Sepia Saturday

Sepia Saturday

Saturday, March 9, 2013

The Good Old Days.........


Feeling a little rebellious today I will share a grayed photo, in color, which has no liking to a sepia shot.  It is a few years old and I think water is in the shot.  It is Lake Superior.

I am reminded of the musical "Music Man" when I viewed this photo.  In the musical, everyone on the street breaks out to singing about the Wells Fargo wagon that will be comin' down the street and what it might be delivering to them when it finally arrives.   The boat in this scene is a large cargo ship that has come from some far country to the harbor in Duluth, Minnesota.  The crowds gather during the warmer weather and wait for the large ships.  The ships come in to enter a waterway canal to go into the protected harbor.  The vessels are so big that when you see it as a speck on the horizon you can plan on a forty five minute wait or more before it comes into the harbor. Large crowds gather by the time it finally arrives.  One can stand along the waterway and watch it  go by as I am sure it has done for over a hundred years. They are a couple of football fields long.



It is a gray day along the Maine coastline bordering the Atlantic Ocean.   Somewhere out there is Newfoundland.  It may be further north than here but it  is out there,



Water on a gray day reflecting the sky in my fish pond.  The two bricks are there to keep the waterpump weighted down and also for birds to land in order to get drinks of water.



A brighter day is this view on the shore of Lake Superior.  The deepest lake I believe in the world.  Miles deep and very cold.  It does empty into our Mississippi river when the people who control the water are generous.  South of here is the city of Duluth, Minnesota which has a long history of trappers and hunters in their early years and now a shipping center for coal and iron ore.



Water in the Des Moines botanical center that has many large koi gracefully swimming up and down an artificial river or pond.



Jordan Pond is on the island of Mt. Dessert.  Acadia National park may sound familiar to you as being the location of the pond.  The area has an interesting history of a man named Jordan who brought in famous authors and artists to stay with him at his lodge next to the pond. That was in the early 1900's. Noteworthy people did stay there for the summer but I am not able to give any specific names at this time.


The peninsula like land form in the Bar Harbor area is filled with winding roads and swamp or pond areas all along the way.  In the background is a heron, great blue maybe, standing as still as a stick, waiting to slam its beak into water to catch fish. Our kids live near the area and the Atlantic is near by as you travel up and down and around the winding roads.

I promise to behave next week and find sepia, older looking photos.  I have enjoyed sharing those things that I have found under this theme of "water."

Check out all the others who are participating in Sepia Saturday this week.  Don't be surprised that there are many out there from all around the world.

11 comments:

21 Wits said...

Oh I always enjoy views of water and especially places not far from my own home. We spent the weekend recently in Duluth! A great town and a mysterious and wild Lake Superior is always a delight.

Brett Payne said...

I've visited the shores of Lake Superior, along the Ontario coastine, and very impressive it was too.

Bob Scotney said...

I enjoyed the geography lesson you gave us with your pictures. I even got an atlas out to be sure just where some of these places were. I been to Lakes Michigan and Huron but not Superior.

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy said...

I have enjoyed your water photos very much. I have never been to Lake Superior before.

Kathy M.

tony said...

Timeless & Tranquil.Some Lovely Photos.

Tattered and Lost said...

These have me wishing I was there sitting in a chair doing nothing but listening to the natural sounds. You've captured water perfectly.

Anonymous said...

Lovely pictures - sepia or not. You gave us all a nature break. Maybe we will step away from the computer for a moment outdoors.

Liz Needle said...

Lovely coaqstal shots. The Maine landscape was a beauty.

Alan Burnett said...

I always have difficulty coming to terms with the size of the Great Lakes. We are used to lakes the size of two or three fields rather than these massive features.

Little Nell said...

You always find interesting pictures to share Larry and it really doesn't matter if they are sepia or not.

Sr Crystal Mary Lindsey said...

Hey Mate, you are a great story teller and I enjoyed learning more.. It sounded a little like from Little House on the Prairie. Laura talked about Lake Superior and Minnesota. I could see the heron right over in the background of that pretty water.. Can you imagine Larry...people like us come and go, but this beauty goes on forever.