Author Archives: LaCount Anderson

This past spring I had one of those nights when I could not sleep. I began thinking about the 2026 wall calendar and the title Birds of Praise 2026 Inspirational Calendar by LaCount Anderson was born. All through the spring and summer I discovered birds and had an enjoyable time creating paintings of these beautifulContinue reading “My 2026 Wall Calendar”

Hummingbird See LaCountArt.etsy.com for purchase options. The whole collection is included in my 2026 inspirational calendar. Click here https://lacountart.etsy.com/listing/4375068926

This past Christmas we visited the home of my friend Greg Price. He had recently moved into his new home and we were excited to see his new digs. I noticed a saxophone displayed in a corner of the living room and inquired about it. Greg played the Sax in high school and college andContinue reading “Saxophone Love”

Earlier this year we took Jennings, our grandson, to a local farm to have a day of fun. Among the fun things were a carousel ride, a farm trailer ride complete with tractor, and chickens. They were everywhere. Jennings loved to try to get close, only to find they would run away as he approachedContinue reading “Crazy Chickens”

This blue boat has become a symbol for me this year. I recently celebrated my 72nd birthday. My life has been fun and exciting full of love, but not without challenges. The viewer will note the blue boat has a few dings and scrapes. I, too, have a few dings and scrapes along my life’sContinue reading “”Still Going””

I love driving the roads of eastern NC. We take a regular trip to Ahoskie each week. The drive is beautiful with farmland and familiar crops growing in the fields. In January we enjoy viewing the snow geese and swans as they migrate. I have been looking at this barn and tree for years now.Continue reading “Bethel, NC.”

Grace church was established in1854. In 1831 there was no church in the town of Woodville. There was Old Pugh Chapel at Turner’s Crossroads now called Lewiston. Now the town is called Lewiston-Woodville and Grace Church is near by. For several years, 1842-1854, the Episcopalians went to St Thomas Church in Windsor, NC for baptisms,Continue reading “Grace Episcopal Church, Bertie County, NC”

The ancient sprawling oak tree shades this example of Gullah architecture, once the home of Moses Ficklin, church deacon and undertaker on Daufuskie Island, SC.

“ In 1830, just after sunset on Daufusky Island, South Carolina, a slender black soul would light a fire outside the door of the weathered clapboard ‘Praise House.’ They came quietly to this only gathering place they knew, to sit on the backless half-log benches outside and inside along the wall. At first there wasContinue reading “The Praise House”

The Battle Home was constructed in 1835 by Benjamin D. Battle, a son of Joel Battle, founder of Rocky Mount Mills. Rocky Mount Mills was a major supply of material for the Confederate Army during the Civil War. In 1863 Federal cavalry burned the mill but the officer in charge spared the home because heContinue reading “The Battle House, Rocky Mount, NC”