New Version of Virginia Journal!

Posted in Uncategorized on June 16, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson

I’ve upgraded my photoblog to version 3. If you have this older virginiajournal.wordpress.com  site bookmarked directly, make sure to head on over to http://www.virginiajournal.org for the latest images and new gallery and album features.

Grain elevator, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Posted in Harrisonburg, Virginia with tags , on April 3, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson

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The view from an EMU Balcony, April 3, 2009

Posted in Harrisonburg, Virginia with tags , , on April 3, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson

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Balcony overlooking Massanutten Ridge, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Maple, Windshield, Rain

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , on April 3, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson

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Our maple and swing through the rain. Cootes Store, Virginia

Rainbow over Cootes Store, April 3, 2009

Posted in Cootes Store, Virginia with tags , , on April 3, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson

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Vietnam Traveling Memorial comes to Harrisonburg

Posted in Harrisonburg, Virginia with tags , , on March 31, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson

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Vietnam Traveling Memorial comes to Harrisonburg accompanied by hundreds of bikers.

Swannanoa, Asheville, Warren Wilson

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , on March 29, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson

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Asheville and Swannanoa, North Carolina, March 28-29
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The Headwaters Gathering

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 27, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson

The Headwaters Gathering: Southern Appalachia at the Crossroads

March 27-28

The Warriors of AniKituhwa (shown here with Majora Carter) kick off the weekend.

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NY Times writer, Andrew Revkin, explores our national spending priorities in regards to research and energy.

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Warren Wilson’s blacksmith shop

Cyndi’s Birdbrids

Posted in Cootes Store, Virginia with tags , , on March 24, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson


Birdbrids, an art project by Cyndi Gusler

A Trip to Polyface Farms

Posted in Virginia with tags , , , , , , , on March 20, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson

After reading Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma, we took our senior seminar class at Eastern Mennonite University on a field trip to Polyface Farms in Swoope, Virginia. Daniel Salatin led our tour.
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Maggie Lonestar

Posted in Cootes Store, Virginia with tags , , on March 18, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson


At the Home of Nesta Ramazani

Posted in Crozet, Virginia on March 18, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson

A group of Eastern Mennonite University students interviewed Iranian author, Nesta Ramazani, at her Virginia home.

Fog, Field and Cows, March 18, 2009

Posted in Virginia with tags , on March 18, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson

Gnome and Frog

Posted in Cootes Store, Virginia with tags , on March 15, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson

These creatures come out after a warm bath.

Working in the College Garden – Eastern Mennonite University

Posted in Harrisonburg, Virginia with tags , , on March 11, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson

Tara Kishbaugh and I co-taught a senior seminar called Relating to the Land. We spent one class planting cover crops in the college garden.

Trip to Lost River, March 7, 2009

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Great Blue Heron, March 5, 2009

Posted in Cootes Store, Virginia with tags , , on March 5, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson

Mink at the River

Posted in Cootes Store with tags , on March 5, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson



Canada Geese, Lens Flare

Posted in Cootes Store, Virginia with tags , on March 4, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson

Sharp Shinned Hawk

Posted in Cootes Store, Virginia with tags , on March 3, 2009 by stevendavidjohnson