Not Fairfax County | Rural Fairfax

I'm finally back to using my usual photo-editing tools. This shot is the front of the abandoned two-story garage/workshop from Loudoun County.

Hopefully, I'll get a chance to head out and shoot some new material here before too long. I just discovered a nifty new site down in a very busy part of Prince William County. It's been abandoned for a while now, but is destined to become another shopping center, I'm sure.

If you look really closely at the bolt in the middle of this picture, you'll notice a white speck sitting on top of it. Magnified to full resolution, this speck becomes a tick, perched and ready to pounce on the nearest passerby.

It goes without saying that he was not alone.

One of Loudoun County's storied sunsets, in full glory.

The Gallagher barn slowly deconstructs itself, as it continues to march past its 105th birthday. At least the cornerstone remains as a steadfast reminder of those who came before us.

This looks like it would be a really comfy chair - if it weren't for all of the poison ivy, that is.

A very old power meter - With thanks to a good friend for pointing this little feature out.

I am still sorely missing my normal editing tools over here.

I don't know when American companies decided to stop manufacturing devices that looked like they sprung out of nightmares, but I can't imagine a better sales ploy than that.

This is but one stretch of former farm field that lines both sides of Bull Run Post Office Road for miles in each direction. It is just made more surreal by the silence.

The underside of our stair-chimney reveals an interesting architectural quirk: The foundation wall is not entirely underneath the chimney, thus it seems that it needed to be staggered a touch.

I have no idea how this photo is going to look, incidentally. I'm giving Picasa 3 a try over here, since I'm still stuck in Windows. It's better than nothing, I guess.