The Parkways Projects 1934≈2025
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A reconsideration of Appalachia 55 years later in this dedicated project series: Photography, Digital Collage #EastCoastKin #ArtYear
A PhotoEssay, Patreon & Substack by Tom Ogburn on the Great Smoky Mountains NP, Blue Ridge, Skyline Drive & Shenandoah NP
A PhotoEssay, Patreon & Substack by Tom Ogburn on the Great Smoky Mountains NP, Blue Ridge, Skyline Drive & Shenandoah NP
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Ravens Roost through Photoshop Time
Short Takes » WIP » Experimenting with emulating Mid Century Photos
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🦉 I'm almost ready to apply for a few things over here at #TheParkwaysProjects Thanks Y'all! 🪔
✨And still writing up a storm. Here's a WIP entry with a couple of stories embedded. A choice of Fire or Rain.
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear #BlueRidgeParkway #NationalParks
#Photography #Landscape #Mountains
✨And still writing up a storm. Here's a WIP entry with a couple of stories embedded. A choice of Fire or Rain.
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear #BlueRidgeParkway #NationalParks
#Photography #Landscape #Mountains
🦉🪔🍂The final feed, with intro, which technically speaking, should have arrived first on the scene.
#theparkwaysprojects #ChestnutTrees #BlueRidgeParkway #SkylineDriveParkway #TomOgburn #TheSixties #1960s #TheGreatSmokyMountainsNationalPark
#theparkwaysprojects #ChestnutTrees #BlueRidgeParkway #SkylineDriveParkway #TomOgburn #TheSixties #1960s #TheGreatSmokyMountainsNationalPark
A legacy of long ago; phantoms in the now, and living art to come from trees which died circa 1936.
Short Takes » Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree » An Early Digital Art Experiment
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January 9, 2026 at 1:11 AM
🦉🪔🍂The final feed, with intro, which technically speaking, should have arrived first on the scene.
#theparkwaysprojects #ChestnutTrees #BlueRidgeParkway #SkylineDriveParkway #TomOgburn #TheSixties #1960s #TheGreatSmokyMountainsNationalPark
#theparkwaysprojects #ChestnutTrees #BlueRidgeParkway #SkylineDriveParkway #TomOgburn #TheSixties #1960s #TheGreatSmokyMountainsNationalPark
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This needs no explanation.
I apologize for my entire generation that no matter how much we tried, nothing fucking changed.
youtu.be/J9INnMMwvnk?...
This needs no explanation.
I apologize for my entire generation that no matter how much we tried, nothing fucking changed.
youtu.be/J9INnMMwvnk?...
Ohio
YouTube video by Crosby, Stills & Nash - Topic
youtu.be
January 8, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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This needs no explanation.
I apologize for my entire generation that no matter how much we tried, nothing fucking changed.
youtu.be/J9INnMMwvnk?...
This needs no explanation.
I apologize for my entire generation that no matter how much we tried, nothing fucking changed.
youtu.be/J9INnMMwvnk?...
🦉 It’s a very personal quest for me, for my father tried very hard to find a few of the still standing remains of the old giant chestnut trees in 1963 & again in 1964. He had seen them as a young man, when he attended Clemson University in 1946; he was certain of it even if we were not.
🍂Hey Folks!
🍂Hey Folks!
A legacy of long ago; phantoms in the now
Short Takes » Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree
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January 8, 2026 at 1:03 AM
🦉 It’s a very personal quest for me, for my father tried very hard to find a few of the still standing remains of the old giant chestnut trees in 1963 & again in 1964. He had seen them as a young man, when he attended Clemson University in 1946; he was certain of it even if we were not.
🍂Hey Folks!
🍂Hey Folks!
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January 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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©️Robynne Limoges ‘Snowfall’
January 4, 2026 at 3:02 PM
©️Robynne Limoges ‘Snowfall’
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Sunday #Stunday
Thin black branches flex in unison under the weight of the snow, gently bending to touch their tips into the snowy ground creating a pattern of black and white.
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Snow #SensoryArt #Lines
Thin black branches flex in unison under the weight of the snow, gently bending to touch their tips into the snowy ground creating a pattern of black and white.
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Snow #SensoryArt #Lines
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Sunday #Stunday
Thin black branches flex in unison under the weight of the snow, gently bending to touch their tips into the snowy ground creating a pattern of black and white.
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Snow #SensoryArt #Lines
Thin black branches flex in unison under the weight of the snow, gently bending to touch their tips into the snowy ground creating a pattern of black and white.
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Snow #SensoryArt #Lines
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Reposted by The Parkways Projects 1934≈2025
#BlueskyMonday #MountainMonday
Genoa City, Nevada. It was the first settlement (1851) in what was to become the Nevada Territory (1861-1864). It's nestled at the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada range.
