The Putnam Scoop

“Autumn in West Virginia“
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Photos taken this weekend in Putnam and Cabell counties.  Hope you’re enjoying our beautiful fall!

The photos in this post were all taken by my 11 year old daughter (who is referred to as Little One online) on her fifth grade class trip. I thought I’d share a few of their stops as a quick tour of some of the highlights of West Virginia beauty. Her class visited all of […]

Yesterday a friend of mine mentioned she needed pictures of blue or purple flowers to use on her blog, so I grabbed my camera and took a walk.

You might think that rainy days aren’t the best time to take pictures.

But I think West Virginia is just beautiful any way you look at it.

With a few […]

We have a robin nest on the side of our garage.  I like to peek around the house and catch Mr. and Mrs. Robin sitting on their nest, being good bird parents.
If you like birds, you might want to take a peek at this live webcam of a bald eagle nest in Shepherdstown, WV.  I […]

Two Bhopal, India residents and an Indian activist will be speaking this evening at 7:00 in the Wilson Student Union at West Virginia State University. WVSU is a stop on their tour of the United States and Canada, speaking on the issues of safety concerns at chemical plants.
Rachna Dhingra, one of the […]

My friend Jeremy Hart recently posted a link to 100 Abandoned Houses and I found it to be fascinating. We have plenty of abandoned houses of our own in West Virginia, and sometimes I feel drawn to visit them with my camera.

They make me wonder where their families went.

And what stories they might have […]

I should start by pointing out that I’m not a journalist. I have this blog primarily because I wanted people to be able to Google my area and find nice things. This is a great place to live and I love it - but there is something that concerns me so much that […]

Please allow me to start this post by pointing out that this economy sucks. I know you know that, I just have to say it every so often - because it really, really does.

Blenko Glass has shut down production. They’ve gotten behind on their gas bill, and a gas bill is no small […]

304Blogs is hosting a Tweet-up (meet up) for locals who use Twitter, blog or are just interested in learning more about either. We’ll be meeting on February 14th from about 2:15 to 4:00 at Capitol Roasters on Summers Street in Charleston. You can RSVP on here at Facebook.
Hope to see you there!

After a week of snow days with the kids, I am really hoping French Creek Freddie wakes up on Groundhog’s Day tomorrow and predicts an early spring for West Virginia.  If he sees his shadow we’re in for 6 more weeks of winter.  No shadow and we get a nice, early spring.  He’s a smart […]