A walk down the gated road to the Olde farm. Looking back on old ways and days gone by.

Memories

Yet in these quiet moments,

The tender brush of your hair,

Like your smile fading...

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Growing up yellows and reds were sure signs of autumn and this bouquet of flowers represents memories of days gone by. Morning temperatures were cooler and the scent of spent leaves filled the air. If by chance there were puddles left over from a rain they would be covered with a thin coat of ice. Should an air bubble be trapped beneath the ice it was impossible to resist setting it free with a tap from a Buster Brown.

020/365

Sometimes it is good to remember the past, days when covered bridges were common. When the pace of life was a bit slower.

The former giant At&T building, which stood empty for decades, at the F. Gilbert Hills State Forest in Foxboro, Massachusetts.

The building was designed and built by AT&T during the Cold War, with the walls and floors made of reinforced concrete. It was built to take a nuclear blast and keep operating.

Today it has been turned into a regional dispatch center which handles local emergency calls.

The abandoned Beatrice H. Wood School in Plainville, Massachusetts.

The Beatrice H. Wood School was built in the late 1950s and was demolished in 2017. In its place a new town hall and public safety building was built.

I stumbled upon this charming old barn and yard as the sun was going down.

I am doing the unheard of flickr thing and posting 3 photos at once. A little hike/photo adventure to Chute Lake yielded more exciting photos than I have ever taken in one sitting.

My 'sherpa' for this walk was Mandy. Her landscape shots are exceptional and will have you yearning for a hike in BC. We are living proof that SOOC people and NOT-SO-SOOC people are fundamentally the same. We need and love the light. And the light on this morning was extraordinary.

This old wagon sits alone along the bush line. I wonder how many miles it's seen?

but I’ve also seen worse. I don’t have everything that I want, but I do have all I need. I woke up with some aches and pains, but I woke up. My life may not be perfect but I am blessed.

Showers at twilight in Largo, Florida.

Caernarfon, Wales

A replica of the ship used by Columbus when he discovered America.

One of he steam locomotives that are part of the Swanage Railway. The track was bought and run by railway enthusiasts who keep a service going for people who wish to ride on a steam train.

The final tour of Carters travelling Victorian heritage steam fair which has run from 1977-2022. The entire fairground collection is up for sale at a guide price of £2.5 million.

Looking out the window in Plainville, Massachusetts.

A winter morning in Banff National Park provided a few moments of early sunrise glowing on Cascade Mountain.

Bethel Park Pennsylvania, about a mile from where I was born.

Retired in 2001 from service, I probably rode on this 500 times as I lived along the line in two different homes growing up.

The building in the background was the first grade school built around 1905. I wasn't around then!

It seems that I just don't get to travel the back roads much anymore for one reason or another. I've not been on a photographic excursion in several months now. About all I can do is throw together some of my "old stuff" to do a still life shot every once in awhile.

Men dressed as in days gone by at Heritage Park Historical Village, Calgary.

This image was taken on the last day of the mill's operation following collapse of the North Pit wall of the Tarmoola Gold Mine. It was capable of processing 3.6 million tones of ore per annum. It was later sold off and dismantled.

A Great Blue Heron scores a big meal as it wades in the meadow stream. This was one of few times I caught the action (& admired how thick the top of those long legs really are). Haven't had a chance to see many Great Blue Herons this season; hope this brings me good fortune soon.

The Temple of Apollo at Stourhead

Actually the best thing to do is to watch an Atlantic Puffin enjoy the rain-taken off the shores of Grand Manan (New Brunswick, Canada).

A friend of mine posted a photo of this old store on Facebook some time back, and of course, I had to know where it was at. Last weekend I finally had a chance to get down there, and I have to say that I think it is one of my favorites that I have photographed.

Museum of the Appalachians

2819 Andersonville Hwy.

Clinton, Tn

The Cox Corn Crib was originally located on the Bunk Cox farm in Anderson County, Tennessee.

GWR steam loco 7714 leaving Bewdley with a train for Bridgnorth. This was the 4.50 pm from Kidderminster on Sunday August 21st, 2022.

Redone after using Lightroom distortion to take out the leaning back of the house and crooked lines. I left the left hand side in to give it some depth Sedat. I also thought it would look nicer in sepia. Thanks for your suggestions, I have now learnt some more in Lightroom.

Bible Covered Bridge was built across Little Chucky Creek near Midway, Tn. in 1923 when the E.A. Bible family hired A.A. McLean, who was a self-taught engineer, to build this private bridge to serve his farm nearby. In 1948 it was purchased for $750 by Greene County and became a public bridge. In 1975 it became a historical structure after Greene County Heritage Trust rehabilitated it with an entirely new covering that included the addition of three windows on each side, which were absent from the original structure.

990-998 Bible Branch Rd. Midway, TN

I used an HDR (High Dynamic Range) effect to accentuate the details.

Seen in Szentendre, Hungary.

“When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things-not the great occasions-give off the greatest glow of happiness.” - ВОВ НОРЕ.

Some of the simplest things I remember are watching the Bob Hope specials with my parents in front of the old tv; our Christmas Eve walks in the snow with our kids; the Christmas Day hike or snowshoe to the Grotto just the two of us when we became empty nesters; and now it’s FaceTimes with the grandchildren who live so far away but we can feel close virtually. Merry Christmas everyone.

Parked and waiting to start riding again.....

This one is a little out of my comfort zone, i.e. more abstract, but I was intrigued by what was going on. It's an abandoned and very weathered storage bunker adjacent to the harbor. Standing there all by itself, it's also quite an encroachment on the landscape. Left to fend for itself, Mother Nature is encroaching right back with trees and bushes tearing down the surrounding barbed wire fences. Reaching up the sides of the bunker they add wind driven strokes to the patterns of decay.

I posted a photo back in May (I think) of the Limestone, Tn. depot. This one was taken at the same time, but I ran it through the Silver Efex Pro 2 Photoshop plugin for a different look.

Here is another shot of the truck I posted last time from an different angle, and in color.

Mendota Rd.

Mendota, Va.

This little church was built in 1935 and reopened in 1995. According to the sign, it is now open for weddings, church services, and all special occassions.

This little store is located a few miles back in the country near Ewing, Va. and was opened by Daniel Dean well over 130 years ago. Just about anybody in the local area with a camera has photographed it at least once. Dean's Store seems to be fairly well preserved for it's age.

Thanks for taking a look with me.