Just pull up a nice rocking chair and enjoy the view!!!

[12voltman59]

Well--you might have thought from my postings in FerSure's "Christianity" thread that I am not a person who believes in God--well I do--I just don't find "Him" in the confines of a little man-made box-I find God in scenes like those I am going to share with you here--these photos were all taken tonight (Thursday, June 28, 2007 as the sun set) in The Villages (Lady Lake) Florida. You don't have to believe in God or not to enjoy these pics....

The first ones were taken looking to the west, and those clouds are off over the Gulf of Mexico. I have some shots of the almost full moon, a bird sitting on a tree hunkering down for the coming night, and another big thunderhead out off to the east--out over the Atlantic Ocean----


http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000577.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000552.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000539.jpg

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http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000587.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000527.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000522.jpg

[12voltman59]

On Sunday-I will be on Hilton Head Island, SC and I plan to take some time to do some shots of the tidal marshes in that area and also some shots on the beach---hopefully mother nature will provide weather conditions that will lead to some dramatic shots like the ones I was able to capture down here in Florida---

I also may go back into Savannah on Sunday as well-get some nice shots of those lovely squares and other Savannah scenes----

My oh my and my oh me-what a great investment that new camera has been!!!!

[csrakate]

Beautiful pictures volty!!!!!! Can't wait to see your tidal marsh shots!!!

Hugs,
Kate

[Herbwoman39]

Beautiful photos Volty :) Everyone finds the Divine in their own way and own time. That's the nice thing about a one on one relationship. You get to define the parameters :)

Wish you would have told me you were gonna be down this way. I would have loved to meet you.

BTW, if you do go through Savannah, stop by the Boars head Inn on River Street and have a cup of She Crab soup for me. It's one of my favorite things in the world cause Savannah is one of my old haunts. I love that place.

[arana]

Thanks for sharing Volty, I love seeing sights from other area...especially such peaceful ones as these.

[12voltman59]

I am in Savannah--on Friday and Saturday night--I am going back for my high school reunion---I do know the Boar's Head--that is some good soup--I don't know if I will have much time or not--I wish I could make it over to Melbourne--I just have not had time--I spent the afternoon in Mt Dora--that is a neat little town--I wanted to make it over to Cedar Key but did not have time to get over there either---perhaps next time or well maybe---I just might be down here a great deal more in the not too distant future!!!

[Herbwoman39]

Let me know ahead of time next time you're down and we'll take you to lunch at this great little river side place we know.

[12voltman59]

Thanks Arana--I hope when everybody gets stressed out from reading some of our posts on here---they can just bring up this thread--look at the pics and go "awwwwwww!!!!!"" or "sigh!!!!!" LOL

[kitten]

deep sigh of contentment and peace.

Thanks for sharing such beauty and grace. A very nice ending to a stressful, though productive three-week training program. I am one of the final candidates for the promotion!


hugs,

[12voltman59]

Actually the bird in the pictures above that I mention, happens to be one of my favorite birds--a Great Blue Heron--they are not the most social of creatures, but I love 'em all the same-below is a pic of one up on my lake in Ohio:

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000307.jpg

[Herbwoman39]

You should have been here this winter when the Sandhill Cranes were here. They had three babies that wandered around with them. It was incredible!

[JoyJoyHollywood]

Very pretty. She's a beauty, isn't she? Damn, it feels so good to come from this state. You could kill me, but y'all would never take her out of my heart.

[wanderingrichard]

another reminder of how much we have here, and take for granted.. thanks voltie, i've missed atlantic coast sunsets.. charleston had some good ones too

[Cherokee_Mountaincat]

You do outstanding work, Sugar. Its nice to see that someone respects nature enough to appreciate Mother Nature's beauty. :}
CMC

[The Cheshire Cat]

yes, beautiful photos 12voltman, please do show more. :)

[Pensive]

Glorious. Thank you.

[texasman6172003]

Hey Volty!!! Please be sure and get some shots of Paula Dean and her boy's Jamie and Bobbie,lol!! I wouldn't mind one bit,:p

[Doggie_Wood]

very nice volty - you do have an eye for good nature shots - one of my favorite pastimes as well.
I may post some myself.
As a matter of fact - here is a couple of my scenic photos I have taken

[Hopeful Romantic]

Absolutely beautiful, 12volt. You make me realize why I am looking forward to moving to Florida next month.

[12voltman59]

Back home now from my "southern swing"--here are some photos I took down in the "Low Country" of South Carolina (Moss Creek Plantation and on the beach on Hilton Head Island, SC)

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000756.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000755.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000761.jpg

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http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000807.jpg

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http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000820.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000840.jpg

[scubaman]

Thanks for the pictures. It is simply amazing that clouds and sunsets can set the stage for simply beautiful photos like these! Keep em coming! ;)

[csrakate]

Incredible shots volty!! I especially love the ones of the marsh!!! Keep em coming!!! Or better yet..move yourself down here and take them all the time!!! LOL!!

Hugs,
Kate

[12voltman59]

Incredible shots volty!! I especially love the ones of the marsh!!! Keep em coming!!! Or better yet..move yourself down here and take them all the time!!! LOL!!

Hugs,
Kate



Sounds good to me!!!!!!


I should try to sell those pics to the Hilton Head Chamber of Commerce or some such organization!!!!!

[12voltman59]

Now that I am back in O-HI-O--not to leave the little lake area I call home at present out of the picture----here are a few random pics I took this evening (July 3rd) as people enjoyed a gorgeous evening and are getting ready for the July 4th holiday.

