This week’s Lens Artist Challenge hosted by Ann-Christine is curves.
Looking through the archives, I found that I wasn’t at all thrown for a loop.
So allow me to throw a few curves.
A bend in the road always adds some drama to a photo. The viewer is left to put the imagination to work. Where or to what does that curve in the road lead to?
Autumn country road, Wisconsin
At this curve in the road in Shipshewana, Indiana, the old (an Amish carriage) is followed by the new. 
In the mountains of Montana a dirt road curves into the distance. To where? 
Rivers carve curves in the land.
A towboat pushes a barge up the Mississippi at Lansing, Iowa.
Des Moines River outside of Ottumwa, Iowa.
Curves are visible everywhere in manmade structures.
Sunrise through the curving arch of St Jean’s Gate, Quebec City.
Water curls over the wheel at Mabry Mill, Virginia.
Barn roofs curve up.
And barn roofs curve down.
Curves and arches are everywhere at the Golden Gate Bridge. Below, the curving undercarriage of the bridge is visible through the arc of a gun port at old Fort Point beneath the bridge.
In the end, nature has the last word. Below, a tree branch curves and winds around the wire in an old deer fence. 
To see Ann-Christine’s take on curves please follow the link and visit her site, Leya. From there, you can link to the sites of other lens artists.
Amazing post and beautiful photography! Perfect for this challenge.
Thank you so much Anne for visiting and for the kind words.
Paul
Hi Paul,
So many curves, all different and each is compelling in its own way.
I liked how you moved from the upward slope of a barn roof to one in the opposite direction. Nicely done. 😀
eden
Hi Eden,
Thanks for the kind words.
Old barns. Hardly a day passed on that trip through the Midwest that I didn’t see some old barns. I’d guess maybe two days, when I was stuck in Omaha because my flight home got cancelled.
Paul
These are all beautiful! I think my favorite is the Mabry Mill. 💚
Thank you Lisa.
Yep, the Mabry Mill was a must stop on our way to Richmond.
Paul
So delighted you took time to post for us, Paul! A beautiful gallery, where I cannot choose and pick – I have to have them all. Maybe the gate of Quebec City, the mill and the barns will bring me back for a fifth look! Or seventh…or ninth…for them all.
Hello Ann Christine, I’m glad you liked my gallery. Your kind words are much appreciated.
Paul
♥ As is yours.
An amazing set of images Paul. I loved them all but the barns really caught m
Hello Tina,
Thanks for visiting and commenting. There’s just something about old barns that attract people with cameras dangling from their neck.
Paul
The dirt road in Montana curving toward the mountains–wow! To wake up every morning seeing that from your front porch! Mabry Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway almost needs no caption.
Hello Marie,
Yes, the Mabry Mill. I went out of my way on our trip through Virginia just so that I could photograph that mill. I’ve read that it’s the most photographed attraction on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Thank you for visiting and commenting.
Paul
I enjoyed all your pics, but two in particular, showing items we don’t have in South Africa: the waterwheel at the mill, and the Amish carriage.
Hello Alison,
Thank you for visiting and commenting. That mill is one of the most photographed structures in Virginia. We went out of our way during our drive just so that I could photograph it.
Paul
Ooh, lots of great shots here! I love the dirt road in Montana, the collapsing barn and that unusual view of the Golden Gate Bridge 🙂
Hello Sarah,
Thank you for visiting. If you do ever visit (or return to) San Francisco, visit Fort Point under the bridge. Lots of unique views and photo ops of the bridge and, from the parapet looking south, of the coastline.
Paul
I’ve been to San Francisco many years ago (1991, our first US road trip!) It’s a city I’d love to return to one day so I’ll bear this tip in mind – thanks 😀
Excellent!
Thank you John.
Beautiful photography. One does wonder where the roads lead…
In my neck of the woods there’s a popular hike to a place dubbed The Bridge to Nowhere. Once you get there, the remains of a bridge built in the ’30s literally ends up at a holed-up, no longer accessible thruway into a mountain.
But it looks like your roads keep going, thankfully. So the adventure can continue…. 🙂
Thank you so much for reading and for the kind words.
“One does wonder where the roads lead…”
That’s the great thing about photographing a curving road that leads to the unseen place. It’s the drama.
Paul
Loved your curves. I’ve got a few of my own. Chuckle. Great post. Muriel
Hello Muriel,
Thank you. I have a curve of my own – and it’s unwelcome.
Paul
Nice curves Paul!
Thank you Pam!