WEEK FORTY-THREE: THE BACK WAY

Sometimes “the back way” means a little-known shortcut. Other times, it means the more scenic route. I make the 480 mile trek back and forth between west central Florida and the mountains of north Georgia several times a year, and I refuse to take the interstate highway. That, of course, results in a trip that is at least 1.5 hours longer than it needs to be.

I’m good with that. I don’t have to sit at complete attention, alert to what the cars around me might do at 80 mph, because there are very few other cars. I can set the cruise control and truly cruise for an hour or more at a time. I can, and do, stop whenever I feel like it, even if it means abruptly turning around for something I missed. In this case, it was an old abandoned farmhouse standing guard in front of a very healthy field of Georgia corn. Once I had rolled to a stop, standing alone in the morning sun and hot breeze, listening to the rustle of corn silk, I forgot about the house and was smitten by the corn.

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Kathleen Gill

I am a semi-professional photographer, with the passion of a true amateur, drawn primarily to nature and travel, but open to and intrigued by most everything. In 2014, I began working on a 52-Week Photo Project, posting one photo a week that expressed something about that week – a theme, a story, a feeling. My intent was to add an element of story-telling to my work. That project was successfully completed in September 2015 and is all stored in the archive here. After a several month break, I began a new 12-month project. Each month in 2016 I will present a group of carefully curated images – a sort of thematic portfolio – along with an essay. My intent is to improve my editing skills and, of course, motivate me to keep on shooting. Please follow me and let me know what you think. You can see more of my work on my website: www.kathleengillphotography.com. View all posts by Kathleen Gill

6 thoughts on “WEEK FORTY-THREE: THE BACK WAY”

How about the clouds overhead watching the corn grow.
Good job!

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Hi Kathleen, I enjoy your blogs and photography very much. My favorite blog was the one about “culling” and I have tried to incorporate that into my life. I am curious where you live in Florida- we live in Oldsmar- near Tampa. Seems we have a lot in common – Florida, Big Canoe and a passion for photography. I look forward to meeting you in person. Sandra

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Kathleen Gill says:

July 16, 2015 at 10:41 pm

Thanks so much for the encouragement, Sandra. We live in Homosassa, about an hour north. That’s pretty close! I look forward to meeting you, too…perhaps at next BC photo club meeting?

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