The Oregon High Desert

Call this the artsy fartsy edition.

Star Trails over collapsing house
Abandoned structure in the desert

It’s what happens when you plop a guy “with a gifted eye”, (Ansel Adams may or may not have said this to our Pablo; no way to check on the veracity of such a claim now, so let’s just go with it.), down in the middle of the Oregon desert with a couple of pretty decent cameras and enough food and water to last three days.

Old Abandoned Church
Old Abandoned Church

Are these photos too abstract for you?

I recommend that you learn to appreciate the abstract. It will make you appear smart. Smarter than you actually are. No kidding. In social psychology research the ability to decipher abstractions is associated with higher intelligence and greater levels of maturity and empathy. Concrete thinkers may lack this ability and typically think in terms of black and white. Not the greatest.

GhostTown-1
Hydro-electric Plant