tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55462159371070953192024-03-19T08:36:48.634-04:00My Hometown OhioPictures and stories of places and events from all over Ohio.RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-80587006913414413582010-01-25T17:50:00.008-05:002010-01-25T18:36:54.445-05:00Hocking Hills Winter Hike<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzd0JW0TV0F9M-qa5bj2p6WBpYUhVUP5zlGRQGQ2WNdjlJuTA9mNTrDI_hsaq5dbHgwYkjZ7EbtQ2nvhjJhFVFixGEP-9BErlv6Ea2m7wUlYeKAlBpQYx3QUMQrxTW_QWm3XzmNZdG_o/s1600-h/IMG_7288.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzd0JW0TV0F9M-qa5bj2p6WBpYUhVUP5zlGRQGQ2WNdjlJuTA9mNTrDI_hsaq5dbHgwYkjZ7EbtQ2nvhjJhFVFixGEP-9BErlv6Ea2m7wUlYeKAlBpQYx3QUMQrxTW_QWm3XzmNZdG_o/s400/IMG_7288.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430821372527420658" /></a><br /><br />Every year in January you can take a 6 mile winter hike at Hocking hills. The hike starts at the trail head for Old Man's Cave. From Old Man's cave you travel to Cedar Falls and end at Ash Cave. The park provides a shuttle back (Only on the Saturday of the Scheduled Winter Hike).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWxlGJb4-aVIZI946UWmBTnECAf5asjA3QVR6mZx0d6BuSOJ9ClHEk6rLo9bfTAT57NNwCw6-15xDX5sWIT6OWdch48HuneSVvv1DYRrAd59zp2IL5PCcstiLrSnyAV861MF2o0VYN5A/s1600-h/IMG_7249.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWxlGJb4-aVIZI946UWmBTnECAf5asjA3QVR6mZx0d6BuSOJ9ClHEk6rLo9bfTAT57NNwCw6-15xDX5sWIT6OWdch48HuneSVvv1DYRrAd59zp2IL5PCcstiLrSnyAV861MF2o0VYN5A/s400/IMG_7249.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430822006163303458" /></a><br /><br />Every year I've gone it's been extremely cold - somewhere in the single digits, but always worth it. Pictured here is the falls at Old Man's Cave. Cedar Falls comes next and is well worth the walk.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL58tUB_SC9OPaKGGeFWRlyqPmkLpn7Y-GBwOvIn-NI6DSnPXQ8al08F-l5PW-d0rmt-B-Sfy4Tjev7v3B4yrMt_Ir8tpCK-uAHGxiS6Hr9MFzFVNWq_vZomLSiF_BI-iOmhRYKtopLBQ/s1600-h/IMG_7393.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL58tUB_SC9OPaKGGeFWRlyqPmkLpn7Y-GBwOvIn-NI6DSnPXQ8al08F-l5PW-d0rmt-B-Sfy4Tjev7v3B4yrMt_Ir8tpCK-uAHGxiS6Hr9MFzFVNWq_vZomLSiF_BI-iOmhRYKtopLBQ/s400/IMG_7393.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430823487603350754" /></a><br /><br />About half way you can stop and enjoy some good ole beans and cornbread and hot chocolate.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgtWlYHuqnPf2DX7SJ4N_LTF1aSCy2e9GDphQSQAul8aUIXESxruOCLJTNUq-hCt-dDLc2R5X8udXQIbU4mPvBYKLqq-z82fVh7HXhC0GgYyGn6pQtaDXjcr1QOMXQJqvmeVANNFwNgI/s1600-h/IMG_7409.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgtWlYHuqnPf2DX7SJ4N_LTF1aSCy2e9GDphQSQAul8aUIXESxruOCLJTNUq-hCt-dDLc2R5X8udXQIbU4mPvBYKLqq-z82fVh7HXhC0GgYyGn6pQtaDXjcr1QOMXQJqvmeVANNFwNgI/s400/IMG_7409.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430822619761863874" /></a><br /><br />The mountain of ice that forms at the bottom of Ash Cave is just amazing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVGaGV1JkgXf2vkeCzdunnclDxiQ_NvnDtWr4yryHHV2kPjDm5-ZuLpBPXQHgHF7kIOMAm82TUjd7cc-LA9EvUIbP7I9fXNqlvUIR-fv9NPJzz-rMBiYuTrqC-vazHjcQMz6nDtQpIXU/s1600-h/IMG_7447.