WBTS & historical musings, wandering thoughts, book comments, and an occasional rant from the backroads and byways of Old Virginia from Civil War author Richard G. Williams, Jr - one of the few remaining men who has actually lived in Virginia all his life. :)
"From Virginia sprung the Southern Mind, a mind which favoured the local community, Burkean conservatism, the folkways of ancestors, an unwavering orthodox Christian faith." ~ Alphonse Vinh
"It was this love of home, with its thronging recollections of the past both near and far . . . that nerved many a Southern soldier. . . . Love of the South was inextricably mixed up with this love of the family hearth. . . . Love of one particular spot, of one neighborhood, of one State, was the foundation stone of the love of the entire region which entered so deeply into the spirit of the Confederate soldier." ~ Philip Alexander Bruce
Spring has finally sprung in the Shenandoah Valley and it is especially spectacular this year! All along Lee-Jackson Highway, the redbud and dogwood are in full bloom and offer a beautiful display of God’s handiwork. Spring is slowly scaling the slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains as well and offers some breathtaking scenery.
Two of my lovely daughters, Olivia and Mollie, along with Heather Berry and her husband, Tony, sing an old hymn at the living history event at Natural Bridge.
