A Virginia Hollow
Southwest Virginia is a land of mountain hollows laced with purple ironweed and goldenrod. It’s a place where well-kept secrets are revealed only with the passage of time, says commentator Virginia Shepherd.. Ms. Shepherd comes to us from member station W-M-R-A in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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