Journey over pastoral back roads through the albums of Along Country Roads rural photography. Back to a simpler time where green meadows beckon, and one might read a good novel under a cool hemlock, the state tree of Pennsylvania.

You’re invited to share our experience with America’s countryside, its forgotten corners and its recent past. Americana as celebrated over the decades is still there, and the Canon, Contax, and Mamiya cameras of Along Country Roads Photography attempt to capture the enduring serenity of rural times and places.

Samples of what you’ll find are offered here. For the full array, please click on this address:

http://www.shutterfly.com/pro/alongcountryroads/AlongCountryRoads

Currently, there are 20 albums being filled regularly with big skies, meandering streams, flowers wild or domestic, and farm scenes and livestock found in our travels.

Visit our Links pages to learn what we like and the fellow websites or blogs where we’re comfortable.

Additionally, our site includes an essay on Kids in Farm Films, a nostalgic look at motion pictures from the past featuring farm settings and rustic themes. Claude Jarman, Jr., Oscar winner for his debut role in “The Yearling”, is our honoree.  More on this topic at summersrun.wordpress.com and www.jameslcotton.com.  Don’t forget the “l” if you’re typing the latter in your browser.

Finally, four chapters of Summers Run: An American Boyhood, are presented for your review. Rural Pennsylvania is the setting for my feel-good, pleasant read set in the early 1990s. It is a story of Little League Baseball, recovery, and discovery woven by “dear hearts and gentle people.” Read reviews on www.jameslcotton.com.