Everything can’t be a post. That’s why we have Editor’s Journal. It’s where we stuff in the extras that don’t quite fit elsewhere.
Davis the High Horse
As reader Bob Hickey correctly answered on Facebook, a new sculpture is gracing our fair town. Bob identified the location as the corner of Davis Drive and High House. He also coined a nickname which sounds like a keeper.
One editor’s humble opinion: it’s a pretty nice statue.
How Do You Like These Apples
We ran into the Apple Man at the Western Wake Farmer’s Market. This gentleman grows the most amazing varieties of apples including the Arkansas Black pictured here. You’ll never eat a Red Delicious again.
Here are some other pictures from the WWFM on Saturday at Carpenter Village.
Documentary: This is Green Hope
We write about Green Hope a lot because one of my kids goes there (love to get some stories from other town high schools, people!).
Anyway, we always like to run a picture with a story if possible, but have never found very appealing shots of the school. So I took a couple of pictures of a documentary nature.
Horizontal and vertical. WCPSS is free to borrow.
All photos by Hal Goodtree.
More info on the horse sculpture:
The horse sculpture at High House and Davis was commissioned from artist Michael Stutz by architect and developer Bill Sears.
The horse sculpture is a tribute to Ghostbuster, a beloved Sears Farm horse that entertained community children long ago and is commemorated in the SearStone logo.
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