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River Walk in San Angelo

This unique bridge crosses the water in the park in San Angelo.  To the right, in the water, is a statue of a mermaid.  The park has many trees for shade, lots of grass and seems to be a great place for people to spend the day when the weather is good.

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Underside of Bridge

This bridge goes across the Mohawk River from the south side of Amserterdam, to the north side.  There's a walkway that goes under the bridge also from the north to south.

In the summer there's a concert series once a month on the north side that's usually very well attended.

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Mosaic Artwork

There's a park I went to today and I saw this beautiful mosaic artwork on this wall.  

 

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An Abandoned Bridge 

Riding through some country roads about an hour east of Abilene, we came across this bridge.  

The framework was still there, but the bridge headed off at a different angle over a creek.

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Snow Covered Bridge

This snow covered bridge crosses the Chena River in Fairbanks, Ak and it'd adorned with flags along it's route.

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Bringing the Coffee

There's one overhead bridge in Abilene.  I'm hardly ever downtown during business hours, but today I was.  There were a lot of people crossing the bridge so I took my time and just waited.  I got some good shots, but I like this one.  Bringing the Coffee.

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Railroad Bridge

I took a side road the other day and came across this railroad bridge.  This isn't a common sight here where I live because everything is so flat so I couldn't resist making an image of it.  

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Walking Bridge

This is the walking bridge that crosses over the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks, AK.

Once on the bridge the view from either side is spectacular.

Everything is green and the river weaves itself through the town.

My heart is grateful for:

beautiful scenery

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Adirondack Chairs and Fountain

Seen outside an eating area.

My heart is grateful for:

being able to take a short nap this afternoon

9/365                The Mermaid

So...it's been such a long while since I've posted.  Unbelievably,  I've almost forgotten about my blog.  The days when I posted everyday or even once a week are long gone.  I've been concentrating on Flickr and Fine Art America right now.  Also, I still struggle with what to take photos of.  

Years ago when my friends and I challenged each other to post every day, I forced myself to photograph any ordinary things within my vision. I should probably just do that again instead of waiting for inspiration, which seldom provokes me to photograph these days.  There are about 34 days until the end of the year~~maybe that's what I'll do.  Take a photo of anything, post it and add a little text about why I thought that item was worthy.

But here's today's image.  I took a trip to San Angelo, Texas a few weeks ago.  They have a River Walk and this mermaid statue is one of the destinations along the way.  She intrigues me every time I see her.

A Day in Haleiwa

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My friend and I spent the day in Haleiwa.  I wasn't too excited about it when she suggested it, but I agreed because I haven't been out shooting much lately and I needed the diversion.  Once we got there, I decided to put some effort into it.

It was hot and I'm not a big fan of hot-weather photography.  But unlike hot weather in the northeast, there are always chances to cool off by getting into the shade or when the trade winds blow, so it was fairly tolerable for me today.

I'm pretty happy with some of the images I brought home.  

So I give thanks to my friend, Jackie, for giving me the impetus to get out there, for the stimulating conversations we had and for the great ideas for some creative uses for my images.  

More Haleiwa

Today Jackie and I got up before dawn to drive to Haleiwa, thinking that we could get some good images of the town before it got too crowded with people. Well, we were only about an hour early. To use up some time, we drove to the beach--no turtles--then drove back. After stopping at the harbor and then at a coffee shop for some breakfast, we began walking around town. I took way too many photos to post here, but these are two that I really like. MVPers, you'd be proud of me. After asking this guy permission to take his photo, I then returned and asked if he'd sign a model release!!! Hi Five!!! He said yes, and I'm now the proud owner of my first ever, model release from a stranger.

This bridge is very fun to look at and photograph. If any of you have seen "Blue Crush"--when the local girls are going to teach the football players to surf, this is the bridge they drive over to meet up with the guys. (I think it was probably cleaned up a little for the movie....)

Posted at 3 pm on Sat., Feb 21, 2009