The family that reads together...

Where else would this sculpture be found, but in front of a library.  

Johnston County Library, Smithfield, NC

The last Witness

This old oak was alive in 1865 for the battle of Bentonville.  It is the last Witness tree on the site.

The roots hold firmly into the soil.

Bentonville Triage

During the Civil war Battle of Bentonville, the Union army took over the home of the Harper family as their field hospital.  The ground floor was used for operating (mostly amputating).  The Harper family continued to live on the floor above.  There was a lot of Chloroform used, and the odor must have permeated everything. 

The house has been restored, and is now part of the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site.  

Bentonville Civil War Battlefield

One of the last battles of the civil war was fought near Bentonville, NC when the Confederate army tried to keep Sherman's Union army from reaching a critical railroad hub at Greensboro, NC.  After 3 days and over 4000 casualties from both sides, the confederate side withdrew.  A month later the war was over.  (see here)

Her name in lights

The Ava Gardner museum on the main street of Smithfield, NC still has her name in lights.  She grew up near Smithfield.  They say she needed a voice coach before she could be in pictures due to her thick North Carolina accent.

Clouds

Cloud reflections in the window of Hayes Barton United Methodist Church.

Hello, there!

A tiny preying mantis came to visit.

He was easy to mistake for a stick.