Refusing to give up

This isn’t exactly the image I had in mind when I started thinking about what I wanted to do for day 5 of my project.  My plan was to go walk around the village of Whitesboro, NY during lunch.  There is a nice little park, some interesting buildings, a couple of cool fences and I was positive it would provide a great source for pictures.

There are a few photographers that I have circled on G+ that post pictures of their walks through their city.  I’m not sure I would classify them as ‘street photographers’ but they always have interesting results.  Those types of pictures were what I was hoping to get from my little excursion during lunch.  The weather once again did not get my memo about my plan and dropped a little rain on me just after I arrived.  I was able to grab a few pictures around a fireman memorial in the park.  My failed attempt did prove to me that the idea was solid and on the next nice day I will be returning.

My initial thought driving back was to grab some pictures inside but heading to the front door I noticed some of the flowers along the walk were still putting on a show.  The few early frosts had not convinced them to leave for the year so I put down my stuff on the desk in the lobby and headed back outside.  The rain had not yet started in full so I was able to get a few pictures before my camera started getting too wet.

I’m not sure if it is just a coincidence but the only Chrysanthemums that were still in bloom were the red ones.  The other colors had already given up for the year, which was OK with me because earlier in the summer they were the ones that provided me with interesting pictures.  I have also found that as much as I like a nice floral image, add a few rain drops and I can’t stop taking pictures.

Here are a few of the other pictures from my excursion that I was happy with…

Another look at the same mum

The last rose at the fireman memorial