{"id":1563,"date":"2010-12-05T22:58:42","date_gmt":"2010-12-06T05:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=1563"},"modified":"2010-12-05T22:58:58","modified_gmt":"2010-12-06T05:58:58","slug":"red-valves-wk-49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/05\/red-valves-wk-49\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Valves &#8212; wk 49"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The last two weeks have been overload at work. On Saturday, I took a break from the office desk to enjoy the great afternoon while waiting our deployment process to complete. With camera in hand, I headed out of the office. The Cascades building across the road have several clumps of grasses planted in the flower beds.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1555\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0004-Autumn-Grasses.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1555\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1555\" title=\"0988-0004-Autumn-Grasses\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0004-Autumn-Grasses.jpg\" alt=\"0988-0004-Autumn-Grasses\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0004-Autumn-Grasses.jpg 500w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0004-Autumn-Grasses-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Autumn Grasses<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The low afternoon sun provided a nice backlight for the grasses. During autumn, these grasses take on a golden color.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1556\" style=\"width: 342px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0015-Golden-Grass.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1556\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1556\" title=\"0988-0015-Golden-Grass\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0015-Golden-Grass.jpg\" alt=\"0988-0015-Golden-Grass\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0015-Golden-Grass.jpg 332w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0015-Golden-Grass-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden Grass<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I made my way up to Samson Park, where the sun lit up the polyhedral shelter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1557\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0042-Luminous-Polyhedron.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1557\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1557\" title=\"0988-0042-Luminous-Polyhedron\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0042-Luminous-Polyhedron.jpg\" alt=\"0988-0042-Luminous-Polyhedron\" width=\"340\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0042-Luminous-Polyhedron.jpg 340w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0042-Luminous-Polyhedron-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luminous Polyhedron<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Entering the shelter, the translucent faces took on some of the color of the deep blue sky.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1558\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0047-White-Star.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1558\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1558\" title=\"0988-0047-White-Star\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0047-White-Star.jpg\" alt=\"0988-0047-White-Star\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0047-White-Star.jpg 500w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0047-White-Star-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">White Star<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Several lamp posts light the path that runs through the park. The white globes of the lights stand out against the blue sky.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1559\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0048-Samson-Park-Lighting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1559\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1559\" title=\"0988-0048-Samson-Park-Lighting\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0048-Samson-Park-Lighting.jpg\" alt=\"0988-0048-Samson-Park-Lighting\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0048-Samson-Park-Lighting.jpg 500w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0048-Samson-Park-Lighting-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samson Park Lighting<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At this point I switched to a Lensbaby. One feature of Samson Park is the &#8220;Mohawk Wind Sculpture&#8221; that I photographed in a previous post &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/29\/fall-colors-at-samson-park-wk45\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fall Colors At Samson Park<\/a>&#8220;. This allowed me to capture an abstract image of the sculpture.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1560\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0061-Mohawk-Wind-Sculpture-Abstract.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1560\" title=\"0988-0061-Mohawk-Wind-Sculpture-Abstract\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0061-Mohawk-Wind-Sculpture-Abstract.jpg\" alt=\"0988-0061-Mohawk-Wind-Sculpture-Abstract\" width=\"340\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0061-Mohawk-Wind-Sculpture-Abstract.jpg 340w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0061-Mohawk-Wind-Sculpture-Abstract-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mohawk Wind Sculpture Abstract<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of the sculptures in the park depicts a couple of lovers huddled on a park bench. Here the lady is in a state of eternal bliss.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1568\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0074-Sculpture-In-Bliss.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1568\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1568\" title=\"0988-0074-Sculpture-In-Bliss\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0074-Sculpture-In-Bliss.jpg\" alt=\"0988-0074-Sculpture-In-Bliss\" width=\"500\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0074-Sculpture-In-Bliss.jpg 500w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0074-Sculpture-In-Bliss-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sculpture, In Bliss<\/p><\/div>\n<p>XCelEnergy have been busy in the street installing new cabling or upgrading existing power distribution cables over the last few months. There was a construction crew busy this weekend too. A few weeks ago they completed construction that included this manhole cover that I pass everyday. The red stripe makes this feature difficult to ignore.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1569\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0080-Energy-Manhole.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1569\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1569\" title=\"0988-0080-Energy-Manhole\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0080-Energy-Manhole.jpg\" alt=\"0988-0080-Energy-Manhole\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0080-Energy-Manhole.jpg 500w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0080-Energy-Manhole-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Energy Manhole<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Returning back to the office, I noticed this array of brightly colored valves that are used to supply water to fire trucks in the event of fires.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1561\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0090-Red-Valves.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1561\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1561\" title=\"0988-0090-Red-Valves\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0090-Red-Valves.jpg\" alt=\"0988-0090-Red-Valves\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0090-Red-Valves.jpg 500w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0090-Red-Valves-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Valves<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Finally, it was back to the office to check on the deployment of the application. Entering the building, these trees were silhouetted against the blue sky.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1562\" style=\"width: 342px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0101-Office-WIndow-Reflections.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1562\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1562\" title=\"0988-0101-Office-WIndow-Reflections\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0101-Office-WIndow-Reflections.jpg\" alt=\"0988-0101-Office-WIndow-Reflections\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0101-Office-WIndow-Reflections.jpg 332w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/0988-0101-Office-WIndow-Reflections-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Office Window Reflections<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After checking on the successful deployment, it was home time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last two weeks have been overload at work. 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