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVGaGV1JkgXf2vkeCzdunnclDxiQ_NvnDtWr4yryHHV2kPjDm5-ZuLpBPXQHgHF7kIOMAm82TUjd7cc-LA9EvUIbP7I9fXNqlvUIR-fv9NPJzz-rMBiYuTrqC-vazHjcQMz6nDtQpIXU/s400/IMG_7447.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430824031867944322" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_F635m6iAHgWzLovYKKWWVeGOTkrpoIbDM1TvR3g3RRTJD1r7JVZyoE5BmjJ5FViw9RXeCgWk72XSbrCSsXMHT36S7DVuTv5XwAzMBAijlcNm93joA8fdQFYv6e27JASO0QcM0Jgh8Ps/s1600-h/IMG_7438.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_F635m6iAHgWzLovYKKWWVeGOTkrpoIbDM1TvR3g3RRTJD1r7JVZyoE5BmjJ5FViw9RXeCgWk72XSbrCSsXMHT36S7DVuTv5XwAzMBAijlcNm93joA8fdQFYv6e27JASO0QcM0Jgh8Ps/s400/IMG_7438.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430824256463867874" /></a><br /><br />If your wondering just how cold the trek can be, just ask this guy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75EjRuTuVrxGUlFLWxiqUxkb5YQR447u2az5cVXkCkK_7OrkMeq2S1YB2NVxZzWE_A-cZOgqOr3OYRMvaNoQ3jxx_AfQkm4t2s-phTEBhzpFVgQ-ZoRY-fISLIPWX6gqCZeQKBvZ-X6k/s1600-h/IMG_7259.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75EjRuTuVrxGUlFLWxiqUxkb5YQR447u2az5cVXkCkK_7OrkMeq2S1YB2NVxZzWE_A-cZOgqOr3OYRMvaNoQ3jxx_AfQkm4t2s-phTEBhzpFVgQ-ZoRY-fISLIPWX6gqCZeQKBvZ-X6k/s400/IMG_7259.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430824505166677554" /></a><br /><br />While I wouldn't do it every year It is definitely worth a trip if you've never been. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-72458027930976105202010-01-23T22:42:00.007-05:002013-06-25T11:32:44.319-04:00Ohio Then and Now<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Hcc2HyTjjP8C&dq=inauthor:%22Robin+Smith,+Dr%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=frfJUZyJDsqoywGBlIGACw&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430151638889186738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXrjRWna-QbAbVgqlTxyrOTq2jYKYU-m2WSin2wpjCt0qN8ELhFGGk7K3OQQQ_trM-YV_TK1G4y4UpJW-NejrqZggi4sKOyCM6El-TY0sSxSEP1yH6-ekXNg3AKUwBIjHT9T_JyCJkSI/s400/Ohio+Then+and+Now.jpg" style="height: 296px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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While surfing the net I found this wonderful book "Ohio Then and Now" by Photographer Randall Scieber and Auther Robin Smith. Click the following link for a nostalgic look of scenes from Ohio's past compared to their present view. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Hcc2HyTjjP8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=ohio+then+and+now&source=bl&ots=pAVwKEYwCx&sig=NtJEr73Fx78J3t5hct8SKGggV-s&hl=en&ei=_MJbS_nbOYGXtgfU26n5Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCMQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=&f=false">Ohio Then and Now</a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 11px; width: 400px;" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-63421062678264677762010-01-17T22:48:00.008-05:002010-01-17T22:57:56.155-05:00Graceland Cemetery (Winter)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Qz__bhvTwoH577ajChaiP3rhJu7qnTD_f5GInhcZbKHHxx7XoT68jJOmKtggz9HDtYjuwhn8RZBLywUPtGHiROBbemnJBqiEeBLogvS778iZ9SmVm25OZqimp1oxZPdGb2rGw4k_PFU/s1600-h/IMG_6593_2483-web.