October 2, 2018 – Day 337 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Raindrops – As I set in line to pick up my niece and nephew from school this afternoon we had a brief rain shower that left these rain drops on my car windows and with a little close up work with my iPhone resulted in this image!
October 1, 2018 – Day 336 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – My Helper – My niece Shutterbug Journey gives me a helping hand (keeping me company mostly and coloring) as I work on updating our church website this morning at First Christian Church here in Madisonville, Ky, while waiting for her Mamaw to get out of a circle meeting.
September 30, 2018 – Day 335 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Bored – Our ninja Damion takes a different view of the world as we wait for mamaw, Elaina and Jordan to get back from the rest room today as we finish up lunch after church.
September 29, 2018 – Day 334 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Yellow Belt! – My nephew Xavier poses with sensei Eric today after receiving his yellow belt during the Jr. Warrior karate belt promotions at the Myers DoJo. Xavier is holding two boards he broke with his hand and knee! He was all smiles!
September 28, 2018 – Day 333 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Just Talking – Damion and Elaina chat with their cousin Jayden by shouting back and forth from me and my sisters’ cars today as we wait for the doors to open for their karate classes. They were talking about Jayden’s new book from his book fair at school.
September 27, 2018 – Day 332 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge -B&B Motors – I love old buildings and signs such as this place in Lake City, Ky that at one time was a thriving busy business, but today is nothing more than a shell of what it used to be. Time marches on!
September 25, 2018 – Day 330 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Sad Day – Today was a sad day here in my household as we lost our cat Socks, of 10+ years, to some sort of infection that we have fought over the last 6 weeks or so. It’s always hard to lose any family member, including pets, but some things help make it a bit easier such as my niece and nephew here. Elaina drew a picture of cats (the circled one is Socks) to act as his grave marker and Damion made a time capsule as ways of honoring his passing. Damion, who cried when mamaw told them on the way home from school, also told me that he’d say a special prayer for Socks at his LOGOS youth group meeting at church tonight. Elaina of course asked if our other cat and her favorite, Tabatha, was going to die also and so we had a good chat about the subject and how everyone and everything has their own time and not to worry because Tabatha was very healthy and wasnt going anywhere for a long time. Life moves on!
September 25, 2018 – Day 330 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Shapes – Wandering around the campus of our local community college I captured this silhouette of a sculpture that made for an interesting black and white photograph.
September 24, 2018 – Day 329 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Reflections – My nephew Jayden enjoys an ice cream cone as he hangs out the window of my car as we wait for his karate dojo to open for classes. Reflections can make for some interesting photos!
September 23, 2018 – Day 328 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Lights with a story – This afternoon I attended the West Area All Disciples Sing at the First Christian Church in Mayfield, Ky. This is the chandelier that hangs in the center of their sanctuary. When the church remodeled the sanctuary some years back they bought it from an antiques dealer because it closely matched on the hung in the church in its early days. According to the dealer, this chandelier hung over the swimming pool in the home of singer/songwriter Roy Orbison. In any case, it fits nicely in my ongoing “light” series!
September 22, 2018 – Day 327 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Look! A New Dragon – My niece Elaina peers through the handle of her Kindle Tablet as she shows me a new baby dragon she hatched in her dragon game!
September 21, 2018 – Day 326 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Bored – This is what Damion does when he’s bored while waiting for someone to come open up Myers karate studio for the afternoon/evening classes! I guess he was working on limbering up!
September 20, 2018 – Day 325 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Beyond Awesome – This afternoon my nephew Jayden and I met his cousin Damion and Mamaw at the Mahr Park here in Madisonville, Ky to do some exploring when he jumps on this rock and shouts, “Take my picture!” and of course I did!! Sometimes pictures just happen this way!
September 19, 2018 – Day 324 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – America! – As I set in the doctor’s office at the VA clinic in Hopkinsville, Ky for her to come back I noticed this small American Flag painting on this one wall by itself which I think made for a nice black and white photo! Pictures are everywhere! You just have to keep your eyes open for them!
September 18, 2018 – Day 323 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – When Pigs Fly – Today we had lunch at the Big City Market in downtown Madisonville, Ky with other members of our local photography club, when I found this flying pig and it’s shadow!
September 17, 2018 – Day 322 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – A southbound CSX freight train (Q501) crosses over West Arch Street in Madisonville, Ky as it heads south past the old L&N Railroad Depot. Want to get better at your photography? Photograph the things that you love and make you happy!
