I've been taking pictures since I was 9 years old, started with an old Brownie Kodak. Photography has always been a kind of obsession with me, everything looks like a picture to me! My husband drives a truck, and I enjoy riding with him, and the photo opportunities I get, as we travel about the country. I've had a few photography classes, but I don't tend to think too much about the technical stuff, I just take pictures of what I like! Still, I am always trying to get better pictures. My camera is a point and shoot, so I have to deal with all the problems it presents, however I loved going digital...it lets me take a lot more pictures then I have ever been able to before.

I was always taught to try to avoid power lines, power poles, etc, however I find that they are everywhere. So I embrace the lines, the poles,and the roads, and find they work very well in my pictures! The trucking world is new to me, and I enjoy capturing my new experiences, it is a world that only the truckers see, and I believe that the rest of the world should get to see it too!

Sometimes I am gone for a while, riding with my husband, but don't give up on me, I'll be back! I am enjoying Flickr very much, there are so many nice people here! I am trying to keep up with everyone and everything, but forgive me if I'm a bit slow...I promise that I haven't overlooked or forgotten you!

I have many pictures that I have taken throughout my life, and I plan to gradually post past pictures, some will be scanned film photos. They will probably not be in any kind of order...but I hope they will be of some interest to all of you!

UPDATE: May 13, 2009, I finally got a DSLR, a Nikon D40. I am so excited! I have lots to learn, but I am already loving the upgrade...being able to take a picture, without waiting for that "shutter lag" is a HUGE difference! (Now I just need a few lenses... : )

(SPECIAL NOTE TO MY FAMILY, in order to find the family pictures you are looking for, here is a link to my albums:

www.flickr.com/photos/arrow734/albums

If you click on that you can find the pictures you are looking for easily. (Without having to hunt through so many other pictures!)

UPDATE: 2019

I have changed the way I post on Flickr, and have changed most of my image settings to Public. I've done this in order to share them with my family and friends. I really enjoy Flickr, however I have realized over the years that my family has a hard time finding my photos, so I wanted to make it easier for them. My apologies to my long time Flickr friends, who may have a harder time finding the photos they would like to see, as there are so many things posted here. I would also suggest for them to check my albums, to find the photos that they would hopefully enjoy seeing! I know it's confusing when all my posts of old photos come up as new images...!!! Sorry! ♥

A couple of things that I have to mention (silly really)... I like to write a bit about my pictures when I am sharing them, after all these years, it almost seems like a blog. There are many now that I have changed to public that only have a nonsense string of words on them. Those words list where they are on my computer, and I have left them in place to help me find them later, I'm sure they don't make any sense to anyone!

Also, the images that I scanned from my negatives all say " My Beautiful Picture" on them which drives me crazy! I just don't have time to change those. I don't want anyone to think I would post something like that...many scanned ones are from the 70's and 80's film camera's, and are a bit blurry (still good memories!)

All of my photos are copyright, with all rights reserved. Please do not copy or use them without my permission. Thank you!

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Smile! : )

I also play drums in a band with my husband, if you would like to check us out, here is the link:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP6TrsAQmJM&feature=channel_page