Goin' Out

(Snapped on 4/23/11 - using an iPhone and an Instagram filter)

I've been sitting on my riding tractor for the better part of this day, and now I have plans to go out...I know! Me! going out and being social on a Friday night! It's practically unheard of anymore...

Sadly though, this is all that I have time to post. But! I will sit down at my computer tomorrow, and be much more diligent...I promise.

Happy Friday!

Let's Try This Again...

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I cannot believe that it's been two whole months, since I posted my last Little Pretties entry...

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I won't bore you with the list of reasons for my sudden departure, and subsequent unplanned, extended leave of absence... 

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I will say however, that although I've slowed down my pace significantly - I have continued to cram plenty of new pics. onto my phone...

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...and because of that (and a growing urge), I feel like I'm finally ready to start writing about 'em again.

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The images seen here, were all taken at the Blandy Experimental Farm and State Arboretum of Virginia...

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...over two different days...

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...using an iPhone and Instagram filters...

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I chose this group because they were taken at the same place as the self-portraits that I wrote about and posted on The Big Ugly today )

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I have to admit, I wasn't all that keen on the idea of taking pictures of plants and trees, and not much else...

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(which was kinda what I'd assumed I would do?)...

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...but the further I wandered off the beaten path...

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...the more inorganic things I found to snap.

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(Does anyone besides me, think this kinda looks like a deer?)

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I love how the simple act of carrying a camera...

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...is the very thing that makes me wanna peek around corners...

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...and take a closer look at the most ordinary objects...

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...and helps me make grand discoveries - sometimes of the tiniest...

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or most insignificant things...that under no other circumstances, would I have noticed before. 

It sure does feel good to be back...

Suh-WEEEEET!

(Snapped on 5/16/11 - using an iPhone and an Instagram filter)

Soooo...check this out. Somehow miraculously - my computer and new iPhone - have worked out the irreconcilable differences that had previously plagued their arranged marriage. Today marked the first time in the two weeks they've been together, that I've been able to download pics. from the phone to iPhoto...

Maybe all is not lost, after all...*mazel tov*

Good Things Come in Small Packages

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My poor, poor Little Pretties...senselessly relegated to sit in a corner for weeks (or so it seems)...and for what? Well my dear friends...fear not. I shan't bore you with the details of my unpredictable whims and erratic mood swings, nor will I go into elaborate detail about the tragic misfortune that befell my beloved iPhone (*sob*). I will also refrain from bitching about the fact that my new iPhone and my iMac simply refuse to communicate with one another...and under no circumstances, will I fuss about my current financial situation, which is so dreadful at the moment - that I cannot afford to send off my 120 film for processing.

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Aaaand...since posting fresh photos is not an option at this time (my apologies), I am assembling a bunch of older pics. which should jibe well with my most recent Big Ugly post

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All of these pictures were taken over three different days...

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...in an itty-bitty, little town - not too terribly far from where I live.

(Snapped on 10/20/10 - using a Sony Cybershot)

What you see here...

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...and here, is pretty much all that there is to see...from a distance.

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Once I took the initiative to stroll around though, and get up real close to the handful of nifty, old buildings and such...

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...I realized there was much more to see, than had initially met my eyes.

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The same thing was true when I pulled into town, on one of the few days that the original post office, (repurposed today as a charming antiques store) happened to be open for business...

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I was mesmerized as I pored over graffiti scrawled on the walls, allegedly by the town's first post master, and Civil War soldiers who waited for the train - that would carry them away to fight for the South.

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The more I explored...

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...the more I discovered... 

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...and the more I wondered why it had taken me so long (41 years of either being driven by someone else, or driving past it myself) to finally take the time to inspect this charming town.

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After my third visit to delightful Delaplane, I was not only its newest fan, but was also plotting out ways to feature it in my self-portraits...and the rest (as they say) is history...

Empty

(Snapped on 4/24/11 - using an iPhone and an Instagram filter)

For whatever reason, this photo sorta sums up the queer mood that I feel like I've been stuck in, lately...so I'm posting it.

I'll try to do better next time...

Party's Over

(Snapped on 4/24/11 - using an iPhone and an Instagram filter)

This Sunday night is more than just your average Sunday night - because it signifies the end of a major party weekend. There were several big events held in this area, these last few days..and I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that a large percentage of locals - might look at a beer and pull a similar grimace, to the expression on the guy's face above... 

Are We There Yet?

(All pics. snapped on 3/05/11 - using an iPhone and Instagram filters)

Nope. Just a couple more entries about old cars, and then we'll be there...(I think)

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After the boy (who I mentioned in my last entry) posted pictures of a bunch of old farm trucks on Instagram, I pled with him to tell me where on earth he had found them. And when he said that they were housed in a shed on his family's orchard - I made plans right away, to go shoot them.

(Snapped on 3/05/11 - using an iPhone and an Instagram filter)

Now, one thing I never wanna be accused of - is plagiarizing, and so when I arrived at the shed and beheld those magnificent trucks with my own eyes - I knew that my pictures could not in any way resemble the boy's pics..

Since the photos he'd snapped, were of each truck in its entirety - once again I tried a more up-close and personal approach...

...and once again, I was glad that I had.