CartersXRd 2022

January 7, 2023

Birds - week 52

January 6, 2023

Creeping Fog

January 5, 2023

Eastern Phoebe - week 52

January 4, 2023

Water Birds - week 52

January 3, 2023

Christmas

January 2, 2023

Two hawks

January 1, 2023

Butter Butts

December 31

Pictures-A-Week 52

December 30

Friday Flower 52 - camellia

December 29

Columbia Street underpass

December 28

Birds - week 51

December 27

Trains - week 51

December 26

Pictures-A-Week 51

December 23

Friday Flower 51 - camellia  

December 22

Birds - week 50  

December 21

Christmas Program  

December 20

Coypu  

December 19

Pictures-A-Week 50  

December 18

Trains - week 49  

December 17

Birds of Prey - week 49  

December 16

Friday Flower 50 - calla lily    

December 15

Class 1 Trains - week 49  

December 14

Birds - week 49  

December 13

Carolina Coastal Railway - week 49  

December 12

Pictures-A-Week 49  

December 11

Birds of Prey - week 48  

December 10

Trains - week 48  

December 9

Friday Flower 49 - daffodil  

December 8

Pungo  Lake Refuge  

December 7

Aircraft - week 48  

December 6

Birds - week 48  

December 5

Pictures-A-Week 48  

December 3 -VIDEO-

Two train vids 

December 2

Friday Flower 49 - pinxter  

December 1

Birds - week 47 

November 30

Rail Trestle out again 

November 29

River Birds - week 47 

November 28

Pictures-A-Week 47 

November 26 -VIDEO-

Two CSX Freights 

November 25

Friday Flower 48 - zinnia 

November 24

Trains - week 45 

November 23

Birds - week 46 

November 22 -VIDEO-

Carolina Coastal  trains 

November 21

Pictures-A-Week 46 

November 20

Selma trains - week 45 

November 19

Birds - week 45

November 18

Friday Flower 46 - fleabane

November 17

Chocowinity trains - week 45

November 16

Creeking

November 15

Wilson trains - week 45

November 14

Pictures-A-Week 45

November 13 -VIDEO-

Beaufort County Southerns

November 12

Great Egrets

November 11

Friday Flower 45 - sasanqua

November 10

Tranters Creek Autumn - week 44

November 9

Birds - week 44

November 8

Spiders - week 44

November 7

Pictures-A-Week 44

November 5

My Skydog photo reimagined

November 4

Friday Flower 44 - lantana

November 3

Before & After -FLASHBACK-

November 2

Birds - week 42

November 1

Trains - week 43

October 31

Pictures-A-Week 43

October 30

Wading Birds - week 42

October 29

Withering House

October 28 -EXTRA-

Heron Strike

October 28

Friday Flower 43 - toad lily

October 27

Tranters Creek Autumn

October 26

Hyde County roving

October 25

Birds - week 42

October 24

Pictures-A-Week 42

October 23 - VIDEO-

Two Train Videos

October 22

Birds - week 41

October 21

Friday Flower 42 - clematis seed pod 

October 20

Holly Springs GA Station 

October 19

Chatahoochie River - Vickery 

October 18

Georgia Northeastern RR Yard 

October 17

Pictures-A-Week 41 

October 14

Friday Flower  41 - daisy 

October 12

Birds - week 40 

October 11

At the Car Wash 

October 10

Pictures-A-Week 40 

October 7

Friday Flower  40 - pumpkin 

October 5

Urban peeks 

October 4

Annual Communication 

October 3

Pictures-A-Week 39 

October 2

NS P90 - 2 videos 

October 1

Rhythm & Roots Reunion  - day three 

September 30

Friday Flower 39 - climbing hempweed 

September 29

Great Blue Herons - week 38 

September 28

Everyday Wildlife - week 38 

September 27

Birds - week 38 

September 26

Pictures-A-Week 38 

September 25

Chocowinity Trains - week 37 

September 24

Birds - week 37 

September 23

Friday Flower 38 - swamp leather flower 

September 22

Raleigh Trains  - week 37 

September 21

Everyday Wildlife - week 37 

September 20

Rhythm & Roots Reunion  - day two 

September 19

Pictures-A-Week 37 

September 18 -FLASHBACK-

Two Guys & A Train  

September 17 -VIDEO-

Two CLNA freights 

September 16

Friday Flower 37 - columbine 

September 15

Rhythm & Roots Reunion  - day one 

September 14

Trains - week 36 

September 13

Everyday Wildlife - week 36 

September 12

Pictures-A-Week 36 

September 11

Trains - week 35 

September 10

Wading Birds - week 35 

September 9 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Greenville trains  

