Wonder What She Is Thinking?



The lady on the right was talking with the two men on the left and the woman in the middle was just staring out into space, not paying attention to anyone.

It would have been interesting to know what she was thinking at this point…

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Morning Showdown

Does anything really need to be said?

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Who Is She Watching?

I was walking through a crowd when I saw her. Without hesitation I lifted my camera and snapped the shutter. 

A couple of seconds later she got up and just disappeared into the crowd…

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Sonny

He would not tell me his name, he just wanted to tell me about his dog "Sonny". 

Sonny was his companion and closest friend. Without out Sonny he would be lost… 

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One Happy Kid

He came out from behind the brick column smiling very happily and just started jumping up and down joyfully.

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Instep With The Ice Cream

Three of a kind eating ice cream… 

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Just Another Manic Monday

She jumped into her car, grabbed her phone and, with a look of unbelief, the teen sat there reading away…

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Relaxing In The Breezeway

It is Friday and time to relax, and there is nothing like relaxing in a rocker and reading a good book to soothe one's soul… 

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The Waitress

A Counter Waitress at the Princess Restaurant in Western Maryland… 

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Party Time On Main Street

Sometimes there are interesting events that show up on main street USA… 

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Some Days A Big Step Is Needed

Taken from inside my car just as this woman took a big step to get over the puddle as she got caught in the rain shower. 

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Me Myself and I

There I am, sitting on the couch watching myself and me looking at the camera, setup somewhere, while taking a break from discussing what photos to post this week.

Well there are four more to come over the next four days. Then, ten more over the next two weeks. Mostly street photography and all black and white photos. Hope you enjoy looking at them.

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The Cantaloupe Bowl

Ended the hot weather week with one more bowl of bite sized pieces of cantaloupe. A fresh vegetable, or fruit if you wish, from an Amish farm and cut up by my wife, chilled and served with sea salt. 

Makes a wonderfully cool afternoon delight on a hot Summer day…  Well I did have to eat it before it got warm, didn't I… ?

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Feeling Kinda’ Lonely



A Dr's office waiting room hallway…

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Thunderclouds Rising

Sometimes it can be quite intimidating to see clouds like this coming up over the horizon…

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Backyard Cave Look

It is amazing how a photograph can make something seemingly appear that is not really there… 

Like the look of caves in the bushes..

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Hampton On A Hill



Actually,  not a bad place, once you arrive… 

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Left Behind

When the Lonaconing Silk Mill suddenly closed, the employees were not allowed back in, not even to retrieve their belongings. Even shoes, that were used during work hours are still there… 

On the positive side the silk mill is the only one of its kind in the United States that is still intact just as it was on the day that it closed back in July of 1957…

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Memories Long Past



Thrown down and left behind… 

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Machinist Tool Bench

The machine mechanic pulled this everywhere where he went , just waiting for that call for help when  a piece of equipment stopped working and needed to be fixed…

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Left Over Yarn

Yarn left over from when the mill closed. It has been rummaged through and picked over. Left for time to create its end. Never to be used for anything good.

One can only look and wonder why it's end must be this way…

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Watering Hole

When an employee needed a break to get a drink this is where they were allowed to go… 

No hanging out here…

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Bobbin Machines

Looking down the main row and seeing all of the "bobbin" machines that roll the yarn onto the "bobbins". Just like the day the plant closed back in 1957…

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Worker’s Elevator Door



Elevator used only by employees for work related instances… 

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Ladies Only

I think I do not need to explain this door…

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Important Doors In The Silk Mill

"Gents Toilet"

Here is the first of three important doors that are inside the Silk Mill. They all were used quite often…

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Work Station At The Silk Mill

Pretty much as it was on the day the Mill closed and the employees were locked out. The Mill never reopened…. 

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Lonaconing Silk Mill



Front Entrance…

In July of 1957 the workers of this silk mill went on strike for higher wages. The company was already having money problems and decided to just close its doors and shut down the mill.

Workers were not allowed to go in and get their personal item and, for the most part, they are still there. It is like entering a time portal to get back in time.

Nine more photos will follow showing what the mill was like back in 2013 when I, and a few others, were allowed to go in and photograph all we wanted anywhere we wanted. 

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The Dark Alley Next To 59 Greene St



What is up the dark alley on Greene St. next to a blue door with an address of 59?

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Farm Valley



From a scenic overlook in far Western Maryland…

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Late Evening Light



Sometimes late evening light, especially after a rain shower, can be such as never before… Maybe the fog that comes rolling in can be the cause…

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Country School Bus Stop



The bus stop is empty today because  - 1. School is closed as it is a holiday and 2  It is no longer in use…

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Lost Home On A Mountain Side



Driving back country roads can reveal wonders from the past. Like here - who were they? When was it left and why?

The stories that will never be known lies alone in this empty old home…

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Forgotten Farm Left In A Valley

Ever wonder what life may have been like back in the days of a place like this?

My Dad was born and raised on a country farm back in the early 1900's right after the turn of the century. The stories he told made life sound hard, and most likely it was, but the family always found time for fun.

He, his two brothers and his Dad would get up early to do morning chores on the farm while my GrandMa would fix a big breakfast. After which my Dad and uncles went off to school…

Farm scenes, like this one, while fascinating does not really tell the whole story, but it does make one wonder… 

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House of Memories



What memories could this place share if it could but only talk…

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PawPaw Tunnel



The PawPaw Tunnel on the C&O Canal. The length of it is 3118 feet dug through mostly solid rock to bypass a six mile stretch around the mountain.

The dig took approximately 14 years to complete… 

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Foggy Lane

A long tree lined dirt road leading back to a farm. Taken on an early foggy morning in Garrett County Maryland.

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A Drowsy Dreamy Influence



Taken on the C&O Canal Towpath just a few miles East of Cumberland, MD. 

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There Is A Hiding Place



There is a hiding place
A safe secure place
Of rest and faithfulness
A place of strength
Found in the Father's love
Unceasing from above
Father, You are enough
So Lord I come
So Lord I come

East Hill Worship

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Green Green It’s Green They Say



In seeing this view outback of my house, I was reminded of a song from the 1960's. It started like this…

Green, green, it's green they say
On the far side of the hill
Green, green, I'm goin' away
To where the grass is greener still.

The New Christy Minstrels 1963

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First Azalea



We have just this one azalea bush and every year it blooms beautifully. Just like this…

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I’m Not Looking



Sometimes it is best to just not look at it, like everyone else…

Just look away…

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Cowboy At The Bath & Body Works

The Cowboy kept looking and looking…

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Where Do We Put Them?



Ok, we have the parts now where do we take them…

At the local mall…

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Youth Sports Action Photography



Even little kids play action sports…

Take away… the Blue team player came across and took the ball away from the Orange team player, and passed it forward to a fellow team member just down the field for a break away and a score…

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Youth Sports Action Photography



Forearm push-off foul that  was not called, while offensive player was in the air attempting a head-ball pass.

The ball did go where it where it was meant to and the player wound up on the ground sore with a bad bruise.

The ref waved it off saying it was incidental contact… 

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Youth Soccer Action Photography



Flying to the ball...

The ball deflected off of the goalie and the Winger went after it aggressively and saved it to finally score...

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Youth Football Action Photography

Stopped at the goal line..

This was a game saving stop of the runner who never made it into the end zone...

I knew the game, anticipated the action and was there to get this one shot. Timed it just right...

Any good photographer can do the same thing. It is just a matter of knowing the game, anticipating the next play and timing the shot... 

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Youth Football Action Photography

Tackle take down by ankle grab...

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Youth Football Action Photography



With shoe in hand coming in for the tackle... 

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