September 16, 2018 – Day 321 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Almost Church Time – Jayden, Sis, Elaina, Jeanne and Damion all occupy their time as they wait for church to begin! Nothing does my heart better than seeing everyone here and Journey and Jordan are downstairs in the nursery. I’m so glad that our kids enjoy coming to church!
September 15, 2018 – Day 320 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Harvest Time – A farmer works on harvesting his field, just north of Sebree, Ky as light begins to fade from the day.
September 14, 2018 – Day 319 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Shapes and designs – I love how the ballast of the railroad cuts through this scene of Superior Metal Works, Inc. at Mortons Gap, Ky along with the shapes and tones in their building adding more interest to the picture.
September 13, 2018 – Day 318 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Socks – My cat Socks prepares to jump down from the exam table at the vets this morning as we wait to see the vet for a checkup. He’s been fighting some type of infection and his white cell count was 49,000 two weeks ago, which is very high! With the help of antibiotics, it was back down to normal today and he seems to be feeling much better.
September 3, 2018 – The Engineer on Amtrak Train 391 “The Saluki” climbs down off his Charger SC-44 engine after all his passengers have gotten off the train at their final stop in Carbondale, IL after their trip from Chicago and points between. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #amtrak
September 1, 2018 – St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad steam locomotive 1630 is reflected in a rain puddle as it backs from the Seeman Road Crossing, outside the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois on the return trip to the station. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #steamtrains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #illinoisrailwaymuseum #steamtrain
September 10, 2018 – Under Stormy skies, CSX Q028, with BNSF 5333 trailing, heads north at Slaughters, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision with a long run of matching CSX containers behind the power. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
September 29, 2018 – CSX W221-28, a loaded coke train, with Union Pacific 3031, one of the brand new EMD tier 4 units with a 12 cylinder four stroke prime mover engine, pulls out of the siding at the south end of Kelly, Ky and heads south on the Henderson Subdivision. The trailing unit, UP 7965, has died at this point so it’s a good thing that it’s downhill for awhile from this point. They were to meet someone from mechanical at the south end of Latham siding in Hopkinsville, Ky to try and restart the engine. If not they were to pickup another engine at Casky yard. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
September 28, 2018 – CSX J724-28 Heads north at Hanson, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision with Respondek Railroad Corporation’s 415 and 2425 in tow. Both units have been at CSX’s Atkinson Yard for several months. At one time Respondek was to take over operations on the River Branch in Henderson, Ky, but last I heard that deal fell through when CSX refused to give them trackage rights. Not sure what the current status is. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
September 27, 2018 – Paducah and Louisville Railway local prepares to depart from the yard at Princeton, Kentucky to make its run to Madisonville on a rainy afternoon. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #paducahandlouisvillerailway
August 29, 2018 – Norfolk Southern 9368 leads CSX W990-26 under the signals, at the north end of Anaconda, with a load of windmill motors and housings as it makes it’s way north on the Henderson Subdivision at Robards, Kentucky. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
August 29, 2018 – CSX Q501 passes CSX ballast train W080-29 at the north end of Alliance siding as it makes its way south on the CE&D Subdivision at Princeton, Indiana. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad #kcsrailway
September 11, 2018 – CSX empty coal train J806-10 slowly makes it’s way along the PeeVee Spur off of CSX’s Morganfield Branch at Madisonville, Ky as it makes its way to the Warrior Coal Load out to pickup a load of coal. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
September 22, 2018 – It’s the first full day of fall as the roar of Paducah and Louisville Railway’s 2107 with six other units trailing fills the countryside, as it begins to climb up out of the “Richland Bottoms” on its way south outside of Richland, Ky on the way to deliver it’s load to the loadout at Calvert City, Ky. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway #paducahandlouisvillerailway
September 15, 2018 – BNSF 8793 pulls into the north end of CSX’s Howell Yard as it leads CSX K976, a loaded tank train, south at Evansville, Indiana against the glow of the setting sun. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
September 2, 2018 – An afternoon Chicago Transit Authority “L” train makes its way across the Chicago River, on the Wells Street Bridge, as it heads toward the downtown Chicago, Illinois Loop. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #thechicagol #chicago
August 29, 2018 – Kansas City Southern 4653 and CSXT 4752 lead a ballast train north through Pakota, Indiana past the Pakota Presbyterian Church. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad #kcsrailway
September 2, 2018 – A Chicago Transit Authority Green and Brown line train pass each other on a curve, just outside the Washington/Walbash L Station in downtown Chicago, Illinois. #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #commutertrains
