Bits of hills and water and sky
Buried deep in Manhattan, I am looking over pictures from our California trip, and it seems strange, both how big this country is, and how pretty the Bay Area is. I’m not a good enough photographer to capture enough of either the strangeness or the beauty. But I tried.
Having only lived on the East Coast, and only in New Jersey and NYC, my mind never learned how to properly process open space. I can’t get over it. I don’t understand the concept of distance. It makes me feel helpless and awed.
There’s also something sort of awing about having married a man who grew up on the other side of this enormous continent. It really gives one a sense of how good we’ve become, as a civilization, at transportation.
Anyway, here are a few bits of what I saw. I had to share:
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Un-roast: Today I love how I’ve been getting a little better recently at putting things in perspective.
Kate on April 14th 2011 in Uncategorized
Barbara responded on 14 Apr 2011 at 12:53 pm #
What lovely photos! You really did capture that sense of open space. It is something we cherish that should never take for granted. The very spaces you photographed remain undeveloped because some entity, some regional park, or government agency, or private conservation group has stepped in to protect it from development.
Love that you included the Republic of Cake!
Stacy responded on 14 Apr 2011 at 9:46 pm #
Great photos, especially the last one! I am sooo ready for a roadtrip.
Mandy responded on 14 Apr 2011 at 9:49 pm #
Love the photos, Kate! You definitely have an eye for photography! I think my favorites are the ocean surf, and the stone sculpture/bridge/aqueduct(?).
Dana Udall-Weiner responded on 14 Apr 2011 at 10:35 pm #
Beautiful! Makes me miss it. Such a great combination of urban and unspoiled (at least if you’re willing to drive a ways).
Trista responded on 15 Apr 2011 at 11:55 pm #
GREAT PICS!!!!
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Alexis responded on 19 Apr 2011 at 4:22 pm #
What lovely pictures! They really evoke the meaning of the Bay Area… I grew up there and am now elsewhere. It’s so lovely to stretch one’s eyes over that open space, even just in pictures!