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  1. Hype for the Future 185E → West Hampton Roads, Virginia

    Introduction The western portion of the Hampton Roads region in the Commonwealth of Virginia, around and slightly east of the Fall Line in communities such as the City of Emporia and the City of Franklin to the east, is notable for a relatively slower pace of life and lower population densities compared to the inner cities of the Hampton Roads region further east. Generally, the West Hampton Roads communities are located substantially south of the James River and may also represent the […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  2. Hype for the Future 185E → West Hampton Roads, Virginia

    Introduction The western portion of the Hampton Roads region in the Commonwealth of Virginia, around and slightly east of the Fall Line in communities such as the City of Emporia and the City of Franklin to the east, is notable for a relatively slower pace of life and lower population densities compared to the inner cities of the Hampton Roads region further east. Generally, the West Hampton Roads communities are located substantially south of the James River and may also represent the […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  3. Hype for the Future 185E → West Hampton Roads, Virginia

    Introduction The western portion of the Hampton Roads region in the Commonwealth of Virginia, around and slightly east of the Fall Line in communities such as the City of Emporia and the City of Franklin to the east, is notable for a relatively slower pace of life and lower population densities compared to the inner cities of the Hampton Roads region further east. Generally, the West Hampton Roads communities are located substantially south of the James River and may also represent the […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  4. Hype for the Future 185E → West Hampton Roads, Virginia

    Introduction The western portion of the Hampton Roads region in the Commonwealth of Virginia, around and slightly east of the Fall Line in communities such as the City of Emporia and the City of Franklin to the east, is notable for a relatively slower pace of life and lower population densities compared to the inner cities of the Hampton Roads region further east. Generally, the West Hampton Roads communities are located substantially south of the James River and may also represent the […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  5. Hype for the Future 185E → West Hampton Roads, Virginia

    Introduction The western portion of the Hampton Roads region in the Commonwealth of Virginia, around and slightly east of the Fall Line in communities such as the City of Emporia and the City of Franklin to the east, is notable for a relatively slower pace of life and lower population densities compared to the inner cities of the Hampton Roads region further east. Generally, the West Hampton Roads communities are located substantially south of the James River and may also represent the […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  6. Hype for the Future 181D: Town of Gatesville, North Carolina

    Overview The Town of Gatesville is a community located in rural Gates County, North Carolina, and serves as the county seat. Located to the west of the Great Dismal Swamp, the county is home to the local Merchant’s Millpond State Park along the Route 158 corridor.

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  7. Hype for the Future 181D: Town of Gatesville, North Carolina

    Overview The Town of Gatesville is a community located in rural Gates County, North Carolina, and serves as the county seat. Located to the west of the Great Dismal Swamp, the county is home to the local Merchant’s Millpond State Park along the Route 158 corridor.

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  8. Hype for the Future 181D: Town of Gatesville, North Carolina

    Overview The Town of Gatesville is a community located in rural Gates County, North Carolina, and serves as the county seat. Located to the west of the Great Dismal Swamp, the county is home to the local Merchant’s Millpond State Park along the Route 158 corridor.

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  9. Hype for the Future 181D: Town of Gatesville, North Carolina

    Overview The Town of Gatesville is a community located in rural Gates County, North Carolina, and serves as the county seat. Located to the west of the Great Dismal Swamp, the county is home to the local Merchant’s Millpond State Park along the Route 158 corridor.

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  10. Hype for the Future 181D: Town of Gatesville, North Carolina

    Overview The Town of Gatesville is a community located in rural Gates County, North Carolina, and serves as the county seat. Located to the west of the Great Dismal Swamp, the county is home to the local Merchant’s Millpond State Park along the Route 158 corridor.

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  11. Hype for the Future 124B: Gloucester Point, Virginia

    Overview Located at the southern end of the Middle Peninsula in the Commonwealth of Virginia is the community known as Gloucester Point, notable for a military presence on the north side of the York River in the general vicinity of the region known as Hampton Roads. The community is directly opposite the York River from Yorktown; however, surrounding areas on the Middle Peninsula side are often considered rural territory.