#EastCoastKin #Nevada #LandscapePhotography #SierraNevada
Genoa City, Nevada. It was the first settlement (1851) in what was to become the Nevada Territory (1861-1864). It's nestled at the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada range.
#EastCoastKin #Nevada #LandscapePhotography #SierraNevada
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#BlueskyMonday #MountainMonday
Genoa City, Nevada. It was the first settlement (1851) in what was to become the Nevada Territory (1861-1864). It's nestled at the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada range.
#EastCoastKin #Nevada #LandscapePhotography #SierraNevada
Genoa City, Nevada. It was the first settlement (1851) in what was to become the Nevada Territory (1861-1864). It's nestled at the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada range.
#EastCoastKin #Nevada #LandscapePhotography #SierraNevada
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November 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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An old Elevator in western Nebraska. Barely perceptible in the distance is the railroad track. See below for closer view.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels #BlueskyMonday #FarmLife #MobilePhotography #Photography 📷
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels #BlueskyMonday #FarmLife #MobilePhotography #Photography 📷
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
An old Elevator in western Nebraska. Barely perceptible in the distance is the railroad track. See below for closer view.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels #BlueskyMonday #FarmLife #MobilePhotography #Photography 📷
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels #BlueskyMonday #FarmLife #MobilePhotography #Photography 📷
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Went on a mosey around my town yesterday. Been going very gentle with the new eyes!
Between the vertical lines and the clouds, there was no way I could pass this up!
Have a great Monday, y'all!
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Montana #photography #blackandwhitephotography
Went on a mosey around my town yesterday. Been going very gentle with the new eyes!
Between the vertical lines and the clouds, there was no way I could pass this up!
Have a great Monday, y'all!
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Montana #photography #blackandwhitephotography
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Went on a mosey around my town yesterday. Been going very gentle with the new eyes!
Between the vertical lines and the clouds, there was no way I could pass this up!
Have a great Monday, y'all!
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Montana #photography #blackandwhitephotography
Went on a mosey around my town yesterday. Been going very gentle with the new eyes!
Between the vertical lines and the clouds, there was no way I could pass this up!
Have a great Monday, y'all!
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Montana #photography #blackandwhitephotography
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Reposted by The Parkways Projects 1934≈2025
Marantz 1060
Stereo Integrated Amplifier (1971-78)
Power output: 30 watts per channel into 8Ω (stereo)
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20kHz
Total harmonic distortion: 0.5%
Damping factor: 45
Marantz 105
AM/FM Stereophonic Tuner
Stereo Integrated Amplifier (1971-78)
Power output: 30 watts per channel into 8Ω (stereo)
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20kHz
Total harmonic distortion: 0.5%
Damping factor: 45
Marantz 105
AM/FM Stereophonic Tuner
November 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Marantz 1060
Stereo Integrated Amplifier (1971-78)
Power output: 30 watts per channel into 8Ω (stereo)
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20kHz
Total harmonic distortion: 0.5%
Damping factor: 45
Marantz 105
AM/FM Stereophonic Tuner
Stereo Integrated Amplifier (1971-78)
Power output: 30 watts per channel into 8Ω (stereo)
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20kHz
Total harmonic distortion: 0.5%
Damping factor: 45
Marantz 105
AM/FM Stereophonic Tuner
“She seemed to have a great affinity for the “great god Lost” in all his guises, whether a chipmunk-scaled gremlin or, on a few occasions, one of the last great mountain panthers.” ≈ Tom Ogburn
“We were trying to get away from all the damned tumult.” ≈ Jean Ogburn
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear #Landscape
“We were trying to get away from all the damned tumult.” ≈ Jean Ogburn
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear #Landscape
October 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
“She seemed to have a great affinity for the “great god Lost” in all his guises, whether a chipmunk-scaled gremlin or, on a few occasions, one of the last great mountain panthers.” ≈ Tom Ogburn
“We were trying to get away from all the damned tumult.” ≈ Jean Ogburn
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear #Landscape
“We were trying to get away from all the damned tumult.” ≈ Jean Ogburn
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear #Landscape
🦉 I'm almost ready to apply for a few things over here at #TheParkwaysProjects Thanks Y'all! 🪔
✨And still writing up a storm. Here's a WIP entry with a couple of stories embedded. A choice of Fire or Rain.
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear #BlueRidgeParkway #NationalParks
#Photography #Landscape #Mountains
✨And still writing up a storm. Here's a WIP entry with a couple of stories embedded. A choice of Fire or Rain.
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear #BlueRidgeParkway #NationalParks
#Photography #Landscape #Mountains
Ravens Roost through Photoshop Time
Short Takes » WIP » Experimenting with emulating Mid Century Photos
theparkwaysprojects.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
🦉 I'm almost ready to apply for a few things over here at #TheParkwaysProjects Thanks Y'all! 🪔
✨And still writing up a storm. Here's a WIP entry with a couple of stories embedded. A choice of Fire or Rain.
