Backroads
One of my favorite things about the holidays is the down time with family. We’re back in Nashville now, but the couple days we spent in Kentucky with Brandi’s family was great.
No agenda.
No to do list.
No email.
In fact, on Saturday I told Brandi let’s just get in the car and drive. She asked, “Where?” I said, “Nowhere. Let’s just hop in the car and drive backroads.”
So we did and we had a blast. Took a couple pictures along the way and it’s amazing what you see when you slow down and your eyes are wide open.
37 Comments:
Great photo set, better memories. Merry Christmas!
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Lance
7:13 am
Beautiful. Who knew Kentucky was so pretty?
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Lindsey Nobles
7:42 am
I love those pics. I especially love old barns. My husband and I try to take pictures like this but we never stop and take the time to do them right. Definitely need to do that.
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Pete Wilson Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 7:51 am
I would love to spend a day just driving around taking pictures of old barns.
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Amy
7:49 am
Reminds me of my trips to Ohio’s Amish countryside every year. Cornfields, barns, horses and buggies, barns, old windmills, gardens, barns, old trees, barns, more barns, farmyards, barns… Old barns, new barns, but especially old barns…
There’s something about the gorgeous red color of the barns against the golden wheat fields seemingly set on fire by the warmth of the sun.
When I visit my sister-friend in Ohio, we take drives out to the countryside almost every day/night. The photos, the sights, the conversation…. ahhh, my heart longs to be there right now.
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JD in Canada
7:56 am
Lovely photos.. they look so peaceful. We jump in the car alot here…we’ve stumbled across some great spots this way.
I’m loving the down time this week too…Have a Happy New Year.
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joyce
7:58 am
thank you for taking me to drive backroads. i really loved the time with you!
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Pete Wilson Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Anytime babe!
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brandiandboys
8:34 am
The times with no agenda are some of the BEST times. AMAZING pictures!!!!!!
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Lauren Kelly
8:37 am
Wow, those are some outstanding shots. Thank you for sharing with us. Now that the Christmas rush is over, I’d like to go for one of those drive… though probably not through too many back roads. The back roads in Kentucky are too windy and dangerous to really relax… unless I could find some fairly straight back roads. Then I’d be in business.
I love the idea of taking my camera along too. Such an inspiration to look back on pictures like that. Thanks for the reminder.
-Marshall Jones Jr.
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bondChristian
9:28 am
That makes me feel like home. Except here those photos would have to be taken in October. You wouldn’t be able to drive backroads now with all the ice and snow
Your photography gets better every time, Pete… so glad you had the chance to slow down and enjoy it.
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gitz
9:47 am
You have a great eye for composition and contrast. I, too, enjoy the down time of visiting family and being at home with Cindy and Emily.
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Pete Wilson Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Thanks Randy
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Randy Kinnick
10:37 am
Thanks for sharing the incredible pics! Best wishes for an amazing 2010!
Linda
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Linda Stewart
10:50 am
I wonder how many tourists drive the back roads where I live when they visit. It’s beautiful when you get off the main highway.
Those pics remind me of Idaho. We used to love finding old barns.
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Pokinatcha
11:07 am
We loved the visit—had a wonderful time with everyone….maybe in the spring, we can shop in Amish country for flowers and garden plants.
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Laurel
11:28 am
That’s awesome! What kind of camera are you using?
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Pete Wilson Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Nikon D-60. Love it.
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Jordan Clark
12:43 pm
Those are beautiful! I love the one of the old barn!
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Becky
12:44 pm
Love the photos, especially the one of the barn.
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Nick
12:48 pm
Gosh, and you are a great photographer as well……..sheesh. Aside from roofing (snicker), is there anything you are bad at?
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Gina
12:50 pm
I love the pictures,as you can see by my e-mail address,I live in the backroads & love it….deers & foxes & old barns & roads that go nowhere…..Elizabeth
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Elizabeth
12:51 pm
Wow Pete, great photos man. Are you the photographer or is that @brandiandboys? Awesome. Thanks for sharing!
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Pete Wilson Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
I’m usually the one that takes photos in our family. It’s kind of become a little hobby for me over the past year.
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Nathan
12:53 pm
Confession: I (stole) used one of these photos as a desktop background! Will I go to jail? Love the backroads and country scenes….
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Pete Wilson Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Glad you could use it Vicki!
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vicki
12:59 pm
Great pictures! Thanks for posting. I love driving on country roads, too.
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BloomWhereUR
1:52 pm
Love the pictures!! Think I will take a drive this week and take some pictures on the backroads of Texas
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Kathi Waddle
2:06 pm
I love drives to nowhere. So much so that I’d almost consider it a hobby. These pictures make me want to get back into the car right now.
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Sarah
2:15 pm
I love the pictures almost as much as I love the line, “No email.”
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Aaron
2:29 pm
I miss those backroads.
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Jeff Graves
2:46 pm
you know…if this whole Pastor thing doesnt work out for you…youd have a great “shot” at photography.
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tam
2:55 pm
There is nothing more wonderful than spending the day with your honey doing something spontaneous and enjoying the world around us. I am so glad you both had these moments. The pictures are great!
Happy New Year!
JP
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JP
3:22 pm
Wow – great picture-taking! I’m impressed. And it’s wonderful that you took the time to enjoy God’s creation… something that few of us ever do! Merry late Christmas.
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Vanity of Vanities
4:11 pm
Pete, that shot with the road and sunset over the hill is AWESOME. The colors are great! You’re really workin that D60 now (=
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Josh Robbins
4:36 pm
Thanks for making me even more homesick!
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bluegoose
4:45 pm
looks like driving to my grandparent’s house! Beautiful pictures!
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Jan Owen
6:08 pm
I love me some backroad driving. We live in Western KY and it’s just beautiful!
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Tyra
6:46 pm
“Slow Down and your eyes are wide open!”…those words sum up my year. It’s amazing the “things” you see. Really see. This is timely and So good.
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Jessica
7:41 pm
Great pictures. Thanks for sharing.
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Amy
9:37 pm
We were missionaries in England for eleven years and driving the back roads was one of our favorite things. We would take off and when we came to a T in the road we would take turns choosing right or left. We never new where we would end up and it was wonderful. I loved those no agenda, we have all the time in the world days. Thanks for bringing back some great memories for me.
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Bill Foote
1:01 am
Oh my goodness Pete…you have a great eye.
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Robin
4:20 pm
We have all those beautiful things in our “backyard.” Our backyard is lucky enough to see all those sights. The property actually belongs to someone else and I’m just lucky enough to have its beauty in my backyard. The cows have become a part of the family. The dogs love them!!!
I love the country!
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Fran
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