I hope this Saturday finds you well and you have a chance to get together with family or friends.


I processed this and tomorrow's post as a painting of sorts. I felt like it portrays a more idealistic scene of days gone by. Tomorrow's post will be of the red building at the upper right of the image. This was taken at the working farm we visit each year in Missouri. The day was spent entirely on the farm and we were literally the last to leave the farm. Staying around after the visitors had left gave us a true feeling of what it was like to have actually lived here and experienced the beautiful setting on a day to day basis.

We visited the old Historian again as well. He is the person who I wrote about on an earlier post...the picture of the old man in the hat holding an old book. He is now 100 years old and still actively participating in the days events each year. I spoke to him this year and congratulating him on his 100th. He told me that he was 102...one hundred years and 2 months! He said at his age, he no longer counts by the year but by the month! He said his health is still holding up but 2 months ago he fell off a roof and hurt his arm. Can you imagine that he would even be on a roof at his age! He is one of the most interesting peole I have ever talked to and he has such a broad perspective on history.

I bought a book of his that he wrote when he was 90. An easy read but so interesting to hear of his youth and how things have changed over the last 100 years in his small town. I am thinking about posting small excerpts from the book from time to time because it dovetails so well with many of my photographs.

Have a great Saturday.

Dan