Historical Bruton Parish

The historic Bruton Parish Church in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia named for Bruton, Somersetshire, England is an incredibly beautiful and well-known as the church where many of the founding fathers of the US attended services.  It remains an active house of worship since its beginning in 1660. The church has been used as a hospital during two wars and has served three generations of worshippers. We have visited, toured, and photographed Bruton Parish and Colonial Williamsburg since our childhood and it has many historical treasures to photograph and rich history for history buffs.

“Parish history dates to Middle Plantation in 1660 Among the men of the Revolution who attended Bruton Parish Church were Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Richard Henry Lee, George Wythe, Patrick Henry, and George Mason. But the building’s history, and that of its churchyard, goes back further in time. Dating from 1715, the present structure is the third in a series of Anglican houses of worship that began in 1660.”*

To learn more about Bruton Parish Church, visit Bruton Parish Church at the History Channel and  Colonial Williamsburg .

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*Bruton Parish, The History Channel

The Return to Secret Lake

The incredible sunsets of the Secret Lake have bidden us to return each season to photograph its beauty. Our last visit we were met with ice, snow and the bliss of winter. This returns breaks again in the sunsets that adorn this place. From every vantage place around the lake there is scenic beauty to behold and so we are reminded of the “Eye of the Beholder“

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“No golden sand of fabl’d river,
No jewel glittering for ever,
No wine-born vision’s melting quiver,

In vivid glory can compare
 With that which we ourselves prepare
To throw round that we fancy fair.

Never such beauty glittered yet,
In golden beams of suns that set
On cupola and minaret.

Never such beauty met men’s eyes
In silver light of moons that rise
O’er lonely lakes ’neath tropic skies.”
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_James Michael – “The Eye of the Beholder’