My dot on the map used to be a railroad hub in Michigan so there were railroad lines radiating out in all directions back when railroads were the primary way goods and people got from here to there. Most of the rail lines have been torn up but the trestles still remain that were built over the many streams and rivers that connect our many inland lakes and drain the marshland.
Yesterday we had the excitement of finding one. We were out and about on country roads (this one was paved) as the sun was rising and a mist was hanging over the marshes and streams. As I was getting out of the car I glanced in the opposite direction and there it was. What joy, what fun. If I could have captured sound with this still, you would be hearing cows making a great amount of noise on an adjacent farm and Blue Jays angry at our invasion of their territory. You will also have to imagine the cool, still autumn morning air with a hint of warmth from the sun.
Cee runs a weekly challenge that gives us an opportunity to post photographs connected with the way we travel. The definition of travel is broad so it is great fun. You can check it out here.
A New Day: Living Life Almost Gracefully 
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OH…THE PEACEFULNESS AND REFLECTION! 🙂
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Great photo!! Congrats on being featured!
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Thanks, It was a wonderful find on a beautiful morning.
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Congratulations! I have selected your post to be featured on Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge.
http://ceenphotography.com/2014/10/01/cees-which-way-photo-challenge-2014-14/
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What an honor, Cee. Thank you so much.
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Great reflections, Pat! How much would you love to see a train pass by? (Obviously, this also means the tracks would have to be in good order…)
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As long as we are fantasizing (probably the tracks have been pulled up) how about a steam locomotive. 🙂 I think I heard the whistle.
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But of course! 😀
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What a great find!
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We sure get excited when we find them. 😉
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This is a fabulous shot!
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Just love that photo….it makes it easy to imagine the sounds around it.
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When friend Julie and I are on our morning shoots on country roads, we have an unspoken rule that we don’t talk. We have intimate conversations in the car, but when we are out among the wild and natural, we just listen and absorb. Thanks for the visit, Charlie.
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Railroads have a special charm, a special magic. Even subways do, which is what we had at m dot on the map.
Fabulous photo, Pat. 🙂 Like x 2.
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I love to hear train whistles. I think the steam whistle on the ship we cruised in Canada triggered long-ago memories of train steam whistles. Such a deep, sensuous sound.
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Me too! 🙂
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Train Trestles are like a figment from another time. A Time better spent, Methinks 😉 Lovely photo and verbal image 🙂 (Train Trestles are also fun to rappel down!)
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😀 I’ll pass on the rappelling at 70 years old. Thanks for the comment, Morgan.
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Special.
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