootsNice continued production of broccoli side shoots. Not a lot of pure weight - but worth the wait.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/lgckg-broc-112811.jpgLGCKG Broc 112811Part of the 64 pounds of broccoli harvested 11/28/11 (XX lbs year-to-date).2011-11-29T21:48:17+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/11/27/its-the-holidaze/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/holidaze-2011.jpgHolidaze 20112011-11-27T23:50:00+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/06/01/pain-street/2011-11-24T01:03:11+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/11/16/falling-behind-with-fall/2011-11-16T22:23:01+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/11/07/busy-as-a/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bushhog-strip-131.jpgBushHog Strip 13https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bushhog-strip-13.jpgBushHog Strip 13https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pancho-chillin.jpgPancho Chillin2011-11-16T16:39:12+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/11/14/nerds-for-the-needy/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dla-it1.jpgDLA ITShamik Patel, Will Lengyel, Casey Beaird, Arnel Manato, Noel Benjamin Sarmiento, Dyvonne King.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dla-it.jpgDLA IThttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/snow-queen1.jpgSnow QueenMost of us aren't ready for snow, but this Snow Queen cauliflower is irresistible.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/snow-queen.jpgSnow Queenhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/111211-harvest.jpg111211 Harvest58 pounds of high quality broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage.2011-11-16T16:01:00+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/11/07/cabbage-patch/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/red-cabbage-11.jpgRed Cabbage 1We've harvested two types of green cabbages already, but the red cabbages are just beginning to form heads.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/red-cabbage-1.jpgRed Cabbage 1We've already harvested two types of green cabbage, but the red cabbages are just beginning to form heads.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/red-cabbage.jpgRed CabbageSmooth like velvet, the red cabbage leaves are beautiful and very appetizing.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/early-gonzales.jpgEarly GonzalesThese Early Gonzales cabbages are kind of cool - in that they grow only as large as a softball - but not ideal for a production-oriented garden.2011-11-07T22:53:15+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/11/06/still-truckin/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/nov-zucch.jpgNov ZucchThe mature zucchini plants showed little signs of frost burn, but it was clear the row cover fabric wouldn't suffice for any more sub-freezing nights.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/nov-zucch-burn.jpgNov Zucch BurnThe more immature zucchini plants, showing the effects of frost burn.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/kale-transplants.jpgKale TransplantsLisa Wooten (left) and Jeannie Arnold (right) and the rest of the volunteer crew dividing and transplanting kale.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/nov-5-ckg-crew.jpgNov 5 CKG CrewCKG volunteers November 5, 2011 - left to right: Jeannie Arnold, Lisa Wooten, April Hooks, Joshua Hooks, Linda Wakeman, Josephine Hooks, Masen Hookshttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/april-josh-masen.jpgApril Josh MasenLeft to right: Josh, April (mom) and Masen on a balmy day three weeks ago.2011-11-06T21:05:45+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/10/28/stairsteps/2011-10-30T22:42:24+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/10/30/head-for-the-hills/2011-10-30T22:41:57+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/10/23/little-toe-in-the-water/2011-10-27T13:52:26+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/10/26/return-on-sweat-equity/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/natonal-medal1.jpgNatonal Medalhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/natonal-medal.jpgNatonal Medal2011-10-27T13:51:52+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/10/27/power-in-the-garden/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dominion-laura.jpgDominion & LauraThe Dominion Power team with independent volunteer Laura Schumm (center). Laura has been volunteering in the CKG since September 10.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dominion-team-2.jpgDominion Team 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dominion-team.jpgDominion TeamThe group included Christine, Dawn, Iva, Pam, Kevin, David & Rob (names are not in the order shown in the photo).2011-10-27T13:51:28+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/10/23/celestial-objects/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/stargazer-2.jpgstargazer-2Dancing with the stars.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/stargazer-1.jpgstargazer-1Cosmic nebulae from inner space.2011-10-23T15:56:56+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/10/23/almost-time-for-some-greens/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/tomato-stake-stack.jpgTomato Stake StackThe stakes are stacked for the winter. No small task, made possible by the many hands of volunteers.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/yes-broccoli.jpgYes BroccoliWe have some good-looking broccoli in progress - a total of 190 plants.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/yes-cabbage.jpgYes CabbageWe have three types of cabbages: conventional Jersey, Early Gonzales (a "mini" cabbage) and a red cabbage. A total of 150 cabbages.2011-10-23T02:22:50+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/10/11/the-fabulous-datura/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/datura-seed-21.jpgDatura Seed 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/datura-seed-2.jpgDatura Seed 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/datura-seed-1a.jpgDatura Seed 1a2023-03-01T18:37:15+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/10/11/out-with-the-old-again/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/christa-kevin-george-1-101011.jpgChrista Kevin George 1 101011Kevin, Christa and George take a break from pulling tomato stakes & vines. I don't know what it is about hard labor that makes the CKG volunteers laugh so much. I hope it's not simply the sight of the photographer wearing shorts.