David: I’ve used Marshall Oils but never with much success. They require a level of patience I just couldn’t conjure.

There are times (a lot recently) that I wish I still had my 8×10 view camera. There is nothing like an 8×10 contact print. I know I romanticize the whole view camera thing in my head. Unless I am really committed it is a painful process to engage and why I abandoned it after years of use. And the price of a sheet of 8×10 film has soared. I would have to swallow hard today before I tripped the shutter.

If I do find a project I become obsessed with that requires the view camera I know I would not hesitate to get another one.

Drive safe in that truck!

Tim: Thanks for that. I always seem to be calmer on gray days.

I posted something on your blog about writing and blogging in regard to your latest topic.

I just came inside after a short walk with the dog. It’s raining outside and would be so easy to drive to work in the truck. I thought a bit about why I might ride and realized on two wheels I would experience the entire trip. In the truck I would not remember a moment of it.

A nice gift of riding.

Jack: I’m honored that you feel my post put you in a scooter frame of mind. Thank you.

Your collecting landmarks makes me think of the times I have considered including Google maps in my posts, or links to the trip maps or something. It just never felt right to me. Sort of like pulling aside the curtain to reveal the little man behind the curtain.

Compared to many other riders my little trips are just that. Little trips. You have to be in the right frame of mind to appreciate them.

cpa3485: When I get off the Vespa and wander through the woods I am often greeted by these kinds of scenes. It still fascinates me to place the scooter in those wooded contexts. Not sure why but I will keep doing it until I understand.

Taxes. I forgot. Geez, I guess it’s time to visit the TurboTax site….

Jack and I are like therapists you know. I’m not sure which one of us is the Jungian and which is the Freudian…..*grin*

Stay sane!

I passed through your neighborhood this week. I remember seeing the exit signs for Bellefonte. I thought it sounded like a wonderful place. Obviously, it is. One of these days (Oh those fateful words) I’ll come back on the bike and ride the backroads of PA, rather than hustling this truck down the superslab.

On the photo front… We’ve discussed digital vs. film, but I still love the process of photography the most. Given a choice, I think I’d shoot with a 4×5 or 8×10 view camera and process everything myself. Just don’t have the dark room to do that with, yet. 🙂

Ride well, and keep shooting
Dave T.

It is crazy busy in my office with 2 weeks to go in ‘tax season’. That picture reminds me that there are calmer places in the world outside of the hectic pace in the office.

I commented to Jack Riepe recently that because of the humor in his posts that he has helped me keep my sanity through my busy season. Your posts do that as well but for a different reason. Your pictures are awesome and I appreciate the little break from my world into yours.
Thanks again.

I have never ridden a scooter, but the mood and color of your post this morning makes me wish I had dome it today.

I am writing down all your landmarks and road references. The weekend will come when my book too will feature in etherial photographs, as opposed to the burlesque or my ride reports.

Yet the truth is the truth.

Fondest regards,
Jack
Twised Roads

We can still shape our own world to a certain extent. I’m going to meander ( in the rain ) today. Time to slow things down a bit.