Fresh out of the Coast Guard and living in a rental, even our pets were working hard to make friends in the neighborhood. Sebastian was no exception.

In the woods along Pender County's Shaw Highway, a school bus quietly awaits the children who have never come.

For 117 years, Harrell’s Store has served the people of Burgaw. It has remained open through two world wars and the Great Depression. On the first of July, Harrell’s Store will close its doors for good. The weeks long closure mandated by Covid-19 was the final blow. Photo by Alan Cradick, June 20, 2020.

Early morning fishing on the south end of Wrightsville Beach.

Driving around eastern North Carolina, no mountains but we do have clouds. Photo by Alan Cradick, July 12, 2020.