Caboose

Crossing railroad tracks is always dangerous. The endless stream of black coal cars, red cattle cars and bland box cars was mind-numbing ... Boring! So boring, passenger-car drivers would day-dream or even doze off waiting for the caboose to pass. The last car of a train is always the caboose. Always! This is my "caboose" …

Downspout

I found this ancient gutter and downspout in Corfu, Greece. It appeared to be serving more as a planter than anything else. The porcelain electric insulators had long been retired. Thought for the Day: We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.Oscar Wilde

Crooked Cross

Moseying across Nebraska near its southern border, a beautiful white church caught my eye. It was a mile north of US 136 in Jefferson County, but shined like a beacon against the cloudless azure sky. As I approached the church from the south, I noticed the cross was leaning to the west. Not much, but …

New Perspective

Perspective Two people looking at the same object or scene from different angles might see two different things; a disagreement or argument may ensue because of different points of view. Just like in real life, a photographer needs to look at the subject from another person's perspective to better understand the "issue". What do you …

Beach Walk

"Early Sunday morning, a perfect time for a leisurely stroll on the beach.  My first impression of South Haven, Michigan when I arrived last night was this is a busy resort town.  The beach was packed, people everywhere: swimming, inner tubes and paddle boards, toddlers playing in the sand with plastic shovels, waders, walkers, frisbee …

Ski Fence

The back property line of a little-used, dusty, unpaved public parking lot of a small town in northeast New Mexico had a fence made of old skis.  Overgrown native grasses and bushes (weeds) filled in the cracks between the skis.  There was no peeking inside. Was a retired ski bum wasting away on the other side of the …

Think Big

This six-year old is admiring the results of his summer work-out program. Thought for the Day:  The aim of life is self-development.  To realize one's nature perfectly  -- that is what each of us is here for.   Oscar Wilde

Inside Out

I used to think this was a nice photo.  Yeah, it's okay, but certainly not the best.   When I took the photo, I was interested in showing detail of the Vermont covered bridge. I wanted sort of a muted or blurred background to make the subject more prominent.  My interest was the diamond pattern …

Model Home

I found this photo op in Central Wyoming, along US 191 on my way to Jackson Hole last month.  The abandoned homestead looked like it was a picture of prosperity in its prime, which had to be several decades past.  The main house, a large barn, this log cabin and several other out-buildings were surrounded …

What Is It?

Five kids on a dock, looking into the water.  What do they see?  A fish, a frog, a dead fish, a log, a dead frog, a pollywog, a wet dog, part of my blog,  ground hog, bottle of grog, ( Geez, sounds like Dr. Seuss)  a toy boat, fishing tackle, seaweed or just another  lake …