Ghost of present Christmas will live forever. Think of them now and you will remember them later. Ignore them now and they will haunt you later at a time when least expected...
The first and only true Christmas gift; God's gift to man. A Savior of they who will confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised Him from the dead.
All who receive Him will have had their sins forgiven and are saved from facing the wrath of God on judgement day.
I pray that you are one of they who has received this gift into their heart...
It was old locomotive time and several older trains came to Cumberland for display and riding. This was taken several years in the past and they have not been back since.
Gave this image a look as if it was taken in the past...
When someone would say "Let's shelve that for awhile", this is where it would go. Interestingly, it wasn't long before what was shelved disappeared... 😉
Back in the 60's, while camping out in the woods with our Scout troop, I used my cheap little 126mm camera for the first time. B&W film with only 12 exposures, and on the last day of camp these three guys suddenly came out of the dark woods on a slightly hazy morning marching like this to show that they survived their week camping out in the wilderness.
I did not realize what I had gotten with the quick shot I got until about a month later when I finally got back my developed photos. Some were good, several were not and then there was this one which I called, "The Survivors".
This was the image that planted the seed of photography in me and began my lifelong adventure in photography.
Over 50 years later, in my 70's, I still engage, to some extent, in my lifelong avocation of photography...
A tree out back of the house with Autumn leaves still hanging on. With the snow and the wind we have been getting they should be mostly gone soon enough...
Sometimes just being in a waiting room can bring on some stress, and having a comfort dog come around can help bring some relief to those who may be worrying...
Was looking out the kitchen window and there she was. The cat that roams the neighborhood sitting on the stump just waiting for something to come along.
Don't think any creature will as long as she is there...
Autumn around here has been sort of bland because of the dry weather.
However, looking out a back window last week I saw these leaves looking nice and bright and I went out with my iPhone and took 3 photos. This one was the best of them.
Like I say as my motto, "If you are not looking you will never see." I was looking at the leaves one morning and I did see. Now you can see them as well...
As the fog climbs up from valley below where the Potomac river from the west does flow, a sense of peace and calmness strives to bring us home being happy alive...
While resting in my reading nook I like relaxing with my feet up on a very old footrest, and having my guitar close by sure helps to relieve the stress that may come up in my life. Since that only happens on rare occasions, I just like relaxing for no reason at all.
I love to read. Presently reading, at different times, a book by Susan Sontag, the latest issue of B&W Magazine and my copy of Robert Frank's "The Americans".
Does put me into a zone and for awhile blocks out the troubles and stress of our would.
Wish I had loved and read this much back in the 60's when I was in school. I may have gotten better grades...
True Autumn colors have not yet begun to show, but that does not need to stop anyone from looking for signs of color.
The sun is shining on the mountains in the background and the clouds are Autumn clouds signifying that cooler weather is on its way bringing with it new shades of Autumn colors...
Autumn definitely is a hard time for taking B&W Photos, especially with all the colors around every corner, but I am up for it and will give it a good try...
So far I really like the look of the Americana Hipstapak. It reminds me quite a lot of the B&W film I used back in the 50's and 60's. I plan on using this pak in different lighting situations just to see how it does.