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dompow-laura-ckg-1-101011.jpgDomPow & Laura CKG 1 101011Sort of an "American Gothic" pose - but a lot more cheerful!2011-10-11T18:56:47+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/10/11/topsy-turvy/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mattaponi-tree.jpgmattaponi-tree2011-10-11T18:24:05+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/10/11/remember-the-peacock/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/town-country-bcard1.jpgTown & Country BCardhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/town-country-bcard.jpgTown & Country BCard2011-10-11T17:31:18+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/photography/nature/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/datura-seed-21.jpgDatura Seed 2Datura Seed Podhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/datura-seed-2.jpgDatura Seed 2Datura Seed Podhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/queen-cotton.jpgqueen-cottonQueen Cotton, Surry County, 2011https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/vitamin-c.jpgVitamin CRugosa Rose, 2011https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/white-iris-2011.jpgWhite Iris 2011White Iris, 2011https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/maymont-peony-1.jpgMaymont Peony 1Maymont Peony, 2011https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/mattaponi-2009.jpgMattaponi 2009Mattaponi River Fall 2009https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/snow-2010-pond.jpgSnow 2010 Pondhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/rhodo-042510.jpgRhodo 042510https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/hosta-bells-11.jpgHosta Bells 12011-10-11T17:02:53+00:00weekly0.6https://albertvick.com/2011/08/30/equinox-or-not-seasons-are-changing/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hosta-del-sol-083011.jpgHosta del Sol 083011Not a Hosta, but the del Sol reference was irresistable. Solomon's Seal on the left, ___ on the right.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hosta-seed-083011.jpgHosta Seed 083011I think this one received a little inadvertent supplemental light... but it was pretty bright on its own also.2011-10-06T15:26:15+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/10/06/falling-into-place/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/row-cover-tents.jpgRow Cover TentsThe row covers almost look like caterpillars. Whoops, didn't mean to give away the subject of the next CKG post.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/post-tomato.jpgPost TomatoIn some sections, all that remains of this summer's luscious crop of tomatoes are the stakes.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/pansy-1.jpgPansy 1Just when the CKG was turning monochromatic, the pansies arrive and brighten the landscape..https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/pansy-2.jpgPansy 2Sort of evokes a scene from the Netherlands.2011-10-06T15:25:26+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/10/06/they-wiggle-when-they-walk/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/worm-hunt1.jpgWorm HuntVolunteers Mike Cluverius and John Laslett begin a meticulous search for cabbage worms.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/wiggles.jpgWigglesBird Feast: This is the "harvest" from just one covered double row of Broccoli plants.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cabbage-heading1.jpgCabbage HeadingThe Early Green Gonzales cabbages are beginning to form their "heads", with no significant impact yet from the cabbage worms.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cabbage-heading.jpgCabbage Headinghttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/worm-hunt.jpgWorm HuntMike Cluverius and John Laslett begin a meticulous hunt for cabbage worms.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lg-dome-2.jpgLG Dome 2The Lewis Ginter Conservatory shines despite the early morning gloom.2011-10-06T15:25:01+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/09/30/the-peacock-is-blue/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/peacock-full-blue.jpgPeacock Full BluePeacock Blue2011-10-01T18:44:27+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/09/04/when-youre-smiling/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/leigh-jeannie.jpgLeigh & Jeannie2011-10-01T18:41:10+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/09/12/red-is-still-the-color/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/funky-fungi3.jpgFunky FungiI kid you not, this photo is only nominally manipulated (enhanced). This Funky Fungi literally glowed in the filtered, early morning sun under the tomato plants, as if battery-charged.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/funky-fungi2.jpgFunky Fungihttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/funky-fungi1.jpgFunky FungiI kid you not, this photo is only nominally manipulated (enhanced). This Funky Fungi literally glowed in the filtered, early morning sun under the tomato plants.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/leaf-foot-nymphs.jpgLeaf Foot NymphsLeaf-Footed Bug nymphs - or at this stage more like teenagers. Seriously bright red in color, several volunteers were convinced these were Fire Ants.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/funky-fungi.jpgFunky FungiI kid you not, this photo is only nominally manipulated (enhanced). This Funky Fungi literally glowed in the filtered, early morning sun under the tomato plants..2011-10-01T18:40:29+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/09/26/september-snowball/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/snowball-1.jpgSnowball 1September Snowball - barely enhanced... looks a little like a Sugar Cookie.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/snowball-21.jpgSnowball 2September Snowball - slightly enhanced.