In my area here in NC, there are so many old barns that have been around for years. Lots of them have the American flag…It’s very unique the way people will display…

Silver ripples softly gleam
Moonlight dances on a late night stream
Silent banks and a quiet night
Washed in cool, celestial light...

Sometimes you’re out for a drive, and it’s a beautiful day. You’re in North Carolina. Everything around you is so green and pretty, but then again, every once in a while, as you cross a bridge, you look one way, and suddenly you see the French Broad River, considered to be one of the oldest rivers in the world.

Sometimes when you’re out for a drive, end of the day is here. And you look over and the colors are simply amazing…Not a special photo, but the colors still are amazing…It was very windy that day. You can see the movement in the clouds.

Well, I was out doing a little exploring on a back road and I suddenly came upon this chimney. Not saying it’s the most interesting thing, but it caught my attention. As I was sitting there, another vehicle came down the road and pulled over behind me. It was an older guy, might have been as old as me, maybe a little bit older. We started talking. He inquired why I’d stopped. Well, I told him I just found it kind of cool, this chimney sitting there. He says, “Well, you want to know the story behind that chimney?” If you know me, my answer of course was absolutely. He went into a story about how his father had bought the land back in the late 1930s and that there once was somewhat of a cabin attached to the chimney. His father told him that the chimney went back to around the early 1870s—that’s when people actually lived there. Although the cabin’s completely gone, somehow the chimney has managed to survive….. Anyway, that’s my story. Have a great day.

Yesterday, when I was out driving, out doing deliveries, I was going down a dirt road and came around a corner. I was simply amazed at what I saw. I took a picture. Now I’m sharing it with you….Happy birthday, Charlie!

Here’s a photo I captured the other day it’s just shortly after Sunset I’m heading back from being up in the mountains doing deliveries not sure what road I was on but I’m on so many back roads it’s hard to tell but it was a beautiful spot….

Photography has evolved from labor-intensive chemical processes to instant digital formats. Key changes include the shift from film to digital sensors, faster exposure times, and the rise of smartphone photography and social media, boosting user engagement and changing the art form forever…the photo above is a reimagined photo I took a few years back…yes AI was involved in this photo…It’s nothing I could not have done 3 years ago…..without current AI…It just made it faster and at my age time is everything… People opposed to using AI are often traditionalists, similar to those who once claimed color photography ruined the art. They resisted digital technology, insisting film was the only true medium. Now, many of them use digital cameras without recalling their previous stance. Time moves on, and so do opinions.

I went for a drive and noticed the autumn colors emerging. I came across an old barn with someone nearby. We struck up a conversation, and he mentioned that his father said the barn has existed since the late 1800s. It’s amazing to think it’s been there for so long. It would be interesting to hear the stories related to it. I didn’t see any other old houses around, so I assume this barn is the last remnant of whatever was once there. Eventually, it may disappear.