in the hills of fairfield

 

i see crosses flying

 

twenty-one heron salute

 

Moran Rainbow

Last evening at the Florida Gateway College in Lake City I attended a series of talks titled Our water,Our future. The keynote speaker was the celebrated photographer John Moran, who specializes in the Springs of Florida. Making my way to the college, I noticed a wonderful rainbow off to the east. As I came to the Levy Performing Arts Center, I saw Moran walking for his car. I stopped and reintroduced myself as the guy he photographed several years ago for the Lake City Logo controversy. He said he had been up since 3AM putting his show together and was going to catch a nap before the start in thirty minutes. I told him I was torn between his talk and capturing the rainbow. He laughed and said, its all in foreground, meaning, I told him I was trying to get a good view of the rainbow but the pines were obstructing. So I hurried over to the new Library and was able to get the shot. In order to balance the sky and the "foreground", I used a polarized sunglass as a neutral density filter, placing it over the sky and carefully lining it up on the horizon line.
It is a good trick for the times you do not have a filter, or with one of the little point and shoot cameras lacking filters.

Lil Kindergarten Caboose

In Lake City or Columbia County several years ago, all the Kindergarten students attended a wonderful campus North of town. Out on the playground, the center of attraction was a real caboose that the kids especially enjoyed. I recall both my nieces Allison and Jessica attending the Kindergarten Center.
Now the Center is used for truant students and it more resembles a prison. Sad.

Floyd and the Pink Bike

Every child that lives near concrete or brick should be given chalk crayons. I love to come upon their creations. This particular one appealed to me as Pink Floyd is my favorite rock group. I wonder if the kids heard mom and dad playing the song or if they played them?

Watermelon Tub

Came upon this novel idea for a wash tub. I have collected several from my fathers place and think that I shall convert some of them into similiar designs...squash,cucumber,okra,etc.

Cool Fronts Coming...

 

Never ending light

The journey that Gary Mack and his family are now undertaking with Nan his wife having suffered a stroke recalls the time we went through the same path with Melanie. I trust that Gary in this will draw near her bed often in prayer and intense supplication. Nan was one of the first girls I went out with once way back when I first came to Lake City after college in 1979. She attended the same church I did at the time, Wesley Memorial United Methodist. Her mother has continued a good friend over the years with my mom and her best friend Barbara Thomas. Gary was a student in my Sunday school class while in Williston and continues as a good friend of my brother Lewis.

Scouting