Tag Archives: Nebraska

Village Inn

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Donna Catterick

I’ve been here many times, but never knew it was called The Village Inn. I just knew it was where we went for the Friday night fish fry in Allen, Nebraska. Allen, Nebraska, USA.

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Lonely Slide

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Donna Catterick

Near Clinton, Nebraska, USA.

Posted in Photography | Tagged clinton, Nebraska, playground, slide | 5 Comments

An Oldie: My First Texture

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Donna Catterick

This is the first image I made when I discovered the world of textures and layers. I was hooked. Near Merriman, Nebraska, USA.

Posted in Photography | Tagged Nebraska, old car, texture | 12 Comments

Farm House Windows

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Donna Catterick

Some of the windows in the old family farm house which no longer exists. Wayne, Nebraska, USA.

Posted in Photography | Tagged farm house, Nebraska, view, wayne, window | 3 Comments

Herd of Red Cars

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Donna Catterick

Somewhere in Nebraska there is a free-roaming herd of red cars.

Posted in Photography | Tagged Nebraska, public art, red car | 5 Comments

Four Seasons Sculpture

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Donna Catterick

Part of Carhenge, near Alliance, Nebraska, USA.

Posted in Photography | Tagged car sculpture, carhenge, four seasons, Nebraska | 4 Comments

Cody Nebraska Grain Elevator

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Donna Catterick

Here’s a textured version of a photo I took last year in Cody, Nebraska. I think the alterations improved it. This is the original. I love old buildings, especially these rusty ones.

Posted in Photography | Tagged cody, grain elevator, Nebraska, photography, rural, texture | 2 Comments

Barn On Its Way Out

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Donna Catterick

I think this small ‘barn’ was in western Nebraska. Gravity has not yet won this struggle. Linked to Barn Charm.

Posted in Photography | Tagged barn, barn charm, farm, Nebraska, rural, tilting | 13 Comments

Barn Faces

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Donna Catterick

The two windows look like beady little eyes to me and it gives the barn a personality. Here there was no question that the barn has a face. Check out the other entries on Barn Charm.

Posted in Photography | Tagged barn, barn charm, farm, minnesota, Nebraska, rural | 12 Comments

The Horse Barn

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Donna Catterick

I like the old barns the best, the ones on their last legs, returning to the earth. And yet this one saddens me. It was the horse barn on my grandparents’ farm in Nebraska. When I was a child (over … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Stories, Photography | Tagged abandoned, barn, barn charm, farm, Nebraska, rural | 19 Comments

Abandoned Houses

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Donna Catterick

One of my favorite photography subjects over the years has been abandoned houses. Hiking in the desert we might come across old adobe walls. In the middle of cultivated fields in Nebraska there will be gray wood skeletons of big … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Stories, Photography | Tagged abandoned house, adobe, farm, Nebraska, old house, ruins, rural | 28 Comments

Same View : Different Eyes

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Donna Catterick

I’ve done writing workshops where everyone is given the same prompt, say ‘pearl necklace’ and asked to write about it. There will be as many different takes on it as there are writers – some will write memoir, some humor, … Continue reading →

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Travel v. Blog

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Donna Catterick

Well, I did not do well on writing for the blog while I was traveling. Partly it was the camera and computer refusing to communicate and me not being able to translate for them. Although at home, they do quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged back roads, Colorado, Nebraska, photography, travel | 1 Comment

Grandma’s Raspberry Sherbet

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Donna Catterick

It’s a summer evening in northeast Nebraska, hot, humid. The afternoon thunder storm dumped rain on the farms two miles west of here, but my grandparents’ farm got only the humidity. After supper, we move to the screen porch. Grandma … Continue reading →

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Asparagus Bouquet for George

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Donna Catterick

Uncle George hunted deer, fished for trout, and foraged for asparagus. Western Nebraska was the place for deer; the Missouri River was the place for fish. And secret patches along the roads of Wayne, Nebraska were the spots for wild … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Stories | Tagged asparagus, forage, Nebraska | 1 Comment

Bittersweet Road Trip

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Donna Catterick

Uncle George, the last of his generation in my family died recently and I’m going back for his burial. It feels as if this might be my last trip to Nebraska – there’s no family there any more. It’s been … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Stories, Photography | Tagged burial, da chen, eliot pattison, George, Nebraska, road trip, Sand Hills, shadow | 1 Comment