I am always inspired by the monumental, and not-so-monumental, works of human ingenuity. Whenever I see a bridge, or a mountain road, or a tall building, it reminds me of how people, down through the ages, have altered their environment by building things to make their lives easier, or to commemorate occasions or people. Structures …
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Scenes from South Dakota
On September 1, my Hubby and I got into our car, and drove to South Dakota, for a Ricochet meetup with members from all over the US. Our drive took us through Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota finally. It was an uneventful drive, and the scenery we saw was spectacular. We …
In the 1930s, they built a wall.
In the 1930s, in the depths of the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration sent crews to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the Little Missouri National Grasslands portion, and set them to work building infrastructure. By the side of the North Dakota highway, there is a turnout with a viewpoint, and a low wall demarcating the …
Lens-Artists Challenge #114-Negative Space
As I understand it, Negative Space in a photograph is the space around the subject, not the subject. The Wide Open Spaces of Montana and North Dakota supplied some excellent subjects on our recent trip across country.They don't call Montana Big Sky Country for nothing.The white barn almost disappears in the Big Sky, under the …
South Dakota Teaser
Here are a couple of things we saw on our trip to South Dakota. I am writing this from the car so cannot do much detail. Mammoth bones Seen all over South Dakota More later.
Lens-Artists Challenge #112, Pick a Word
For this week, bloggers pick one or more of the following words, to illustrate with their photos. The words are: Growing, Crowded, Tangled, Exuberant, and Comfortable. I think I can find at least one photo that illustrates each word for the week. Let's start with Comfortable. People who are owned by a cat know that …
Lens-Artists Challenge #111 Everyday Objects
When I saw the topic for this week's challenge, the first thought I had was "Ooh, this one is going to be fun!". And I think it will be. I hope my readers think my choice of said objects is fun. My first two everyday objects are items that are precious to me. The first …
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Lens-Artists Challenge #109 Under the Sun…Around the West
The same Sun shines on us all. Everyone on Planet Earth gets their sustenance from the same Sun. That Sun shines over Alaska, as well as over the Hawaiian Islands. I spent two years in Minneapolis in grad school, and I especially appreciated that sunshine in Winter, when it was bitter cold. In 2016, Hubby …
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Lens-Artists Challenge #108 Sanctuary
A sanctuary is someplace you want to be. It's often a quiet place, or a less-quiet place with no one else around. It's a place to retreat to, when you have had your fill of the honking horns, boomy bass coming from someone's hot-rod, or just backups in traffic. Not far from my home is …
Lens-Artists Challenge #107 Winter
I like Winter. I went to Minnesota to grad school in the early 1970s, and I quickly decided I much preferred winter to summer (98 degrees, 98% humidity-ugh!). In Minnesota, winter is bitter cold, with temperatures as low as -45 at night, but the sun is shining most days. There's no more beautiful sight than …
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