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/snowball-2.jpgSnowball 22011-10-01T18:39:49+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/photography/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/gettysburg-pano-0408-beta4.jpgGettysburg Pano 0408 BetaGettysburg Battlefield, PAhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/gettysburg-pano-0408-beta3.jpgGettysburg Pano 0408 Betahttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/cotton-blue.jpgcotton-blueCotton is King, Surry Co., 2011https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blksbrg-vista-pano-b.jpgBlksbrg Vista Pano Bhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/abv-sfca-781.jpgABV SFCA 78https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/abv-sfca-78.jpgABV SFCA 78https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/abv-vabeach3.jpgABV VaBeachhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/abv-vabeach2.jpgABV VaBeachhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/abv-78-alcatraz2.jpgABV 78 Alcatrazhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/abv-82-arno-ponte-vecchio-copy.jpgABV 82 Arno Ponte Vecchio copy2023-11-02T22:30:36+00:00weekly0.6https://albertvick.com/2011/09/19/farm-art/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/christo-cover.jpgChristo CoverIf we had obtained bright orange fabric we would be emulating a Christo "wrap" project.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ckg-091711.jpgCKG 091711Corey was such an adept promoter he convinced two University of Richmond students to don Wooster apparel for the photo.2011-09-19T20:00:32+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/09/13/its-getting-cole/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/lg-laura-091011.jpgLG Laura 091011Laura deserves kudos for staying overtime to finish planting.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/lg-megan-091011.jpgLG Megan 091011Megan does the math: 225 divided by 5 volunteers = 45 holes per person. That's just for the Broccoli patch. The 150 Cauliflower plants have already been planted.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/lg-volunteers-091011.jpgLG Volunteers 091011Down in the dirt, many miles to go, volunteers dig in.2011-09-14T17:28:24+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/09/09/pier-pzazz/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/nags-head-pier1.jpgNags Head PierThe Nags Head Pier, one of the oldest on the Outer Banks - but of course https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jennettes-pier-1.jpgJennette's Pier 1The new Jennette's Pier: Massive, but attractive, multi-functional and efficient.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jennettes-pier-2.jpgJennette's Pier 2I guess we have a pretty good idea by now how long steel-reinforced concrete can hold up to salt water.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/safety-in-numbers.jpgSafety in NumbersUnder the Outer Banks Pier during Hurricane Katia's offshore churn. The construction looks like toothpicks compared to the new Jennette's Pier.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/lots-of-concrete.jpgLots of ConcreteUnder Jennette's Pier during Hurricane Katia's surf. Lots & lots of concrete.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/nags-head-pier.jpgNags Head PierThe Nags Head Pier - one of the oldest on the Outer Banks - of course continually rebuilt or reinforced after major storms.2011-09-09T23:03:24+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/09/09/field-of-car-dreams/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/moyock-chevy-row.jpgMoyock Chevy RowSomewhat grouped by maker, this is "Chevy Row."https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/moyock-almost-dream-car.jpgMoyock Almost Dream CarWhen I spotted the front headlight profile from the side along Chevy row I thought "That's my dream car - a '57 Chevy Bel Air!" I could do it up in dark blue metal flake, with navy blue & white tuck & roll interior. But it wasn't a '57, so I'm still waiting to start my dream car project.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/moyock-hoodscape.jpgMoyock HoodscapeYep, there was a time when car hoods were as big as king beds. BTW, if you need one of these hoods, better not wait. The combination of salt air & moisture takes its toll quickly.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/moyock-quarter-miler.jpgMoyock Quarter MilerA Moyock "Quarter Miler". When I was growing up you knew if you saw a car sans front bumper you didn't want to mess with it or anybody in it. They just... didn't... care... if they ran into anything with the car, and for sure they wanted as little wind resistance as possible.2011-09-09T21:52:56+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/09/05/red-is-the-color/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pink-magnolia.jpgPink Magnoliahttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/lg-hibiscus.jpgLG HibiscusNot a Magnolia, but the largest, reddest flower I've seen all year.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/lg-still-life.jpgLG Still LifeEarth tones, to relax the eyes after the previous image.2011-09-05T22:50:52+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/09/02/tiller-tussle/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/abv-tiller-tussle-2.jpgABV Tiller Tussle 2Man vs. machine, and the machine won.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/erin-on-tiller.jpgErin on TillerReally, a light touch is sometimes all it takes. Erin Wright demonstrates the technique.2023-11-27T08:36:04+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/08/30/down-but-not-out/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/joy-roger-082911.jpgJoy & Roger 082911Joy Cook & Roger Levesque rassle the wind-blown tomato vines back onto the stakes.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/horizontal.jpgHorizontalIt's a little hard to make out what's going on in this photo - but that's what chaos looks like. The section of tomatoes using cages was the hardest hit, being taller and more tightly grouped.