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Qz__bhvTwoH577ajChaiP3rhJu7qnTD_f5GInhcZbKHHxx7XoT68jJOmKtggz9HDtYjuwhn8RZBLywUPtGHiROBbemnJBqiEeBLogvS778iZ9SmVm25OZqimp1oxZPdGb2rGw4k_PFU/s400/IMG_6593_2483-web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427922709248945986" /></a><br /><br />While not the Famous Graceland it is still a pretty nice cemetery. The cemetery is located adjacent to the Big Four Railroad Bridge off of County Road 25A just outside of Sidney. I took these during a moment of insanity as I braved the cold to take some winter pictures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiIeXDQ2zIdfBovFMAVjolOh3MhMIKhZix5SBCT_pAfwXuT3wdgoI8Zu5-RTjFuMTJWQgXZu05bwT1Squr28M5cPY40vcpEzeHW3tUhiyVrqXSRYj7ZQaNciE1yVYmpZmP62kG3cZHPw/s1600-h/IMG_6585_2475-web.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiIeXDQ2zIdfBovFMAVjolOh3MhMIKhZix5SBCT_pAfwXuT3wdgoI8Zu5-RTjFuMTJWQgXZu05bwT1Squr28M5cPY40vcpEzeHW3tUhiyVrqXSRYj7ZQaNciE1yVYmpZmP62kG3cZHPw/s400/IMG_6585_2475-web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427923005493335666" /></a><br /><br />A brief search on the Internet did not turn up much history. Hopefully I will have more on that in a future post.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QwQwSJWH6TaFlHcdo6h_NjGDJST2GMlUR5bRxGxIQwzHTf4TX6n5BP4_ugUxRaVjbrJwh0F3MyaBvcOqtCmGJPPUNYx8Ja1-_HugA5f8v1qBXOXq3Bo5SVmbkPa1hePIXbVjWSGeDZE/s1600-h/IMG_6582_2472-web.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QwQwSJWH6TaFlHcdo6h_NjGDJST2GMlUR5bRxGxIQwzHTf4TX6n5BP4_ugUxRaVjbrJwh0F3MyaBvcOqtCmGJPPUNYx8Ja1-_HugA5f8v1qBXOXq3Bo5SVmbkPa1hePIXbVjWSGeDZE/s400/IMG_6582_2472-web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427923410183771810" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-96761663783434102010-01-14T21:42:00.006-05:002010-01-16T19:50:45.864-05:00Covered Bridge Tawawa Park (Winter)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfay2QN6Mif9TQKqGl0PEvtTSJ7obzyuNkVlV7kSHo8uC-oV9A3mRXn-uv56Sd0qEpngJUCVzKIjL8U4WiG9J28T5wcpvlYVculqeAWrsmMHSIVsBUzD2PYDjE5ngKfiG0oxe30QqG-70/s1600-h/IMG_6542_2432-web.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfay2QN6Mif9TQKqGl0PEvtTSJ7obzyuNkVlV7kSHo8uC-oV9A3mRXn-uv56Sd0qEpngJUCVzKIjL8U4WiG9J28T5wcpvlYVculqeAWrsmMHSIVsBUzD2PYDjE5ngKfiG0oxe30QqG-70/s400/IMG_6542_2432-web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426792710507770418" /></a><br /><br />The William Ross Covered Bridge in Tawawa Park in Sidney Ohio is one of my favorite subjects to photograph when I am in the park. The bridge was dedicated in 1971 and closely resembles several covered bridges constructed in Central Ohio by bridge designer, Rueben L. Partridge (1823-1900).<br /><br />To get this picture I had to venture out in the cold, single digits no less. Surprisingly I was not the only lunatic out and about on such a cold morning. I ran into three people out walking their dogs. BURRRRRRR<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-81102983222127459972010-01-11T19:53:00.012-05:002010-01-12T21:10:08.443-05:00Big Four Bridge in Winter (Sidney)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZJhLJ3OVoa2ySmHuY7fEB_-ju4EGc90Idvo9ayGEFxvfcQWbGNKsZyfCwtW5TyAqO9upNanhQghr2M56UTHaUE04dtR-n3pYF0dCkTow6XTr6NORttPJs5CYoRbEPpEsGgHGVzZeJ_o/s1600-h/IMG_6576_2466-10x20-web.