Some weekend photos
A couple of times a month I elder sit with a friend of mine so her offspring can have a break. This is an old ranch planted to vineyards with a lake and one remaining donkey.
The lake was dragonfly heaven. There were Red ones and blue ones and these fellow who were the only ones I managed to capture.
Like any old ranch, it has its discards.
But sometimes the old things are still the best. This furrower (I think) is still in use.
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Looks like a sign you would see in DC.
You've shared some really nice photos over the years, but I especially like the B&W shots you've been posting since you got your new camera. 
The only time I ever did anything in a darkroom was when I was stationed in West Germany and wanted to make some large prints of a shot of my jeep (the Army's jeep, actually) buried up over the headlights in a truly spectacular mud hole.
(Long story, most people fall asleep by the half-way mark. Heck, you may even be asleep by this point). 
I've used the NIK software for b&w as a plug-in for Lightroom. Still, you've gotta have talent to make any real use of it, and you definitely have the artist's eye.
I understand that you also paint.
Just kidding. I just wanted to use the smiley.
Yes, I paint, too. And it doesn't hurt that my father was a photographer, and owned a camera store at one point. I got lots of practice with outdated film. Remember that stuff?
You should post that photo of the jeep if you can find it.