Ye Olde Church...

On my way home from Dolgeville this morning, I knew I would be passing the old Palatine Church, so I planned on stopping to get a few photos. It's a beautiful old building. I once photographed a wedding there, and it was a pleasure. The inside, as I recall, is one large room, airy and bright because of all the large windows. When I first moved to the country a long time ago, I had visions of attending a "country church", but it didn't work out that way. I love the church I attend, but it doesn't have quite the same "personality" of the little churches I've seen dotting the countryside in our area.

As I continued on my way home, I came upon this horse and buggy. I've been waiting a long time to be in a situation where I could get a photo--knowing that the Amish don't like being photographed. So I grabbed my camera, got as close as I could in the car, and took the photo through the windshield. It's not an award winner, but I think it's pretty iconic--most people would know exactly what it represented.

Sometimes I wish I were in that buggy, taking life nice and easy. It's kind of like Hawaiian time, "no worries, brudah".