driving – Ruth E. Hendricks

It’s Pothole Season in Pittsburgh

In the city of Pittsburgh you can call 311 and report a pothole. That doesn’t mean the pothole repair /road maintenance crew will be able to get to your neighborhood immediately. It’s a year round effort in these parts. You really have to watch out for potholes when you’re driving.

Due to the freeze/thaw in our region, this is the time of year when the potholes appear and grow, endangering your tires, axles and suspension system of your car, not to mention alignment.

A guy rolled down his window and said “you should turn around and take a picture of an even bigger one back there”, he pointed.

January 26, 2025 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: asphalt, driving, flat tire, freeze thaw, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, pothole, road maintenance, weather, winter 17 Comments

Must See Places in New England

Driving through the White Mountain National Forest New Hampshire mountains, wintry pine trees, birches with snow on the branches.

We crossed the bridge over the Connecticut River into Vermont .

Simon Pearce in Quechee, Vermont.

Where you can watch Glass Blowing and see their signature Christmas trees and beautiful hand blown glassware.

It takes the two glass blowers to make a wine glass.

Then on to Norwich Vermont

King Arthur Baking Company

February 2, 2024 by Ruth Categories: Baking, PhotographyTags: baking, driving, glass blowing White Mountain National Forest, New England, photography, postaday, Simon Pearce, tourism, Vermont, winter 7 Comments

The Cause of a Slow Down in Traffic

The tractor pulling hay bales finally turned a corner. Phew.

June 3, 2023 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: bales, driving, farm vehicles, hay, haying, photography, postaday, tractor, traffic, travel 5 Comments

Population 446 in 2021

Monday afternoon I was driving where I’d not been before.

I decided to exit the Appalachian Highway and drive through the village of Coolville, Ohio, a few miles from the West Virginia border.

I thought the name Coolville was cool.

“What are the top attractions to visit in Coolville?” Trip advisor

January 16, 2023 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Appalachian Highway, Coolville, driving, kayaking, Nature preserve, ohio, photography, postaday, travel, USPS 12 Comments

Silent Sunday

October 16, 2022 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: autumn, driving, fall, photography, postaday, travel, tree 6 Comments

Ecru Couch Going and Coming

Another one for the collection. Garbage collection.

Laura was driving. I sat in the back seat on the left side on the way to the pool.

On the way home I sat in the passenger front seat. It was quick as she drove by.

I’d rolled the windows down.

I’d spotted the discarded couch earlier that afternoon but there was no place safe to take the shot. I knew we were going to drive that direction later d was hoping the garbage truck didn’t get there first.

Thanks Laura.

Oh my, there it was. On the way home.
I was so excited to capture it in the frame as we drove by. It would not have been convenient to ask her to drive around the block.

June 26, 2022 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Columbus OH, couch, discarded furniture, driving, garbage, neighborhood, photography, postaday 11 Comments

Near Agawamuck Creek NY

From where we got gas-
Just before we turned to get on
the Taconic State Parkway.

Upstate New York

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 by Ruth Categories: Photography, TravelTags: autumn, barn, driving, hat, New York, photo of the day, photography, postaday, travel 10 Comments

Warning Sign

One exciting distraction in June 2020 was a 250 pound bear in my driveway. The neighbor had alerted me, warning me not to go out into my yard. Maybe you saw the post

On Wednesday, when I was filling my gas tank in Connecticut, this sign caught me eye. There were more warning signs on the fence around the dumpster out back.

Fortunately there were no bears to be seen as I got gas.

October 1, 2021 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: animals, Bear, Connecticut, driving, gas station, photography, postaday, signage, travel, warning sign 4 Comments

Here, There and Everywhere

You know I’ll drive around the block to photograph an abandoned couch or chair.

A toilet or two. More images for the collection.

These two pieces of furniture were found in a single day as I was driving through Connecticut on Wednesday September 29th. .

You can find them almost anywhere.
Blog follower Stef says, you’d be fined if you put out a couch on the curb in Minnesota.

And here’s one from the archives photographed in Berlin Germany 2019

September 30, 2021 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: chair, Connecticut, couch, discards, driving, garbage, photography, postaday, travel 9 Comments

This CT Rest Stop Rest Rooms were Closed

But a row of Porta Pottys was available The sink is to the right. You stepped on a pedal for water. There were larger accessible toilets, too.

September 21, 2021 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Connecticut, driving, Pandemic times, photography, port potty, postaday, rest stop, travel 3 Comments

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