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear #BlueRidgeParkway #NationalParks
#Photography #Landscape #Mountains
✨And still writing up a storm. Here's a WIP entry with a couple of stories embedded. A choice of Fire or Rain.
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear #BlueRidgeParkway #NationalParks
#Photography #Landscape #Mountains
🦉"The Seven Vacations (of nine tales) #TheParkwaysProjects
#TomOgburn #TheBlueRidgeParkway #Appalachians 🪔
An introduction of a place, a family, and a once turbulent Time called "The 1960's." #Photograph by me at age 12, 2nd #Photo by my father. #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #BlueSky🦋
#TomOgburn #TheBlueRidgeParkway #Appalachians 🪔
An introduction of a place, a family, and a once turbulent Time called "The 1960's." #Photograph by me at age 12, 2nd #Photo by my father. #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #BlueSky🦋
The Seven Vacations (of nine tales)
Short takes » Instamatics » A glimpse into the summer of 1968 and glancing losses
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October 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
🦉"The Seven Vacations (of nine tales) #TheParkwaysProjects
#TomOgburn #TheBlueRidgeParkway #Appalachians 🪔
An introduction of a place, a family, and a once turbulent Time called "The 1960's." #Photograph by me at age 12, 2nd #Photo by my father. #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #BlueSky🦋
#TomOgburn #TheBlueRidgeParkway #Appalachians 🪔
An introduction of a place, a family, and a once turbulent Time called "The 1960's." #Photograph by me at age 12, 2nd #Photo by my father. #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #BlueSky🦋
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Lake Superior sunset, Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan.
October 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Lake Superior sunset, Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan.
A wonderful start to a day writing. Many thanks to Ruth Ben-Ghiat 💙🦋
Healthy Seniors (@healthyseniors)
One month before turning 95, Patricia Routledge wrote this, she died today aged 96.
“I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. When I was younger, I often worried I wasn’t good enough—that I’d never be ...
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October 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
A wonderful start to a day writing. Many thanks to Ruth Ben-Ghiat 💙🦋
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Joni Mattis 1960 by Jerry White
October 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Joni Mattis 1960 by Jerry White
🦉 An insightfully artful & poignantly powerful drop. The literary equivalent of the special ops soldier on a solo mission, parachuting into the fray below.
"The stupidest way to get injured is to view everything through cynical wounds and never imagine a more generous world." #SarahKendzior
"The stupidest way to get injured is to view everything through cynical wounds and never imagine a more generous world." #SarahKendzior
The United States of Flying Carp
The stupidest way to get injured.
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October 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
🦉 An insightfully artful & poignantly powerful drop. The literary equivalent of the special ops soldier on a solo mission, parachuting into the fray below.
"The stupidest way to get injured is to view everything through cynical wounds and never imagine a more generous world." #SarahKendzior
"The stupidest way to get injured is to view everything through cynical wounds and never imagine a more generous world." #SarahKendzior
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Just finished The Last American Road Trip by Sarah Kendzior.
It’s a poignant and bracing memoir of a family and a country. Unforgettable.
Five stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚💙#BookSky
#SarahKendzior
It’s a poignant and bracing memoir of a family and a country. Unforgettable.
Five stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚💙#BookSky
#SarahKendzior
September 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Just finished The Last American Road Trip by Sarah Kendzior.
It’s a poignant and bracing memoir of a family and a country. Unforgettable.
Five stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚💙#BookSky
#SarahKendzior
It’s a poignant and bracing memoir of a family and a country. Unforgettable.
Five stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚💙#BookSky
#SarahKendzior
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About the only salvageable image from last night's aurora.
Looks better in full size.
#EastCoastKin #photography
About the only salvageable image from last night's aurora.
Looks better in full size.
#EastCoastKin #photography
October 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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About the only salvageable image from last night's aurora.
Looks better in full size.
#EastCoastKin #photography
About the only salvageable image from last night's aurora.
Looks better in full size.
#EastCoastKin #photography
“Pelting hail with thunder riffs,” sort of an atypical work from “The Parkways Projects.” I scooted down in the seat to shoot Grandaddy’s 1955 Chrysler 300-A.
#ArtYear #Photography #EastCoastKin
#ArtYear #Photography #EastCoastKin
A Still Life in a Sandhills Powerstorm
Short Cuts » A Weather Assemblage Courtesy of Mother Nature, Artist — with Photo Assist By Me
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October 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
“Pelting hail with thunder riffs,” sort of an atypical work from “The Parkways Projects.” I scooted down in the seat to shoot Grandaddy’s 1955 Chrysler 300-A.
#ArtYear #Photography #EastCoastKin
#ArtYear #Photography #EastCoastKin