A picture a day of the town of Lexington, Virginia
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Greek inheritance
The Greek Revival pediment of Newcomb Hall against a fathomless blue sky.
The serenity, solidity and classic simplicity of this image seem fitting for the day after the nation's historic forty-fourth peaceful transfer of executive power.
A town of 7,000 in the Shenandoah Valley -- home to Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute; resting place of Civil War generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson; and at the center of one of the prettiest counties in Virginia: Rockbridge County.
I'm not a photo-grapher -- just doing the best I can to represent my town with my tiny Nikon Coolpix 2200. (Feel free to offer photography criticism.) Taking pictures for this blog will keep me looking around.
4 comments:
A prefect photo to celebrate the historical event. We all still have a lot to learn from the Greek civilization.
I agree! It fits!!
So appropriate for the occasion! Greek Revival architecture just seems to survive the ages.
I love the clean white against the clear blue in this one. And very fitting too!
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