Meetings Galore

The shady bank of the river in the park has proven most amenable for meetups. Even in hot weather, the shade and breezes are pleasant enough, especially for a morning meeting. One afternoon was an exception, for it was brutally windy, but we persevered regardless. In fact, the wind was so fierce for several days this week that two trees were blown over in the park and myriad branches law strewn about.

In combination, Sue and I met with others four times in the past week, twice with the pair of us visiting with couples. Once I met with a photo friend; the next day, Sue met with 2 friends.

A selfie as we waited for our friends to arrive.

Sue tends to take most friend photos with her phone but asked that I bring my setup to get the whole group in the frame. I used my wide angle lens and managed to do that. It depends what spot we are able to grab on the bank. We were quite close to the river and, therefore, also the camera in this location. Her phone wouldn't have managed to include us all, but I was even able to slightly crop this wide angle image.

The lady on the left was the instructor in the exercise classes over the past three or four years. Of course, they have grinded (or ground, if you prefer) to a halt, and she is not sure if she will continue them if and when. We hadn't met her husband before.

I have gone out on two evening this week looking for photo ops, and you have seen the foggy photos from one of the outings as I drove about making brief stops. On the other occasion, I picked one spot. It didn't turn out to be an inspired choice, but I made the best of it and remained rooted as the sun dipped. This barn lay in the opposite direction from sunset. I thought it lit up quite well in golden light.

I will post the actual sunset photos separately.