Saturday Shot 13 JUNE 2009
by Lynn Daniels on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 11:58 am
Just got home from a day in the mountains with the family followed by a night at the dirt track, so I’m sliding this Saturday Shot in just under the wire. It’s another photo from our recent romp at Tallulah Gorge State Park.
I seem to really be into flowers lately, and I’m not entirely sure why. Flowers and clouds. This is a closeup of a couple honeysuckle flowers — not necessarily my favorite flower, but one that has a lot of great memories attached. I remember walking home from school in the first grade and passing a wall every day covered in honeysuckle vines. I also remember stopping every day to suck on a few of the flowers.
When there weren’t any bees around, of course.
Is it any wonder I was often in trouble for taking too long to get home from school?
Saturday Shot 06 JUNE 2009
by Lynn Daniels on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Once again, I’m a day late for the Saturday Shot. I considered just not posting, but decided a day late is better than no shot at all. Don’t you agree?
On Memorial Day, we packed up the kids and rode up to Tallulah Falls Gorge in Northeast Georgia. At it’s deepest point, it’s over 900 feet deep, and is billed as the deepest canyon east of the Mississippi. We used to walk the trails quite frequently, but had been exploring other areas in recent years. On Memorial Day, though, we thought it’d be fun to head on back.
I only brought my little camera; next time, I think I’ll be bringing Fred & George (those are the names I gave to my dSLR bodies). But even with the little camera (dubbed Oliver), I got some wonderful shots.
The sign near the lookout I got this photo from reads:
This view is of L’eau d’Or (French for “water of gold”).
Top of Tempesta Falls, and Hawthorne Cascade and Pool. Hurricane Falls Bridge loop and Staircase begins here. There are 1099 stairs total.
Gorge depth 350 feet.
I did get the regular photos of this view from the lookout, but decided I wanted something different. When I saw these flowers, I thought they might look good in the foreground. I like the way it turned out. What do you think?
Saturday Shot 30 MAY 2009
by Lynn Daniels on Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Welcome to the Saturday Shot on Sunday!
I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted — with the advent of Twitter and Facebook, I’m actually finding myself posting to the blog less. I also find myself visiting fewer blogs. I suppose everything goes in waves, and these things will be no different, right? Anyhoo, let’s get to the business at hand.
This is another photo from last year’s vacation at Yellowstone National Park. Here’s the story behind it:
It had only been three months since our accident; we’d only had Stella two months. Of course, Murphy’s Law dictates that if something was going to go wrong with the truck, it would happen while on vacation, right? Right. In accordance with the law, that’s exactly what happened. While driving through the park during a big ol’ thunderstorm, the check engine light began to glow.
The next morning, we made a few phone calls from our cabin and found a Ford dealership in Cody, Wyoming. We could have taken our normal route to Cody, which would have been back over the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway, and that would have been just fine because that’s a beautiful drive. It was also a drive we’ve seen a number of times before. Every time we come into Cooke City (our normal vacation home base) we come via the Chief Joseph. Whenever we leave Cooke City and head toward home, we do that via the Chief Joseph. So on this day, we decided upon an alternate route: The East Entrance of Yellowstone National Park.
Yes, it was a longer route, but we really didn’t care. We were on vacation, after all. Plus, that was the only entrance we’d never used. Which meant we had yet to explore that area of the park.
Along the way, we passed Sylvan Lake. There was still a tremendous amount of snow surrounding the lake, and look! It’s still partially frozen! Absolutely photo-worthy. The East Entrance of the park did not disappoint. I was, however, disappointed that we didn’t make it back over that way again for more photos. Hopefully, next time.
As promised, here’s your bonus shot — another photo of Sylvan Lake, from a different angle and converted to black & white:
We won’t be able to return to Parkadise this year, so all I’ll have to sustain me are my photographs and memories. Fingers crossed we’ll see another trip out west in the future.
In case you’re wondering — the problem with Stella was some sort of blockage, the details of which I don’t remember. While serious, it wasn’t serious enough for us to have to spend money and fix it right then. We brought the truck home and into our local dealership, where it was fixed under our service contract and cost us nothing.
Coming Soon
by Lynn Daniels on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Big night tonight; LittleDude drove in his first race at the dirt track. He placed third in a field of six or seven go karts. SoundGuy and I are extremely proud. More details — including possible video — will be coming soon.
In the meantime, I had intended to finally return to posting to my blog with an all new Saturday shot. Unfortunately, time got away from me in preparing for the race. I’ll make it up to you tomorrow. Saturday Shot will be posted one day late, and I’ll even give you a bonus picture!
Hope you’re having a great weekend, and I’ll “see” you tomorrow.
Saturday Shot 09 MAY 2009
by Lynn Daniels on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 8:58 am
I can’t resist. Today’s Saturday Shot is another from the Georgia Aquarium. I gotta admit, I was pretty fascinated by the alligators. Took lots of pictures of them.
