As the rain poured all day, I photographed the plants on my window sill, expecting nothing to entice me out of doors! Then the sun burst through before sunset, casting the most beautiful golden hue through the fog ! I captured a few photos from my front steps and asked Ken to go driving with me to see what else we might find. The sunlight was but a teasing good-bye, and over 20 minutes and a hand-full of photos, the blue-grey light descended. We stopped for a photo of the iconic St John's, but down the street, coy as the fleeting sun, stood the church steeple with the 6' Cod all-but-hidden on top, In that moment, I felt I'd captured what I'd gone looking for and found "My Weather Day" in the stillness of Fog.
@louannwarren St John's alone is a gorgeous church, but when I spotted the steeple down the street, I knew I had to pair them as best I could! Thanks, Lou Ann!
@kathiecb Hi Kathie! We spend 6-month Summers here! After 17 years, this is our Heart Home! We'll return to California in the New Year. It's always nice when someone recognizes this gorgeous little town!
As I scrolled down I knew immediately where I was! A wonderful capture of the iconic church spires of Lunenburg! Beautiful with the fog - I can just make out the cod! I love your ‘heart home’ too! Fav!
I have a feeling that if you asked a group of people to picture in their minds an image of a quaint, quiet little town a number of them would envision something similar to your town. Mine would definitely have a church with a spire pointing up to heaven!
I am adding this so I can delete it later after you fix something in your commentary - My church spire would have a cross on top of it rather than a fish!
@skipt07 I understand your surprise at my comment. Except for this church all in town do have crosses on top. This Presbyterian Church does have a bronze 6 foot Cod at the top of the steeple! Cod was the fish that was caught here in the earliest days and shipped far and wide giving the town the prosperity it had as it got underway. These days there's not much cod left to be fished and there was a time Lunenburg fell on Hard Times. When it was named a UNESCO site the tourism began to bring people in and today is more known for that then the fishing though they do bring in lobster and scallops when they're in season. There's a lot of interesting history around here and there's a Fisheries Museum in town that has saved it all on display for visitors to see and learn.
Fav. capture and view. Love the misty dof.
I do n`t agree with you dear Louise. I`ve seen (on pic.`s) in the south of the USA homes of the Pueblo indians as old as .
I just read my comment on this gorgeous shot. I have no idea what I was trying to say there. "Dekicioys"? Really? Honestly I don't drink! Anyway, love the image.
@pyrrhula And A+ for you, Ferry,..I get to wear a dunce cap! I think of the time period since the Europeans arrived, but, having lived for many years in the southern part of Arizona, I've had the opportunity to visit some very old pueblos there and in New Mexico. You get to go to the head of the class and I have to go back to school! Well done!
@elkereturns@hbdaly@kwind@taffy@craftymeg Thank your for your expression of appreciation for the composition. I appreciate the time you took to stop and say as much : )
@golftragic@jerome Funny that I didn't set out to capture "atmosphere" but in 20 minutes the fog rolled in, so this trip out was a most fortunate surprise!
@pyrrhula Ferry, you know you're welcome to say anything, any time! You're usually correct! ' )
I do n`t agree with you dear Louise. I`ve seen (on pic.`s) in the south of the USA homes of the Pueblo indians as old as .
@elkereturns @hbdaly @kwind @taffy @craftymeg Thank your for your expression of appreciation for the composition. I appreciate the time you took to stop and say as much : )
@golftragic @jerome Funny that I didn't set out to capture "atmosphere" but in 20 minutes the fog rolled in, so this trip out was a most fortunate surprise!
@pyrrhula Ferry, you know you're welcome to say anything, any time! You're usually correct! ' )