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZJhLJ3OVoa2ySmHuY7fEB_-ju4EGc90Idvo9ayGEFxvfcQWbGNKsZyfCwtW5TyAqO9upNanhQghr2M56UTHaUE04dtR-n3pYF0dCkTow6XTr6NORttPJs5CYoRbEPpEsGgHGVzZeJ_o/s400/IMG_6576_2466-10x20-web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426014573873049762" /></a><br /><br />The Big Four concrete arch bridge located in Sidney Ohio, is one of the largest landmarks in the area. Simply known as the Big Four Bridge - so named after the four large railroads that ran the line (Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway's). Constructed in the 1920's it is still in use to this day. The railway is currently owned and operated by CSX Transportation.<br /><br />While I played sandlot football at the base of the bridge, I never ventured upon it as a youth. My cousin and others have over the years, some of them leaving their mark with graffiti in the arches beneath the tracks. <br /><br />This picture was taken just outside another landmark of sorts. I was standing at the top of the hill on Childrens Home Road at the foot of the steps of the old orphanage. The orphanage was still in operation when I was a very young lad. Now it stands deserted and abandoned.<br /><br />I remember the area well because my dad would bring me here every year to watch the soapbox derby. The derby used the road that went up the hill next to the orphanage. Staring down the hill I couldn't help but imagine the cheering crowds lining the road and those Oh-So-Marvelous derby cars racing down the hill.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-71880227011155948612010-01-09T13:56:00.008-05:002010-01-09T15:48:54.612-05:00(still) First Alliance, ToledoThis is a historic inner-city church in Toledo, and at first glance, it appears to be a lovely old tabernacle with a Sunday school wing built on ...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5WRRYzDO5tzRHE8d74jNqmCX6JI0yffwOOo8uGzsmVbDLaFqSXYEcJqDjyMLfLx69aicSAaWpR3WshbDjs5sBLn9JQZI3xkHm_nBiS3uHwH3xjdCA2rUnTfXd13QhYI9QmOMGyJdvaI/s1600-h/027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5WRRYzDO5tzRHE8d74jNqmCX6JI0yffwOOo8uGzsmVbDLaFqSXYEcJqDjyMLfLx69aicSAaWpR3WshbDjs5sBLn9JQZI3xkHm_nBiS3uHwH3xjdCA2rUnTfXd13QhYI9QmOMGyJdvaI/s400/027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424820174417581554" border="0" /></a>Ahhhh, maybe not so much ...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_h1uNM-xR6mhmNtWewTa13WeooPrQdlMxmNimWhc-mY7ogvRYBFK2G-WrI0HTb0zBj7U_Luz776vDfuANhfV_5d8ZSkT0_kPridtC5w6pX_BG1rCtY3AWwNaa0Wl2p8HbggJl8CWQeM/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_h1uNM-xR6mhmNtWewTa13WeooPrQdlMxmNimWhc-mY7ogvRYBFK2G-WrI0HTb0zBj7U_Luz776vDfuANhfV_5d8ZSkT0_kPridtC5w6pX_BG1rCtY3AWwNaa0Wl2p8HbggJl8CWQeM/s400/028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424820162185853250" border="0" /></a>Looks like there's maybe a bit too much skylight there ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZWDKNyIu8Opod9Wiz2y4aUQJ-gvt1NDwci5eUFWgsD03YnSQEUd2iuP4_kmjRm-MYPe4wILUjkvP9iM7INFm5iBfUwxMiJP1Vew4lwQF9ntNSqphLDzLF0KmBG8gHQGzWPeUaoUls6g/s1600-h/029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZWDKNyIu8Opod9Wiz2y4aUQJ-gvt1NDwci5eUFWgsD03YnSQEUd2iuP4_kmjRm-MYPe4wILUjkvP9iM7INFm5iBfUwxMiJP1Vew4lwQF9ntNSqphLDzLF0KmBG8gHQGzWPeUaoUls6g/s400/029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424820156941584098" border="0" /></a>Way too much.