For when the rains don’t come

Jul 13

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So, we were driving along this farm to market road, when my spouse suddenly slowed down and made a u-turn. Those maneuvers are generally so I can make a photograph, but I hadn’t noticed anything particularly photogenic.

The reason for the u-turn was because he’d seen a big crescent wrench in the road and went back to get it. For highway-safety reasons, we will assume. Anyway, while we were doing that, I noticed this scene, and the way the weeds around the pump played off the clouds and the center-pivot irrigation system on the horizon. I’m glad for the wayward wrench.

FM 1471
Crosby County, Texas
photographed 7.3.2015

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  1. John | July 13, 2015 at 8:26 am

    Great photo, and I would turn around for the wrench too. 🙂

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    • Melinda Green Harvey | July 13, 2015 at 1:36 pm

      I understand that there’s no such thing as “too many wrenches.” Just like “too many photographs” doesn’t exist.

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      • ehpem | July 14, 2015 at 9:50 am

        Tool boxes are a lot cheaper than hard drives, so there is that to consider as well.

        Not to mention being able to be a good Samaritan and volunteer highway safety patrolista (google spell check insists patroller is not a word, so I might as well make one up). Photographer’s u-turns and rapid braking without warning don’t do much positive for highway safety.

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  2. Richard Owen | July 13, 2015 at 6:06 pm

    Nice image! Being from Tennessee it needs more trees and hills.LOL. I’m so glad I found this site. Keep “shooting ” and making our day. True- never enough wrenches,sockets and such even if you don’t need them.

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  3. Ashley Lily Scarlett | July 13, 2015 at 6:32 pm

    It’s really beautiful, Melinda.

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