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
Pinned
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
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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
🦉"Recede" #TheParkwaysProjects #TomOgburn #Photography
"Looking up is a major occupation in Jerome. There are things above you that otherwise, you would just never have a sighting by looking straight ahead."🌙
#Landscape #MountainMonday #DigitalCollage #JeromeAZ #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #BlueSky
"Looking up is a major occupation in Jerome. There are things above you that otherwise, you would just never have a sighting by looking straight ahead."🌙
#Landscape #MountainMonday #DigitalCollage #JeromeAZ #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #BlueSky
Recede
Short Takes » “Memory is the fourth dimension to any landscape.” ≈ Janet Fitch
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September 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
🦉"Recede" #TheParkwaysProjects #TomOgburn #Photography
"Looking up is a major occupation in Jerome. There are things above you that otherwise, you would just never have a sighting by looking straight ahead."🌙
#Landscape #MountainMonday #DigitalCollage #JeromeAZ #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #BlueSky
"Looking up is a major occupation in Jerome. There are things above you that otherwise, you would just never have a sighting by looking straight ahead."🌙
#Landscape #MountainMonday #DigitalCollage #JeromeAZ #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #BlueSky
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New interview! On saving the national parks, standing up against “national divorce” propaganda, and road-tripping through an America in turmoil. I enjoyed this conversation and hope you do too! whatamimaking.substack.com/p/waim-podca...
WAIM Podcast #106 - Bestselling Author and Journalist Sarah Kendzior
This time around, bestselling author and journalist, Sarah Kendzior swings by the Sheddio to talk about travel, the majesty of our national parks, and how we can build bridges by seeing the world.
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September 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
New interview! On saving the national parks, standing up against “national divorce” propaganda, and road-tripping through an America in turmoil. I enjoyed this conversation and hope you do too! whatamimaking.substack.com/p/waim-podca...
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Magical for #MountainMonday from @wolfgangwhyte.bsky.social
A mountainous Monday from Banff National Park, replete with ice crystal spindrifts and sunflare ᨒ
#MountainMonday #photography #landscape #art #nature #photo #classicmono #mono #mountains #monochrome #bw #bnw #light #blackandwhite #FineArt #photohour #BlueSky #PhotographersOfBluesky
#MountainMonday #photography #landscape #art #nature #photo #classicmono #mono #mountains #monochrome #bw #bnw #light #blackandwhite #FineArt #photohour #BlueSky #PhotographersOfBluesky
September 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Magical for #MountainMonday from @wolfgangwhyte.bsky.social
🌙 "After the Deluge" #photography #nature #storms 🦉
"You move away from storms as an invite for them to find you"
#Stunday #ArtYear #EastCoastKin
#TomOgburn #TheParkwaysProjects
"You move away from storms as an invite for them to find you"
#Stunday #ArtYear #EastCoastKin
#TomOgburn #TheParkwaysProjects
After the Deluge
You move away from storms as an invite for them to find you
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September 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
🌙 "After the Deluge" #photography #nature #storms 🦉
"You move away from storms as an invite for them to find you"
#Stunday #ArtYear #EastCoastKin
#TomOgburn #TheParkwaysProjects
"You move away from storms as an invite for them to find you"
#Stunday #ArtYear #EastCoastKin
#TomOgburn #TheParkwaysProjects
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New show! Three-hour interview on recent events and songs I listened to when I wrote my books. If you missed me live on KSQD, the episode is here: ksqd.org/what-a-week-...
"What A Week" Mixtape Edition with Sarah Kendzior
If you've been keeping up with her stunning non-fiction, Sarah Kendzior is a prophet with a great deal of honor. “They Knew”, “Hiding In Plain Sight” and her latest book, “Last American Road Trip” hav...
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September 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
New show! Three-hour interview on recent events and songs I listened to when I wrote my books. If you missed me live on KSQD, the episode is here: ksqd.org/what-a-week-...
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It's #Stunday! This vertical #panorama was made in a favorite spot near the coast. The scene was illuminated with an LED panel with an amber diffuser. I made lots of images that night but this is one of my favorites. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #longexposure #milkyway #astrophotography
September 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
It's #Stunday! This vertical #panorama was made in a favorite spot near the coast. The scene was illuminated with an LED panel with an amber diffuser. I made lots of images that night but this is one of my favorites. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #longexposure #milkyway #astrophotography