jamestown, va

collision of cultures, east meeting west

where hearty frontiersmen were put to the test

we saw how they lived, we walked in their shoes

we felt for ourselves the conquistador blues

life on a ship, then life on the land

creating a legacy that forever would stand

oh jamestown we thank you for lessons you've taught

some good, some bad, all with honesty fraught

jones kids outside indian hut

matt is contemplating a switch to a bed of skins

half-naked fire man

making a basket

rooster in the woods

docked boats

everything old is new again; matt thinks this fashion would totally take off in asia

williamsburg, va

rat a tat tat and a rum de tum tum

the thrill of the fife and the call of the drum

hark back to the past when our country was new

and helpful convenience was clearly to few

the burg of old william, where tom used to walk

dotted with taverns where folks sat to talk

sally lunn bread and wreaths hung with care

an old timey christmas surrounded us there

the whole clan

in the stocks

church and cemetery 

capital building

little girl and little boy waiting outside the bakery

fife and drums

gardens at the governor's mansion

governor's mansion

colonial man on a horse

william and mary college

sample of photo session with pike family

last night of fife and drums

old town alexandria, va

rainy monday, facing the mirror

a contest of laughter soon did appear

who was the victor, who won the crown? 

see for yourself as you scroll your way down

and then to a factory where torpedoes were made

transformed to a spot where artists get paid

funny face contest with matt and little girl

the torpedo factory, now art village

winter wondeland, salt lake city, ut

they say when you wed in december

it's a time you will always remember

the love that abounds when family's around

and glow from the snow marks the ground

combined with holidays and lots of good food

puts everyone in a "wright" cheerful mood

instead of a visit from st. nick with his deer

on antelope island we saw buffalo clear

mom and dad wright with the bride

wright siblings

birthday cake for jesus

christmas story reenactment with porter family

miss madilyn

looking out onto great salt lake from antelope isle

buffalo on antelope island