Early spring traveling on Rt. 87 Lebanon this day by car to the darkroom at Photosynthesis  but my mind wanders to my youth as I would ride this road on my bike with friends from Coventry we would set out to explore sometimes riding 20 – 30 miles in a day. A new pond to skip rocks across, streams and big hills to race down fearless immortal kids. Fifty years later to the Lab, ten or so years ago to The Centennial Theater for summer theater dress rehearsal in Simsbury to photograph.
Yesterday hoping for an image or two between the rain drops or on the way back to chase the Golden Hour of late light. But there was no between the raindrops or Golden Hour. There was a visit with Carl and Maarit that made the sun shine within and the conversation with Tiana sharing her youth and dreams with us three sharing stories of youth and dreams. I told her I never thought I would be photographing barns but now as I think of being a kid in Coventry playing in haylofts the circle seems obvious.                                                    enjoy pjc

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A simpler time still held close to the heart.                                 enjoy pjc

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I guess no one wants a free print? See previous posts for details.

“Entry Ways” from the beginning of my photographic life I have found mystery and stories behind every door. Are you going in or out you make up the story I’ll show you to the door. This is a new image of a door I traveled through many wonderful times in the past. Anyone know where this door resides? What was behind the door?                                                                                                     enjoy pjc

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Still time to wander round my site and help select images for Sept. show Post on site, this one will do, but a reason and some creative thought could win you a Print.

Black and White for Google Plus Belly Button Wednesday. Again I linger between the old and new. Retracing my work in the past 40 years editing for a show in September it is hard work as the mind wanders through past sessions some I remember yet there are many negatives that I think why was this never printed?
Any suggestions for my Sept. show are welcome, just add a comment on blog or galleries as simple as “this on.” A prize will be given to the most interesting reason posted here so “this one” won’t win the prize but will help. Images from the old site that do not have comments enabled just post the image name on the blog and I’ll figure it out.                                                                    enjoy pjc

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Back in time again to a Muse test in High Key from 2004, can I work in retrospect and the future at the same time?  If I’m having a solo show which images would you choose?                                                                                                     enjoy pjc

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Strolling downtown Norwich Ct. this from a recent walk. I don’t stroll as much as I did there are medical issues but the strolls then could be shorter? I ponder downtown more than I experience downtown. Still I wonder?        enjoy pjc

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I see the circle
Round and Round
Never sure where it is found
Starting little
Outward Bound
I see the circle
Round and Round

Born the circle very small
Mom Dad and relatives is all
In the blink of an eye

Crawling round
The circle widens
Exploration found
Walking Running
Day care, Pre school
The circle grows
Blink again

High School College
The circle large
Strong and sound
I see the circle
Round and round
Still growing larger
Outward bound

Careers distance sadness
The growing circle
Settles down
Families little circles

Start a new
I see the circle
Round and round
Early departures War and Peace

 Fifty feeling thirty
Living hard running wild
I’ve seen that circle

Round and Round

Round and Round

Round and Round

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A petal pauses to celebrate Spring.

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Early Spring the first few warm days and the early buds begin to peek from there winter capsules. Small points of orange, brown, yellow and red dot the hillside with an impressionistic glow during the golden hour.

Tulips bubs poke out and up drinking the morning dew, soon they will explode like the roman candle of spring. Colors and buds continue to appear as the later blooming trees begin, the palette changes daily toward trees becoming green and providing a deep summer shade.

Then full blown plants these on the early side in Manchester. One of the great things about Connecticut is you can for weeks travel through all three of spring sonnets in a single day trip. On Monday I drove from Norwich, mid spring up route 87 to Franklin, Lebanon early spring on to Manchester for the beginning of late spring. I am a big fan of seasons and love spring the first season of the year, the first circle.                                                                                              enjoy pjc

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Another image from the fishing fleet in Galilee RI. Two years since I have been there perhaps another look later this year. Been a lot in the news regarding the “fishing industry” it looks like another blow against small independents. I admit I haven’t followed the story well. Here is an article from The Huffington Post regarding over fished areas and the system of controlled marketing of fish. “One fish two fish red fish blue fish.” Dr Suess. Or how the Marine Stewardship Council rates fisheries. There are links in article to Washington Post piece and other opinions on over fishing. I just like the small business and the boats. Independent like the family farm that is disappearing.       enjoy pjc

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