Finding these oldies is fun! The ones in this post are from 1994 and include one from Bear Mountain SP of the bridge there, one from an upstate NY farm, and three from the Finger Lakes region of upstate NY. I was told that that area was used for some very early Tarzan movies, but I'm a much later vintage, and cannot verify that! ;)))

Here are three more from 2002. These were taken in Awosting Reserve which is  part of Minnewaska State Park in NY.  It couldn't be more antithetical to Florida terrain and conditions, and I really do miss it! 

I've been meaning to look at negatives I made a long time ago, and today I did. There are quite a few more to look at, but I chose these three to begin. I'm not sure where the marsh was, but I must have found it interesting enough to photograph.  Of the several shots I made, I chose this. Where I photographed the ice, snow and dark water with stick is also not recorded, nor is the side of the tree. They were all in a protective negative sheet from 2002. 

I often return to Kingsley Plantation which is very well run by the National Park Service. It's a rich resource for all who want to learn a bit of what life was like on a Sea Island Plantation that raised cotton and indigo among other things. I especially value the bookstore that offers a variety of factual items without having to acknowledge the censorship currently in evidence here in Florida. Does it make one uncomfortable to be informed about life for enslaved Africans??  Bloody damn right it does as it absolutely should.  Two of these images are of the waterway that served to transport the plantations produce, and the other is of what may have been a witness tree at that time. 

 Just for silly:  The Old Man And The Tree!

I was looking forward to the journey south to Florida that would take me through Shenandoah NP.  However, I was really disappointed at the light during my drive through it...just clear, and cloudless. Nevertheless, here are five images that I sorta like. These were it for this trip. 

Returning home this past week, I visited Steelstacks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Here are four photographs of what still stands. This whole town centered on the production of steel and the remains of the mill are fascinating to see. 

Returning home from NY after a sad occasion, I drove through Pennsylvania on Interstate 78.  I'm from Pennsylvania originally, and I feel a strong connection to the place. I got off the highway when I saw this rural view and wanted to photograph it. Here are five from the roll. 

As often as I've returned to places I've already photographed a great deal, I still find something new!  These are three of those happy finds!

 

I visited the memorial site of the El Faro again yesterday and was surprised at the number of commemorative objects that continue to accumulate and seem to be constantly renewed. I was particularly struck by the many small stones that were left on each little, iron 'piling', a graveyard custom, until I realized that the sailors were lost at sea and there are no graves to visit. The ship sank in a storm in 2015 and all 33 of the officers and crew were lost. Jacksonville designated this beautiful little park to their memory which was a kind gesture that I'm sure is appreciated.

 

Continuing with the negatives from 1994, here are two I processed that were taken on the coast of Maine, probably Camden though I'm not sure.  If I were there again, there are things I'd do differently, but presenting them still seems like a good idea. 

So, yeah! Here are a few more from the Wayback machine - 1974-75!  These were taken at the Cloisters in upper Manhattan which is in Ft, Tryon Park, as is a view of a path there. Here's a link to more information about this place. https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-cloisters-museum-and-gardens

I will be posting more photographs from the trove of medium format negatives from 1974-75 that I found yesterday. These two were taken in a pasture near West Chester, Pa. I was out with my father who was toting a new Mamiya RB67; we stopped wherever we saw something worth photographing. I chose to make portraits of cows. I never saw what my dad photographed. 

Yesterday, I came across a bunch of black and white negatives I made in 1974. These images were made in Oakland, Maine which was the town closest to the camp on Lake Messalonskee. I was teaching at the New England Music Camp and was deeply interested in photography even then.  I will be posting more as I scan and process the ones I like, but here are three to begin.

A few days ago,  my wife and I planted a Japanese maple tree sapling hoping that its partially shaded location would keep it from excessive heat. Where we live in northeast Florida is pretty much the southern limit for these trees, so we're hoping this little guy will make it. And why go to the trouble? Because I miss the vibrant colors of autumn in NY, and this tree's job will be to turn yellow when it's ready! ;) Even though it has been in the ground less than a week, its starting to leaf out.