One of the many creeks in Gates. Water was very scarce during the summer of 2002 when this photo was taken and water levels in all the creeks and swamps were at an all time low.

One of the many small abandoned homes that dot the landscape.

Rosemallow, one of numerous wildflowers in the Gates County area.

I've always been drawn to old barns and this one is very typical of many of them I see around the county.