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Originally posted September 25, 2007. I brought it forward because I miss Sonoma county so......and because it's my most recently published image, in a Bike Monkey special edition on the Amgen Tour of California ( issuu.com/bikemonkey/docs/atoc2012 ) . ;-) I love the way fog lights up with backlighting. It was probably COLD down there in the valley, but so glorious up above the fog! ;-) Somewhere in the valley between Petaluma and Bodega Bay,CA. Sonoma Mountain in the background.
Downtown Granby, Vermont was bustling with activity when I took this photo. The three buildings shown are a chapel/church, a Post Office, and the Town Clerk's office. There also is a schoolhouse just beyond the bend in the road. The town was chartered in 1761, had a population of 52 in 1970, and exploded to 84 as of the 2017 census. Granby was the last of two towns in Vermont to be hooked up to the electric grid, which occurred in 1963.
I saw only one car in the half hour I was at this location. They smiled and waved as they passed. Most of the residents in these small rural towns throughout Vermont and New Hampshire are very friendly. However, that may not be the case in the bordering town of Victory, which I drove through to get to Granby. Victory has a population of 62 as of the last census, and is known for its decades long "Hatfield versus McCoy" type feuds, keeping the local county sheriff busy. Just Google "Victory Vermont feud" for details. Maybe they are friendly to outsiders like me though. I don't know, as I saw no one at all in my drive through Victory. I suspect they may be afraid to go outside. By the way, Victory was the second of the last two towns in Vermont to be hooked up to the electric grid.
This scene looked to me like it was out of the 1800's. Even the main road through town is unpaved. So I thought it was appropriate for a black and white photo.
Also see Milky Way over Granby: www.flickr.com/photos/davetrono/51405709023
It be Friday and we have fence. I have snowy fences too, but I am not in a frame of mind to post them.
...a stained glass window and a bentwood chair at The House in The County, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. (Photographed with the Hipstamatic app on an iPhone6s)
Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee County)
Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin and the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States. The seat of Milwaukee County, the city is located on Lake Michigan's southwestern shore and was incorporated in 1846. As of the U.S. Census Bureau's July 1, 2019 estimate, Milwaukee had a population of 590,157, making it the 31st largest city in the United States and the fourth-largest city situated along one of the Great Lakes.
The first large wave of settlement to the areas that would later become Milwaukee County and the City of Milwaukee began in 1835, following removal of the tribes in the Council of Three Fires. Early that year it became known that Juneau and Kilbourn intended to lay out competing town-sites. By the year's end both had purchased their lands from the government and made their first sales. There were perhaps 100 new settlers in this year, mostly from New England and other Eastern states. On September 17, 1835, the first election was held in Milwaukee; the number of votes cast was 39. (1)
References (1) Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee
What a marvelous landscape. Unfortunately, the weather was pretty lousy. Some of the pictures have raindrops on the lens. Almost inevitable, when the rain was so hard I was almost drowning.
By Lee Lawrie, who also did the famous statue of Atlas in front of Rockefeller Center in New York. More about the building here.
"The panels depict various scenes of the history of corn and corn production in the Americas, including a buffalo hunt showing primitive corn grass, Native Americans cultivating and harvesting corn, and American corn milling and processing. One panel, labeled "Argo," appears to be symbolic of the Moffett Technical Center itself, showing an engineer working in a pilot plant, a chemist with retorts and test tubes, and a scientist using a microscope.."
Agriculture is the dominant land use in Clinton County, which is home to 75,000+ people, spread across 574 square miles (1,487 sq.. kilometers.) Most of the land is flat to gently rolling. A system of open public drains keeps fields from flooding during heavy rains. There are 625 such drains, totaling 1,100 miles long, (1,500 km.) The job of Drain Commissioner is a high profile position, and has been broadened to encompass watershed protection.
On a side road off another side road, I saw this scene. I wasn't sure how to capture it or what to do with it. The morning light was a bit of inspiration, but the clouds diffused it to the point of slight shadows only.
I wanted a wide shot, and the widest I had was the 45mm. And I wanted something gritty, something dark to fit the mood. And Ilford FP4 (with a mind to developing it in Rodinal) came to mind.