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/leaf-foot-party.jpgLeaf Foot PartyLeaf-Legged insects having a post-hurricane party on the Champion (tm) VFNT tomatoes.2011-08-30T00:50:29+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/08/24/fireflower-3/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/fireflower-3a.jpgFireFlower 3aFireFlower 32011-08-24T13:19:08+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/08/23/entomology-102/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lg-stinkbug-2.jpgLG Stinkbug 2Leaf-footed Bug 1?https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lg-stinkbug-1.jpgLG Stinkbug 1Leaf-footed Bug 2?2011-08-24T01:05:11+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/photography/places-things/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/lg-butterfly1.jpgLG ButterflyLewis Ginter Botanical Garden Butterfly Chair, 2011https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/lg-butterfly.jpgLG ButterflyLewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Butterfly Chair, 2011https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/dublin-sidewalk1.jpgDublin SidewalkDublin Sidewalkhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/dublin-castle-eire2.jpgDublin Castle EireDublin Castlehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/dublin-castle-eire1.jpgDublin Castle Eirehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/dublin-sidewalk.jpgDublin Sidewalkhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/dublin-castle-eire.jpgDublin Castle EireDublin Castle Eirehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/rocketts-trestle2.jpgRocketts Trestlehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/dscf0097.jpgDSCF0097Belfast, Ireland 2006https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/vabeach-20102.jpgVaBeach 20102011-08-19T17:12:59+00:00weekly0.6https://albertvick.com/2011/08/18/power-of-the-pharoahs/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/richcomm-high-081311.jpgRichComm High 081311I wish I had all the names for this caption, but I don't. A good looking group of people, lifted by their positive spirit, and they lifted me as well.2011-08-18T23:59:12+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/08/18/scarborough-country/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/scarboroughs-2.jpgScarboroughs 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/king-cotton.jpgking-cottonCotton is king for the moment in Surry County. Apparently there is a world shortage.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/queen-cotton.jpgqueen-cottonWho said cotton is King... looks like a queen to me.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/nature-takeover.jpgnature-takeoverThis is what happens when you don't tend to your cottage garden. Nature takes over - sometimes with a vengeance.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/salt-water.jpgSalt WaterSomehow it always comes back to the lower James, and a connection between farming and the sea.2011-08-18T01:12:21+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/08/16/bushhog-squirrel-go-fishing/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bushhog-strip-12.jpgBushHog Strip 122011-08-16T00:39:51+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/08/11/scoring-big-then-now/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ckg-delivery-1.jpgCKG Delivery 1Lisa organizes the tomato crate contents to facilitate stacking, while FeedMore employee Ralph secures the stack.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/paul-adams.jpgPaul Adams2011-08-16T00:35:29+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/08/10/sun-dried-tomato-sauce/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tomato-sauce-080911.jpgTomato Sauce 080911If you think the brightness of this image makes your eyes ache, at least you're being spared the assault on your olfactory system. Rotting tomatoes have a distinctive aroma. These are culled from our harvest at the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden and placed in the compost heap. Various defects, sometimes minor - including but not limited to small bird peck holes; sometimes bigger bites from squirrels & grounghogs. Those critters never finish the whole tomato. They just have a few bites and move on to the next perfect fruit. 2011-08-10T23:20:13+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/08/10/the-bold-the-bushy/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bold-bushy-11.jpgBold & Bushy 1https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bold-bushy-1.jpgBold & Bushy 12011-08-10T20:46:08+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/08/07/worth-their-weight-in-gold/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ckg-team-080611.jpgCKG Team 080611Left to right: Matthew, Christine & Leigh still look fresh and chipper after harvesting 500 pounds of fresh produce for FeedMore's Community Kitchen.2011-08-07T19:56:16+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/08/07/up-down/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cukes-are-up.jpgCukes are UpMarketmore 76 cucumbers are supposed to be disease resistant and good producers. Let's hope the plants will be resistant to squash bugs.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/amaranth-down-080611.jpgAmaranth Down 080611Turned out to be two plants. Robust specimens, but the CKG has no room for The Perfect Weed.2011-08-07T19:47:03+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/08/03/breakfast-on-a-stick-or-redroot-pigweed/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lg-amaranth-1.jpgLG Amaranth 1Erin Wright, Lewis Ginter's Youth Volunteer Program leader, stretches to reach the apex of the now nearly eight foot tall plant.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lg-amaranth-22.jpgLG Amaranth 2Erin provides another illustration of the length of one of the lower-hanging seed heads.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lg-amaranth-21.jpgLG Amaranth 2Erin provides another illustration of the length of one of the lower-hanging seed heads.