Vernacular Virginia Church

This beautiful little church building caught my eye during my travels and I pulled off the highway to have a look at it.

The Cove Presbyterian Church of Coveville, Virginia has been holding services on this site since 1769. The original sanctuary was a log building which was replaced in 1809 by a brick structure...

...which was destroyed by a tornado in 1880 and rebuilt the same year. 

The church has a nice website which includes a history of the early days.

Such a beautiful little building!

I'm safely home now and shall get back to blog visiting and marking Spring's arrival in my own neck of the woods.

Asheville for Beginners

I found myself downtown last night, with time to kill before my reading at Malaprop's. 

I thought of Merisi and the beautiful city pictures she takes.

Of course, her city is Vienna.

But Asheville, too, has its shadows, reflections, and shafts of sunlight.