I loaded and shot here for maybe thirty minutes.
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'The Fire In Him Burned Steadily'
Camera: Mamiya m645j (1980)
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 2.8/45mm
Film: Ilford FP4+
Process: Rodinal; 1+50; 15mins
Douglas County, Washington
August 2019
Built in 1877 in the "Second Empire" style, the Chippewa County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. This architectural style, with a mansard roof and square-based tower was common in the 1800s.
John Scott, the architect, designed this building, giving it two-foot thick stones walls, and a tower that is fronted by a statue of "Justice".
Seen at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
Unable to traverse the Blue Ridge Parkway to Mabry Mill in the snow, I revisited a stand of trees I fell in love with last Autumn. The snow had begun blowing through this pasture again, making the treeline in the background disappear and these isolated trees and rocks stand out.
GENERAL
"Floyd County is a United States county located on a high plateau of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Commonwealth of Virginia. With a population of 15,476, as of the 2020 census, the county is included in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Floyd County seat is the similarly named small town of Floyd.
The county was established in 1831 from part of Montgomery County, and was named after then Governor John Floyd. In the 1960s and 1970s, Floyd proved popular with people in the era's counterculture, particularly those who wanted to live in closer contact with nature. The county has a rich musical heritage, including hosting the annual FloydFest music and arts festival.
HISTORY
Floyd County's recorded history begins with the arrival of traders, trappers and hunters in Southwest Virginia in the 18th century. The earliest known travel way through present day Floyd County was the Trader's Path, running from east to west across the Roanoke River where Back Creek enters the river, by John Mason's, R. Poage's, the headwaters of Back Creek and southwest over Bent Mountain. The trail continued westward through the Little River area to the Lead Mines.
The first known attempts to settle the area appear to have been made during the 1740s. In 1745 the Virginia Council granted James Patton, of Augusta County, among others, 100,000 acres (400 km2) on the New River and the westward flowing waters, including the Little River area. In 1749 the Royal Company of Virginia also received a grant on the westward flowing waters, putting the two companies in competition with one another to settle the area. The first surveying of the land occurred in the late 1740s.
On January 15, 1831, the General Assembly of Virginia passed an act creating the present county of Floyd out of the county Montgomery. The new county was named for the then Governor of Virginia, John Floyd. The new county's courthouse was completed in 1834. In 1870 a portion of Franklin County was added to Floyd County. The first Commonwealth's Attorney was William Ballard Preston, a nephew of John Floyd, who would later serve as Secretary of the United States Navy. Preston was followed in later years by Jubal Early, who would later serve as a general for the Confederate States Army.
The county seat of Floyd County was first called Jacksonville for Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Jacksonville was first incorporated in 1858 and then re-incorporated on February 19, 1892, to expand the town boundaries. On January 23, 1896, the General Assembly passed an Act officially changing the name of the town from Jacksonville to Floyd.
COUNTERCULTURE AND MUSIC
The county became a destination for those involved in the counterculture during the 1960s and 1970s, particularly those who wanted to live in closer contact with nature. In the late 1990s, the Rivendell community was established by a group of Christians so they could practice a lifestyle consistent with their Reformed Church's interpretations of the Bible and also, in part, to be better isolated from possible societal disruptions caused by the year 2000 problem. Most of the original members of this community have moved on.
Floyd County also has a strong music and literary scene. Three establishments in Floyd regularly offer a variety of live music during the weekends ranging from traditional styles such as Bluegrass and Old-time music to contemporary and alternative acts. Best known is the Friday Night Jamboree held at The Floyd Country Store. Both the Floyd Country Store and County Sales, founded in the 1960s, are featured on the Virginia Heritage Music Trail called "The Crooked Road." In the early 21st century, Floyd became the home of an annual world music festival called FloydFest. Floyd County-based old time string band The Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee won first prize at the 85th Annual Old Fiddlers' Convention held in Galax, Virginia." (Wikipedia)
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Photographed at my home, Yakima County, Washington.
Last night (July 11) there was a brief rain shower, a rainbow, and colorful clouds at sunset in the West Valley area or Yakima County. IMG_1733