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lg-amaranth-2.jpgLG Amaranth 2Erin Wright, Lewis Ginter's Youth Volunteer Program Leader, illustrates the current length of the seed heads.2011-08-04T19:46:05+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/08/03/good-enough-to-eat/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lg-lambsq-1.jpgLG LambsQ 1If we were really desperate, we could have Lambsquarter Salad for dinner. Well, it looks good enough to eat. Might be a little bitter.2011-08-03T15:47:45+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/08/02/presto-chango/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bryan-park-cleanup-0721111.jpgBryan Park Cleanup 072111https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bushhog-strip-11.jpgBushHog Strip 11https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bryan-park-cleanup-072111.jpgBryan Park Cleanup 0721112011-08-12T18:33:44+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/07/23/yellow-tomatoes-anyone/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/yellow-tomatoes-anyone.jpgYellow Tomatoes, Anyone2011-07-23T22:26:31+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/07/23/amaranth-a-mantra/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/amaranth-1.jpgAmaranth 1Healthy as a horse, with only rainfall for irrigation and despite several days of 100 degree heat.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/amaranth-2.jpgAmaranth 2The seed heads really are quite lush and appetizing. I'm thinking cereal for breakfast.2011-07-23T22:23:15+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/07/23/top-ten/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/top-ten.jpgTop TenWe always knew birds don't like loud music.2011-07-23T22:21:12+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/07/19/joint-effort/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tomato-cuttings-071911.jpgTomato Cuttings 071911These hands look professional, yet they belong to a focused Youth Volunteer Program team member.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tomato-cuttings-2-071911.jpgTomato Cuttings 2 071911Definitely a "hands-on" experience. https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lg-trailer-load-071911.jpgLG Trailer Load 071911You're looking at 391 pounds of high quality, fresh tomatoes. We also delivered another 154 pounds of zucchini and yellow squash.2011-07-26T14:37:46+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/07/14/tomato-nose/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tomato-nose.jpgTomato Nose2011-07-20T17:36:47+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/07/14/youthful-vigor-handles-the-rigor/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/cuke-seeds-1.jpgCuke Seeds 1A YVP participant from the Faison School deftly handles the cucumber seed while preparing to plant.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/cuke-seed-2.jpgCuke Seed 2Another Faison School student douses the photographers shadow while watering in the cucumber seed.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/erin-w-ckg-070711.jpgErin W CKG 0707112011-07-19T22:24:44+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/07/11/bushhog-squirrel-talk-baseball/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/bushhog-strip-101.jpgBushHog Strip 10https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/bushhog-strip-10.jpgBushHog Strip 102011-07-11T23:06:10+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/07/08/unreal-no-real/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/zpano_lewis-ginter_128.jpgzPano_Lewis Ginter_128Copyright 2011, Arthur Stephens. All rights reserved.2011-07-09T00:16:37+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/07/06/iberian-hiatus/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1-madrid-club-boco-del-lobo-45.jpg1 Madrid Club Boco del Lobo 45Madrid Club Boco del Lobo. How will the wolf survive? (Los Lobos) Very well, by the appearance of this beautifully carved wooden sign.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2-rua-das-portas-89.jpg2 Rua Das Portas 89Rua das Portas. I love the design of this neon sign, and it's even cooler in contrast with the architecture of the building.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/3-peguera-34.jpg3 Peguera 34Peguera - an old beach resort on the southwest part of the island of Majorca. How old is this street/wall? I'm guessing it could date back to the time of Saladin.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/4-baixa-golden-shoe.jpg4 Baixa - golden shoeBaixa - Golden Shoe. Another eclectic mix of signage, including the contrast between the medieval cobbler's symbol and the contemporary urban "tag".https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/5-chiado-trolley-20.jpg5 Chiado +Trolley 20Statue of Chiado Trolley on tight medieval street layout.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/6-cervejaria-de-trindade1.jpg6 Cervejaria de Trindade1+Cervejaria de Trindade. Once one of the largest beer halls (Cervejaria: ) in Portugal, now a fine restaurant. Originally the site of the largest and most important monastery in Portugal, founded in 1294. (1294!)https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/7-crabs-window.jpg7 crabs -windowhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/8-boqueria-196-09.jpg8 Boqueria 196-09Boqueria. Letting it all hang out in the storefront window.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/9-rua-de-noticias-61.jpg9 Rua de Noticias +61Rua de Noticias. On a previous European trip I noticed a stark contrast beween France & Italy. The instant you cross the border from France into Italy you see laundry hanging out of the windows. Maybe it's a shortage of automatic dryers, but I bet France has a rule against hanging laundry out.2011-07-08T18:37:14+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/07/07/riparian-buffer-or-trash-collander/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/riparian-buffer.jpgRiparian BufferOK, this is the setting... a city park with a natural pond/lake fed by an active stream and/or watershed. A Riparian Buffer is intended to https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/trash-catcher.jpgTrash CatcherNothing to say but "Yuck!" This is no scene for a city park that is supposed to be a "natural" setting.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/trash-collander.jpgTrash CollanderObviously heavy rains float the debris to the bridge, but shouldn't/couldn't there be a buffer upstream? And where does the trash originate?https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/on-way-to-bay.jpgOn Way to BayThank goodness for the cleansing power of aeration, because this is the other side of the bridge, with the water on it's way to the Bay.