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Tracks Across A Summer Field (Original Post) justaprogressive Dec 2023 OP
Is it just me? claudette Dec 2023 #1
I'm wondering... GiqueCee Dec 2023 #2
Nope. in use justaprogressive Dec 2023 #4
🚊They are there 🚊 justaprogressive Dec 2023 #3
Well done! GiqueCee Dec 2023 #5
thank you justaprogressive Dec 2023 #13
Thank you!! claudette Dec 2023 #8
thanks justaprogressive Dec 2023 #9
👍 claudette Dec 2023 #10
you can just barely see them m but they are there. some roadbeds look abandoned but are in such bad shape its pathetic. AllaN01Bear Dec 2023 #6
thank you. justaprogressive Dec 2023 #7
Well, my dear justaprogressive! Coming into your thread this late was a good idea. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2023 #11
Y'know, all the time we lived there justaprogressive Dec 2023 #12

GiqueCee

(1,530 posts)
2. I'm wondering...
Sun Dec 3, 2023, 07:59 AM
Dec 2023

... if the post refers to an old railroad track bed, with rails long since gone. 'Cuz I ain't seein' nuthin' either.

justaprogressive

(2,579 posts)
3. 🚊They are there 🚊
Sun Dec 3, 2023, 08:02 AM
Dec 2023

The freight train came through twice a day, whistle crossing bout a
quarter mile north....

If you follow the near field (left of center) you'll see a darker line of green
which is actually the raised railroad bed...at the top of that rise, to the left
of the tree standing by itself you can see dark strips which are the rails
themselves...I was trying to make the point of how technology and Nature
don't necessarily have to be at odds with each other...

HTH

GiqueCee

(1,530 posts)
5. Well done!
Sun Dec 3, 2023, 08:16 AM
Dec 2023

but subtle. I saw that faint line, but thought, naah. Trackbeds in my rural neighborhood are more conspicuous.

Have a nice Sunday!

claudette

(4,681 posts)
8. Thank you!!
Sun Dec 3, 2023, 09:33 AM
Dec 2023

I do see what you mean!! So sorry I missed it. It’s just that the railroad tracks in my area are “really out there” and don’t fit in with the beautiful scenery.

AllaN01Bear

(23,348 posts)
6. you can just barely see them m but they are there. some roadbeds look abandoned but are in such bad shape its pathetic.
Sun Dec 3, 2023, 09:14 AM
Dec 2023

such a calming scene.

justaprogressive

(2,579 posts)
7. thank you.
Sun Dec 3, 2023, 09:25 AM
Dec 2023

Just to the left of the tracks you can see, is an 8ft high stack
of new railroad ties...

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,477 posts)
11. Well, my dear justaprogressive! Coming into your thread this late was a good idea.
Sun Dec 3, 2023, 11:22 AM
Dec 2023

I can read the responses and figure out what's going on in your beautiful photo.

The early bird doesn't always catch the worm!



justaprogressive

(2,579 posts)
12. Y'know, all the time we lived there
Sun Dec 3, 2023, 12:29 PM
Dec 2023

I never took a picture of the train...
Viewing it was actually quite jarring,
as it appears to be sitting in the middle of the field.
Sort of like the freighter sitting in the desert in
"Close Encounters"...

*A reminder that the too early worm, is the one that's caught by the bird!

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