Apr 14, 2017
You see some pretty amazing natural phenomenons in the country. The entire field - dozens of acres - was covered in the most delicate spider webs. It was spectacular. I have never seen anything like it before and doubt I will again.
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You see some pretty amazing natural phenomenons in the country. The entire field - dozens of acres - was covered in the most delicate spider webs. It was spectacular. I have never seen anything like it before and doubt I will again.
They are not joking: Caution Equipment Crossing . . . #the100dayproject #lifeontheharbor . . . . #thenorthwestreport #theruralreport #cascadia #ruralreporting #pnw #washingtonstate #upperleftusa #working #industrial
Rails of industry . . . . 13/100 #100dayproject #lifeontheharbor . #pnw #washingtonstate #theruralreport #ruralreporting #tree #landscape #outdoors #boxcars #railway #cascadia #cascadiaexplored #backroads #upperleftusa #pnwonderland #trains #industrial #graysharbor
The white roof of this barn just radiated in the gloaming last night. Can't get over how blue the night sky was -- the purest robin's egg blue at almost 8pm. #theruralreport #rural #barnsofinstagram #ruralexploration #farming #landscape #architecture #lighting #graysharbor #pnw #upperleftusa #washingtonstate #explorewashington #cascadiaexplored #backroads #barns #daylightsavings
No Hunting, No Trespassing
No trespassing signs are in abundance in rural SW Washington. I’ve become intrigued with the variation in the signs and have documented thousands across the county. I loved the font and age (plus the light) in these signs protecting land next to the Chehalis River in Satsop, Wash. The field is flooded in this image but soon the hunting club that owns the land will be setting up duck blinds for shooting season.
I spend a lot of time contemplating the resources in my local area. Every day I drive by buildings and see a dual purpose - a cultural opportunity. The mothballed nuclear plant is crying out for artists and photographers to interact with its one-of-a-kind structure. The shuttered community halls are the size of warehouses -- and I can only think of the painters and sculptors who would desire that freedom. The beauty of artisan structures, like the stunning, turn-of-the-century wooden silo above - adds a texture that is disappearing and cannot be recreated.
The similarities to the conditions of bohemian draws astounds me - because all the “creative kids” I knew in high school ran away as fast as they could. But now, I can only see parallels to urban creative communities in their infancy. Rural life offers the ingredients urban counterparts can no longer satisfy: cheap rent, big spaces and the framework for close-knit communities of makers outside the spotlight.
Will they come? Looking at long-term trends, probably. But I can’t help but want to wave a magic wand and turn the many ignored structures in to money- & place- making destinations, right now. And, just as importantly, to protect their status as important cultural resources that should be treasured as pure potential.
This horse is ready for his big break on the cover of an album. Also, the rain is never ending. Sun cannot come fast enough.