I was driving home the other day and the light was rapidly failing when I ran across this barn. It sits on top of a hill and is in just the right position to have the sun behind it most of the time. I was just fortunate enough to have some descent clouds to get a little color.
A benefit of living in North Georgia is the plethora of old barns. Within a mile, you can find everything from a falling down wreck to something much newer and standing strong. Mostly, it is not the newer ones that give character to the landscape, it is the older ones that have many years of weathering to tell about. I found this one on one of my drive through the mountains. If only its walls could talk.
On the north edge of Atlanta is the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. It encompasses about 50 miles worth of the river and some of the surrounding area part of that area is called Sope Creek. There are old ruins of a paper mill right along the creek with many door and window frames still intact. I decided to have little fun.
Growing up I always heard of “old wives” tales and other stories of how to tell the weather. Things like the leaves turning over, the sun being red in the morning and many others. Several months ago, my wife ran across one that said cows lie down when it is supposed to rain. I can confirm, that is an “old wives” tail. I pass these cows and many more nearly everyday. There is not rhyme or reason as to when they are lying down. I have seen them standing through thunderstorms and the entire heard on the ground when it was bright and shiny and had been for days and was afterward for days. However, it is kinda fun to pretend to be the weather forecaster and I find that I am right as much as they are.
I seem to be the king of random stuff. I think this has to do with the way I see the world. Like it is through the lens. I found this one on a back-road near Rockmart Georgia. It has a twin that I will post sometime in the future. Too bad gas costs as much as it does. When I was growing up, I would drive for hours just to see what was around the next corner.
I have shared many photos from my time at Old Car City USA. I was going through them the other day and noticed that I had not shared any of the facilities. The majority have been of vehicles. There are several buildings around the …Continue Reading Here…
I could not help but be amused with this photo. Maybe it is just me, but I try to find interesting shapes and objects for my photos. It does not always work out that way, but I was surprised by …Continue Reading Here…
I was driving through Jasper Georgia one night and ran across this. As we passed it, I made a comment to my wife about it and decided to turn around. Of course, the kids in the back had to start asking questions about what a mausoleum was. My wife explained …Continue Reading Here…
This old stone house sits in the middle of one of the first battlefields of the American Civil War. On the top of the ridge beyond the house, the first bullets flew. When the battle started, the battle was treated like a Sunday afternoon outing with many from [Continue Reading…]
Today is Sunday, so it must mean a church photo, right? No fair, I’m sure you saw the photo first. I found this church in Rome, Georgia. I had to stop for a second in the turn lane to get this shot, but I think it turned out pretty good for an …Continue Reading Here…
