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Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Posted by Steven Norman on January 17, 2015
Posted in: Photography, Plants. Tagged: arizona, crack, Flowers, rock, yellow. 2 Comments

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When I saw this plant I was reminded of the saying, “Between a rock and a hard place.” What does it make you think of?

Petrified National Forest
Arizona

Covered Bridge Series: Kymulga Bridge and Grist Mill (Eight Photos)

Posted by Steven Norman on January 16, 2015
Posted in: Photography. Tagged: Alabama, Childersburg, Covered Bridge, Grist Mill, Kymulga. Leave a comment

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The Kymulga Covered Bridge is a pedestrian bridge spanning the Talladega Creek. The bridge was built in 1861. It is made of wood and corrugated sheet metal, and is 105 feet long.

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Next door to the Kymulga Bridge is the Kymulga Mill which was built in 1861, three years after the bridge. It is now a working electric powered grist mill with an old country store.



Kymulga Bridge
Grist Mill Road
Near Childersburg, AL

Covered Bridge Series: Swann Covered Bridge

Posted by Steven Norman on January 15, 2015
Posted in: Bridges, Travel. Tagged: Alabama, Blount, Covered Bridge, Joy Covered Bridge, Swann. Leave a comment

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The Swann Covered Bridge is one of three covered bridges I visited in Blount County, Alabama. The Swann, sometimes called the Joy Bridge, is 325 feet long making it the longest covered bridge in Alabama. It spans the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River

Cleveland, AL 35079

Covered Bridge Series: Horton Mill Bridge

Posted by Steven Norman on January 14, 2015
Posted in: Bridges, History, Travel. Tagged: Alabama, Blount County, Bridge, Covered Bridge, Horton Mill, Oneonta. 4 Comments

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The Horton Mill Bridge is a 220 foot long covered bridge which spans the Calvert Prong of the Little Warrior River in Oneonta, Alabama. Construction began in 1864 but it did not open until 1934.

Horton Mill Bridge
Oneonta, AL

Covered Bridge Series: Columbia Bridge

Posted by Steven Norman on January 13, 2015
Posted in: Bridges, Photography, Travel. Tagged: Colebrook, Columbia, Connecticut River, Covered Bridge, New Hampshire, vermont. Leave a comment

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The Columbia Bridge, built in 1912, spans Connecticut River between Columbia, N.H. and Lemington, VT on US Route 3. It is 145’9″ long.

Colebrook Bridge Road
Colebrook, VT 03576

Covered Bridge Series: Rockdale County Bridge

Posted by Steven Norman on January 12, 2015
Posted in: Bridges, Photography. Tagged: Conyers, Covered Bridge, georgia, motorbike, motorcycle. 2 Comments

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The Rockdale County Covered Bridge is also called the Haralson Mill Covered Wooden Bridge. The 150 foot long bridge was built in 1997.

4400 Haralson Mill Road
Conyers, GA 30013

St. Paul’s By-the-Sea / Beaches Chapel

Posted by Steven Norman on January 10, 2015
Posted in: Buildings, Travel. Tagged: Beaches Chapel, Jacksonville Beach, St. Paul. Leave a comment

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I love historic buildings so I had to photograph this quaint chapel located near the beach in Jacksonville, Florida. It was built in 1887 in Pablo Beach and was relocated several times before being moved to its current location in 2012.

505 Beach Boulevard
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

Covered Bridges Series: Groveton Bridge

Posted by Steven Norman on January 9, 2015
Posted in: Bridges, Photography, Travel. Tagged: Covered Bridge, Groveton, New Hampshire, Northumberland. Leave a comment

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The Groveton bridge was built over the Ammonoosue River in 1852 by Captain Charles Richardson and his son. To me it look like a place for a wedding.

Groveton Bridge
Northumberland, New Hampshire

Covered Bridges Series: Fisher Railroad Bridge

Posted by Steven Norman on January 7, 2015
Posted in: Photography, Travel. Tagged: Covered Bridge, Railroad, vermont. Leave a comment

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The Fisher Railroad bridge is located in Wolcott, Vermont. It was built in 1908 and carried the St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County Railroad over the Lamoille River while it was in use. It is one of two Railroad bridges in Vermont.

It was raining so hard when I shot this picture that you can see the raindrops if you look closely.

Wolcott County, VT

Covered Bridges Series: Stark Covered Bridge

Posted by Steven Norman on January 6, 2015
Posted in: Bridges, Photography, Travel. Tagged: Covered Bridge, New Hampshire, Stark. 2 Comments

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The Stark Covered Bridge spans the Upper Ammonoosuc River and dates back to 1857 or 1862. It is one of my favorite bridges in New Hampshire.

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The day my brother I chose to shoot the covered bridges of New Hampshire, it rained all day. Not to be deterred, we decided to shoot anyway. It was that day I learned that some of the best pictures are taken in the worst of times. All the rain provided a wet pavement that reflected the Stark Union Church which was built in 1853.

North Road of Stark Village
New Hampshire 110
Stark, NH

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