September 9

Friday Flower 36 - Joe Bells  

September 8

Flea Market adventure  

September 7

Birds - week 35 

September 6

Swan Quarter NC 

September 5

Pictures-A-Week 35 

September 4

Birds - week 34 

September 3 -VIDEO-

Two local freight train 

September 2 -EXTRA-

Odd hummingbird behavior 

September 2

Friday Flower 35 - butterfly pea  

September 1

Trains - week 34 

August 31

Poor Man’s Flea Market (wk 34) 

August 30

Everyday Wildlife - week 34 

August 29

Pictures-A-Week 34 

August 28  - VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern freights 

August 27

Birds - week 33 part 2 

August 26

Friday Flower 34 - cardinal flower 

August 25

Everyday Wildlife - week 33 

August 24

River Fun - week 33 

August 23

Birds - week 33 part 1 

August 22

Pictures-A-Week 33 

August 21

Trains - week 32 

August 20

Poor Man’s Flea Market 

August 19

Friday Flower 33 - hibiscus 

August 18

Birds - week 32 

August 17

River Funtime 

August 16

Rail Graffiti - week 32 

August 15

Pictures-A-Week 32 

August 14 -VIDEO-

Beaufort County rail jobs 

August 13 -FLASHBACK-

Old RR Phone box 

August 12

Friday Flower 32 - cotton 

August 11

Trains - week 31 

August 10

Birds - week 31 

August 9

Citation 

August 8

Pictures-A-Week 31 

August 7 -VIDEO-

Two train videos 

August 6 -FLASHBACK-

CLNA Baldwin loco repair 

August 5

Friday Flower - cardinal flower 

August 4

Great Blue Heron & Shad 

August 3

Everyday Wildlife - week 30 

August 2

Bills Hot  Dogs - 1990 

August 1

Pictures-A-Week 30 

July 31 -VIDEOS-

Two Bristol Norfolk Southern freights 

July 30

Everyday Wildlife - week 29 

July 29

Friday Flower - Turk’s Cap 

July 28

Trains - week 29 

July 27

Birds - week 29 

July 26

Graffiti - week 29 

July 25

Pictures-A-Week 29 

July 24 -VIDEO-

Two Class One railroads 

July 23

Great Blue Heron 

July 22

Friday Flower 29 - marsh mallow 

July 21

Birds - week 28 

July 20

Selma Trains 

July 19

Barn Swallows - week 28 

July 18

Pictures-A-Week 28 

July 17 -VIDEO-

Two NS freights with fun power 

July 16 -VIDEO-

Two CLNA  freights 

July 15

Friday Flower 28 - marigold 

July 14

Everyday Wildlife - week 27 

July 13

Trains - week 27 

July 12

Birds - week 27 

July 11

Pictures-A-Week 27 

July 10

Signs - two 

July 9

Aircraft - week 26 

July 8 -VIDEO- -EXTRA-

Two Norfolk Southern freights 

July 8

Friday Flower - rhododendron 

July 7

Trains - week 26 

July 6

Everyday Wildlife - week 26 

July 5

Pamlico Beach NC 

July 4

Pictures-A-Week 26 

July 3

Rail Graffiti - week 25 

July 2

Birds - week 25 

July 1 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Two CSX freights 

July 1

Friday Flower 26 - gladiola 

June 30

Trains - week 25 

June 29

more Miles…

June 28

NS New York Central Heritage Unit 

June 27

Pictures-A-Week 25 

June 26

Rail Graffiti - week 24 

June 25

Flea Market 

June 24

Friday Flower 25 - water-lily 

June 23

Birds - week 24 

June 22

Trains - week 24 

June 21

Everyday Wildlife - week 24 

June 20

Pictures-A-Week 24 

June 19 -EXTRA- -VIDEO- 

Baby Black Bear time 

June 19 -VIDEO-

Homeward with Diamond 

June 18

Birds - week 23 

June 17 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CLNA 119  videos 

June 17

Friday Flower - swamp cyrillis 

June 16

Trains - week 23 

June 15

Everyday Wildlife - week 23 

June 14

Birds of Pungo Lake - week 23 

June 13

Pictures-A-Week 23 

June 12 -VIDEO-

Two Norfolk Southern Freights 

June 11

Birds - week 22 

June 10 -EXTRA- VIDEO-

Nesting Prothonotary Warbler 

June 10

Friday Flower - daylily 

June 9

Trains - week 22 

June 8

Is it a pool?

June 7

Everyday Wildlife - week 22 

June 6

Pictures-A-Week 22 

June 5

Mississippi Kites 

June 4

Trains - week 21 

June 3 - EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Videos from Belhaven Branch 