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_1xjoRHS3r_6gKL6eA9Vi2yltlag0jfyBso6SAf7AX78WTBvA8TIplZp4MyeN9u9wHu_vibkKnFrwAqYqsgN0tvdN8EcXkHtkUfbL_K9_aV8d3pitW6HVhosANGPGBAeb67KWYZxBl0/s1600-h/SN855309.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_1xjoRHS3r_6gKL6eA9Vi2yltlag0jfyBso6SAf7AX78WTBvA8TIplZp4MyeN9u9wHu_vibkKnFrwAqYqsgN0tvdN8EcXkHtkUfbL_K9_aV8d3pitW6HVhosANGPGBAeb67KWYZxBl0/s400/SN855309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424818201400759298" border="0" /></a>This church has housed the same congregation and denomination since its inception in 1887, before and since the building of this house of worship in 1923. On June 25th, 2009, something caused it to get <a href="http://www.toledofirstalliance.org/RecentFire.htm">a bit too warm</a> in the sanctuary even by summer standards:<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhXrGg6PsFvlG5FOv2PC18iokyd9OPTzc_7STvSnfpDNMLalGRjnlDJN342Vt4tbvnxcgtVHBltOi2CsbZ4Kq7LCqP4zjmZfXJiPPW6ug1hDAkcOkh47amHrVfO8m2Tc6U65jQ5_yFmI/s1600-h/SN855319.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhXrGg6PsFvlG5FOv2PC18iokyd9OPTzc_7STvSnfpDNMLalGRjnlDJN342Vt4tbvnxcgtVHBltOi2CsbZ4Kq7LCqP4zjmZfXJiPPW6ug1hDAkcOkh47amHrVfO8m2Tc6U65jQ5_yFmI/s400/SN855319.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424818194775741042" border="0" /></a>Man, that's ugly. Scary. Thank God there was no one in the place at the time.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvrNHmUNha43eVMBcHxogM1YY1nZpD_e1fgqw2l0oYGmd-A6hhIrh4-FUWY1sfFhlm9zTBNisuPuuj1yxJs3aec40VBEW0li6YyWFNmoUXQq3V5ZOkvExYcnAk5BHpNcF8QaK2dmaPPY/s1600-h/SN855321.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvrNHmUNha43eVMBcHxogM1YY1nZpD_e1fgqw2l0oYGmd-A6hhIrh4-FUWY1sfFhlm9zTBNisuPuuj1yxJs3aec40VBEW0li6YyWFNmoUXQq3V5ZOkvExYcnAk5BHpNcF8QaK2dmaPPY/s400/SN855321.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424818185469760786" border="0" /></a>I think that staircase might actually still be stable. It looks like there's some new framing at the edge of what used to be the balcony. And while most of the remaining old windows have crumbled, this one still glows with the sunlight ...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1q82mWEVnSSzMAp0JWNRudysizFsjBv3ad2sBF0qXq3QMHtl-ZlSCQ4pWYfarctO2Gnlo2C3R2R-9iNWB3BANiMxCb9mrJxOySfTkQtPLxtNVaS3gNZldsd0UWbIPPOVHLaQ8nhxnFs/s1600-h/SN855314.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1q82mWEVnSSzMAp0JWNRudysizFsjBv3ad2sBF0qXq3QMHtl-ZlSCQ4pWYfarctO2Gnlo2C3R2R-9iNWB3BANiMxCb9mrJxOySfTkQtPLxtNVaS3gNZldsd0UWbIPPOVHLaQ8nhxnFs/s400/SN855314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424818174944853778" border="0" /></a>The congregation is using their fellowship hall, located across the street, for their services. They're determined to stay where they're at and make it good. These people are unstoppable. Hallelujah.