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  12. Hype for the Future 123G: Mathews County, Virginia

    Introduction At the eastern end of the Middle Peninsula, defined as the region in the Commonwealth of Virginia south of the Rappahannock River but north of the York River, is the County of Mathews along the open Chesapeake Bay. Today, the county is defined by the rural heritage of the region and the historic charm of the Tidewater region, notable for the numerous plantations of the area and surrounding counties. Within the county are zero (0) incorporated communities; however, the county is […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  13. Hype for the Future 123G: Mathews County, Virginia

    Introduction At the eastern end of the Middle Peninsula, defined as the region in the Commonwealth of Virginia south of the Rappahannock River but north of the York River, is the County of Mathews along the open Chesapeake Bay. Today, the county is defined by the rural heritage of the region and the historic charm of the Tidewater region, notable for the numerous plantations of the area and surrounding counties. Within the county are zero (0) incorporated communities; however, the county is […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  14. Hype for the Future 123G: Mathews County, Virginia

    Introduction At the eastern end of the Middle Peninsula, defined as the region in the Commonwealth of Virginia south of the Rappahannock River but north of the York River, is the County of Mathews along the open Chesapeake Bay. Today, the county is defined by the rural heritage of the region and the historic charm of the Tidewater region, notable for the numerous plantations of the area and surrounding counties. Within the county are zero (0) incorporated communities; however, the county is […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  15. Hype for the Future 123G: Mathews County, Virginia

    Introduction At the eastern end of the Middle Peninsula, defined as the region in the Commonwealth of Virginia south of the Rappahannock River but north of the York River, is the County of Mathews along the open Chesapeake Bay. Today, the county is defined by the rural heritage of the region and the historic charm of the Tidewater region, notable for the numerous plantations of the area and surrounding counties. Within the county are zero (0) incorporated communities; however, the county is […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  16. Hype for the Future 123G: Mathews County, Virginia

    Introduction At the eastern end of the Middle Peninsula, defined as the region in the Commonwealth of Virginia south of the Rappahannock River but north of the York River, is the County of Mathews along the open Chesapeake Bay. Today, the county is defined by the rural heritage of the region and the historic charm of the Tidewater region, notable for the numerous plantations of the area and surrounding counties. Within the county are zero (0) incorporated communities; however, the county is […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  17. I recently bumped into the word "methodology" again. I hate this word. I've hated this word since I first bumped into it during my first summer as a co-op working in an R&D center in the sweltering summer of '88 in #Tidewater #Virginia. The suffix "-ology" means "the study of", e.g., "biology" is the study of life. Clearly #methodology is, or should be, the study of methods.

    Alas, no.

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  18. "...Texas, a part of the United States that #Alberta hardly resembles at all. In reality, what Texas resembles is #Canada. It has more than 30 million people, plenty of #tidewater, a #grownup #economy that involves more than #resource #extraction, and a rough split between #progressive-minded and #conservative folk (Republican for the time being but with demographics inexorably marching toward a Democratic Party majority)."
    #abpoli
    albertapolitics.ca/2024/04/pla

  19. #Ophelia has found its way inland in NC, bringing heavy rain and flash flooding to inland NC & VA, along with one more significant high tide cycle this evening. TD 17 formed in the Atlantic, with no threat to land currently noted.

    More: theeyewall.com/september-23-20

    #ncwx #vawx #mdwx #dcwx #dewx #njwx #newjersey #delaware #maryland #virginia #northcarolina #delmarva #hamptonroads #tidewater #weather #storm

  20. Dead Downwind
    Big Annemessex Marine Sanctuary
    Maryland

    Sleigh ride on the crest of a cold front, in a friend's Caledonia Yawl.




  21. Sunrise, Sailing Sharpie Skiff
    St. Michaels, Maryland

    At traditional Chesapeake crabbing skiff called a "Stickup". Two masts and sails, the smallest mounts in the bow and tilts forward, opposite any other rig.

    Example of one sailing:
    eyeinhand.com/2017/10/07/chesa





  22. Old barn at what was a rural steamboat landing on the Chesapeake Bay. Farmers and fisherfolk and artisans would store their wares here until the steamboats picked up along with passengers on the way to Baltimore or Norfolk.




  23. Ghosting

    A Caledonia Yawl sailing in light air on a foggy morning.




  24. Coquina

    A Herreshoff design built by a friend. A fast and handy boat, beautifully done.






  25. Taking Root
    Onemo, Virginia

    Land plants give way to water plants.



  26. Full Moon with Eclipse : Winter Harbor 2022
    The slick ca'm carries through sunset, moonrise, and late into the evening. Perfect for a bonfire on the beach to welcome the lunar eclipse.

    The boardwalk over the marsh points almost due west like a compass rose. From the end, there's a broad view over the marsh in every dire

    eyeinhand.com/2022/12/18/full-