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Springtime at the gates of the Snow Queen's Ice Palace is peaceful and serene both then and now less all manner of weapons unleashed with a crack and loud rush of falls from its crystal battlement.

The aftermath of a new normal winter season is a scene of a wood fire offset left of bottom-center. In the foreground,  an axe blade is buried in an unseen log at bottom right. The wooden axe handle strikes slight curve upward across three-fourths of the horizon at approx. 30 degrees from lower right towards left center. The end of the handle sits skightly above center horizon.

A pyramid of charred firewood sits framed just beyond the axe handle. The handles end points to a triangular pair of wood chunks. They are charred black and frosted at the edges with ash. Small orange flames peek from the top point of the triangle. 

The background finds large cut logs of Silver Maple and Osage Orange strewn at the base of a rusted wire fence with rotting 4x4 inch posts barely standing.

Green grass and new leaves on honeysuckle,  privet, and other regional flora fill the gaps.
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Springtime at the gates of the Snow Queen's Ice Palace is peaceful and serene both then and now less all manner of weapons unleashed with a crack and loud rush of falls from its crystal battlement. The aftermath of a new normal winter season is a scene of a wood fire offset left of bottom-center. In the foreground, an axe blade is buried in an unseen log at bottom right. The wooden axe handle strikes slight curve upward across three-fourths of the horizon at approx. 30 degrees from lower right towards left center. The end of the handle sits skightly above center horizon. A pyramid of charred firewood sits framed just beyond the axe handle. The handles end points to a triangular pair of wood chunks. They are charred black and frosted at the edges with ash. Small orange flames peek from the top point of the triangle. The background finds large cut logs of Silver Maple and Osage Orange strewn at the base of a rusted wire fence with rotting 4x4 inch posts barely standing. Green grass and new leaves on honeysuckle, privet, and other regional flora fill the gaps. ###

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekKforKaput #RuralSaturday #SaturdayStillness #SaturdayScenes #originalcontent #photography #S23Ultra 📷📱

Then and now, serenity embraces the bones of the Snow Queen's Ice Palace... less her weapons unleashed at each crack and rush of shards from its once crystal battlement.

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Rest isn’t about checking out of life.

It’s about turning down the noise long enough to hear what really matters.

Let today be unhurried.

Let clarity rise.

#SaturdayStillness #Restoration #QuietWork #SteadyBeginnings #Sabbath

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This monochrome night view is of 2024's Christmas lights at Anakeesta in Gatlinburg, TN USA. A walkway through circles of rope lighting led some visitors to feel as if they'd been transported through the mountain.

Light peeks out from a solid black background. At top, pinpricks of lighting from buildings speckle the horizon of the surrounding ridge lines. Two bright, thin semicircles appear to be flaming at the edges of a portal.

A person stands near the left edge deeper into the dark space as if floating half in the shadow at the left side near the smaller curve. The larger curve illuminates the person's torso from the right.
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This monochrome night view is of 2024's Christmas lights at Anakeesta in Gatlinburg, TN USA. A walkway through circles of rope lighting led some visitors to feel as if they'd been transported through the mountain. Light peeks out from a solid black background. At top, pinpricks of lighting from buildings speckle the horizon of the surrounding ridge lines. Two bright, thin semicircles appear to be flaming at the edges of a portal. A person stands near the left edge deeper into the dark space as if floating half in the shadow at the left side near the smaller curve. The larger curve illuminates the person's torso from the right. ###

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekYforYearPast #SaturdayStillness #SaturdayScenes #MagnificentMonochrome #blackandwhite #originalcontent #photographerlife #photography #shareyourparadise #samsung #S23Ultra 📷📱

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2010 - Sol Duc Waterfall - Olympic National Park.
After all the autumn rain, the falls were roaring.
Hard not to stop, set the tripod, and play with shutter speed and composition.

#SolDucFalls #OlympicNationalPark #WaterfallPhotography #LongExposure
#NatureMood #SaturdayScenes #SaturdayStillness

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The art glass globe of a candle holder chimney glows in a orangish-golden swirl of of streaks and bubble lit by a tea light. It shines from the left looking like a galaxy spinning in the dark void of the. tablecloth. The light casts a purple glow that fades to black at the right-hand edge of the view. Dark shadow streaks spread like veins over the cloth.

