#thisisappalachia

Dandelion, muddy puddle. I don't know how it got there. #pittsburgh #northsidepgh #appalachia #thisisappalachia #dandelions #dandelion #igerspgh #412 #steelcitygrammers #steelcity (at West Park)

"We don't want another non-profit. We want people making profits," -- Sylvester Edwards explaining his philosophy of farming and agribusinesses he's working on in #McDowellCounty, #WestVirginia Raised on the Eastern Band Cherokee Reservation in the Great Smoky Mountains, Edwards moved against the tide of people leaving and moved back to the region recently, specifically McDowell, a county known for its poverty. Edwards was drawn to farming because of his #Mormon faith. I have run into so many lovely and passionate people. All have their own hidden surprises. It is a complicated region. Edwards is one of our profiles for @100daysinappalachia #100days100voices #insideapppalachia #thisisappalachia #appalachia #wv #igersofwv #mcdowellcountywv #lookingatappalachia #farming #mountainlife #wvumedia #wvu #photojournalism #wvumediainno #stories #storiesofappalachia (at McDowell County)

I have seen lots of lovely #barnquilts and this one was on a barn that kinda matched the mountains. Everything seemed to be a shade of gray that day, except the quilt. #100daysinappalachia #thisisappalachia #bereaky #berea #kentucky #barnquilt #ontheroad #lookingatappalachia #insideapppalachia #ky #Madisoncounty #mountains #mountain #barns #barn #farmlife #farm (at Berea, Kentucky)

It seems the Dinner Bucket is still closed for March according to my friend Sylvester. #cleaningmyphone #appalachia #thisisappalachia #100days100voices #100daysinappalachia #igersofwv #mcdowellcounty #mcdowellcountywv (at Shupester's the Dinner Bucket)

My phone is filled with 36,775 photos plus 214 videos. Time to delete. I must get my phone under control before I head to Europe in May. I think I might shoot too many versions. This scene from Berea Coffee & Tea is an example, but also a great example of one of the BEST #coffeeshopsinappalachia I have visited so far. Great ambiance, food tea and coffee too. Sometimes a good latte is hard to come by. #appalachiancoffeeshops #berea #bereaky #100daysinappalachia #thisisappalachia #kentucky #appalachiacoffeeshops #appalachia #coffee #tea #delete #cleaningmyphone (at BC&T : Berea Coffee & Tea)