boll buggy and pivot

 

Fortenberry Farms

Hale County, Texas

12.10.2016

harvest at sunset

 

Farmers don't quit at 5:00.  This crew may be stripping until midnight to get the cotton harvested.  The boll buggy, pulled by a tractor, follows the stripper, which dumps its load when full.  The boll buggy then transports the cotton to the module builder.  A completed module (on the left) contains 13-15 bales and a bale of cotton typically weighs about 500 pounds.  In case you didn't know, Texas is the leading cotton-producing state.

 

Fortenberry Farms

Hale County, Texas

fishing off the pier at sunset

 

St. Simon Island, Georgia

4.21.2016

sunset on st simon island

 

St. Simon Island, Georgia

agricultural architecture

 

I wanted to entitle this "bridges of hale county" after the book Bridges Of Madison County.  I found the pivot very reminiscent of bridge trusses although there are no bridges in Hale County or anywhere within a 100 miles probably.

 

Fortenberry Farm

Hale County, Texas

11.22.2015

sunset over the water tower

 

Last night I could have used a great sunset for my landscapes but, alas, no clouds.  Tonight was a great sunset behind a mundane scene.  This is the New Deal water tower located by the Fortenberry shop.  New Deal was incorporated in 1970 and my dad was the first mayor.  That's when the water system was installed and Pop donated the land for the water tower.

 

Fortenberry Farms

503 Main

New Deal, Texas

sunset

 

After the heat of the day, the summer sunset paints the evening with a brief burst of color.

 

Canyon Lake #1

Buddy Holly Recreation Area

Lubbock, Texas

winter sunset

 

We awoke to a smattering of snow but the day ended with bright sunshine -- high 13 degrees.

 

Romulus, Michigan

sunset at haystack rock

 

I've been browsing the catalogues looking for my next photography tour.  Sunsets, beaches, congenial camera enthusiasts, new adventures -- it's fun just reading and wishing.

 

Haystack Rock

Cannon Beach, Oregon

10.15.2014

red sky at night - sailor's delight

 

There aren't many sailors on the High Plains, but we all delight in the great sunsets we've had lately.  According to lore, that signifies a clear day on the morrow.  If the forecasts hold, tomorrow may be our relatively nice day for the week -- that darn arctic front is coming.

 

Lubbock County, Texas

sunset in the badlands

 

The photographers, armed with cameras with telephoto lenses mounted on tripods, awaited a glorious sunset.  Alas, the few clouds disappeared as darkness approached and there were no clouds as the sun  sank behind the hills.  Only the magic of post-processing revealed an eerie alien landscape.

 

 

The Badlands, South Dakota

6.11.2014



sunset

 

If you're lacking inspiration for a photo, find a body of water and wait for sunset.

 

Reese Golf Course

Lubbock County, Texas



adios 2012

 



As the sun sets on 2012, one looks back and ponders the paths of the past year.  I can mark my travels by bodies of water visited over the last 12 months.  Atlantic Ocean at North Carolina, Pacific Ocean at Bodega Bay California, Gulf of Mexico at St. Petersburg Florida, Lake Pontchartrain and Mississippi River in Louisiana, Eagle Mountain Lake at Azle Texas, Ohio River at Cincinnati, Rio Chama outside Santa Fe, Monongahela River in West Virginia, Detroit River in Michigan, Missouri River in Springfield, Scottsdale Canal in Arizona and Niagara Falls.

Safe travels and happy trails in 2013!