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/bushhog-strip-9.jpgBushHog Strip 92011-07-10T01:14:38+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/07/07/field-to-table-think-local/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hustle-bustle-0707111.jpgHustle & Bustle 070711This is just one part of the facility. It's all hustle & bustle, preparing as many as 2700 meals for school kids, not to mention the Meals on Wheels program.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/steve-feeds-chopper.jpgSteve Feeds ChopperSteve Brock, a culinary pro, feeds the pre-trimmed squash into the chopper. This fall Steve is headed to the Culinary Institute of America in the Hudson River Valley of New York. Best wishes to Steve in his culinary journey.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/into-the-steamer-070711.jpgInto the Steamer 070711Step 2: Steve stacks the squash in the steamer.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/buttered-squash-wtomatoes-070711.jpgButtered Squash wTomatoes 070711The final result: Buttered squash with tomatoes. This looks great - and I don't even like squash!https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/shannon-preps-cobbler-070711.jpgShannon Preps Cobbler 070711"If you eat your squash, you can have cherry & peach cobbler for dessert." Shannon Elsea, a Henrico County elementary school teacher, volunteers to prep the cobbler. Who says teachers take the summer off?https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hustle-bustle-070711.jpgHustle & Bustle 070711This is just a small part of the Community Kitchen. It's all-out hustle & bustle preparing 2700 meals for schoolkids, not to mention the Meals on Wheels program.2011-07-08T00:29:44+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/07/05/sharon-jones-the-dap-kings/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sharon-jones-dap-kingsp1010613.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2011-07-05T19:59:37+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/07/02/theyre-here/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/harvest-070211.jpgHarvest 070211The Tyler family's harvest for the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden. (Un-manipulated photo - I know, the bright colors hurt my eyes also.)https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1st-beefsteak-070211.jpg1st Beefsteak 070211Beefsteak variety, unmanipulated photo (no kidding), and no, I don't have particularly small hands.2011-07-04T22:06:44+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/06/30/shadow-wing/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lg-butterfly.jpgLG Butterfly2011-06-30T18:35:48+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/06/29/technology-averse/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/bushhog-strip-8.jpgBushHog Strip 82011-06-30T18:20:04+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/06/29/strength-in-numbers/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lg-062711-from2.jpgLG 062711 FromThese tomatoes need to be staked, and the weeds need to be suppressed.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lg-062711-scale1.jpgLG 062711 ScaleZucchini charging along, tomatoes starting to surge.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lg-pano-1b.jpgLG Pano 1bThe conservatory from the rear, irrigation lake in foreground.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lg-062711-from1.jpgLG 062711 FromThese tomatoes need to be staked, and the weeds need to be suppressed.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lg-062711-to.jpgLG 062711 ToThis bed is now "made", with the Genworth volunteers handling the staking, tying, laying black plastic & mulching.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lg-062711-from.jpgLG 062711 FromAt this stage the plants are past the need to be staked, and the weeds are starting to frolic.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lg-062711-scale.jpgLG 062711 Scale2011-06-30T18:19:29+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/06/30/serengeti-or-middle-earth/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/twighouse-3a1.jpgTwighouse 3aWhat a contrast: a spaceship and a Middle Earth dwelling.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/twighouse-2.jpgTwighouse 2This photo doesn't do justice to the actual size of the structure.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/twighouse-4.jpgTwighouse 4The attention to detail is impressive, in contrast to the simplicity of most "twig" furniture.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/twighouse-3a.jpgTwighouse 3aWhat a contrast: a spaceship and a Middle Earth dwelling.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/twighouse-1a.jpgTwighouse 1a2011-07-04T22:03:43+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/06/24/dark-star/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/black-beauty-1a-062311.jpgBlack Beauty 1a 062311Black Beauty Zucchini2011-07-02T23:41:42+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/06/05/squash-surge/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/yellow-sq-060411.jpgYellow Sq 0604112011-06-25T22:06:23+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/05/19/down-on-the-farm/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1-lg-tomat-2-day-1.jpg1 LG Tomat 2 Day 1Lewis Ginter Tomatoes - Day 1 of planting. Note the nice system of stakes & soaker hoses.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3-lg-tomat-2-week-3.jpg3 LG Tomat 2 Week 3Week 3 - "Beefing Up" (pun intended)https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/2-lg-tomat-day-1.jpg2 LG Tomat Day 1Lewis Ginter Tomatoes Day 1https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/4-lg-tomat-week-3.jpg4 LG Tomat Week 3Same Tomatoes Week 3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/lg-tomat-day-1.jpgLG Tomat Day 12011-06-24T21:11:57+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/05/31/lewis-ginter-community-kitchen-garden-update/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/blk-beaut-zucch-053111.jpgBlk Beaut Zucch 053111These Black Beauty zucchini seedlings may look puny now, but scroll down to get a glimpse of their future.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/pitiful-for-now-053111.jpgPitiful for Now 053111Sure, these tomato plants look pitiful now, but with proper attention & conditions they'll be as robust as the original plot in just a couple of weeks. Several factors conspired to delay this planting, but as you can see the stubborn plants are already generating fruit.