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Wisconsin Central southbound freight led by SD45 #6599 runs alongside Water Street Rd. south of Lomira.
Following the train west I had a few shots in mind, such as the overhead off Highway 8 but when I got there I found it being rebuilt with a crew at work and a single lane traffic light. So much for that idea. Instead I jumped ahead to Cemetary Road and nearly had full sun here. Wisconsin may not have grown but the reach of Watco sure has. June 6, 2022.
The original background was almost a match of clowns face! This was my first attempt at using CS5 to remove the clown and put in a different background. A feeble attempt at that. No book, and going to my CS3 book didn't help too much. The quick selection tool was a help but I had a hell of a time with the 'refine edges' tool. Should I buy CS6 with one of those bible books? Now that I think about it I could have used the selection brush in Lightroom, de-saturated the background and then applied a gradient. Oh well, it was fun but frustrating! I need to just get Lightroom 4 and learn that well. I'm almost embarrassed to post this, but having spent so much time on it.................
Built in phases between 1911 and 1959, this Prairie and Organic Modern-style house and office were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright to serve as his family residence and studio, with two fires leading to substantial reconstruction of the house in 1914 and 1925. The house, which is named “Taliesin”, Welsh for “Shining Brow” or “Radiant Brow”, referring to the hill upon which it is situated, is a long and rambling structure with multiple sections built at different times, with the building serving as a living laboratory for Wright’s organic design philosophy, as well as growing with Wright’s family, wealth, and business. The house sits on a hill surrounded by fields, but is notably located below the top of the hill, which Wright saw as being such a significant feature of the landscape that it should remain untouched by the house’s presence. The house’s westernmost wings served as the home of livestock and farm equipment, as well as a garage, later becoming housing for the Taliesin Fellowship, where aspiring architects apprenticed with Frank Lloyd Wright. The central wing served as the Frank Lloyd Wright studio, where Wright and his apprentices and employees worked on projects for clients, as well as where Wright often met with clients. The eastern wing served as the Wright family’s residence, and was rebuilt twice, in 1914 and 1925, after being destroyed by fire, and is overall the newest section of the complex, though some portions of the west and central wings were added after the main phase of construction of the residence was complete.
The house is clad in stucco with a wooden shingle hipped and gabled roof, with stone cladding at the base and on piers that often flank window openings, large casement windows, clerestory windows, outdoor terraces and balconies, stone chimneys, and glass french doors, all of which connect the interior of the building to the surrounding landscape. The interior of the buildings feature vaulted ceilings in common areas, stone floors, stone and plaster walls, decorative woodwork, custom-built furniture, and multiple decorative objects collected by Wright during his life. The exterior of the house has a few areas distinctive from the rest of the structure, with a cantilevered balcony extending off the east facade drawing the eye towards the surrounding landscape from the living room of the residence, next to a large set of glass doors that enclose the living room and adjacent bedroom from a shallower cantilevered terrace, while to the west of the residence, and south of the central wing, is a landscaped garden, which rests just below the crest of the hill.
The building was the full-time home of Wright from 1911 until 1937, when Wright began to spend his winters at Taliesin West in Phoenix, Arizona, due to the effects of the Wisconsin winters on his health. For the rest of Wright’s life, the house was the summer home of Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship, and following his death, the house was deeded to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, which operated and maintained the house as a museum and the home of multiple programs until 1990. Since 1990, the house has been under the stewardship of the nonprofit Taliesin Preservation Inc., which operates the house in conjunction with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. The building is a contributing structure in the Taliesin Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976. Taliesin was one of eight Frank Lloyd Wright buildings listed as The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2019. Today, Taliesin is utilized as a museum, offering tours and interpretation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s life and work.
A Wisconsin badger cheerleader barks out a chant and holds a "RED" sign as she yearns for her football team to win.
Union Pacific 1989, the Rio Grande heritage unit, leads Canadian Pacific train 470 thru Richwood, Wisconsin on October 29, 2014.
Wisconsin & Southern 4078 has just come off the Cottage Grove line with three cars in tow as it rumbles along on Madison's near eastside on March 25, 2014.
Two Wisconsin & Southern units have three cars in tow as they creep toward Markesan on April 22, 2003.
Taken at the late, lamented Eagan's in downtown Milwaukee. A rather classy eatery/watering hole where performers and patrons of the Milwaukee Symphony and the Performing Arts Center would gather after shows.
And a perfect place for us gals to show off :)
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 (high roof/144" wheelbase) cargo van chassis. Ambulance conversion by Demers Ambulances of Beloeil, Quebec. This ambulance is in service with Shawano Ambulance Service in Shawano Wisconsin.
Oakfield, Wisconsin. The original house was built in 1878 across the street from one built by my Great Grandfather and where my Grandfather was born and raised. Some early photos of this house show that it had a nice porch around it. Apparently it had fallen into disrepair and some people thought it would be torn down, but instead it was saved restored although not in it's original configuration. I guess at that time, the addition was built on the back of the house. Personally, I think a front porch would greatly improve it's appearance, but am thinking that the current owners use the side door more than the front.
Downtown Madison, Wisconsin
Capital Square with Lakes Mendota & Monona bordering this beautiful city, showing the State Office Building, also the new Court House and City Hall.
Copyright 1959, The L.L. Cook Co.
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My nephew doing some New Years day ice fishing, back in Wisconsin. He said it was -8 out. Nice Northern pike he caught .