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Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:27:45 -0600

Yea you just have to look forward 🙂

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post The only weather we had this week was wind, rain and grey skies. A week earlier it was very promissing, cold blue skies and a chance of a white Christmas. Not such […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:18:26 -0600

Interesting Captures I love the national bank building, I know how you feel about the weather rather depressing at times, Sun and Blue Skies will arrive someday

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 14:26:39 -0600

Wow was that vandalism on the trail or natural Interesting capture on the trees Love the framing on the St Louis Rach Very cool capture

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Trees down blocking the old trail Last weekend, I went out hiking with my youngest near our local university campus. This trail was not very well maintained but was very “country”. […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 17:45:44 -0600

Beautiful soft orange sky very colorful

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Pink sky before the dawn The days have been dreary and gray for the past few days, so I went back into the archives for this one. The time-frame was right – just from a previous […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 02:20:52 -0600

Wow it did look like ruins from a distance, very majestic inside, it does look like its a abandoned though Thanks for sharing those captures they were quite interesting

In reply to - Abigail Gossage wrote a new post To western understanding a kasbah is very similar in function to a castle. Often no bigger than a manor house albeit fortified out in rural areas, it can also be the main m […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 14:03:38 -0600

Beautiful Glowing Orange Sunsets, Captures very well

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Country road after sunset A few days ago, out for a walk and coming back to the car just after sunset – this scene caught my eye. You can just barely make out the road in the dusky […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 13:39:50 -0600

Beautiful Mystical capture love the moon capture

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Moon over the clouds and trees I saw this view beside the building I work in. The sun was just touching the clouds and the moon in the sky. The scene was s […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 14:08:59 -0600

Wonderful colors, the colors are so warm

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Sweeping sunset clouds over the farm On the way home, I couldn’t help seeing the brilliant light reflecting off of the clouds. The clouds were sweeping to the east, so I only had a […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 15:14:40 -0600

Looks like a fantastic place to kickback to pause on life nice capture

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Last of the sun by the creek While out for our Thanksgiving eve walk – we walked along the Yellow Breeches creek. While the group walked on, I sauntered and took photos where I saw […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 16:03:04 -0600

Yea those dreaded powerlines hahaha Turned out nice , thanks for sharing

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Grasses and sky just after sunset We did a little shopping yesterday and I saw a beautiful sunset sky – but getting a location was a challenge. I finally found one just outside the […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 15:17:15 -0600

Another fantastic sunset thanks for sharing

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post After sunset on the Yellow Breeches Thanksgiving dinner had some surprises – my oldest and his wife had a change of plans, so they came for dinner. It was nice having all my kids […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 13:47:34 -0600

What a peaceful quaint captures fantastic find

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Ducks by the creek in the early morning light I stopped at one of my “spots” in the early morning on the way to work and managed to catch some ducks by the creek in the early […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 13:47:34 -0600

What a peaceful quaint captures fantastic find

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 14:46:00 -0600

Beautiful Morning colors, looks like a few storm clouds, interesting capture of another view well done

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Sky and clouds just before the dawn I saw the sky about to burst in color yesterday morning and tried to find a new angle. In the end it didn’t matter, the clouds, the coming sun, […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 14:12:55 -0600

Yea light dusting thats the best kind of snow 🙂

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post First snow of the season This photo was taken on the way to work. I saw the mist coming from the melting snow and the lines of the fence with the trees and had to pull off and snap […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 04:06:29 -0600

Both captures are nice and colorful well done

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Autumn leaves and a split rail fence This photo was taken in Grantsville, MD just off the Casselman River Bridge. The autumn leaves and the split rail fence really went with the […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 02:57:01 -0600

Have to agree with you 100% There are alot of younger ones that think things did not happen Real Sad

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post At the going down of the sun And in the morning We will remember them Today it was armistice day, a day to remember all who brought the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 19:49:32 -0600

Very moving blog, well done on the captures Honor all who gave

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 14:17:34 -0600

Nice warm capture love the footprints in the sand

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Sunrise with the trees and the tall grass Yesterday morning was a beautiful morning. What is likely the last “warm” day of autumn – it was a cloudless sky, a gorgeous sunrise, a […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 14:01:56 -0600

Good take on Friends of Photoblog Challenge Well done

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Autumn view down into the valley Getting this photo almost cost us quite a bit on our vacation. We were on a one-lane road but the scene was outstanding (as you can see). H […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 14:00:39 -0600

People are always in a Hurry, Beautiful Capture

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:49:29 -0600

hahaha Yes I can see Jovi as well 🙂

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post In the second part of my visit it is the mission to Mars. It seems it is a bit of a race who gonna be first on the red planet. At the expo they created one of the […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:59:07 -0500

Fantastic capture love the lighting Beautiful

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Lone church in an autumn valley On vacation, we took a side trip to visit a local college (Davis and Elkins) and from one of the buildings, I spied this view of valley in the […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:17:35 -0500

Nice!! That turned out well the Red foliage with the frosted white background well done

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Waterfalls and red leaves This photo is a detail that I saw while photographing Blackwater Falls in West Virginia. While there we noted that there wasn’t much “bright color” left […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 13:26:57 -0500

You are probably right 🙁

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post Well we made it to Halloweens eve.Not an evening to scare people, more a night to remember who we have loved and lost. Let the kids have their fun with treats and costumes, […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 13:23:05 -0500

Nice capture with the mist in the back

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Early morning farm view We were out driving on vacation on an early cold morning. The fog was rising from the frosty ground but it hadn’t gone yet. The trees were bare, th […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 22:48:03 -0500

