CartersXRd 2023

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January 5, 2024

Friday Flower 1

December 31

Southeastern Railway Museum - pt1

December 30

Fun with Family

December 29

Friday Flower 52 - cotton

December 28

CLNA’s new GP15

December 27

Birds - week 51

December 26

Passing Airliners - week 51

December 25

Pictures-A-Week 51

December 24 -VIDEO-

Low & Slow

December 23

Birds - week 50

December 22

Friday Flower 51 - holiday cactus

December 21

Buildings - week 50

December 20

Everyday Wildlife - week 50

December 19

Vultures - week 49

December 18

Pictures-A-Week 50

December 16

Vultures - week 49

December 15

Friday Flower 50 - toad orchid

December 14

Fire

December 13

Pond

December 12

Birds - week 49

December 11

Pictures-A-Week 49

December 9

Trains - week 48

December 8

Friday Flower 49 - yellow pitcher trumpet

December 7

Yo-Yo, VIDEO

December 6

Birds - week 48

December 5

Oriental NC - VIDEO

December 4

Pictures-A-Week 48

December 1

Friday Flower 48 - sea myrtle

November 30

Thanksgiving

November 29

Signs 2023 #2

November 28

Landing Heron - VIDEO

November 27

Pictures-A-Week 47

November 26

Two Carolina Coastal Trains - video

November 25

Birds - week 46

November 24

Friday Flower 47 - narrow-leaved sunflower

November 23

Birds of Prey - week 46

November 22

Pushing Dirt 2, Sports Edition - video

November 21

Waterfowl - week 46

November 20

Pictures-A-Week 46

November 19

Verticality - week 45

November 18

Cotton - Picking to Packing - video

November 17

Friday Flower 46 - lobelia

November 16

Two Norfolk Southern trains - video

November 15

Birds - week 45

November 14

Trains - week 45

November 13

Pictures-A-Week 45

November 12

Tree Swallows

November 11

UNC Football Game

November 10

Friday Flower 45 - Virginia Meadow Beauty

November 9

Verticality - week 43

November 8

Train Graffiti - week 44

November 7

Birds - week 43

November 6

Pictures-A-Week 44

November 5

Cruising Hyde County

November 4

Egret Strike

November 3

Friday Flower 44 - thin-leaved sunflower

November 2

Mattamuskeet Lodge

November 1

Kingfishers

October 31

Ape Attack (yeti)

October 29

Birds - week 42

October 28

Verticality - week 42

October 27

Friday Flower 43 - rose

October 26

Bald Eagle - week 42

October 25

Trains - week 42

October 24

Anhinga

October 23

Pictures-A-Week 42

October 22

NS P97 through Wilmar - video-

October 21

Cutting Corn - video

October 20

Friday Flower 42 - touch-me-not

October 19

Soccer Practice with Norah

October 18

Air & Drone Show

October 17

Fun with the grandkids

October 16

Pictures-A-Week 41

October 15

Two Carolina Coastal Rw Train videos

October 14

Overlooking Belhaven - video

October 13

Friday Flower 41 - aster & bee

October 12

Watching the grands play

October 11

Norfolk Southern Executive Train 1989

October 10

Purity  - relaxation video

October 9

Pictures-A-Week 40

October 8

Norfolk Southern 1987 -flashback-

October 7

Annual Communication

October 6

Friday Flower 40 - hearts-a-busting

October 5

Sulfurs in Blue Vervain -video-

October 4

Trains - week 39

October 3

Pamlico Scow - video-

October 2

Pictures-A-Week 39

October 1

Northern Parulas

September 30

Great Blue Herons - week 38

September 29

Friday Flower 39 - morning glory

September 28

Rail Graffiti  - week 38

September 27

Birds - week 38

September 26

Cormorant Take-Off

September 25

Pictures-A-Week 38

September 24

Two Norfolk Southern rail videos

September 23

Into the wild blue…

September 22

Friday Flower 38 - portulaca

September 21

Trains week 37

September 20

Splash Pad

September 19

Train Graffiti - week 37

September 18

Pictures-A-Week 37

September 17

Pushing Dirt (video)

