When I was in the downtown area this past weekend taking pictures of the new art museum, I snapped a few other photos along the way:

Looking down Jefferson Street.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge.

A new convenience mart called the Downtown Corner Store (brick section on lower level of parking garage) prepares to open near the corner of Salem Avenue and 1st Street.

About a week ago a reader (who currently lives out of town) emailed and asked me to post an update with some recent pictures of the new Taubman Museum of Art, which is scheduled to open in just a little over a month.

And finally by late this weekend the rain had stopped and the weather cleared up enough for me to head downtown and snap a few photos.

(If there is something in Roanoke you’d like to read about or see pictures of just drop me an email and I’ll work at putting it on this site.)

A sign in the side/back yard of the museum confirms the opening date of November 8, 2008.

The view as seen standing at the intersection of Salem Avenue and Williamson Road. Hotel Roanoke visible to the right.

Looking down Salem Avenue, Wachovia Tower in the background.

The height of the museum is basically at a comfortable eye level when standing on the nearby Williamson Road bridge.

The back side of the museum is in close proximity to the railroad tracks.

A view from the side/back when standing on the sidewalk of the Railwalk.

I travel along Brandon Avenue just about everyday. Whether going home from work, or coming back across town from Salem the road is a primary route that I use frequently to get around.

This weekend I was the passenger in a vehicle coming back towards Roanoke from the Salem area, and I snapped a few photos of some of the sites along the way:

The railroad is never too far away at about any spot in Roanoke, and just off the street here. This is technically Salem (and Apperson Drive) but the back of the sign that marks the border can be seen to the right.

A wooden fence marks a vast and open field that exists at and just beyond the intersection at Peters Creek Road Ext.

(Note: I explored the above section of Brandon Avenue in a previous post.)

The recently renovated Patrick Henry High School can be seen in the distance when waiting for the traffic light to change at the intersection with Grandin Avenue.

Lakewood Park seen just off to the right of Brandon Avenue.

(Note: I explored Lakewood Park in a previous post too!)

Towers Mall is bustling with shoppers.

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After all of the rainfall we experienced here in Roanoke last week, the holiday weekend is shaping up to be much nicer.

This evening I took my bicycle and met a few friends down at the Roanoke River Greenway for a ride.

I brought my camera this time and snapped a couple photos of a small field which I thought gave off a nice glow with the last remaining sunshine of the day.

Dusk falls on glowingly on a small field of grasses right next to the pathway.

Looking the other direction. Wasena Bridge in the background, Roanoke River to the left, and the greenway to the right.

Things have been busy lately and I nearly took the day off from posting today. But after thinking for a moment, I realized that I’ve taken many pictures around Roanoke in connection with this site.

And only a very small handful actually make the cut and end up becoming part of a regular post.

The rest of the pictures I archive and store for possible later use as references in future posts. Well, whenever I get the notion to call-in sick for the day, I’ll instead pull some of these photos out from the archives and post them in a similar fashion.

Approaching downtown from I-581/Route 220. Mill Mountain in the background and the Wachovia Tower on the right.

A view from Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial bridge downtown.

Every now and then I put down the pen, pick up the camera, and leave a few pictures to do most of the writing for me…

Photos taken at various times from mid-May to mid-June 2008.

Deer spot me, then continue eating just off of Mill Mountain Parkway

The Roanoke River as seen from a bridge on Bennington Road

Beneath the bridge on Bennington Road, wood debris continues to collect at the support columns

A tree holds onto some remaining soil along the bank of a creek at Fishburn Park

Every now and then I put down the pen, pick up the camera, and leave a few pictures to do most of the writing for me…

Photos taken at various times from late April to mid-May 2008.

Approaching Downtown via Williamson Road

An American Flag atop Hometown Bank Reflects in the Windows of an Adjacent Building

Evening Sunshine Falls on the #1 Fire Station

Every now and then I put down the pen, pick up the camera, and leave a few pictures to do most of the writing for me…

Photos taken at various times March 20 to April 20, 2008.

White Blooms of the Bradford Pear Tree Provide Natural Decoration along Colonial Avenue

Late Day Spring Sunshine Partly Falls on the Side of Libby's restaurant (Salem Avenue)

The Roanoke River as Seen from a Bridge along the Blue Ridge Parkway