Number Thirteen, a cow born sometime in 2012, stares watchfully at the photographer as he makes his evening rounds along Piney Woods Church Road.
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Oct 102014
Near sunset, a patch of tall grasses holds the waning light. This view is looking toward Hutcheson Ferry Road, from the edge of Piney Woods Church Road.
Oct 092014
For today, I offer a dreamy view into a sunlit horse pasture, early morning, Piney Woods Church Road.
Oct 052014
I set out this morning a few minutes before sunrise, hoping to catch a few images along Piney Woods Church Road before an outing to north Georgia to pick apples. The fruit of my walk is below. There is no opportunity for catching the sunrise itself along the road — trees and woods block all eastern views. But the anti-sunrise (for lack of a better term) in the western sky was quite lovely this morning. It was quite cold (about 40 degrees F), and fog rose from a distant pond. The air was crisp and still. Far away, dogs barked, and the world slowly awakened into another autumn day.
Sep 272014
I have been trying for months now to take a post-worthy photograph of dog fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium), a native perennial weed that can grow up to seven feet tall and take over pastures and even yards. It has slender, feathery leaves that somehow don’t seem to lend themselves to macro photography. But in silhouette, at the brink of sunset, I can begin to appreciate its beauty.
Sep 222014
Today, for the first time this year, I nearly missed the Sun. An early morning requirement of jury duty in downtown Atlanta necessitated leaving well before sunrise, and returning within a few scant minutes of sunset. I hurried off to Piney Woods Church Road in my car — my only option for catching the remaining sunlight — only to discover that I had left my memory card at home, and had to go back once again.
I took this photograph within perhaps five minutes of sunset. I love how this dried roadside weed takes on a golden hue in the last rays of sunlight.
Sep 172014
This post is from my second visit to Piney Woods Church Road today. My first was hurried, squeezed in between rising and an errand in Atlanta. On my second outing, with dogs in tow, I photographed a neighbor’s horse pasture illuminated by an orange glow a few minutes before sunset.
Sep 132014
Three images as sunset approaches, taken among the grasses along the edge of Piney Woods Church Road. When I cease to encounter the unusual on my walk, I simply turn my attention back to the familiar and I find new wonders there.
Sep 062014
On Day 249, for Blog Post #499, here is this evening’s photograph of a white calf in a pasture along Piney Woods Church Road. He watched me for a minute or so as I beckoned him to approach. His caution eventually overrode his curiosity, and he hurried off to join the rest of his herd grading placidly beside the road.
Sep 052014
There were still enough clouds in the sky this evening for some lovely sunset images along Piney Woods Church Road. This one was taken from a grassy field at the Hutcheson Ferry Road end of Rico Road, looking back toward some cedars growing along a fence line.