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGSx3-hbM1HoT7HQz6bkT6DElDObf_K0u8efIYGbd4plgxn-j9ZURuKzxKgBwbzDVCl6JAdwUAzp_EX8wc6rAAStRy1yzWq16DSLsK6rxo4JUcU1xWf2lu5sh-7tiJ-8f9tVzDgQuWaw/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGSx3-hbM1HoT7HQz6bkT6DElDObf_K0u8efIYGbd4plgxn-j9ZURuKzxKgBwbzDVCl6JAdwUAzp_EX8wc6rAAStRy1yzWq16DSLsK6rxo4JUcU1xWf2lu5sh-7tiJ-8f9tVzDgQuWaw/s400/032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424818167462703106" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="width: 400px; height: 11px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>ShariYShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00248944687701144161noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-19876822084880352462009-10-13T22:39:00.003-04:002010-01-12T21:12:23.759-05:00Tawawa Park Fall II<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Ln1MMcnVa_f_O4-gKT7CjU7T7qXdekwCR7konSQCgYV-xoZuXDSelcYh5jXlbL_jySfY4ZlX2P48QQLqKDvnULW8kiq3uMYcxER6RlUYYHkR9l48j_5xjLFpN_LS_AzP9ASp7ToBEZY/s1600-h/IMG_3154.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Ln1MMcnVa_f_O4-gKT7CjU7T7qXdekwCR7konSQCgYV-xoZuXDSelcYh5jXlbL_jySfY4ZlX2P48QQLqKDvnULW8kiq3uMYcxER6RlUYYHkR9l48j_5xjLFpN_LS_AzP9ASp7ToBEZY/s400/IMG_3154.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392279972771022098" /></a><br /><br />I stopped at the park on my way home from work and took this and a few others. To see my favorite shot of the day -- checkout <a href="http://thinkfocusclick.blogspot.com/2009/10/reflections-of-fall.html">Reflections of Fall</a> from my Think Focus Click Blog.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-35963651812910643952009-10-07T21:47:00.003-04:002010-01-12T21:12:23.762-05:00Tawawa Park Entrance (Fall Archive)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMvOsvpoE97_7ofOW_u5KECOglI1gM3BDUAFO5Y5AyJy1w0gJqUWLlDlyqVRCesPaxnn2F0iCvnWCY_hVfycxivJfuFVQCz3X-gLaOa5nwXj5vzsSySGdgvyhq6lCoKMDmX6st94HtOA/s1600-h/IMG_4970+PS+Edit.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMvOsvpoE97_7ofOW_u5KECOglI1gM3BDUAFO5Y5AyJy1w0gJqUWLlDlyqVRCesPaxnn2F0iCvnWCY_hVfycxivJfuFVQCz3X-gLaOa5nwXj5vzsSySGdgvyhq6lCoKMDmX6st94HtOA/s400/IMG_4970+PS+Edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390040044066798098" /></a><br /><br />I just love Fall colors. I took this sometime back. It is the entrance road to Tawawa Park in Sidney. I am hoping to get out and take some more pictures soon.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-52577681105163861222009-09-28T19:27:00.001-04:002010-01-12T21:12:56.138-05:00Fall Beans<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUK2kjsR7DZFkhv7dGJxqakJ5r8Ela4BY0bTG7YTf8JRYFt0aU2tQLNrFo33nPh1TBuQZYsw71ZpB14OjZPA9-2cul_q6hbAwm2Mmu1erKCacjbvTA9YvYdTSOn8CLNFKSNZ71gyvXWCg/s1600-h/IMG_9123.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUK2kjsR7DZFkhv7dGJxqakJ5r8Ela4BY0bTG7YTf8JRYFt0aU2tQLNrFo33nPh1TBuQZYsw71ZpB14OjZPA9-2cul_q6hbAwm2Mmu1erKCacjbvTA9YvYdTSOn8CLNFKSNZ71gyvXWCg/s400/IMG_9123.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386664207393950626" /></a><br /><br />I just love the color that Fall brings at harvest time. These beans are just starting to turn. Others have already lost most of their leaves. And in some places you can still see a sea of green.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-37633508038365023092009-09-27T22:28:00.009-04:002010-01-12T21:14:47.625-05:00Lighthouse State Park, MarbleheadBuilt in 1822, Marblehead Lighthouse is the oldest continually-operating lighthouse on the Great Lakes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZDF6ftfhtXidDKDhgfFPDGGkjd1sWOThZE-WJSjd0e4YskQBJZb-L8Gy1pc6rYw_-cvxs0p1XgQCK77L0uu5YYB8eHJSSclVogJhntMXMJ3q_80HQ2pTzakvS0ykyShFW_3j2bjdq1k/s1600-h/598.