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The world of photography has changed significantly since leaving (a previous) photographic career. Now in retirement not only do I recognize the importance of continual, mindful and spiritual growth I also recognize my need for day to day stimuli and connectivity; hence this, my photographic journey 😊 When I left my photographic career, we used 35mm cameras and (we all) had to wait to see the end results (after the negative had been processed, printed and corrected/adjusted). That said however, I was fortunate to own a photo lab and I could tweak my photographic processing to fit my vision; it was a long process! Who would have thought that I can do all of my pre-editing (processing) on my computer, at home and see it immediately..... AND then share it with you! What an amazing world! Anyways, where I’m going with this is that I’m now trying to master the digital end of the photographic world and I’ve tried 5 different photography editing sites and I think I’ve chosen this one; it gives me the ability to save crisp photos for web applications.
The Butler Wash ruins (a cliff-dwelling) are located 14 miles southwest of Blanding, Utah, on Highway 95 and is within the boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument. It was an easy 1/2 mile walk on a slide rock base to a canyon, perched viewing platform. The ruins themselves were located across the the way (across a deep canyon), and it was from here that I took this photo. Although this photo isn't my favorite it's the memory (story to follow) that goes with it that makes me chuckle. The Anasazi people inhabited this area around 1200 AD and although the site had been stabilized and reconstructed to some degree, the authenticity remained true to the original site. As I shot this photo my mind wandered to the life of the Anasazi whom farmed on the canyon's floor; imagining their simple lives, children playing, the winter's cold and the summer's heat. Although the ruins were the highlight of our stop, it was the memory of being locked out of my brand-new motor-home that comes to mind first! I had the keys and the fob (to both the coach and the driver's door) in my hand but neither worked! Why?! Noting that it was late in the day and the cold of night would be upon us soon, I began to worry. Unfortunately, we didn't have cel service so calling a tow truck was not an option. Fortunately however a kind gentleman saw our dilemma and drove us to Blanding so we could buy a new battery for the key fob (presuming that was the problem), and with no money in our pockets, he lent us some. By the time we got back to my motor-home, it was getting dark and very cold (I was wearing a t-shirt). We were anxious to get in but... surprise! You can imagine our surprise when, even the new battery in the fob didn't fix the problem! "No way!", we exclaimed! So, left with no other alternatives, we borrowed an axe from our new-found friend and smashed the small passenger side window. Oh dear, as you can imagine, it exploded and tiny bits of glass flew everywhere! It was in the vents, under the seats and even to the very back of the RV; we cleaned for the next 2 hours! But at least we were warm :-) Sometimes when things go wrong it becomes the biggest story and the most memorable! 🙂 *We later discovered that the locking mechanism within the door was not attached during manufacturing, thus we got locked out.