Cool and Interesting Captures, Yup we do live in a scary world that was created, I feel for you being so close to the war in Ukraine. Take care and KTF

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:28:30 -0500

Beautiful “Forever Mountains”

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Last morning view of West Virginia On our way home yesterday, we came upon this scenic overlook. My friend (who is hard of hearing) didn’t hear us ask to pull over so he only did […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:03:49 -0500

Wow what an experience, those captures are so beautiful and the falls are amazing wow Well done on all those fantastic captures

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Vacation Trip to West Virginia We left with some friends for a trip to West Virginia. We had some ideas and saw some cool sites – but it was late fall and the beauty was […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 19:38:38 -0500

Wow very boo blog!! Nice captures of the uknown … Well Done

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post The doctor is still walking the streets and yes I can feel the night is coming closer. Spirits and ghosts are making themselves known to the mortal world. I see them […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 14:14:51 -0500

Love the gravel road thru the colorful trees nice find

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Autumn on display on a dirt road While out on a “scenic” drive, I was be able to stop my car and get this shot. The glory of autumn is on display in the morning’s dappled l […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:02:22 -0500

Wow they look like they have completed their task of clothes, well worn served their purpose Interesting capture

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post The robes from a budhist monk are not holy. They are clothes and they got old and get a new purpose. People have respect for them, but in fact they are just clothes.

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 12:59:41 -0500

Another awesome fall capture love the john deer in on the left it adds to the capture well done

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Autumn splendor reaching over the road I had yesterday as a “fall break” day – so I took about 90 minute drive around the area in the morning. This was one of the really […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 13:00:56 -0500

Love the depth of the photo, seems like the colors belong together Nice capture

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Dirt mountain road through the autumn woods In my drives through the mountains – dirt roads were always an attraction.This road, while familiar to me, just seemed, at time, to lead […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:45:25 -0500

Wow thats true fall colors, love the colors and the fence Nice setting

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Autumn colors along the fence My youngest and I were setting some stones near my garage and asked me to look behind the building to see what stones were there. When I we […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 13:34:24 -0500

I agree life does get complicated, Sorry you had to move from the trails 🙁 The above capture is a true fall capture It will get less complicated

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Autumn foliage on the trail This has been a crazy year – moving, surgeries, recovery, and just plain life getting complicated. I want so much to get back out on the trails & […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 13:39:34 -0500

Beautiful capture nice colors

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Autumn day across the fields A trip just driving around – I saw this shot through the trees and had to pull off. The autumn day was warm and the sky just perfect for a show l […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 21:42:33 -0500

Interesting Blog, the plague doc, intersting captures

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post Out of the shadows, I come I am the plague doctor Let me help you, to be your guide to Haloween. For that I have come again. In fact the plague doctor has never left. […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:44:08 -0500

Wow beautiful capture love the setting

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Just before dawn at the farm stand I saw this scene on the way to work. The farm stand at a local tree farm was not open but the sun was rising and the fall flowers and p […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:32:48 -0500

Wow Great Captures love them all. #3 is a fantastic of the elephant spraying water. Thanks for sharing these wonderful captures

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post We still were in the lovely province of Kanchanaburi in Thailand. Not far from the place we slept was a small elephant village. You could feed the elephants, have rides on them […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 03:25:32 -0500

Looks like you had a nice walk, wow look at that building, for a modern building it has a wow factor 🙂 Have safe travels to Morocco. Looking forward to all the fantastic captures from Morocco Thanks for sharing

In reply to - Abigail Gossage wrote a new post On a recent walk I ran the gamut from laundry on a line to high rises taking over a low rise neighbourhood. This probablly is my last post for the next three weeks as I am off to […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:47:54 -0500

Colorful capture nice capture cool mist

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Mist in the distance in the early morning on the road It’s surprising, what you can see, when you’re not driving. I caught this mist far ahead of us, on the way home. I believe the […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:46:47 -0500

Beautiful array of colors, Fantastic capture

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Autumn colors on the road in the North Carolina mountains In the mountains, on the way home, the autumn colors were, at times, just so brilliant and stood out against the blue […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:45:26 -0500

1300 Miles in 1 day wow Nice sunrise

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Sunrise on the road A shot of sunrise while driving is always a good representation of what the views can be while going on a 1300+ mile road trip for a one-day seminar. A LONG f […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:43:47 -0500

Love the depth of field and the change in colors nice capture

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Mountains in West Virginia On the road to a martial arts seminar in South Carolina from Pennsylvania. Got some good company and beautiful days. The autumn is starting to show i […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 23:15:33 -0500

Ohh noo Why did you let him in? You need to Kick Mr Covid out of the House

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post It seems the world needs me so I have come to do my sad duty one moretime.

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 22:00:29 -0500

Is that Mr Covid?

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post It seems the world needs me so I have come to do my sad duty one moretime.

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:04:17 -0500

Nice relaxing capture, I remember the days going to the coast every week when fuel was not above 5 dollars 🙂

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Memories of beach days at Cape May Oh, for the simpler days, when all I worried about was if it was sunny or not, or if the wind was blowing the sand too hard. I remember the […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 13:43:56 -0500

Beautiful country so lush and green. Nice captures of the temple, Nature is reclaiming Very interesting about touching the door frame, Thanks for the tour Cool captures

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post On we went in our litle boat to the next stop. When we arrived I saw only grass and trees. It was clear we had a walk in front of us. And for sure it was uphill. A few hunderds […]

Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 13:33:32 -0500

All that green with splashes of yellow good combo nice capture

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Bits of autumn color along the rainy creek It’s been rainy for a few days without much opportunity to get out an take photos. I thought I’d throw this one up from a similar t […]