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZDF6ftfhtXidDKDhgfFPDGGkjd1sWOThZE-WJSjd0e4YskQBJZb-L8Gy1pc6rYw_-cvxs0p1XgQCK77L0uu5YYB8eHJSSclVogJhntMXMJ3q_80HQ2pTzakvS0ykyShFW_3j2bjdq1k/s400/598.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386343005010510770" border="0" /></a>A windy and somewhat cool evening still found people relaxing along the rocky shoreline ...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9FidGXJmK9JnE66zzUyANyppEt4yF-A1HtK8YwdZFC-P59whH-giDm_mL7dLlg2SOy2fkP9QOFDI78DVlOxDRgbeMT_aaQUIZ5Decn4rdazg6Mwjelk2o6MmZEr2CwzTgl3uzaCov0k/s1600-h/589.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9FidGXJmK9JnE66zzUyANyppEt4yF-A1HtK8YwdZFC-P59whH-giDm_mL7dLlg2SOy2fkP9QOFDI78DVlOxDRgbeMT_aaQUIZ5Decn4rdazg6Mwjelk2o6MmZEr2CwzTgl3uzaCov0k/s400/589.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386343000061151538" border="0" /></a>... and even jumping in for a swim.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7Y1qwPueJsrohXGZ4IPI7uXk9Wv2t0tdQ_Ou3uX_kxvNHgd3ropXrzd-ZBzn8SefeMF0RJQvr3zmFru3vt6RI3lkr9M1UnWnkji1sZi5aKiyxFF0M1r4tmS76HXXRHziL2US-3QrKyg/s1600-h/597.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7Y1qwPueJsrohXGZ4IPI7uXk9Wv2t0tdQ_Ou3uX_kxvNHgd3ropXrzd-ZBzn8SefeMF0RJQvr3zmFru3vt6RI3lkr9M1UnWnkji1sZi5aKiyxFF0M1r4tmS76HXXRHziL2US-3QrKyg/s400/597.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386346043403605634" border="0" /></a>Lake Erie, choppy and angry ...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZO9BMHcsxHHk_MjuqOfstP66y2jA6g9_vhouMuWDx3npfjOngYV1Apfxm0WwUR-2wNS4Ocr0UpF_Z8Ip9n5yI0a-oJdMvb_h0bUmm3bqk4pBymQsIYCxGU3FTIYZWApXpPIr2k7hFBlc/s1600-h/594.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZO9BMHcsxHHk_MjuqOfstP66y2jA6g9_vhouMuWDx3npfjOngYV1Apfxm0WwUR-2wNS4Ocr0UpF_Z8Ip9n5yI0a-oJdMvb_h0bUmm3bqk4pBymQsIYCxGU3FTIYZWApXpPIr2k7hFBlc/s400/594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386341338109975762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj491IjfQRkhcmKEvWK6jyDdCqPNgpMeRvI_zOUw4KRq2JYhBovpljXOMgbMRFNI3IdVeuDUZBoHK8Bu-_s36vqRiqkvRZYe_urWuUjE6x8sz9qGkhz9rbR8fFk1taPNQ1DTvLdOj196PY/s1600-h/595.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj491IjfQRkhcmKEvWK6jyDdCqPNgpMeRvI_zOUw4KRq2JYhBovpljXOMgbMRFNI3IdVeuDUZBoHK8Bu-_s36vqRiqkvRZYe_urWuUjE6x8sz9qGkhz9rbR8fFk1taPNQ1DTvLdOj196PY/s400/595.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386341329184217954" border="0" /></a>But still worth a sail ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPL40gVVjhmU2xJ9LmxGcIT92nro0b0K2ICNCtLmEwTZIwdyZNpTu0j0UTEtw5QvWEZi5o9P0-lrDBW5jQc9hEE-VG7r2n7ppzHmbFEqQGN-UffKdL4zklsDxF0WiTRx8tL59hj95ydn8/s1600-h/588.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPL40gVVjhmU2xJ9LmxGcIT92nro0b0K2ICNCtLmEwTZIwdyZNpTu0j0UTEtw5QvWEZi5o9P0-lrDBW5jQc9hEE-VG7r2n7ppzHmbFEqQGN-UffKdL4zklsDxF0WiTRx8tL59hj95ydn8/s400/588.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386341323429970066" border="0" /></a>That's Sandusky across the bay ...<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrc2MvyY5M_vqph3JeKCXaxpIARQyHFzpGyXOBzG_vPSYno1UK1g1osSKuHqJ8uw3H5kt3jfkNBrjooRWMdXp8RdW9gVE-KK3qllcrSFtzjOy0n1-K0gOdMck6BvlAbskXeT6T3JjQNM/s1600-h/593.