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/lg-tomatoes-week-6-053111.jpgLG Tomatoes Week 6 053111The first plot of Better Boys, planted six weeks ago.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/lg-squash-progress-053111.jpgLG Squash Progress 053111Soon the Black Beauty plants will be as healthy as the yellow squash planted earlier.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/lg-squash-bee-053111.jpgLG Squash & Bee 053111Lewis Ginter maintains its own honey bee population in hives on the garden grounds.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/squash-tidal-wave-053111.jpgSquash Tidal Wave 053111The beginnings of a tidal wave of yellow squash.2011-06-24T21:11:12+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/06/15/loaded/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lg-tomats-061511-copy.jpgLG Tomats 061511 copy2011-06-24T21:06:38+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/06/20/camp-out-west/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/vt-red-plant.jpgvt-red-plantBacteria on the surface of Mars. Just kidding, Martha really "scooped" me with this shot of hers from the Hahn Garden.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/succulent.jpgSucculentThis shot shows the main body of the plant.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/more-what1.jpgMore Whathttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/what-low.jpgWhat Lowhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/more-what.jpgMore WhatI don't know what this gorgeous - albeit invasive - plant is, but it's blooms are carpeting any fields or ravines that aren't cultivated or actively being used for grazing.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/blksbrg-vista-b.jpgBlksbrg Vista BJust one of the many simple but beautiful vistas surrounding Blacksburg.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/red-honeysuckle.jpgRed HoneysuckleCoral Red Honeysuckle (Lonicera Sempervirens) is actually native to N.A., but you rarely see it. Instead its Asian cousin is everywhere (Lonicera Japonica). The native honeysuckle doesn't have a scent like Lonicera Japonica, but hummingbirds love it.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/flw-sprite1.jpgFLW SpriteDetail of a Garden Sprite sculpture titled "Maid in the Mud", designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and sculpted by Alfonzo Ianelli. Not sure if this is a cast sandstone replica (others are currently available for purchase) or an original.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/flw-sprite.jpgFLW Sprite2011-06-22T17:09:35+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/06/15/mixed-bag/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mixed-bag.jpgMixed BagThings are looking brighter.2011-06-15T20:56:19+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/06/15/hip-to-it/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/vitamin-c.jpgVitamin C2011-06-15T23:35:53+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/06/15/what-a-sport/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/what-a-sport.jpgWhat a Sport2011-06-15T18:20:22+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/06/10/monkeyface-arrives/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/bushhog-strip-71.jpgBushHog Strip 7https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/bushhog-strip-7.jpgBushHog Strip 72011-06-15T17:49:26+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/music-2/next-steps/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/next-steps-album-cover1.jpgNext Steps Album Coverhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/next-steps-album-cover.jpgNext Steps Album Coverhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/rocketts-steps-header.jpgRocketts Steps Header2011-06-02T21:51:25+00:00weekly0.6https://albertvick.com/music-2/music/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/caravati-stairwell1.jpgCaravati Stairwellhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/caravati-stairwell.jpgCaravati Stairwellhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/abv-morae.jpgABV Moraehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/rocketts-trestle-morae.jpgRocketts Trestle Moraehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/album-cover-6b53.jpgAlbum Cover 6b5https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/album-cover-6b52.jpgAlbum Cover 6b5https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/caravatis-window-20101.jpgCaravatis Window 20102011-06-02T21:50:50+00:00weekly0.6https://albertvick.com/2011/05/31/ahlivias-lament/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bushhog-strip-6.jpgBushHog Strip 62011-05-31T18:58:42+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/04/08/springing-into-action/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/westek-ferns-2-2011.jpgWestek Ferns 2 20112011-05-19T17:36:41+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/04/20/out-with-the-old/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/out-with-the-old-2.jpgOut With the Old 22011-05-19T17:36:10+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/04/26/hello-iris-its-been-awhile/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/white-iris-2011.jpgWhite Iris 20112011-05-19T17:35:43+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/04/29/nearly-perfect-for-peonies/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/maymont-peony-1.jpgMaymont Peony 12011-05-19T17:35:04+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/04/30/peekaboo/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/peekaboo-2.jpgPeekaBoo 22011-05-19T17:34:37+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/04/30/fireflower/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fireflower.jpgFireFlowerhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/westek-rhodo-2011.jpgWestek Rhodo 20112011-05-19T17:34:03+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/05/10/cali-flora-nia/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fireflower-1.jpgfireflower-1This a blooming tree, as yet unidentified. Spring in the desert is absolutely stunning, with scraggly, pitiful looking trees producing beautiful blooms.