June 3

Friday Flower  - hydrangea 

June 2

Bird - week 21 part 2 

June 1

Everyday Wildlife - week 21 

May 31

Bird - week 21 part 1 

May 30

Pictures-A-Week 21 

May 29

Sounds of Silence - week 20 

May 28

Ruddy Duck 

May 27 - EXTRA- -VIDEO-

2 videos, 4 trains from the fall line 

May 27

Friday Flower 21 - swamp rose 

May 26

Trains - week 20 

May 25

Birds - week 20 

May 24

Railroad Graffiti - week 20 

May 23

Pictures-A-Week 20 

May 22

Water birds - week 19 

May 21

Warblers - week 19 

May 20 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern freights 

May 20

Friday Flower 20 - spatter dock 

May 19

Trains - week 19 

May 18

Birds - week 19 

May 17

Gulls & Terns - week 19 

May 16

Pictures-A-Week 19 

May 15

Two Carolina Coastal Railway videos 

May 14

Birds - week 18 pt 1 

May 13 -EXTRA-

Railroad graffiti - week 18

May 13

Friday Flower 19 - blue flag 

May 12

Trains - week 18 

May 11

Birds - week 18 pt 1 

May 10

Bill Lyerly Band at Sevens 

May 9

Pictures-A-Week 18 

May 8 -VIDEO-

Carolina Coastal Rail videos 

May 7

Birds - week 17 

May 6 -EXTRA-

Railroad Graffiti - week 17 

May 6

Friday Flower 18 - thistle 

May 5

Yellow-Crowned Night Heron 

May 4

Trains - week 17 

May 3

Wildlife - week 7 

May 2

Pictures-A-Week 17 

May 1

Two Norfolk Southern train videos 

April 30

Pileated woodpecker bugging 

April 29

Friday Flower - yellow pitcher plant 

April 28

Aircraft - week 16 

April 27

Birds - week 16 

April 26

Trains - week 16 

April 25

Pictures-A-Week 16 

April 24

Northern Parulas - week 15 

April 23 -EXTRA-

Yellow-Rumped Warblers - week 15 

April 23

Airport fun day 

April 22 -EXTRA-

Trains - week 15 

April 22

Friday Flower 17 - holly 

April 21

Birds - week 15 

April 20 -EXTRA-

Super Cub ride 

April 20

Yellow-Throated Warblers - week 14 

April 19 -EXTRA-

The Drifters 

April 19

Hummingbirds - week 15 

April 18

Pictures-A-Week 15 

April 17

Birds - week 14 

April 16

Two Carolina Coastal Railway Videos 

April 15 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

aMotioonMandala - Swallow Colony 

April 15

Friday Flower 15 - wisteria  

April 14

Flea Market 2 

April 13

Trains- week 14 

April 12

Anhinga take flight 

April 11

Pictures-A-Week 14 

April 10 -VIDEO-

Two Norfolk Southern freight videos 

April 9

Birds - week 13 

April 8 -EXTRA-

Trains - week 13

April 8

Friday Flower 14 - tulips 

April 7

Flea Market

April 6

Graffiti - week 13

April 5

Osprey - week 13

April 4

Pictures-A-Week 13

April 3

Backwaters - week 12

April 2

Everyday Wildlife - week 12

March 1 -EXTRA-

April Fool in Chocowinity

April 1

Friday Flower 13 - pinxter

March 31

Norfolk Southern Trains - week 12

March 30

Sounds of Silence - week 12

March 29

Trains - week 12

March 28

Pictures-A-Week 12

March 27

Two Coastal Carolina Train Videos

March 26

Class One Trains - week 11

March 25 -EXTRA-

Bald Eagle

March 25

Friday Flower  12 - dogwood 

March 24

Birds - week 11

March 23

Trains - week 11

March 22

Graffiti - week 11

March 21

Pictures-A-Week - week 11

March 20

Carolina Coastal - week 10

March 19 -VIDEO-

Browsing Egret

March 18

