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Not Far
It’s all relative. We have moved far away from where we used to live. We now drive long distances to get to and from our jobs. At the same time, we didn’t move very far away.
We still tune in the same radio stations. I look at the weather map and see the same radar images I have been watching for years. We are not that far away.
Yesterday morning, a heating company crew arrived to install a new gas line for our clothes dryer. The owner hopped out of his truck and said, “You have venison!”
That’s a pretty strange greeting, I thought. Venison? I do? I’m pretty sure he read the confusion on my face, as he then pointed out that it was in the ditch at the end of my driveway and there were car parts all over the road. Someone had hit a deer.
It seems we are located at a popular crossing route the deer travel from a thick section of pine trees on the other side of the road. Earlier in the summer, when we first stopped by to meet the family selling this property, there was a dead deer on the near side, out in the open of the mowed grass by the road. This time the unfortunate doe ended up in the long growth on the far side.
A deer sprinted across the path my car was traveling last night on my way home. That hazard is at a new level compared to our previous location.
One thing that is drastically different for us, is the view out our windows. It is bringing us great joy. I hope the thrill never goes away. I don’t ever want to take this feature for granted.
In Transition
So much to do, so little time in which to do it. I had hoped to do a quick post this morning, before we head out on a big adventure today, but the task turned out to be not so quick. The topic I picked deserves time for more thought than I have right now, so I will save it for another day. In its place, you get, …what else? A picture to view! A leaf, in transition. Like our lives right now.
Enjoy the day!
Self Portrait
While enjoying the scenery up at the lake last Saturday, I captured this image of some guy looking at me through his camera lens:
I like the way it turned out. A little bit mysterious. It takes a second to figure out what is going on.
And, since I am posting photos, here is an outtake from the session on the water. I really like the coloring of lake and sky, and find myself wanting to gaze upon images from this series, again and again. This one falls just short of my goal, because of the slant of the horizon. It bugs me, but the color is still appealing:
I was attempting to capture the ripples created by boat traffic. That feature also failed to come through as I had hoped. The leaf that floated into the foreground grabs attention, but it doesn’t present enough of a classic leaf outline to be a rewarding distraction. It just leaves an impression of, “what is it doing there?”
If you find yourself asking, the answer is: floating.
If the leaf could have taken a self-portrait, it probably would have, but since it wasn’t able, I took the picture.
I can’t get over the feeling that all the water is going to run out the right edge of that image, following the slant. Yet, I still discover my gaze enjoying the view. Maybe that is because I am usually seeing it at thumbnail size. The gradient of colors seems more dramatic as the image is reduced.
Don’t you agree?
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Lake Views
We are up at the lake, after all. Yes the trees are peaking in their autumn splendor, but the clear, blue, sunny skies, and summer-like temperatures have the lake looking very inviting. Dip your toes into these images…
Scenic Detour
This weekend, we are taking a short break from packing, and visiting our lake paradise with Cyndie’s parents. On the way up, Cyndie and I took a little detour, by way of the property we will be purchasing. I tried to capture some photos of the drive.
Here is one of the views from the lovely back road route we favor, shortly after crossing into Wisconsin:
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This is a view of the street the driveway is on, looking from the north:
To the south, our street intersects with County Highway N.
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This is a view up the driveway. Welcome home, John and Cyndie! (Soon!)
In Case
In case you were wondering what it might look like when Cyndie and I look out at the autumn woods beyond the deck at our new house, here are a couple of photos Cyndie captured during a recent visit, to give you an idea what we are in for…
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