I drove past this barn last year, and I didn’t stop.
Same trip last weekend, coming home the same inner conflict starts.
Main road, traffic. Camera is put away in the back of the car. We’ve had a long day. Is it worth it?
My foot reached for the brake, then didn’t. Then I started for the brake again, no maybe not. We started past the barn, and I hit the brakes, and reached for the turn signal.
My wife laughed quietly. She saw the battle play out by the brake pedal, and knew what was going through my head.
I turned onto the smaller road just past the barn. Less traffic going by.
In another couple weeks the corn will be tall enough that not much of the barn will be visible. The next time to get a shot after that will be with corn stubble on the field in late fall, or over the winter.
I need to get better about keeping my camera handy, and just stop thinking of excuses. And maybe stick to back roads where there are fewer trucks.
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