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ca-sedum.jpgca-sedumTo me, this two-toned sedum looks like a tropical sea plant or coral.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/disney-sedum-2.jpgdisney-sedum-2Unidentified Sedum (or Cactus?)2011-12-05T13:19:00+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/05/09/pirates-treasure/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/johnny-arrives1.jpgjohnny-arrives1Johnny Arriveshttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/johnny-arrives.jpgjohnny-arriveshttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/jd-security.jpgjd-securityJohnny's Rigorous Personal Securityhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/jd-greets-mcv.jpgjd-greets-mcvJohnny Greets Marthahttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/jd-really-close-up1.jpgjd-really-close-up1Johnny Depp Within Incheshttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/jd-really-close-up.jpgjd-really-close-upJohnny Depp Within Inches2011-05-19T17:32:45+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/05/09/celebrity-walk/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/carpet-prep.jpgcarpet-prepThis is mid-morning Saturday. A huge number of fans actually arrived as early as 1:00 AM outside the gates in order to hold seats until 5:30 PM for the celebrity walk.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fans.jpgfansSome of the boisterous - and I mean boisterous - fans.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/papa-raz-et-host.jpgpapa-raz-et-hostAs yet unidentified media host, having fun with the paparazzi.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/hwood-media-style.jpghwood-media-styleAs yet unidentified media person, showing her Hollywood fashion sense (or nonsense).https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/yes-that-close1.jpgyes-that-close1Jodie Fosterhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/penelope-if-only.jpgpenelope-if-onlyPenelope Cruz - If only I'd known to reset the flash.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mickey-eva.jpgmickey-evaEva Longoria & Mickey. Yep, we're on the carpet, 6 feet away.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/we-walk-the-carpet.jpgwe-walk-the-carpetYep, we actually walked the carpet with stars still on it.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/yes-that-close.jpgyes-that-closeJodie Foster2011-05-19T17:32:12+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/05/18/more-animal-farm/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bushhog-strip-5.jpgBushHog Strip 5https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bushhog-strip-41.jpgBushHog Strip 4https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bushhog-strip-4.jpgBushHog Strip 42011-05-19T17:31:37+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/05/15/not-a-fox/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/pancho-in-jail-low-res.jpgPancho in Jail Low ResPancho in Jailhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/pancho-pinup-low-res.jpgPancho PinUp Low ResPancho PinUphttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/pancho-in-jail1.jpgPancho in JailPancho in Jail2011-05-15T21:34:24+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/05/15/disney-wrap-up/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/hwood-back-lots-2-low1.jpghwood-back-lots-2-low1A scene from the Hollywood Back Lots portion of Disney's California Adventure theme park. The design, detail and fabrication of both parks is very good, the best I've seen.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/castle-1-low.jpgcastle-1-lowThe Castle.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/hwood-back-lots-2-low.jpghttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/castle-squirrels-low.jpgcastle-squirrels-lowhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mcv-jd-low.jpgmcv-jd-lowMartha spending time with Johnny Depp on Disneyland's Main Street.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dome-car-memory-low.jpgdome-car-memory-lowThis replica of an Amtrak California Zephyr dome car brings back very pleasant memories of the train rides we used to take from Santa Barbara to San Francisco.https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/socal-light-color-low.jpgsocal-light-color-lowThere's something about that SoCal light & color.2011-05-15T17:07:28+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/05/10/california-kitsch/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/disney-tile-5.jpgdisney-tile-5https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/disney-tile-4.jpgdisney-tile-4https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/disney-tile-3.jpgdisney-tile-3https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/disney-tile-2.jpgdisney-tile-2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/disney-tile-1.jpgdisney-tile-12011-05-10T16:43:37+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/02/12/choice-is-made/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/abv-morae1.jpgABV Moraehttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/album-cover-6b51.jpgAlbum Cover 6b52011-04-08T14:22:26+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/04/01/bushhog-squirrel/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/bushhog-strip-2.jpgBushHog Strip 22011-04-08T14:21:24+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/04/08/introducing-ahlivia/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/bushhog-strip-3.jpgBushHog Strip 32011-04-08T14:20:31+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.com/2011/03/12/music-photography-business-pleasure/https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/bushhog-strip-11.jpgBushHog Strip 1https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/bushhog-strip-1.jpgBushHog Strip 1https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/hedgehog-23.jpgHedgehog 2https://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/hedgehog-21.jpgHedgehog 2BushHog Avatarhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/hedgehog-2.jpgHedgehog 2BushHog Avatarhttps://albertvick.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sparklet2.jpgSparkleT22011-03-21T18:54:03+00:00monthlyhttps://albertvick.comdaily1.02026-03-18T15:46:24+00:00