September 16

Birds - week 36

September 15

Friday Flower 37 - wisteria

September 14

River Sights - week 36

September 13

Osprey Hunting - week 36

September 12

Two Carolina Coastal Railway Videos

September 11

Pictures-A-Week 36

September 10

Trains - week 35

September 9

Butterflies

September 8 - EXTRA

Trains videos

September 8

Friday Flower 36 - cardinal flower

September 7

Washington NC ACL Station

September 6

Ibis

September 5

Trains - week 34

September 4

Pictures-A-Week 35

September 3

Oriental NC

September 2

Everyday Wildlife

September 1 - EXTRA

Two train videos

September 1

Friday Flower 35 - Rose of Sharon

August 31

Sulfurs

August 30

Birds - week 34

August 29

Verticality - week 32 pt 2

August 28

Pictures-A-Week 34

August 27

Introducing Fauxtografs

August 26

Swallowtails

August 25 -EXTRA-

Two Norfolk Southern videos

August 25

Friday Flower 34 - portulaca

August 24

Trains -  week 33

August 23

Sulfurs

August 22

Verticality -  week 32 pt2

August 21

Pictures-A-Week 32

August 20

Belhaven NC

August 19

Trains -week 32

August 18

Friday Flower 33 - Sunflower

August 17

Verticality -week 32

August 16

Birds -week 32

August 15

Grain

August 14

Pictures-A-Week 32

August 13

Prothonotary Warbler

August 12

Trains - week 31

August 11

Friday Flower 32 - Turk’s Cap

August 10

Killdeer - week 31

August 9

Birds - week 31

August 8

Trains - week 30

August 7

Pictures-A-Week 31

August 6

Swanquarter NC video

August 5

Verticality - WITN Ruins

August 4

Friday Flower 31 - button bush

August 3

Everyday Wildlife - week 30

August 2

Birds - week 30

August 1

Verticality - week 30

July 31

Pictures-A-Week 30

July 30

Two CSX videos

July 29

Verticality - week 29

July 28

Friday Flower - tobacco

July 27

Young Red-Tailed Hawk

July 26

Pitcher Plants after burn

July 25

Mississippi Kites

July 24

Pictures-A-Week 29

July 23

Gaffer’s Goodies #2 video

July 22

Trains - week 28

July 21

Friday Flower 29 - morning glory

July 20

Verticality - week 28

July 19

Birds - week 28

July 18

Selma Trains - week 28

July 17

Pictures-A-Week 28

July 16

Two CLNA local train videos

July 15

Birds - week 27

July 14

Friday Flower 28 -  daylily

July 13

Stonewall Masonic Lodge

July 12

River Play - week 27

July 11

Two Bristol TN/VA train videos

July 10

Pictures-A-Week 27

July 9

Everyday Wildlife - week 26

July 8

Kingbird eating grasshopper

July 7

Friday Flower 27 -  marsh mallow

July 6

Birds - week 26

July 5

Trains - week 26

July 4

River Predators - week 26

July 3

Pictures-A-Week 26

July 2

Trains - week 25

July 1

Heron Get-Away

June 30

Friday Flower 26 -  rhododendron

June 29

Trains - week 25

June 28

Verticality - week 25

June 27

Rail Graffiti - week 25

June 26

Pictures-A-Week 25

June 25

Gaffers Goodies - Volume 1

June 24

River Fun - week 23

June 23

Friday Flower 25 -  yellow pitcher

June 22

Trains - week 24

June 21

Birds - week 24

June 20

Deer & Fawn

June 19

Pictures-A-Week 24

June 18

Fairfield NC Churches

June 17

Swanquarter

June 16

Friday Flower 24 - gladiolus

June 15

Birds - week 23

June 14

Trains - week 23

June 13

Ibis - week 23

June 12

Pictures-A-Week 23

June 11 - video

A little privacy, please, sir!

June 10

Birds - week 22

June 9

Friday Flower 23 - swamp rose

June 8

Two NS Videos

June 7

Animals - week 22

June 6

River Park Bird Club slide show

June 5

Pictures-A-Week 22

June 4

Uncle Ric Grounded!

