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Steam Heat

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Don’t you just love seeing an old steam engine? They bring to mind history, and romance, and days gone by. Please visit Monochromia if you haven’t yet. You’ll see the work of a collaborative group of photographers, amateurs, and photo nuts from all parts of the world.  This is my contribution for the week.

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“Yeah …. I’ve got  ::cling cling::  fsssss steam heat”

How many of you hummed that song as you read those words?  Or, sadly, how many of you have never heard of that 1954 song from The Pajama Game soundtrack?

For more images of the annual visit to my city by these historic steam engines, please check out the following links:

https://lifeonthebikeandotherfabthings.com/2014/04/10/those-great-steam-engines/

https://lifeonthebikeandotherfabthings.com/2014/04/13/train-day-in-radford-now-in-color/

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Misty Mountain Hop

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What does a Led Zeppelin song have to do with this post?  Not much.  Just a clever title for a post with alot of misty photos 🙂

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I was up and out of the cabin early both days this past weekend, enamored with the mist rising off of the river.

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The Canada Geese were so vocal to one another as they swam by me.

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The otters, too, were chatty and so fun to watch.  I just wish I’d had the right lens and light in order to capture a decent photo.  Yet even without photos, I can still see those 6 playful otters in my mind.

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What a marvelous way to start the day.

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Monochrome

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This image was my most recent contribution to Monochromia, taken at Shelton Vineyards in North Carolina.  A new image will come out early tomorrow morning.

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Have you visited Monochromia yet?  If you love B&W Photography, you really should visit this collaborative blog, chock full of wonderfully different images from a talented group of photographers.

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The Divide

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Many of you are already familiar with Joe’s beautiful photography, and some of you know of his incredible spirit of generosity.

His passion for photography moved him to create Monochromia and allowed the crew of photographers and photo nuts to embark on a wonderful adventure.  He is generous with his time as he teaches less experienced photographers new techniques (please see his blog for his “You Asked For It” series).  He shares each and every Monochromia post on our FB page.  He reblogs every Monochromia post on his own blog The Visual Chronicle.  He has helped me to learn the basics of lightroom (and helped me with so many other things), and he and his wife have become my friends.

PLUS I just love this image!
Here’s to you, Joe, with a big ol Southwest Virginia THANK YOU!!

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Nikon D610 and Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 IF-ED AF-D lens – 1/160 @ f/4 – ISO 800

“The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?”

Edgar Allen Poe

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Brilliant!

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This image, but in black and white, is my contribution to Monochromia today.

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And you can see the B&W image here, too …

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Hope you all have something fun planned for the weekend!  I’ll be catching up on chores, checking out your blog posts, watching the Hokies play Carolina, and of course spending a little time on the bike!

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Gaslight

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My contribution to Monochromia this week.  I’m telling ya’ll, participation in this blog (what an honor) challenges me, my creativity and my ability.  Phew!

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BUT! Challenges make us stretch and grow, so I’m keeping with it!

(can you see the unplanned surprise in this image?)

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Fenceline in Monochrome

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For this week’s post on Monochromia, I wanted to show sunlight … it seems as if we haven’t seen alot of that this summer.

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It truly was a beautiful evening.

Have you visited Monochromia yet?  Please do so soon and check out the work of photographers from around the world!

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Monochromia

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The image of this intriguing old stump is my contribution to Monochromia this week.  Pop on over if you get a chance and if you didn’t know it already, you’ll learn that I’m a tree hugger (like you didn’t know that already 🙂 ).  As Joe always says, if you love B&W images, you need to check out Monochromia.

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Waiting

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The local music scene in my neck of the woods is all about friends gathering to play in pizza houses, restaurants, and other small venues.  Musicians gather to raise funds for the local food pantry and animal shelters, but of course they also gather to spread the joy of the song.

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I arrived early to the performance space and was drawn to the site of the instruments … just waiting for the hands that will bring them to life.

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These Boots …

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…represent so much of me.

Please checkout our new blog Monochromia.  If you love B&W images, this is the blog for you!

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… were made for fighting wildland fires, and I wore them while battling the flames in Idaho over 30 years ago.  Now, they serve to protect me while riding the bike.  They’re just boots.  Worn, scarred, dusty, and bearing remnants of fire retardant still … but they are precious to me.

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