I’m going through my files and being brutal about deleting stuff that will never see the light of day and is just hogging up space on my hard drive. But this one from February 2013 caught my eye. Keeping and sharing.
Taken from the front yard of my parent’s home.
In a tree in at the back of the property where my brother and his family live, there is something hanging in the tree. At first it looks like it could be a long strip of cloth. It isn’t.
It is steel siding.
It appears to defy gravity, just hanging there, tangled in the branches of the tree. Until you walk around behind the tree and look up.
It’s not coming down any time soon.
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The First Baptist Church mentioned in this story is the church my brother pastors, and is directly across the street from their home. The school has been rebuilt and the community made a point to use the bricks from the old school when constructing the new one.
I’m in southeastern Oklahoma (Tushka) for the weekend. On Friday night, brother and I went to supper in Atoka (Luigi’s), followed by a little drive around town. More later.
I’ve been spending a lot of time in them lately. And my iPhone is always handy.
I took these photographs while looking out from our lanai in Hawaii. The finches are a little hard to see. Can you find them?
There are four in this photo. . .
But not in this one . . .
Incoming!! Looks like the fella on the left may have a contender for the lovely lady’s affections.
Oooh! Her head has been turned!
But not for long . . .
Someone new swoops in . . .
Handsome!
Island Canary (aka Atlantic Canary)
Silhouetted bird . . .
Definitely not from the finch family . . .
I wanted to get something “new” for this week’s challenge, but I just wasn’t able to get out and shoot. Perhaps this weekend I’ll get the chance. In the meantime, a couple from the archives.
New York City from above.
New York City, on the street.
For those of you who think I’ve abandoned color.
A portion of Honolulu… You can see Hawaii’s state bird over there in the upper right corner.
Meanwhile, back in Kailua . . .
On my last full day in Hawaii, I grabbed my camera and stepped out the front door after one of the many rains we had. Sweetie is coming home tonight. The critters and I have missed him very much.
Carissa Snedeker Photography 