June 3

Two Train Videos

June 2

Friday Flower 22 - squash

June 1

Birds - week 21

May 31

Trains - week 21

May 30

Hunting Heron

May 29

Pictures-A-Week 21

May 28

Bubbles - week 20

May 27

Graffiti - week 20

May 26 -EXTRA-

Birds - week 20

May 26

Friday Flower 21 - hydrangea

May 25

Osprey - week 20

May 24

Birds - week 20

May 23

Trains - week 20

May 22

Pictures-A-Week 20

May 20

Drive to the Beach

May 19

Friday Flower 20 - gardenia

May 18

Trains - week 19

May 17

Birds - week 19

May 16

CLNA 119 crossing the Pamlico - video

May 15

Pictures-A-Week 19

May 14

Birds - week 18 part 2

May 13

Verticality - week 18

May 12

Friday Flower 19 - iris

May 11

Catbird regurgitating seed

May 10

Norfolk Southern P97 -VIDEO-

May 9

Birds - week 18 part 1

May 8

Pictures-A-Week 18

May 7

Birds - week 17

May 6

Verticality - week 17

May 5

Friday Flower 18 - swamp dogwood

May 4

Birds of Prey - week 17

May 3

Trains - week 17

May 2

Great Blue Herons - week 17

May 1

Pictures-A-Week 17

April 30

Building a Train - video-

April 29

Verticality - week 16

April 28

Friday Flower 17 - dogwood

April 27

Trains - week 16

April 26

Birds - week 16

April 25

Striking Buildings - week 16

April 24

Pictures-A-Week 16

April 22

Norfolk Southern P97 video

April 21

Friday Flower - pink dogwood

April 20

Verticality - week 15

April 19

Birds - week 15

April 18

CLNA 120 video

April 17

Pictures-A-Week 15

April 16 -VIDEO-

Two Norfolk Southern videos

April 15

Signs 2023 #1

April 14

Friday Flower - pinxter

April 13 -VIDEO-

Two shortline videos

April 12

Dual Rail Gang #3

April 11

Trains - week 14

April 10

Pictures-A-Week 14

April 9

Train Graffiti - week 13 pt 2

April 8

Train Stations

April 7

Friday Flower - dogwood

April 5

Birds - week 13

April 4

Graffiti - week 13 pt 1

April 3

Pictures-A-Week 13

April 1

Birds - week 12 part 2

March 31 -EXTRA -VIDEO-

Pinetown train returns to Chocowinity

March 31

Friday Flower - beech

March 30

Trains - week 12

March 29

Birds - week 12 part 1

March 28

Birds - week 11

March 27

Pictures-A-Week 12

March 26

Wading Birds

March 25

Trains - week 11

March 24

Friday Flower 12 - huckleberry

March 23

Greater Yellowlegs

March 22

Rail Graffiti - week 11

March 21

White Pelicans

March 20

Pictures-A-Week 11

March 19

Five little videos

March 18

Birds - week 10

March 17

Friday Flower 11 - azalea

March 16

Trains - week 10

March 15

Pungo Lake Birds - week 10

March 14

Striking Buildings - week 10

March 13

Pictures-A-Week 10

March 11

Birds - week 9

March 10

Friday Flower 10 - Magnolia Jane

March 9 -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern P97

March 8

Fleamarket 23-1

March 7

Trains - week 9

March 6

Pictures-A-Week 9

March 3

Friday Flower 9 - hyacinth

March 2 -VIDEO-

NS P90 coming home

March 1

Birds - week 8

February 28

Wildlife - week 8

February 27

Pictures-A-Week 8

February 26 -VIDEO-

Two of Norfolk Southern P97

February 25

Sunset on the Alley

February 24

Friday Flower 8 -  snow bell

February 23

Hyde County Birds - week 7

February 22

Boats - week 7

February 21

Birds - week 7

February 20

Pictures-A-Week 7

February 19

Birds - week 6

February 18

Train Graffiti - week 6

February 17 -EXTRA-

Hawk Moot

February 17

Friday Flower 7 - camellia

February 16

Trains - week 6

February 15

Raptors- week 6

February 14

Runyan Creek trestle repairs - week 6

February 13

Pictures-A-Week 6

February 12

Great Blue Herons - week 5

February 11

Trains - week 5

February 10 -EXTRA-

Waterfowl - week 5

February 10

Friday Flower - columbine

February 9

Birds of Prey - week 5

February 8

Graffiti - week 5

February 7

Birds - week 5

February 6

Pictures-A-Week 5

February 3

Friday Flower 5 - lantana

February 2

Trains - week 4

February 1

Birds - week 4

January 31

BNSF Locomotives

January 30

Pictures-A-Week 4

January 29

Birds - week 3

January 28

Rolling Graffiti - week 3

January 27 -EXTRA-

Pungo Lake

January 27

Friday Flower 4 - alder

January 26

Aircraft - week 3

January 25

Trains - week 3

January 24

Hawks - week 3

January 23

Pictures-A-Week 3

January 21

Birds - week 2

January 20

Friday Flower 3 - Turk’s Cap

January 19

Birds of Prey - week 2

January 18

Water Birds - week 2

January 17

Finches - week 2

January 16

Pictures-A-Week 2

January 15

Comparing Finches

January 14 - VIDEO-

Anhinga Sh*ts & Gits

January 13

Friday Flower 2 - partridge berry

January 12

Birds - week 2

January 11

Walls can talk

January 10

Trains - week 1

January 9

Pictures-A-Week 1

January 7 -VIDEO-

Two train vids

January 6

Friday Flower 1 - hibiscus

first draft…

       fragmentary

being some moments I flowed through and turned to glimpse

Wrapped between the wings of Indian Neck, Carter’s Crossroads sits on a sand hill on the south side of Gates County, NC. According to some, it is the last holdout of civilization before the Chowan River.


This Carters Crossroad (CartersXRd) is the home of Ric Carter’s photographs and a few other things as time goes by. Ya’ll come back.

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