Tim Stockwell
"TTFN! Ta ta for now!"
Tonight's late-night post serves two purposes: (1) The usual: sharing a photo with my friends here on Flickr, (2) Letting my friends here on Flickr know that I'm about to take a little break from Flickr--at least a break from commenting and posting myself.
This Saturday, my wife, my son, and I will be traveling to Wells, Maine to vacation with my mom, brother, sister-in-law, sister, and sister's boyfriend. It's a trip that's been a couple years in the making. While we usually only do a long weekend, we decided to skip going last year (which became an easier decision due to all the COVID shutdowns and restrictions) to save up to do a full week this year.
So, overall, I'm really going to try to "unplug" on this trip. I love participating here on Flickr, and I view it like an "online slide show" where you share photos but also comment on others' photos as if you were complimenting them at an in-person slideshow. Sometimes, though--if I'm being honest--it gets a little stressful after a long work day and my son's seemingly endless, 2-hour bedtime routine to try to play "catch up." With the "slide show" mindset I have with Flickr, I've maintained this principle: I'm not going to post photos unless I'm willing to regularly take the time to comment on other people's photos.
So, I'll be taking a break from commenting--and likely posting--for at least while we're on this vacation. If I find I really enjoy the break, well, I might be tempted to extend the "break" further into the summer, especially with plans to visit the in-laws in Potsdam again over 4th of July Weekend, etc.
So, with that, I appropriately leave you with a photo I took during a previous trip to Maine. On June 11, 2018, the NHN ran a special train (I believe for state officials) out of Ossipee with GP18 #1801, a long string of mostly recently-repainted hoppers, and caboose. Here, the train heads south through Wakefield, NH (or does the railroad consider this Sanbornville?). I couldn't have done this chase without the help of friends Ryan Fothergill and Justin Winiarz, and seeing as this is still my only NHN chase to date, I continue to be very grateful to those two excellent dudes.
Will I get to shoot the NHN again on this trip? I don't know. It's a family vacation first and foremost, but it's only about an hour drive from Wells to Ossipee, not too long of a chase, and then only about 30 minutes from Somersworth back to Wells, so...
Hope you all have a great week, and--for the time being--just count my quick "favoriting" of your photos as a definite nod of approval...
"TTFN! Ta ta for now!"
Tonight's late-night post serves two purposes: (1) The usual: sharing a photo with my friends here on Flickr, (2) Letting my friends here on Flickr know that I'm about to take a little break from Flickr--at least a break from commenting and posting myself.
This Saturday, my wife, my son, and I will be traveling to Wells, Maine to vacation with my mom, brother, sister-in-law, sister, and sister's boyfriend. It's a trip that's been a couple years in the making. While we usually only do a long weekend, we decided to skip going last year (which became an easier decision due to all the COVID shutdowns and restrictions) to save up to do a full week this year.
So, overall, I'm really going to try to "unplug" on this trip. I love participating here on Flickr, and I view it like an "online slide show" where you share photos but also comment on others' photos as if you were complimenting them at an in-person slideshow. Sometimes, though--if I'm being honest--it gets a little stressful after a long work day and my son's seemingly endless, 2-hour bedtime routine to try to play "catch up." With the "slide show" mindset I have with Flickr, I've maintained this principle: I'm not going to post photos unless I'm willing to regularly take the time to comment on other people's photos.
So, I'll be taking a break from commenting--and likely posting--for at least while we're on this vacation. If I find I really enjoy the break, well, I might be tempted to extend the "break" further into the summer, especially with plans to visit the in-laws in Potsdam again over 4th of July Weekend, etc.
So, with that, I appropriately leave you with a photo I took during a previous trip to Maine. On June 11, 2018, the NHN ran a special train (I believe for state officials) out of Ossipee with GP18 #1801, a long string of mostly recently-repainted hoppers, and caboose. Here, the train heads south through Wakefield, NH (or does the railroad consider this Sanbornville?). I couldn't have done this chase without the help of friends Ryan Fothergill and Justin Winiarz, and seeing as this is still my only NHN chase to date, I continue to be very grateful to those two excellent dudes.
Will I get to shoot the NHN again on this trip? I don't know. It's a family vacation first and foremost, but it's only about an hour drive from Wells to Ossipee, not too long of a chase, and then only about 30 minutes from Somersworth back to Wells, so...
Hope you all have a great week, and--for the time being--just count my quick "favoriting" of your photos as a definite nod of approval...