Elks Home under the snow

I grew up going to the Elks Home in Bedford during Christmas, but I think yesterday was the first time in my 31 years that I've gone with snow on the ground. It's a great sight -- if you're in the area go check it out while the snow is still around.

The great snow of '09: Your photos

In a bit of an experiment on Twitter and Facebook today, I've asked followers and friends if they'd like to share some of their photos with me to post on this blog. So far I've gotten two responses. Thanks to @CherylSmith999 (first photo) and @RodDempsey for sharing their snow photos from the Lynchburg area. If you have something you'd like to share, send an email to me at runningbecauseican@gmail.com. Have fun out there!

Storm of the century?

For anyone who may doubt that this isn't the storm of the century, remember that the century is only 10 years old. So as of 7 a.m. there's a foot of snow on the ground in Bedford, Va., and I'm pretty sure it's only the second time this area has seen that much snow so far in the 2000s. And to all my friends from the north, yes, I'm going to make a big deal about this. Plus it's still snowing ...

... more to come once it stops!

Snowy Peaks

Sure it's been three months since I last posted, but I'll hope you'll forgive me. There's nothing like a little snow storm to get me back in the photo-taking spirit. These were taken at the Peaks of Otter in Bedford County. While it was raining in the city, the mountains saw plenty of snow this weekend.

Nothing beats a good sunrise

This weekend I got another chance to spend a weekend at Virginia Beach for the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon. On Saturday I went for a short run along the boardwalk and go to see a cool site -- the sun rising to the east and a full moon setting to the west. Here's a look at the sunrise shortly after I got back to my hotel room:

Lights on I-95

Don't worry, I wasn't driving when I took these. I was just bored on a ride from Washington, D.C., back to Richmond.

Summer fun with Duke

Duke has a little bit of fun with my niece's birthday present. This dog -- who just turned 4 -- loves fast-moving water!