Some Truck Photo-blogging

One of my hobbies while out on the road is collecting photographs of trucks that catch my eye.  There’s a few photographs of my own truck mixed in with this collection. 

“a collection of trucks that have caught my eye”

As I walked up the carpeted flight of stairs and choked the white enameled handrails, I wondered what in the hell I was putting myself through. Once I was at the top of the

I spent this monring hunting around for things related to my new job and in that process, found a wonderful montage called “A Trucker’s View Of America” that I thought I’d share with you.

It’s occurred to me that I

This one’s been making the rounds via email. Thought I’d share. As always click on the small pics to get the large ones.

Here’s a few shots of the Erie Canal just west of us here, along the towpath.  If you’re looking at a map, it’s in Spencerport, NY, between Washington Street and Gallup Road. As usual, click on each one to get

Most people will remember, I think… at least those not ‘educated’ at government schools… that Hiroshima was hit by a bomb at the end of world war two… and we’ve all seen some of the destruction wrought by that attack.

A rare day after a storm, where tunring one way, you can see rainbows, and in the other, a sunset like few others. Drill each pic to get the full sized version

There’s something about a road leading off into the distance that makes one want to follow, even when you don’t know, and can’t see, where it leads.

There’s something about a nightfall, that makes the darkness seem inviting.

There’s something

To our east  by a few miles lies Rochester’s Lake Ave, famed in song and story.

(Yes, song… most recently, Foreigner’s “Rev on the Red Line”… Lead singer Lou Graham grew up in Gates, a bedroom on Rochester’s West Side..

My younger boy had an end of year trip to Niagara Falls, NY.  Donna brought the camera, and here’s some of what came from that. Drill each one to get the full size.

Long time readers to this blog will know that I often spend afternoons and evenings trackside, awaiting a train to photograph.  But while I’m waiting, I often shoot the surroundings, weather, sky, birds, animals, even cars, if they’re interesting. I

These are from a couple years ago.

They’re taken at Ashtabula, OH. on a chilly day. Long time readers will know I’ve always been a bit of a railfan, and that’s a trait I’ve passed on to my boys. (What

I snapped this one during a morning walk along the Erie Canal. This is near Elmgrove Road in Greece, facing east, at around 9 in the morning. You can see the amount of bike traffic the trail gets. Lots of

A rainbow of such clarity is an unusual event of itself… but a double? You’re looking east along Buffalo Street by the tracks. This is the first I’ve ever caught. You can’t see it in this shot, but it’s a

I had one left over…