New Camera Macro Shots

The other day I replaced my Powershot SX10 with a more recent version of pretty much the same camera. I now have a Canon SX50 HS. It really is an improved version of the camera I have had since 2009. I found out today it takes better macro photos than the one it replaced.

Cloud Panorama

Yesterday we went into Winston-Salem, NC for a book fair and a short tour of local craft breweries. On the way out of town we could see some weather moving in and those cloud nicely augmented the already amazing parade of cumulus clouds we had been enjoying all day.

A Panorama

This weekend Melanie and drove up to Salisbury, NC to visit a book store because that is how we roll. Downtown Salisbury was a pleasant surprise. The old downtown area is still intact, lot of old buildings with character and inside those buildings there are local businesses. Imagine that. We will definitely go back when the weather gets cooler. We saw about three places you can sit outside and eat. Salisbury is only an hour from our driveway and it is just far enough away to allow you to break the grip of Charlotte. Sometimes you just have to get out of town, you know?

Just down the street from the downtown area is a business called Salisbury Motor Company. It was established in 1919 and is supposedly still owned by the same family. The exterior looks a lot like it must have when the building opened. It has a corner window display area for automobiles. It was a nice surprise on our short journey.