Landscape of Virginia

Tonight the event on at the University of Va. was the lighting up of the lawn. It was interesting how much fun it was to just wonder around inside various places up there with no other intent then to just see it. There were many lights on rooms of the students and the dean's all had there homes open up to we towns folk, but it was an event for the students afterall. I was there because of a close friend's invitation to it. So I had an excuse. It was a good energy event and I was enamored by all the electrical lights all over the rooms and doorways. Plus how could one not be enthused by the large white orb which no one really could tell me the reason for it, but there it was as large as the moon. It was tethered by some strings but it was unusual looking at night but why not have a glowing orb hovering over tables with cookies and cider. Afterall, it is the Holidays!

One thing is that it's always been interesting to see just some of the items hanging in the dormrooms of the lawn. Tonight I had the chance to go up and see some for myself. I went to "the Lighting Ceremony" and in doing so I had the chance to see some of the new residents of the Lawn and since they had opened there doors to the public I got a chance to look inside for items on there walls. It was very unique stuff that I had a chance to lay my eyes on. You could see in a minute where the interest of the occupant lay. Some had a lot of home made art. My favorite kind of art. Others had many books on shelves in the room, while another had many albums by wonderful musicans laying on there desk and on bookshelves. Of course the one that caught my eye was the "Woman in Red" or this painting I photographed as the artist spoke to her friends inside. I enjoyed see it. And I also noticed that she wasn't a one hit wonder but had other good

Can you believe this truck that is actually a motorcycle engined small truck built by the Chinese and found through the internet. It's called a Tri-Fun It's parts are built in China and then it's shipped over here and assembled then sold through the web. There really aren't that many around right now, only two hundred or so have been made here so far. It gets about thirty to forty miles to a gallon of gas. It's about a ton and a half in it's weight plus it's engine which was built by GMC is under the drivers seat. I remember some Japanese vehicles using motorcycles as a basis for a truck much like this one but that was back in the 1950's. It has A/C and a stereo and it's comfortable to drive said it's driver.