Greetings, and welcome!

My name is Fred First, and I'm happy that you've dropped by to visit--by chance, or to discover links and events related toSlow Road Home -- a Blue Ridge Book of Days, and to the photo-note cards, and other products and productions. You can follow the links below or in the sidebar (scroll down for more choices) to other destinations on this site. Please do, and leave comments or email me!

• How to order Slow Road Home
• Fred's Photographic Note Cards from Floyd County
• Excerpts from the book
• What readers have said about Slow Road
• Fred's Weblog, Fragments from Floyd
• Squidoo page with a wee bit of info about Fred's next book
  
• Fred's Photographic Galleries
  

I hope to add to this site regularly, so check back often. I'm happy to have comments, so don't be shy!

Fred First Blogger, essayist, teacher, physical therapist, naturalist and photographer. Fred's bio (pdf) Email Fred

Slow Road Home ~ a Blue Ridge Book of Days For those who enjoy or long for the pace, place and pleasures of life in the southern mountains of western Virginia. See the left SIDEBAR for excerpts, endorsements and ordering information for Fred's first Book (2ed Jan 07).

Find out how to order Fred's photo-Note-Cards THREE sets available: Set One: Blue Ridge Back Roads Set Two: Blue Ridge Parkway Set Three: Blue Ridge Autumn More sets of five cards anticipated. Check back!

The town of Floyd (population 400) is the county seat of Floyd County, located southwest of Roanoke, VA in the Blue Ridge Mountains and bordered by the Blue Ridge Parkway. While there is only a single traffic light in the entire county, something's always doin'--at the Country Store, along the Parkway, at Sun Music Hall or at Oddfellas. Some places you might go to find out more include this Calendar of Events. And Fred often posts narrative descriptions and images of the cultural, natural and social happenings in and around town on his blog.