For Charla

Charla is one of the travel bloggers I follow.

She and her husband are full-timers in their RV and once a week, through photos and fun descriptions, she recaps their journeys across the USA.

You can find her blog here.

In her post yesterday, Charla had a photo and information about this controversial metal sculpture at Council Bluffs Iowa. As soon as I saw the photo, I said to hubs, “We were through there last fall and I have a photo of that sculpture too!”

Because my photo was shot through the tinted front window of our truck, the white balance was skewed. I corrected it in one move in Lightroom. Here’s a before and after:

Today’s post seemed the easiest way to share my photo with Charla and to introduce my readers to her informative, educational, and entertaining blog.

Comments

19 responses to “For Charla”

  1. Edward Ortiz Avatar

    Awesome! Thank you for introducing us to Charla.

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    1. Terry Avatar

      You’re very welcome. I’m sure you’ll enjoy her blog.

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      1. Edward Ortiz Avatar

        Yes, especially since we’re thinking about RVing in a few years. Hopefully, we can learn a few things from her.

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      2. Terry Avatar

        I’m sure you will. In a future post, I’m going to shout out a couple more retired RV-ers that are also excellent.

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      3. Edward Ortiz Avatar

        Awesome! Thank you.

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  2. Charla Avatar

    Thank you so much for sharing this fun post! Your pictures are much better than the ones I grabbed as we drove over that bridge. Very nicely done. You made me smile!

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    1. Terry Avatar

      As I said in my comments on your post, Charla, I liked that you caught both sides of the bridge. I’m happy my post gave you a smile. Have a great day!

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  3. thetravelingtaylorsofficial Avatar
    thetravelingtaylorsofficial

    That ‘wait, we drove through there too and I have a shot of that exact sculpture’ moment is one of the quiet joys of following other travelers. Odyssey at Council Bluffs really is striking, and nice save fixing the tinted-window white balance in Lightroom in a single move. Half our best photos started as grab shots through the truck glass.

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    1. Terry Avatar

      You’re right about the joys of following other travellers’ adventures and the memories of having been there that are often restored in the process. Thanks for the compliment on the edit. Have a great day!

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  4. Phil Strawn Avatar

    That looks like things my mother warned me about when I was a kid. It has injury written all over it.

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    1. Terry Avatar

      It’s definitely a scary looking work of art, Phil. It’s aptly named Odyssey. Have a great evening!

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  5. Chuckster Avatar
    Chuckster

    I had to goooogle the sculpture to understand why it might be controversial. I think it is groovy just judging by the photo you shared. Public art, like public libraries…add much to the culture of a community imho. If it starts a conversation, it was probably successful for the artist.

    Thanks for the referral. I did check out the blog.

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    1. Terry Avatar

      That’s how almost all art goes, right? What some people love, others don’t care for. I agree with you on the starting a conversation bit, Chuck and thanks for checking out Charla’s blog. Have a great afternoon!

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  6. Lana Avatar

    Thank you for sharing Terry. I have subscribed to Charla 🙂

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    1. Terry Avatar

      You’re very welcome, Lana. I’m sure you’ll enjoy her posts. Enjoy the rest of your day!

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  7. Bernie Avatar

    There are a lot of travel bloggers out there! It is cool to recognize a location or thing that someone mentions. Like reading a book when you know the spot they are writing from. It is an interesting sculpture.

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    1. Terry Avatar

      You’re right on every point, Bernie. Enjoy your afternoon!

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  8. Betty Avatar

    Charla has a great blog, and you have described it perfectly!

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    1. Terry Avatar

      She sure has, Betty! Enjoy your Saturday!

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