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7/13/19

from a bygone era

 Hubby is quite happy to stop, back up, or turn around for me to shoot something when we are out riding around; but today was the first time he honestly looked confused when I told I wanted to go back to take photos of old power poles :)

We had passed quite a few of them around the little town of Tahora--minus wires, covered in lichen and moss; so, I decided to get photos, maybe the last ones of them ever.




They were just placed here and there except those along the roadside--not at all, in the straight lines we see today--but I thought they had a lot of personality, each one a little different. Sepia seemed appropriate.




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14 comments:

  1. Yamini MacLeanJul 13, 2019, 9:38:00 PM

    Hari OM
    I appreciate these more than you know Betty - my father spent his entire life in the power distribution industry and I grew up watching poles such as these (and a great many pylons) being designed and built! YAM xx

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  2. Soma @ inkTorrents.comJul 14, 2019, 1:04:00 PM

    I love these kind of finds! I like the lichen too. So wonderful of you to capture them. Sepia was a perfect choice.

    -Soma

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  3. Alycia~QuiltygirlJul 14, 2019, 1:30:00 PM

    Those are so interesting! and the growths on them!!

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  4. kiwikidJul 14, 2019, 2:41:00 PM

    Beautiful photos

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  5. AimzJul 14, 2019, 2:53:00 PM

    lol you don't see many of them left now, power is underground but I do the same to my other half and he probably looks equally as confused.

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  6. Mikael BergmanJul 15, 2019, 7:34:00 AM

    old things can be very nice to photograph

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  7. RoseJul 15, 2019, 12:34:00 PM

    I so love these! I have never seen any covered with lichen like that.

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  8. AngieJul 15, 2019, 3:30:00 PM

    Betty - you weren't kidding when you wrote that some of them are covered with lichen! Around here, people would have climbed them to take the fixtures from the poles - they are popular in antique stores. Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday - lovely to see you back again!

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  9. EricaStaJul 15, 2019, 7:05:00 PM

    Happy MosaicMonday... I love the Sepia Fotos so mich 🤗

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  10. riitta kJul 15, 2019, 9:16:00 PM

    I remember seeing similar poles as a child - a very long time ago :) These are historical!

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  11. eileeninmdJul 15, 2019, 10:22:00 PM

    Hello, the lichen and moss are wonderful. At first I thought there were some bird's nest on top! Great photos. Have a happy day and a great new week!

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  12. ~Lavender Dreamer~Jul 16, 2019, 12:36:00 AM

    I love seeing something unusual to photograph too! Nice to take your time and get those pics! Happy MM!

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  13. Sallie (FullTime-Life)Jul 16, 2019, 5:12:00 AM

    You truly have the eyes of a photographer., I would never have thought of what good subjects these are ...

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  14. Su-sieee! MacJul 17, 2019, 1:31:00 PM

    I would've had my guy turn around, too, for shots of these poles. They certainly have personalities. Awesome shots!

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