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000874.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000870.jpg

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[Herbwoman39]

Mmmm...I love the Low Country. I so miss being able to go to Savannah or the Golden Isles off the Georgia coast for a weekend.

The sunset and cloud shots were phenomenal Volty! You really should contact the Chamber of Commerce about getting them published.

[arana]

Lovely peaceful looking evening! What a great place for you to enjoy Volty! Thanks for sharing.

[12voltman59]

Well-I hope everyone has been enjoying the photos--I am going to keep posting them if that is fine with everyone and I want others to post theirs on here as well---

At another site I visit--someone suggested I needed to do some work on the photos to make them even nicer-she told me about Picasa-a photosoftware program offered for free by Google--I downloaded it and played with my pics--some I have in this and a few more posts are repeats and others are ones you have not seen.

Some were edited a great deal--others not so much--

As before--hope y'all enjoy 'em!!!!

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000931.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000890-1.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000851.jpg

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[12voltman59]

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http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000749-1.jpg

[Tommy2020]

Volty,

Your photos are a wonderful arrival here in this forum.

I don't know if you remember the movie 'Solyent Green' in the scene when Edward G. Robinson had taken the sleeing potion/poison to end his life on earth, but the images that he watched as he passed on were phenomenal images of nature. Not that I am being morbid, but I always thought that that would be a nice way to pass on.

Your photos show a real appreciation on your part for the wonders of nature and her bountiful harvest.

Thank you,

Tommy2020

[12voltman59]

Well-time to add some of my latest editions---this time-- I have some more photos of another great evening sky--out over Indian Lake, Ohio.

I do seem to be fixated on shooting scenes of the sky, clouds, sunset and water--but they are constants in my life and have been important to me these many years---

It is so much fun to finally be able to capture such skies and scenes with a camera up to the task--I am so glad I bought it!!!

Thanks to someone from another web site---I went and downloaded a copy of "Picasa" a free photosoftware package offered by the good folks at Google.

It is simple to use and offers a fair number of nice photo manipulation tools---for now it will work for me--but I am going to go ahead and get Photoshop Essentials-it offers greater ability to manipulate particular areas of photos and such==but for most uses--Picasa is all most people would ever need... check it out and download it for yourself---

Well--thanks for the words of encouragement Tommy2020---here are some more sunset photos--

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000975.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000957.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000979.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1000987.jpg

[12voltman59]

Time for today's additions to my little web based photo album here--hope everybody is still enjoying them--tonight--I was driving in the countryside near the lake--this is a rural farming area and we have several concentrations of Amish in the nearby area-

In the past week, they, like "da English farmers" have been harvesting the wheat crop--the Amish do not use John Deere or other modern combine type equipment to harvest their wheat--they use horsedrawn harvesters/thrashers to do the work--I really do love the way their fields look when they bundle the wheat up in cheeves as they do---

So--I went out in one of their fields tonight and took some pics-as an added bonus--they had left one of their harvesters sitting in the field-and that made for some great shots too--

Finally--when I came home-I had planned to not specifically take any pictures tonight of the sky--but lo and behold---out to the east--out over the farm field right across the dirt lane that runs in front of my house---now filled with soybeans--there was another incredible sky---so I had to take some pics of that--

Once again--some more pics---

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010044.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010041.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010072.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010087.jpg

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http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010105.jpg

[oralplus]

Great pictures Thanks. see how do you like this pics of Sunset...

[12voltman59]

They all look great to me!!!! LOL---

[gapch]

Wow, I know its been said, but nice pics

[jamiehue]

the Heron at sunset photo is quite good. jamie.

[12voltman59]

I had not posted any photos recently so I figured it was time to again--this time I have some photos taken at an event here on the lake where owners of old classic wooden boats can show their babies---I have many more photos than the ones I am going to post--but these are some of the highlight photos--

I start by posting some photos of two of the more "modern" boats--

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010604.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010605.jpg

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http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010816.jpg

[12voltman59]

They asked everyone who attended the show to vote for their favorite boat for "best in show." It was hard--there were so many great ones--but I voted for this boat---a 28 foot, 1929 Classic Chris-Craft named "Jack"

Here are my photos of "Jack"

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010700.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010663.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010667.jpg

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http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010765.jpg

[12voltman59]

Finally--just some random shots of the day:

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010824.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010739-1.jpg

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http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010831.jpg

[12voltman59]

While I was at posting the other photos--I figured I would put up some more--these I took a week or so ago of a neat little building I found--it was an old Flea Market and nearly every inch of the thing has something tacked up on the exterior---

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010422.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010430.jpg

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[MarieDelta]

Great pictures 12voltman

thank you so much!

[12voltman59]

Here are some photos I took of the full moon:

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010884.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1020001.jpg

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http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010912.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1010998.jpg

[MarieDelta]

Great moon shots 12voltman59, I couldn't do that good even on my best day!

:bigrin:

[12voltman59]

I'm glad ya like the photos Marie---I hope everyone else does too.....

[jem_is_bi]

I love the pictures! Thanks for sharing them with those of us that are unable to go where you have been and do not have the talent to capture the beauty and wimsy of life in their own photos.

JEM

[NWMtnHawk]

Hey Volty, . . .awesome dude!

[12voltman59]

Thanks MtnHawk--

Here are a few of some recent photos:

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1020018.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/P1020036.jpg

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[MarieDelta]

Nice shots, 12volt :)

LIke the covered bridge shots Gorgeous!

Thanks