August 2011

POTD: F-E

F-E
Wilsall, Montana
2011

An abstract view of the grandstand seats at the Wilsall rodeo grounds. It’s kind of funny that they even bothered to label the seating sections. It’s hard to imagine a reserved seat event at a venue like that.

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POTD: A Walk on the Beach

A Walk on the Beach
Lincoln City, Oregon
2010

A couple of ravens out for a stroll along the beach. At least I think they’re ravens rather than crows, hard to tell for sure. If you believe the claim that crows hop while ravens walk then they must be ravens. But there doesn’t seem to be much consensus that that adage is really true.

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POTD: The Gesture (Badlands)

The Gesture (Badlands)
Omaha, Nebraska
2011

A closeup of a statue of some homesteaders out working their fields. The rugged tension in this guy’s hand seems quite symbolic of the struggle it must have been to make a living on the land in the 19th century. It reminded me of a song by Bruce Springsteen that addresses the issue, at least metaphorically (or should I say uses this concept as a metaphor for other struggles):

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