Sepia Scenes and Yard Art

A few readers may recognize The Incredible Mr. Limpet who appeared in my Weekend Reflection shot a few weeks ago (here). I took these two shots the same day as the reflection one. We inherited Mr. Limpet when we moved to this new home almost three years ago. He sits and guards the larger of two fish ponds in our yard.

Some of you know I am dealing with a knee injury and still haven't been able to venture far from my own yard so I've had to resort to what's at hand. However, after a shot in my knee today (YES, very painful) I hope to be on the mend much faster as soon as the headache and nausea from the shot goes away. :)

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Weekend Reflections: Edge of the Pond

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On The Way To Leesburg

A couple of weeks ago I went to Leesburg, Virginia to visit my son and daughter-in-law. I took lots of photos along, during, and on the way back. This week I thought I would share with you some of the many "finds" that captured my attention.
I'm sure you're wondering why I posted this lovely scene of a fence and wildflowers. Well, as will become apparent, it is a necessity to have a clean windshield when one is trying to point and shoot through the windshield while on a four lane highway. (I was in the passenger's seat so I wasn't driving and shooting at the same time.) This scene was beside the road when the windshield got cleaned because I was losing my senses shooting around bug splatters! The fence separated the Interstate from a Christmas tree farm. So clean windshield, shoot a nice landscape and on we go!

"Going Down That Long Lonesome Highway"

(anybody remember the TV show Bronson)

This is what you might call an odd shot. Can you guess what it is? This was the second of three trucks we passed. Each was carrying a blade from a wind turbine. Miles back we had seen wind turbines on top of a mountain. They were pretty far away. Stands to reason this was one being transported to be erected with those. This wasn't something you see everyday; but I was quick and caught all three actually. After the first one that I almost didn't get I watched for more and was rewarded with the other two. Not great shots, but I thought interesting.

Sideling Hill is one of the best rock exposures in the Northeastern United States. The cut reveals a 350 million year old section of rock which was folded by a massive compression of the earth's crust some 245 million years ago leading to the cut's distinctive "U" shaped fold which is called a syncline. The Syncline was exposed when 10 million tons of rock was removed to complete the construction of Interstate 68 in the late 1980’s. This is in the state of Maryland not far from the West Virginia border.

Putting aside the quality of the photos I hope you enjoyed this first stage of my trip. Tomorrow we'll be in the historic city of Leesburg. Hope to see you then.