Somewhere in New Mexico (or possibly Texas) I adore road trips. There's something about the vast stretches of ever-changing landscape that fuels endless imaginings. That little cave up there on the hillside? It's shelter for an outlaw on the run. How many secrets does that river hold? That barren tree there, standing alone, perhaps contains the legacy of the first settlers of the West. These are the times I wish I was able words to paper more skillfully, so I could make these imaginings into great, sweeping stories.
The day I turned sixteen my family, plus one of my uncles, flew to Georgia for my other Uncle's graduation from Army Basic Training. We got to spend two days there, going to the HUGE infantry museum on base at Fort Benning, going to Ruby Tuesday's for a birthday dinner and just spending time with the family. At the final ceremony (and there were a lot, it is the Army after all) we all got little flags. I took this picture en route to the airport for our flight home. I wanted to forever capture the quiet peace of this moment. The feeling of being surrounded by family, incredibly proud and just plain happy.
i love that sunburst!
ReplyDeleteVery Good composition, orientation. Like this a lot.
ReplyDeleteI like this! The composition really works well.
ReplyDeleteDonna
Calling by as another participant in the Friday Fences meme, what a lovely composition.
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