Stagville Plantation

The Stagville plantation is an historical site in Durham, NC.  It was the home of the Bennehan/Cameron family.  This house, the Bennehan house was built between 1787 and 1799.  It was the home of the family until 1847 when they built a much larger, grander mansion nearby.

The Cameron family was one of the richest slaveholders in the South.  By 1860 Paul Cameron owned 30,000 acres in North Carolina, Mississippi and Alabama, and enslaved 1000 people.

The historical site sheds light on the lives of the enslaved workers on the plantation.

 

Perkins Orchard

A trip to Perkins Orchard in Durham.  The oldest fruit stand in Durham. 

Started in 1970 by Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Perkins as a fruit stand in his front yard.   Today it is run by his grandson, Donovan Alexander Watson, who took over at age 10!  Even then he had big ideas.  He expanded it, and moved it into the backyard.  

Now, 18 years later, Donovan has connected with farmers all over the state for the best produce in North Carolina.  It's a unique farmer's market.  (see here)

 

Mellow

The Mellow Mushroom, Durham, NC

It's not what you think.  It's a Pizza restaurant.

Night Baseball

Last Friday was fireworks night at the Durham Bulls baseball game.  
The sky put on its own show during the game.

Pollinator Garden

This little garden at the NC Museum of Life and Science is for pollinators.  It has the little bee house, and flowers for the butterflies.  You can see a tiger swallowtail if you look closely.

Soundspace

Soundspace at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham is a room where you interact with computers to create graphics and sound. 

Some people interacted quickly.

Others were more organized in their interaction.

upside down

No, it' didn't grow that way, it's part of an art exibit at the NC Museum of Life and Science.

Green Heron

I think this guy is a Green Heron.  He was just sitting by the pond at the NC Museum of Life and Science, completely oblivious to the crowds of people walking by above him.  Here is a link to info on this guy.

Bull Durham...Durham Bull

Durham is called the Bull City, after the tobacco company, Bull Durham.  The AAA baseball team is the Durham Bulls, and there are many businesses with Bull City in their name.  And here it is, the Durham Bull, painted with the Durham skyline on his side.

Dino Walk 2

These guys looked right at home in the forest at the NC Museum of Life and Science.  Hmmmm...

Dino Walk

Not what you'd expect when walking in the woods in North Carolina, but the Museum of Life and Science in Durham has a Dino walk.  As you move down the path you see very lifelike statues of different dinosaurs.  I wonder if a dinosaur walked in North Carolina today if he'd feel at home?  This one looks comfortable.

Girls in the Mist

We took my niece and grand daughter to the NC Museum of Life and Science in Durham and they almost disappeared in the mist field.  Kids love running through the misty air.  Of course they need towels and a full set of clothes by the time they're done.