How fortunate am I to have this view when I leave my office at the end of each day?
These two photographs are very similar but one emphasizes the green and the other, the impressive cloud formations from all the storm activity we’ve been having here in SWVA.
Yesterday, I posted photos taken during this same storm system. Please look here if you missed them.
While we are all ready for sun and the warmth that it brings, the storm and clouds made for amazing skies.
The daily rain has caused the New River to run over it’s banks in some spots and we have been under flood watch here in SWVA.
As an aside, I was on the bridge for about 20 minutes and had more fun as friends would drive by, wave and honk, and later text or call to tell me that they saw me.
Ya gotta love small city life!
You can sing that title to the tune of Born to Be Wild.
I have been so frustrated the last 2 days because my photos were just not turning out the way I had hoped they would. Now, I get that sometimes I’ll take 20 shots and be happy with just 1 or 2, but yesterday nothing seemed to work! Finally, in frustration I looked at my settings.
Yep! I had the color setting to add extra red to my shots.
How? Why? When?
Who Knows!!
Can you tell which one was on the wrong setting?
I couldn’t 🙂
I’m open to any suggestions to improve macro shots (I don’t have an SLR)
And almost cold enough for it!!
When walking out of Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen http://www.lucky32.com/cary.htm in Cary, NC this past Sunday, I couldn’t help but notice this veggie cart.
Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen, under the direction of Chef Jay Pierce, prides itself on serving “southern foodways and locally-sourced food”. Little did I know when I ordered the Black Bean Cakes that they are considered a restaurant tradition. So Yummy! (I didn’t take a photo, but if you check out the website you’ll see one).
I don’t know the name of this leafy green vegetable but aren’t the colors gorgeous? Perhaps one of you gardeners out there can tell me what it is …
After traveling toward home from Raleigh NC in 3 hours of driving rain, I was glad to see the clouds finally part. In the distance, visible from the interstate was Shot Tower Historical State Park, located in Wythe County, Virginia. Even though I’d driven by it many times, I’d never visited and decided it was time.
Overlooking the New River, The Shot Tower was built more than 150 years ago to make ammunition for the firearms of the early settlers. http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/shottowr.shtml
Doesn’t it figure that the park was closed for roof repairs!
Disappointment was brief however because right there at the intersection of Shot Tower Rd and Pauley-Flatwood Road, were several old farm buildings that begged attention from my camera.
Though the rain had stopped, the mists over the mountains created a beautiful backdrop.
What do you miss most when your computer is down?
For me, it is most assuredly the lack of access to my photos, and the ability to edit and post new ones.
A friend has lent me a lap top so I am able to do online banking and use the internet as needed.
I do not have group contact lists on my phone and given that I maintain communication for 4 groups I am a bit challenged. At least I can send messages via those group FB pages.
So really, it’s about photography.
Some of you post beautiful photos from your iphone, but as much as I love my blackberry, the photo quality isn’t great. Perhaps I’ll give myself a photo challenge and see what I can do with the phone camera.
Until then, will you join me in prayer to the computer gods/goddesses, asking for resolution soon? I’d be grateful … I fear I’ll be experiencing withdrawal symptoms soon!
Last Friday, I had to be out of the house earlier than normal in order to get my annual mammogram. Because of that appointment, I also traveled a slightly different route than is typical. This pastoral scene was my lovely reward.
Ah! There are more benefits than you know to getting a mammogram!
Have you had yours this year?
Truly! They’re lifesavers!
It is something that escapes, almost without me being aware that it has happened. It usually occurs within 20 minutes of starting up the bike and heading out on the road.
Of course, as soon as I get on the bike, I am happy to be feeling the wind in my face and I look forward to the ride ahead. I know I’ll see the beauty of the land, feel the adrenalin pounding in my blood, and hear the wind rushing by my ears. Those things are a given, and I welcome them.
And then, as I am settling into the ride, it happens.
The Sigh.
It is big and it is physical … as if from the depths of my soul. Lungs fill. Chest rises. Shoulders lift. Breath escapes. And with that, the fatigue and pressure that have built up during the day are released and I am, for a few moments, free.
And all is right in my world.
Life on the Bike and other Fab Things 