Eclectic Ramblings of an Old Soul.

This photo was taken the night of the Va. Tech Shooting during a candlelight vigil being held on the drill field. Persons present stated that it was not visible in the sky.  This photo was taken on my Mom's back porch, shortly after the death of my  grandmother. We were still very much grieving and this orb was right outside the window to a bedroom that had her bedroom suit in it. My Mom said she felt her presence in the home, in that room for years. Here is a close up of the orb I believe is my Maw-Maw. See the face?

Sometime in the early part of 2010, I took a drive around Concord N.C. just sigh seeing. I had a friend tell me about a place that used to be a school for boys named Stonewall Jackson Training center. It was said to be haunted. It was a Sunday, cloudy and a light rain was falling on and off. The layout of the buildings made the grounds look like a military base. Several tall, brick buildings that were abandoned. I did take several photos of both the inside and outside that day. If you look closely at the upper left window, do you see what I see? A boys' face looking back at you?

My sister and I went on a ghost hunt journey. On an extremely cold Friday night in Weston West Virginia we voluntarily spent the night in an old, civil war era lunatic asylum. This building was several football fields long, made of stone. There were four floors, only emergency lighting, a lot of dust, peeling paint and authentic signage and hospital items scattered about. The architecture of the building was amazing! Sculpted gargoyles atop the building, sharp peaks and detailed stone work. Amazing building to say the least. A wealthy man had purchased the building for his daughter. It had been state owned, but as it sat vacant for years, the investor came in to purchase the land/building. The daughter told the community that that she was looking to restore it to it's authentic state. Quite a large endeavor and an expensive one also, considering the age and condition of the building. The surrounding community is very poor. So poor in fact, that there is a curfew to discourage cri...