Scenic Sunday
Scenic Sunday
Seligman to Holbrook, Arizona
There’s always so much beautiful scenery along Interstate 40 in Arizona. Much of it I don’t manage to shoot because I’m driving and don’t really want to stop every few minutes. But once the Big Guy takes over driving in the afternoon, I can point my camera at whatever I like.
One last look at Castle Peak
Here is the last of my batch of photos from late July 2006, when the Big Guy took me along on his quest for a good bow hunting spot. I had never stopped to explore this area, not far from Interstate 80, and I honestly didn’t see a whole lot of it even on this day. But there was quite […]
Memory Monday: Snow day
I was so happy about the photos I shot last Saturday as we drove through a coast range snowstorm I nearly forgot it was actually time for Memory Monday! So instead I went through the “Korea albums” and found some images of family time in the snow to share today. These pictures provide a very good example of the nostalgic […]
Memory Monday, Week 143
This week I have slides from winter and summer, in two very different locations. First up, January 1981, when I took a quick trip with my mom and dad up to Post Falls, Idaho. We went to visit my grandpa; and although we only stayed for a couple of days, the whole journey was something of an adventure for me. […]
Memory Monday slides redux, Week 10
This week I’m concluding my slide carousel labeled 1951 — although in fact the last couple of slides have the year 1950 written on them, and the first three might actually be from 1956. Ah, well! I originally posted these images in late 2016; they include scenes from a snow trip up Highway 50 (east of Sacramento) as well as […]
Memory Monday, Week 70
This week I’m sharing the final set of images from my box of professionally photographed slides. I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing them as much as I have! I’ll be taking a break from Memory Monday next week (and possibly the week after that) as I try to decide what’s next. My new scanner has made such a huge difference in […]
Memory Monday, Week 62
Two weeks ago I began sharing some professionally shot vintage slides that form part of my mom’s collection. That initial set were all labeled as Wesco slides; but the remainder of images included in this box are labeled only with numbers — so I can only guess at their locations. I believe that the next two images may have something to do with a county fair in Southern California; they seem to be exhibits of Sunkist brand Oranges. The second photo includes the names Crafton Mutual Orchards in Mentone (Riverside County) and Allen Break & Son in Bryn Mawr (San Bernardino County). I’m guessing that the black horse depicted above may be Silkwood, a record-setting trotter which helped swell attendance at the early 1890s Orange County fairs. The good news is that I’ve finally ordered a new slide scanner, and I hope to be back next week with a new and improved appearance to my slides!