Ready, aim, fire! It’s no use taking careful aim, though. By the time I catch my subject dead center between the crosshairs, it’s too late – a blip in the landscape – gone faster than you can say, “Gotcha!”
Snap – Snap – Snap – Speeding along at 70 mph, the sound of the shutter ticks me off for not being better prepared to shoot the burst of color I’d set out to capture only a moment ago.
But then this happens,
Whoa!
– a quantum physical moment –
I am presently looking into the past, while at the same time, speeding into the future.
Our road trips from San Francisco to Los Angeles along the 101 frequently give me pause for thought. Far from boring, the seven-hour drives range from being oddly educational,
to relaxing, meditative, and sometimes, insightful. They consistently present awesome snap-shots of the ever-changing world we live in, like here, in the transition from March
to June
where it happened to document the life-cycle of my lunch,
which also began last March
when fields were hopefully lovingly, but more than likely,
painstakingly planted, weeded, and pruned
then harvested by hand in June
only to be boxed and transported
to my table a few days later…
What began as a simple photo challenge to “explore the ways in which a single photograph can express time”(ergo, the stainless steel truck) has somehow turned into a concerted attempt to share with you a slice of American life that I’ve observed is often ignored despite the politics of the day.
In this vein, I’d like to give a shout-out, not only to every underpaid and stooped, sweat drenched, hard-working California Farmworker we sped past on our way to LA, but to everyone involved in putting food on my table in a sustainable way…
Thank you for your hand in feeding me, my family, my friends – all of us –
not only today at our 4th of July celebrations, but every single day of the year
❤
Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner 
Thank you for letting us travel with you, Donna! Cindy and I will be driving down to LA tomorrow. I will try and find these views and make pictures. Happy 4th!
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Taking the 5 or the 101? If you’re hungry and near Buellton on the 101, stop at Industrial Eats, soooo yummy, about 4ish hours from SF – left at 2nd light past Anderson’s Pea Soup – tiny place, tucked away on the right hand side of 181 Industrial Way 🙂 Have a wonderful conference!
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I can almost imagine the back of that tanker being a portal to somewhere. Suddenly you find it opens up in the form of a whirlpool and you get sucked in. Who knows what you might find 😀
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Ohhhh…I like that, Lyn! Would make a good D’Sharn (spelling?) episode…
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LOL I haven’t written about J’Sharn for a while have I… have to think about that 😉
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I can hardly wait. And now I’ll always get the spelling right! ❤
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I’m on holidays at the moment, working on my YA novel – final edit before it goes back to my editor. It has been a looooong time 😀
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YAAAAAAY!!!!!!
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An excellent collectio, especially the marvellous tanker
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Thank you, Derrick!
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Yours it is a very interesting work on subject.
The true is I like very much.
Congratulations!
I will wait for your new work.
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Gracias, Carlos!
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Thank you for sharing. Our landscapes are ever changing.
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🙂
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Nice post. Reminds me of Uncommon Carriers by John McPhee, a great read.
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What a compliment, Paul! Thank you!
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Amen to that. xo
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