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Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder


Six days without a shutter click.  In my book that is an eternity being away from something that you love.  Schedules, weather, lazy, needs, wants – and so many other factors pull you away from time to time.  They say that “absence makes the heart grow fonder;” that is a notion I have become familiar with as of late and would definitely have to agree.  It make the reunion all the sweeter.  It was wonderful (as it always is) to go back out on the road and see what enters my frame.

I woke up this morning fully intending on capturing the sunrise, but I was too late.  It was a beautiful January morning.  I decided to head to Wisconsin and take a visit with my dear aunt Marge.  Out the door after coffee, a bit late and slightly disappointed.  A recent memory of a sunrise that was spectacular beyond compare carried me on my way.

The path to my aunt’s house brought me through familiar territory – Pierce County, WI.  I love the area and the scenery.  I can never get enough of these rolling hills, farm and bluff lands and back roads.  I managed to find barns and building that I have not shot yet along with some familiar scenes.  It never grows old, no matter how familiar, as it is different each and every time I look at something.  That’s what I love about photography.

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1800′s Treasure Revisted


On November 3rd I was out on one of my countryside drives and spotted a barn overgrown with trees.  I snapped a shot or two, but never published and thought nothing more about it until today.  While out on a Friday photography fun day, with two lovely ladies from RWPC, we happened upon the site of this old barn.  It’s exterior is in full rustic glory and its structural integrity not quite yet fully compromised.  However, its splintered and twisted joists, make this beauty very dangerous.  I was informed that the stone house across the road is this oldest in the county.  The landowner believed the barn was erected in the early 1800′s around the same time as the house.  This old edifice held some interesting items.  Most notable were a Hobart M. Cable Co. piano (likely from the early 1900′s), a Blue Bird bus seat that has seen better days, an old trunk and some type of  case (suitcase?).  I am no antique aficionado – the items looked old and interesting. I post-processed mostly in black and white, except where color provided for a more dynamic image.