The art glass globe of a candle holder chimney glows in a orangish-golden swirl of of streaks and bubble lit by a tea light. It shines from the left looking like a galaxy spinning in the dark void of the. tablecloth. The light casts a purple glow that fades to black at the right-hand edge of the view. Dark shadow streaks spread like veins over the cloth.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforShadows #SaturdayStillness #BlueSkyArtShow #originalcontent #photographerlife #photography #shareyourparadise #samsung #S23Ultra 📱📷

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Empty bar seating. It was a bit early or maybe they opened a door and slipped away? East Nashville, TN USA. 

A local bar used reclaimed antique doors to build its bar front. Cut to height,  but the doors are left in their distressed and chipping paint in earth tones of sage, mustard, and tan. Ornate rusted doorknobs remain set at equal height for each door.

The barstools are modern, minimalist, backless, square-topped stamped metal. Painted yellow, each seat is artistically decorated as if dripping with fresh paint spilled over the seat and running down each leg. The drips are accented with heavy black outlines. Left to right the colors alternate blue, red, green, blue, and black.
The floor is dark brown made of exterior composite deck boards running the length of the bar.
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Empty bar seating. It was a bit early or maybe they opened a door and slipped away? East Nashville, TN USA. A local bar used reclaimed antique doors to build its bar front. Cut to height, but the doors are left in their distressed and chipping paint in earth tones of sage, mustard, and tan. Ornate rusted doorknobs remain set at equal height for each door. The barstools are modern, minimalist, backless, square-topped stamped metal. Painted yellow, each seat is artistically decorated as if dripping with fresh paint spilled over the seat and running down each leg. The drips are accented with heavy black outlines. Left to right the colors alternate blue, red, green, blue, and black. The floor is dark brown made of exterior composite deck boards running the length of the bar. ###

#cafesaturday #SaturdayScenes #SaturdayStillness #SaturdayArt #originalcontent #photographerlife #photography #shareyourparadise #samsung #S23Ultra 📷📱

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After garage doors pull down for the night… the cars snuggle close then get caught sleeping it off or just unable to find reverse.

The photo shows three cars sharing two garage bays. The after-party wreckage of portable camping chairs, tools, an electric fan, and racing helmets fills the quiet space between the walls, three sleeping chassis: (back to front) a purple Porsche 911, a blue-wrapped Cayman GT4, and a bright red C8 Corvette.

Kimberlee A. Fast Pavillion garage space from the August 2025 HPDE event at NCM Motorsports Park, Bowling Green, KY USA.

After garage doors pull down for the night… the cars snuggle close then get caught sleeping it off or just unable to find reverse. The photo shows three cars sharing two garage bays. The after-party wreckage of portable camping chairs, tools, an electric fan, and racing helmets fills the quiet space between the walls, three sleeping chassis: (back to front) a purple Porsche 911, a blue-wrapped Cayman GT4, and a bright red C8 Corvette. Kimberlee A. Fast Pavillion garage space from the August 2025 HPDE event at NCM Motorsports Park, Bowling Green, KY USA.

Sleepover At Kimberlee’s 📷📱

Occasionally like a roadside campout or a tweener sleepover, a busy track weekend is a good thing for the home track.

#SaturdayStillness #SaturdayScenes #motorsport #HPDE #originalcontent #photographerlife #photography #shareyourparadise #samsung #S23Ultra

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The car is parked head-in to the garage. Working top to bottom of the view, the sky, raceway paddock, and garage structure are reflected by the rear window glass and body finish of the rear spoiler and fenders. Cotton ball clouds and blue sky fill the reflection through the open door space. A steel I-beam support rises between garage bays in the upper right corner.

The right side of the view captures the sky through the rectangular windows of the closed door in the adjacent bay.

From the August 2025 HPDE event at NCM Motorsports Park, Bowling Green, KY USA.

The car is parked head-in to the garage. Working top to bottom of the view, the sky, raceway paddock, and garage structure are reflected by the rear window glass and body finish of the rear spoiler and fenders. Cotton ball clouds and blue sky fill the reflection through the open door space. A steel I-beam support rises between garage bays in the upper right corner. The right side of the view captures the sky through the rectangular windows of the closed door in the adjacent bay. From the August 2025 HPDE event at NCM Motorsports Park, Bowling Green, KY USA.

