The Floyd Files

[LAH]

Anyone follow Jim? http://floydpics.wordpress.com/ He's placing some fine stuff in print these days.

Saw some of his stomping grounds yesterday. Barbara & I visited a little shop beside the lodge & had lunch across the street.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h244/Creekerpics/Places/Floyd%20Va/20140528_135025.jpg (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/Creekerpics/media/Places/Floyd%20Va/20140528_135025.jpg.html)
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Afterwards we looked around out of town.
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Jim's neck of the woods ain't bad.

Thought he might live here but no one home.
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[JeffinNZ]

Jim has invited me as a co-contributor to his site so we hope to expand the content even more. It's a wonderful opportunity for me to wax lyrical somewhere between the forum and my official magazine writing. I just added a couple of pages about making and shooting shot.

[TXGunNut]

Definitely God's country. Thanks for the pics.

[texassako]

Floyd was in the Dallas Morning News Travel section a few weeks back. I thought it was an odd choice for an article in our paper, but it made me think of Jim and what he would think of a bunch of Texans wandering around his town.

[LAH]

Jeff I knew you were part of this effort & failed to mention this. Keep up the good work I'm enjoying all.

Floyd in the Dallas Morning News? It truly is a beautiful place. Is there a link to the article?

[texassako]

I cringed at the thought of finding it, but they made their site a bit easier to navigate since I last looked around: http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/travel/us/20140516-floyd-virginia-a-one-stoplight-town-with-huge-charm.ece

[LAH]

Thanks. Interesting it appears in Texas.

[Hamish]

Nice pics,,,,,you didn't take one of the Masonic Lodge itself by any chance did you?

BTW, that house where you thought he might live? I don't think that could be it,,,,,,,no American flag flying,,,,,,

[bedbugbilly]

Great pictures! Being a Mason, I enjoyed the photo of the sign - as Hamish asked - did you take a photo of the Lodge? Would sure like to see it if you did. What great looking country . . . those photos just give a person a "peaceful and contented" feeling . . .

[LAH]

OK for you Mason Brothers, the Church building is the lodge. Here's some extra pictures.
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[LAH]

This looks more like Jim's place.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/jackclee/J.HymanFlagHouse.jpg

[Hamish]

While I agree with their sentiment,,,,(gag),,,,,,,,,( city people,,,ug,,)

Thanks for the extra pics of the church, nice shot of the a Square and Compass!

[Ajax]

Thank you LAH i have followed Jim's site for a couple of years. thoroughly enjoy his articles and writing style. He is one i consider a great friend. I would love to go see Jim.

Andy

[LAH]

I'd like to visit him myself.