Down for a spot of tea

[Adsos Letter]

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Down for a spot of tea



Out in the Sacramento delta again



Hildegard



Ready to Rumble

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Wonderful photos, my dear Adsos Letter!

I love 'em all!

And what a nice variety of subjects, too.

Hildegard sure looks alert and ready for anything!

[Adsos Letter]

2. Thanks, Peggy.

Hildegard was on the verge of being incensed. Can't remember why.

[Solly Mack]

3. Lovely!

[Adsos Letter]

4. Thanks, Solly Mack.

Haven't been out much recently.

[Solly Mack]

5. Hope you're doing well.

[Adsos Letter]

6. Doing ok.

Diabetic neuropathy in my feet has been acting up is all.

Hope you are well and enjoying the holiday season.

[Solly Mack]

7. Sorry to hear that.

I'm OK. Resting up before the fun begins in a couple of weeks.

[Adsos Letter]

12. Well, I'm wishing you good rest.

And as little pain as possible.

I included some utility lines for you in the b&w shot.

[Solly Mack]

13. Thanks. I'm currently rather pain-free, but I'd hide the keys from me to be safe. :)

There is the best sub-station not far from my house that I am not allowed to photograph. It sits right next to train tracks that are situated at the forest edge, the miles measured and marked by creosote poles running the length of the tracks. The parallel scoop of twin lines cresting like waves as they connect pole to pole. The train passing through time, as electricity passes through the wire, as life scurries through the woods. As I drive down the road.

At night, the lights surrounding the station showcase an eerie beauty of steel and nature. Passages of time and space, of longing and uncertainty, of our own travels through life.

I wish you could see what I see when I look upon what some would call an eyesore, but I see as but a window to the vastness the night brings. The infinite possibilities.

Egads! Someone stop me now.

[Adsos Letter]

14. "I wish you could see what I see..."

This, I think, is the biggest challenge with photography. What I "see" usually involves feeling/emotion, and I rarely succeed in capturing it.

[Solly Mack]

17. Yeah. Me neither. :(

[ManiacJoe]

18. Why no photos?

> There is the best sub-station not far from my house that I am not allowed to photograph.

[Solly Mack]

19. Military post. No photos allowed for certain areas, to include sub-stations.

It's a really nice spot too. Goes off into the woods, around a bend, and the tracks and the lines go on for a few miles.

[ManiacJoe]

20. That will do it.

Now, if you are looking to meet some cute guys in uniform....

[Solly Mack]

21. My eejit would object to that.

He can be tetchy.

I have walked through the woods to get photos of some of the tracks and they're pretty decent about request for photographing certain things. There's a new school and I want to get some shots of the old one, and I have a request in to do that. I probably won't hear back until after the first of the year though.

I wanted to photograph troops during jump training but I got a no on that. I did sit out there and watch though.

[byronius]

8. Hey, Sacramento/Davis here!

River's all swollen. So cool.

[Adsos Letter]

10. Hey!

Fairfield/Suisun area here.

We've had some good rain, creeks are full, and now it's cold!

[Callalily]

9. Great photos!

I especially like Out of the Sacramento Delta.

[Adsos Letter]

11. Thanks!

I do like b&w photography.

[Mira]

15. Wide range of beauties.

First one is my favorite for the lighting. Thanks for these.

[Adsos Letter]

16. Thanks, Mira.

The first one was taken at a little restaurant we enjoy in Walnut Creek, California.

Glad you enjoyed them.