July 31, 1018. “African American World War I Memorial Building”. Listed on the National Register of Historic buildings. First of its kind in the country. #africanamericanhistory #worldwari #worldwarimemorial #nationalregisterofhistoricplaces #firstofitskind #kimball #mcdowellcounty #mcdowellcountywv #wv #appalachia #veterans #worldwariveterans (at Kimball, West Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqsCWwHHBZO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ka40mz1ffyii
July 31, 2018. “Going Home”. A small train mural painted on a large rock in the yard of a small house at the mouth of Carswell Holler. #train #trains #mural #murals #rock #rockmurals #carswell #kimvall #mcdowellcounty #mcdowellcountywv #wv #appalachia #painting (at Carswell, West Virginia)
July 31, 1018. My Granddad told me that during World War II, the Carswell tipple had a big billboard that read, “Heat hell hotter for Hitler with coal from Carswell Tipple.” #coalmining #coalminers #coal #coaltipple #hitler #miningdeaths #carswell #mcdowellcountywv #mcdowellcounty #wv #appalachia #coal (at Kimball, West Virginia)
September 6, 2020. “Buried in Kudzu”. This cabover truck was completely taken over by the Kudzu vine. #kudzu #buried #cabover #cabovertruck #kudzuvine #warwv #wv #mcdowellcountywv #mcdowellcounty #appalachia #appalachianmountains #summer (at War, West Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS0cakesXD8/?utm_medium=tumblr
For several weeks, I drove by this painting. I would notice it especially when after it rained. The painter had used a glitter paint so that when the sun shone on it, you could see it glisten. Then, one day, I had to stop and snap a quick photo. I couldn’t go by it again without capturing it.
An old time hymn came to mind as I kept passing that rock by…
