bluekat's Journeys

A couple weeks ago I read a story in the newspaper that there had been a fire at one of my favorite cafes. This past weekend we happened to be driving through Brownsville and saw the devastation for ourselves. We stopped to read some of the notes left on the plywood covering the windows and doors. Very nearly made me cry reading all the little notes of support.   Our bicycle club often rides to Brownsville to have lunch at the the Corner Cafe. Our last visit was on Oct 22. This is a photo from that day. October 22, 2011  Article and photos of the fire in our local paper if you want more of the details.You can see the room above in some of the photos. A few more images from past rides. Smaller room off of the courtyard that appears to have the most damage. 12-29-2007. Dec. 29 2007 Jan. 27, 2010  I hope they will be able to rebuild. Thoughts and prayers to the family. If interested and your in the area, there is a benefit for the family on Dec 9.

My school friends had a saying: Opportunity is knocking...but your mom won't let him in. That has nothing to do with today's post. Opportunity came knocking the other night. It made it's presence known by a bright orange glow on the metal roof over the deck. Ron had a small fire going, so I grabbed the camera and started clicking. I have no idea what is the best settings for capturing fire, The result? A lot of blurry, soft images, but interesting none the less. Fire is rather remarkable when you have a chance to freeze the action and take a close look at it. f/8   •  1/4000  sec  •  ISO-800 f/8   •  1/4000  sec  •  ISO-800