John McLaren
@johnmclaren.bsky.social
Economist, classical music nerd, and family man.
We were on some country roads yesterday. They were really scenic in the fog!
December 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We were on some country roads yesterday. They were really scenic in the fog!
I’d add that Notre Dame de Bonsecour, overlooking the old port, is a beautiful and interesting church. For generations it was regarded as the sailor’s church, and the art reflects that. The 17-century roots can be visited in the cellar.
November 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I’d add that Notre Dame de Bonsecour, overlooking the old port, is a beautiful and interesting church. For generations it was regarded as the sailor’s church, and the art reflects that. The 17-century roots can be visited in the cellar.
(3) The idiosyncratic paired sculptures at Place d’Armes symbolizing the sometimes awkward pairing of cultures that defines the city.
November 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
(3) The idiosyncratic paired sculptures at Place d’Armes symbolizing the sometimes awkward pairing of cultures that defines the city.
Three pieces of public art that I love: (1) The giant ring at Place Ville Marie, best viewed from the south.
November 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Three pieces of public art that I love: (1) The giant ring at Place Ville Marie, best viewed from the south.
A nice spot in Charlottesville.
November 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
A nice spot in Charlottesville.
This berry branch from the neighbor’s tree protruding over our lawn rather delighted me.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This berry branch from the neighbor’s tree protruding over our lawn rather delighted me.
When you emerge from your nap in a stately manner.
September 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
When you emerge from your nap in a stately manner.
We have terrific candidates for our school board election, and I just wanted to put in a word for Dashad Cooper. He’s the only one of the candidates with whom I’ve worked, and his basic decency is clear to everyone who knows him. Great at listening, seeing all sides of an issue, calm and selfless.
September 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We have terrific candidates for our school board election, and I just wanted to put in a word for Dashad Cooper. He’s the only one of the candidates with whom I’ve worked, and his basic decency is clear to everyone who knows him. Great at listening, seeing all sides of an issue, calm and selfless.
If you do it in the same spot as in the movie, it’ll be on solid ground. The lake is gone! The kid in this photo is standing in what used to be the middle of the lake.
September 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
If you do it in the same spot as in the movie, it’ll be on solid ground. The lake is gone! The kid in this photo is standing in what used to be the middle of the lake.
Victor Robertson: “The Gullah-Geechee are a distinct people with their own language and culture, growing out of their enslavement in isolation on the barrier islands dotting the Southern Atlantic coasts. From their "praise houses" these spirituals emerged.”
September 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Victor Robertson: “The Gullah-Geechee are a distinct people with their own language and culture, growing out of their enslavement in isolation on the barrier islands dotting the Southern Atlantic coasts. From their "praise houses" these spirituals emerged.”
This might be the most exciting cultural event in our town this year! Victory Hall Opera is presenting “Gullah Meditations,” a performance of a collection of African-American spiritual songs from St. Helena Island, SC, which are mostly unknown by people outside of that region.
September 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
This might be the most exciting cultural event in our town this year! Victory Hall Opera is presenting “Gullah Meditations,” a performance of a collection of African-American spiritual songs from St. Helena Island, SC, which are mostly unknown by people outside of that region.
Ridge Street and Elliott Street, Charlottesville.
September 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Ridge Street and Elliott Street, Charlottesville.
The sign on the desk is generating a lot of questions that are already answered by the sign.
September 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The sign on the desk is generating a lot of questions that are already answered by the sign.
Stay away from Water St., 9:32am, August 27. (Cville.)
August 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Stay away from Water St., 9:32am, August 27. (Cville.)
Beautiful, tiny bug I came across. Don’t know what it is!
August 16, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Beautiful, tiny bug I came across. Don’t know what it is!
Amazing to note that this is a view I enjoy on my walk to the service center to pick up my car. (#Charlottesville.)
August 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Amazing to note that this is a view I enjoy on my walk to the service center to pick up my car. (#Charlottesville.)
Got his finger on the pulse of the nation!
August 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Got his finger on the pulse of the nation!