Friday Flower 11 - sassafras  

March 17

Norfolk Southern - week 10

March 16

The Miss

March 15 -VIDEO-

Two Carolina Coastal videos

March 14

Pictures-A-Week 10

March 13

Pungo Lake birds

March 12

Do you hear the voices?

March 11 -EXTRA-

Trains - week 9

March 11

Friday Flower 10 - snowbell

March 10

Birds - week 9

March 9

Rail Graffiti - week 9

March 8

Birds on the south side

March 7

Pictures-A-Week 9

March 6

Two Chocowinity trains

March 5

Trains - week 8

March 4 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

aMotionMandala - Babble

March 4

Friday Flower 9 -paper white

March 3

Birds - week 8

March 2 -VIDEO-

Two Bristol RR Videos

March 1

Railroad Graffiti - week 8

February 28

Pictures-A-Week 8

February 27

Wading Birds - week 7

February 26

Trains - week 7

February 25 -EXTRA-

Birds - week 7

February 25

Friday Flower 8 - daffodil 

February 24

Rail Graffiti - week 7

February 23

Mattamuskeet Waterfowl

February 22

Birds of Prey - week 7

February 21

Pictures-A-Week 7

February 20 -EXTRA-

CLNA Train Video

February 20

Chopper Chopper

February 19

Trains - week 6

February 18 -EXTRA-

Lake Mattamuskeet

February 18

Friday Flower 7 - alder- 

February 17

Graffiti - week 6

February 16 - EXTRA-

Fading Notes

February 16

Birds - week 5

February 15 - EXTRA-

Hawk’s Lunch

February 15

Hyde Harbors

February 14

Pictures-A-Week 6

February 13

Wading Birds - week 5

February 12

Birds - week 5

February 11 -EXTRA-

Trains - week 5

February 11

Friday Flower 06 - camellia

February 10

Waterfowl - week 05

February 9

Golden-Crowned Kinglet - week 05

February 8 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Sandhill Cranes of Pungo Lake

February 8

Creek Birds - week 05

February 7

Pictures-A-Week 05

February 6

V-22 Osprey

February 5

Two Railroad Videos

February 4

Friday Flower 05 - daffodil

February 3

Trains - week 04

February 2

Birds - week 04

February 1

Rail Graffiti - week 04

January 31

Pictures-A-Week 04

January 30

Bristol Freight Videos

January 29

2022 Signs -one

January 28 - EXTRA-

Fish Eaters - week 03

January 28

Friday Flower 04 - marsh pink

January 27

Snow Days - week 03

January 26

Yard Birds - week 03

January 25

Birds - week 03

January 24

Pictures-A-Week 03

January 23

Abandoned - week 02

January 22

Waterfowl - week 02

January 21 -EXTRA-

Trains - week 02

January 21

Friday Flower -  Magnolia Jane

January 20

Pungo Lake - pt2

January 19

Otters at play

January 18 -EXTRA-

Birds - week 02

January 18

Graffiti - week 02

January 17 -EXTRA-

Pungo Lake - pt1

January 17

Pictures-A-Week 02

January 16

Birds - week 01

January 15 -EXTRA-

Cormorant invasion

January 15

Creak tag variations

January 14 -EXTRA-

Heron snack time

January 14

Friday Flower 2 - narrow-leafed sunflower

January 13

Trains - week 1

January 12

Maryland Snow Day!!

January 11

Railroad Graffiti - week 1

January 10

Pictures-A-Week 1

January 7

Friday Flower 1 -Christmas Cactus

contents

first draft…

       fragmentary

being some moments of the world 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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