Carter's Store in Goochland Virginia Canvas Print

The rural grocery stores are relics of a past era. They once played a vital role in small towns for years and then faced fierce competition from the large chain grocery stores as improved highways and interstate roads led the rural customers to the cities and suburbs to shop for food and other staples.

I can remember walking to Wilkinson and Ellis stores with my brothers and sisters to buy food and sodas. It was always a treat when we had a few extra pennies to buy candy, especially tootsie roll pops and red hot jaw breakers. Sometimes, we would ask the storekeeper to open an RC cola or Upper 10 so we could drink them on the way home.

Everything about the old country stores was welcoming and magical from the smell of food, huge cookies, orange dreamsicles, and rolls of bologna with red casing.

I am a nature and wildlife photographer who traversed the world for two decades before residing in the beautiful state of Virginia to spend my time capturing wonderful images of egrets, blue heron, glorious sunsets and other scenes that touch my heart. Occasionally, the artist in me applies textures, filters and digital light-room techniques to alter realism into my personal artistic vision, thus resulting in some remarkable abstractions, inspirational prints, cards and posters. My images can be used to decorate your homes, offices, restaurants, hotel lobbies, etc., and can be purchased as framed, canvas, acrylic, metal, posters prints, and greeting cards. Olahs Photography offers a host of framing and matting options, which come with...