Just because...

Gazebo roof with birdnest

My computer sits on a desk against one wall of a room that we call our library/office/computer room. It has also evolved into the room where my sons and their wives gather when they drop by. Last week I decided I didn't like the screen saver on my computer nor did I like any of the easily available choices. Not being in the mood to look further, I clicked the option to use photos from my computer-stored albums. A few days later I came home from running errands to find my son and husband sitting and watching my screen-saver photo show. They made a few not-so subtle remarks about the number of photos depicting dead trees, log structures, barn wood or gnarled roots. The photo above was one of them.

I can't explain why I'm drawn to wood. It's not just that I like tree shapes as I also like to photograph abandoned wooden buildings, barns, bridges, windmills and mining scaffolds. I have many photos of old rodeo arenas and pole corrals with loading chutes as well as a sizeable collection of photos featuring dead cactus wood. I love the warm colors of wood and the way light and shadow reveal its texture.

I know I have entirely too many photos of wooden subjects. I can't imagine what I'll ever do with them. Why do I keep them? Well, just because!

Comments

[Fran]

You can't have too many photos of wooden structures, Deb. It's a cellular thing about what we are drawn to. I tend to take a lot of photos of objects others don't find particularly appealing, but usually no one sees them except me. I really like this photo!