Warping at the Speed of Light 📷📱

#SunriseSaturday #SaturdayStillness #SaturdayScenes #motorsport #NCM #MPS #HPDE #originalcontent #photographerlife #photography #shareyourparadise #samsung #S23Ultra

Sunrise floods the garage as the rear surfaces of a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 share what they see.

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In the upper left quarter of the view, a partially opened door reflects light from within the room beyond. The unlit hallway and the door are painted black. ©David B. Stewart

In the upper left quarter of the view, a partially opened door reflects light from within the room beyond. The unlit hallway and the door are painted black. ©David B. Stewart

Last Door On The Left 📷📱

#SaturdayArt #SaturdayStillness #SaturdayOrange #lowkey #originalcontent #photographerlife #photography #shareyourparadise #samsung #S23Ultra

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Let tonight be about peace, not productivity. Rest has its own power. 🌙 #SaturdayStillness

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A minimal view of a peace plant spathe/blossom in low light on a shadowed background. The immature spathe leaf is still a pale green and partially unfurled. The leaf is textured with the bumpy ridges of the underlying floral spadix. The blossom is positioned horizontally with the stem fading into the lower right-hand corner of the view.
© David B. Stewart

A minimal view of a peace plant spathe/blossom in low light on a shadowed background. The immature spathe leaf is still a pale green and partially unfurled. The leaf is textured with the bumpy ridges of the underlying floral spadix. The blossom is positioned horizontally with the stem fading into the lower right-hand corner of the view. © David B. Stewart

Peace Blossom 📷📱
#SaturdayArt #SaturdayStillness #stilllife #lowkey #originalcontent #photographerlife #photography #shareyourparadise #samsung #S23Ultra

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A view of the main hall of the 1934 Nashville Post Office, now the Frist Art Museum. Four cylindrical chandeliers run the center length of the view. Each hold some 16 full length lenses. The lights hang on rigid supports from the center of large square ceiling medallions. Cast ceiling strips are accented with raised stars and line the center and outside edges for the length of the hall. The star fields are framed by mitered ridges appearing as striped banners running the length of the ceiling. Windowed spaces lining the side walls are filled with massive cast alloy grates. All shrink into the distant vanishing point beyond the bottom of the photo.

A view of the main hall of the 1934 Nashville Post Office, now the Frist Art Museum. Four cylindrical chandeliers run the center length of the view. Each hold some 16 full length lenses. The lights hang on rigid supports from the center of large square ceiling medallions. Cast ceiling strips are accented with raised stars and line the center and outside edges for the length of the hall. The star fields are framed by mitered ridges appearing as striped banners running the length of the ceiling. Windowed spaces lining the side walls are filled with massive cast alloy grates. All shrink into the distant vanishing point beyond the bottom of the photo.

Deco 📷📱
For this one, B&W loses the natural sepia. Sepia hides the aluminum. Either weighs heavy as a final kiss between senescent lovers. Color it is.

#SaturdayArt #SaturdayStillness #SaturdayScenes #ArtDeco #originalcontent #photographerlife #photography #shareyourparadise #samsung #S23Ultra

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In Passing
#RuralSaturday
The orange flags whisper of digging to come. The old barn may soon be put out of its misery. Much of the distinctive architecture once so necessary for farm life was lost to mechanization... fewer livestock, less feed & hay... less need keep up an empty barn. Bardston, KY USA.

#SaturdayStillness #SaturdayScenes #BourbonTrail #originalcontent #photographerlife #shareyourparadise #samsung #S23Ultra

In Passing #RuralSaturday The orange flags whisper of digging to come. The old barn may soon be put out of its misery. Much of the distinctive architecture once so necessary for farm life was lost to mechanization... fewer livestock, less feed & hay... less need keep up an empty barn. Bardston, KY USA. #SaturdayStillness #SaturdayScenes #BourbonTrail #originalcontent #photographerlife #shareyourparadise #samsung #S23Ultra

In Passing 📱📷
#RuralSaturday
The orange flags whisper of digging to come.

#SaturdayStillness #SaturdayScenes #BourbonTrail #originalcontent #photographerlife #shareyourparadise #samsung #S23Ultra

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