driving portland - evening rain

A wonderful photo. The rain drops appear like so many moons.

I hadn't thought of that - but you are so right! Thank you. Hope you are going to get to have time with family for Thanksgiving.

....durch die Regentropfen ist ein herrlicher Effekt auf deiner Aufnahme entstanden liebe Laura:))

........wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,ganz liebe Grüße Güni:))

thank you - i'm drawn to the rain!

I love how you have captured motion and stillness in one photo, this is poetry.

You are so kind. Thank you so much. And as a woman who lives with a poet, I take your compliment as very high praise. *smile*

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Most beautiful image!

thank you! i love the rain (um, perhaps that is an obvious statement from raingirl) and the way to makes the world beautiful.

Hi Laura
A very nice picture, indeed!
May I wish you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving for Thursday!!
Best Wishes, and stay safe!!
Peter

Thank you, Peter. So glad you like it. I love our train station and our rain, so it was something I had to do.

And we did have a happy Thanksgiving, thanks! Managed to see both kids and eat part of the turkey. Love the leftovers!

peace.

Beaucoup de poésie dans cette photo de nuit. (qui m'évoque aussi les voyages, les départs, enfin les sentiments un peu mitigés et/ou nostalgiques que l'on peut ressentir dans une gare.) Amitié. Jean Paul

What a kind and wonderful comment on my photo. Thank you so much. I live with a poet and always hope my photos (the art ones, not the snapshots) evoke have many layers and a poetic sense - so you've made my day!
peace,
laura

Le suis trés heureux que vous ayez été sensible à mon commentaire, Laura. Amitié à vous et à votre poète. Jean Paul

*sourire*

Excellent photography.

thank you so much. i'm really glad you like it. and thank you for the group suggestion.

if you don't mind me asking, what is the purpose of your group 'all shots'?

Spotted moment par excellence for my SPOT group Laura !

oops, didn't add it there because it didn't seem to have the same type spot as there was in the group - but if you really want it, suggest the group again and i will add it. glad you like the photo.

This is exactly the kind of spots this group is hunting for Laura ! Thanks a bunch !

I don't see as you have 'suggested' the photo to the group again yet.

The main task wasn't done yet indeed thanks for waking me up Laura.

In the group now. *smile*

Railways and rain, two subjects very familiar to me living in the UK.... Railways I like, obviously, but rain I’m not so keen on. Nice pic!

well, rain makes for some interesting photos (glad you like this one, thank you), and i love green vegitation and so rain is required. but really classic Oregon rain is what i like - it is not so heavy that one gets drenched, a simple scarf over the head will do, no umbrellas required. and trains - well they are a delight anyway you look at them!

I love it *_* J*****************************************

thanks! i love our train station and our rain.

Rain drops on a window, that always makes a picture interesting!

it does - and living in Portland, it's easy to have that happen. glad this interests you!

Now I fully understand your nickname :-))

By the way I made a photo a long time ago, showing a raingirl ; )
(soon in my first account : www.ipernity.com/doc/564349)

let me know when it is available to see - for now it is "access denied".

magnifique photo,, ,, tout est dans le dynamisme,, j'aime voir les trains mais de loin, et ne surtout pas etre sur le quai,

thank you so much. really glad you like it.

the platform is not the best place to be! but inside the train traveling slow is wonderful.

Such an evocative photo ... have been following your weather, such rain!
I have been following your Infrastructure Bill progress, too, delighted to see it (even if curtailed).

Lived in Vancouver in the 60s so have the BEST memories of your part of the world.

Best Wishes!

Thank you so much. Glad you like it.

And weather, yes, we most often have rain. Seattle actually gets more rainfall by inches than us, but we have more cloudy days - just means our rain is more gentle, which I prefer. Glad you got to experience my part of the world. I think it is pretty special.

peace.

love the dreamlike mood !

thank you. it is one thing about fall/winter that i love, the low light at dusk.

Nicely captured. Been snowing here, but over the mountains they've had rain and more rain.

Thank you.
I love my Portland rain. Hope you have better winter gear than me!

Well seen, in the rain

*smile*

A very atmospheric image. Best wishes, Anton.

Thank you - the day had quite the mood.

So evocative.... and wet!
I know Amtrak because my company, Alstom, has equipped its trains! You can send me the complaints, I will pass them on (without guaranteeing the answer :)

We are set here alot - but we love it because it brings us so much wonderful green. We don't even use umbrellas (you can tell tourists and transplants from other places because they think they need an umbrella) - we cover our heads only if it comes down heavy (rare), otherwise we just go about our business!

haha - I will definitely give you my complaints - haha. But really, it's great that your company equips the Amtrak trains. Are you getting more business now with our new transportation upgrades?

The west coast always gets the last of the upgrades - so tell
Alstrom to push for the west coast! We will ride more with more upgrades!!!!

Unfortunately, they removed the best part of our Coast Starlight train - the parlour car. They were very old, but very cool. Great viewing, with wine tastings and a downstairs movie theater. Games in the cupboard to borrow and wooden booths. Miss them so much!! (they probably sold them or trashed them *sad face*). Apparently too expensive to keep fixing. But some companies don't understand that sometimes those special things that are expensive are the thing that bring extra value to travelers - that bring extra joy to the experience, making the extra cost of the first class train ticket worth it (the car was for 1st class passengers). Ah well. I have happy memories. (sorry to go on about it - I miss travelling in general and by train mostly.)

I agree with you, Laura: train trips are the most pleasant and favorable to our view of the landscape and freedom of movement. A kind of carefree attitude...
The less "profitable" lines are being closed here and there.
In Europe the Orient Express is threatened. The Trans-Siberian remains the best preserved mythical train! But the local and tourist "small lines" (that bring "extra value to travelers"), after having been progressively disused in France, are coming back into service: low-polluting transport is back in fashion. Let's hope it will be the same on the west coast of your country!