2025 04 28

Trees and stuff. Nashville, Tennessee. April, 2024. © Clayton Hauck

Welcome to a new week, it’s Monday!

This image has been in the folder for over a year now without getting posted. It was nearly deleted at least a dozen times. Well, today is the day, lil buddy!

I call it a buddy because of the budding new leaves throughout the image. There is something about fresh new spring leaves that really makes me happy. I guess, as is usually the case, people just like new things. I haven’t been able to fully understand why this is, but politicians aren’t holding grand ribbon cuttings at the end of rehabilitation projects; car companies aren’t advertising last year’s line of vehicles; and even Alinea, the fanciest restaurant in town, is now an “easy” reservation (as long as you have a lot of money).

Despite this image being old, I decided to give it a shot on the big blog. I like that the tree trucks stretch through the entire frame without actually showing any limbs or leaves — yet the entire background is filled with leaves!

Vertical images aren’t easily viewable on this here blog. Really, I should redesign this thing to better showcase images, even through words has always been the main focus around here.

I’m rambling now. Perhaps a more thoughtful post about new vs old is appropriate.

Now, I need to go make some new photos to pay my rent, despite having dozens of hard drives filled with old images. People like new.

-Clayton