Of Drive-bys and Centerline Rumble Strips
Stick your camera out the window, say cheese, and let the shutter fly
If you’ve never experienced a rumble strip, think about it as “magic fingers” for your car.
If you’ve never experienced “magic fingers,” ask your dad or mom and apply what they say to your car going 50 MPH.
If none of this makes sense, it’s not intended to. Just enjoy the ride.1
Warning: Vaseline messes up details. That’s 508-207-6240 to get your fancy firewood and other fancy stuff delivered.
Men and their grass.
I have a question: Has anyone ever driven by a woman on a lawnmower?
What’s up with men and their grass?
Somewhere in Maine a man has lost his mind and is preparing to rip up his grass.
Petroleum? Did the head of marketing buy a thesaurus to increase sales?
This isn’t a political question, it’s an aesthetic one: what’s up with Trump supporters and their 4-foot, 8-foot, and 16-foot yard signs, banners and cardboard cutouts? Are pink flamingos too gay?
That’s better.
A drive in the countryside is not complete without passing a red barn…
…or a rusting roof.
It’s images like this that makes me wish I used my camera’s GPS and actually tried to focus. I didn’t understand what I captured until I was miles away: the side of an entire building somewhere between Greenville and Lubec, Maine with hundreds of record album covers.
Dear Maine Trump Supporters: Please take note.
A 16-ft Coke can with a ladder in the middle of yard!!!! Thank God for the men and their grass who make moments like this possible.
If you zoom in you’ll see that the epitaph reads — yup, you guessed it — “Outstanding in his field.”
Thank you for putting up with me this far.
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All photos taken with my Fuji XT3 and 35mm F/2 lens smothered in petroleum (not gasoline) jelly and sticking out the window of a 2024 Nissan Rogue rental SUV proceeding through back country roads of Maine at speeds of 25 - 55 MPH with my selfless wife driving and bored children passed out in the back seat. These details are shared here for informational purposes only. Your results may vary.
More power to that. No argument from me.
No shenanigans eh? Hmmmmmm.