It could be because this guy in particular stayed so near the plexi. He didn’t move much, yet I still enjoyed shooting him. I took full body shots. Photos like this one of his eye. Pictures of his feet. The whole time, he kinda looked like he wasn’t really enjoying it. That one eye looking at me seemed to say You are SO lucky we’re separated by this plexiglass; if it wasn’t here I would TOTALLY eat your ass.
Seriously. Look at that eye! Can’t you see it?
Saturday Shot 02 MAY 2009
by Lynn Daniels on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 5:47 pm
It’s Yellowstone Country again! I know a lot of people are tired of seeing cold and snow, but here in my world today it’s rainy and dreary, and I wanted some pretty in my life. I think this shot is pretty.
I got this photo our first day out after arriving in Cooke City, Montana. We took a drive partway up the Beartooth Scenic Highway (US 212) and stopped near a huge snow field so the kids could get out and play. I must have taken a couple hundred pictures of my kids in the snow, trudging through drifts and sometimes falling thigh-deep in the white stuff. It was a lot of fun.
I saw this scene across the street, so I waited until there were no cars, and raced to the other side the shot shot shot. I got as close to the water as I dared — I had visions of the snow giving way beneath me and plunging me into this creek that I knew absolutely had to be icy cold. Because of that, I didn’t stay long, but it looks like I didn’t have to. Look at the picture I got!
Saturday Shot 25 APR 2009
by Lynn Daniels on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 4:54 pm
I finally got the photos from our trip to the aquarium downloaded, though I still have yet to go through them. All 548 of them. Getting this done is probably going to take some time.
This photo, however, immediately caught my eye. Could be because of the deep blue field the jellyfish is against. Could be the hint of movement detected in the jellyfish. It could also be because this was the first photo my cursor landed on.
As I get photos processed, I’ll be adding them to my Flickr photostream. I may also add them to the albums here on my website; I haven’t decided yet.
Now, I must go and prepare for tonight’s dirt track races. Have a wonderful weekend!
Saturday Shot 18 APR 2009
by Lynn Daniels on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 9:16 am
I figured I’d try to slide my Saturday Shot in before we left for the races today. 
This week’s photo comes from last year’s Yellowstone trip. One thing that strikes me every time we visit is the large number of “tree skeletons” — those little bits of trees remaining after the forest fire — throughout the park. They still stand tall and proud, but without any of the greenery one is accustomed to seeing adorning them. Don’t they look like skeletons? They’re very light in color and very naked — skeleton-ish.
They’re always somewhat creepy to see, especially considering how they got there in the first place. When you look at these acres of dead trees, you can almost see the fury of the fires that consumed that life. Almost hear the crackling flames and smell the burning wood. I think this photo is made a little more foreboding by that storm brewing overhead. The only thing that would have made this photo even more eerie ( <– that word looked so wrong, I had to look it up in the dictionary!) is a bright bolt of lighting slashed across the landscape.
Saturday Shot 11 APR 2009
by Lynn Daniels on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 11:18 pm
After spending most of my afternoon/evening in the backyard watching the cleanup of a car vs. motorcycle wreck that ended with the car in my backyard (details and pictures to come!), I found myself pressed for time in choosing a Saturday Shot for this week. I wanted to go with a Yellowstone shot, but for some reason Frankie was being stubborn and taking forever to load files.
I think he needs a reboot. I just didn’t have time. Now I do. After I post this, Reboot City!
He was, however, willing to load up the photos from our last hike in the DeSoto Falls Recreation Area near Dahlonega in the North Georgia Mountains. This was a fun hike for us because we don’t often have the opportunity to hike in the winter. Between the kids schooling and extracurriculars, SoundGuy’s job, and the fact that it’s usually just really darned cold, we just don’t get out. But in February, we did.
There was still plenty of snow and ice around. For most of you who are no doubt sick to death of the snow and ice, that would probably be reason to pass these photos by (Ew! More snow! No way! Give me sunny photos!). But even you would have to admit the ice in this shot is kind of cool. And that water looks frigid. And tasty. Sheesh. I must be thirsty.
If you celebrate Easter, have a happy one tomorrow! If you don’t observe the Easter holiday, have a great Sunday.
Saturday Shot 04 APR 2009
by Lynn Daniels on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 12:27 pm
I’m back with a Saturday Shot! This week, we’re going back to last summer’s Yellowstone vacation. These are the Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. While the Lower Falls are the most photographed, I’ve always thought the Upper Falls were pretty cool, too. Actually, they have a feature I think is pretty cool.
Look closely at the photo. Zero in on the upper right quadrant. Do you see those itty bitty people? They’re real people, only itty bitty in the photo compared the the size of the falls. There’s a little hike down the canyon wall to the platform at the Upper Falls, which is where those itty bitty people are standing.
The platform is a wonderful reward after what I found to be quite an exhausting hike, but then I’m a bit out of shape, so you can take that for whatever it’s worth. At any rate, when you stand on that platform, the sound of the river rushing over the falls is deafening while the view is spectacular.
This photo’s not great, these falls aren’t the most photogenic, but I do love those itty bitty people.
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