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrc2MvyY5M_vqph3JeKCXaxpIARQyHFzpGyXOBzG_vPSYno1UK1g1osSKuHqJ8uw3H5kt3jfkNBrjooRWMdXp8RdW9gVE-KK3qllcrSFtzjOy0n1-K0gOdMck6BvlAbskXeT6T3JjQNM/s400/593.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386344034790252594" border="0" /></a>... where Cedar Point (once again the #1 amusement park in the world) is visible.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhm8rX4xU7otapGKnjvQLdBY7U4x3GIerByjTlidt8ybB9ASNnw1RR_sbC4mpn2PXEnr-etfqz4Uel3xr496llTsq75p4HmHEyhHB-oh095jdYWuYZv0YJEYc8jEABUDXa8dp0s-BmvM/s1600-h/590.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhm8rX4xU7otapGKnjvQLdBY7U4x3GIerByjTlidt8ybB9ASNnw1RR_sbC4mpn2PXEnr-etfqz4Uel3xr496llTsq75p4HmHEyhHB-oh095jdYWuYZv0YJEYc8jEABUDXa8dp0s-BmvM/s400/590.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386341998581391410" border="0" /></a>http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/tabid/763/Default.aspx<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="width: 400px; height: 11px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>ShariYShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00248944687701144161noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-12311357752042072832009-09-25T21:58:00.004-04:002009-09-25T22:37:31.213-04:00Adena Mansion & Gardens in Chillicothe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrY3C8nDd4e_Orz2pxSy0gIj_7RmFtJyO-PKeM_WvCFxtTN2CiZgzeY0gTZE0tSQ7sxr-tTJDF2s6yoEGa_CmhbDMwt12Kvxzwv3K3nVtpA0BP0ngDxFpJDUUW5pQ3yb_S_KkMu2hWhEM/s1600-h/adena+mansion.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrY3C8nDd4e_Orz2pxSy0gIj_7RmFtJyO-PKeM_WvCFxtTN2CiZgzeY0gTZE0tSQ7sxr-tTJDF2s6yoEGa_CmhbDMwt12Kvxzwv3K3nVtpA0BP0ngDxFpJDUUW5pQ3yb_S_KkMu2hWhEM/s400/adena+mansion.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385590935692651458" /></a><br /><br />As mentioned in the previous post, <strong>Our Ohio</strong> is doing a television feature on Chillicothe. The Adena Mansion and Gardens will be part of that feature. These pictures were sent to me by Shannon Powell of Our Ohio.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnULAWBaG8Cx4QSMV1OtyjcpKtQCkkfNhTeF8q0nSyHpGsVSpFY9VnZ9wZ8VWnpE_8uitMuCmom0UFYvFwzzCV4G2dFOKCA2Msa2wjb-SwaP0cTFRACD1ek1azS_dJFpEmh0GsRgDvRRs/s1600-h/adena+gardens.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnULAWBaG8Cx4QSMV1OtyjcpKtQCkkfNhTeF8q0nSyHpGsVSpFY9VnZ9wZ8VWnpE_8uitMuCmom0UFYvFwzzCV4G2dFOKCA2Msa2wjb-SwaP0cTFRACD1ek1azS_dJFpEmh0GsRgDvRRs/s400/adena+gardens.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385591185595275778" /></a><br /><br />Visit <a href="http://www.ourohio.org">Our Ohio </a>for show details.<br /><br />Thanks Shannon - looks like a great place to visit.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-46811054450314860532009-09-24T20:06:00.005-04:002009-09-24T21:37:55.526-04:00Our Ohio to feature Chillicothe on public televisionThe following was given to me by Shannon Powell of <a href="http://www.ourohio.org"> Our Ohio. </a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dLBD44tb1fOkE-f4lr-h-_VNnK__TeR_lBsxW6ajMAymoC8_vlx2oi5ZuHunvGYR8w-aoHGy1TwffjZvWEmW9s_DMTO_VPPf4-BaQNBxVVWk8l1qiyEiMKSpIQqJlY5sD6VGwCHotog/s1600-h/OOLOGO.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dLBD44tb1fOkE-f4lr-h-_VNnK__TeR_lBsxW6ajMAymoC8_vlx2oi5ZuHunvGYR8w-aoHGy1TwffjZvWEmW9s_DMTO_VPPf4-BaQNBxVVWk8l1qiyEiMKSpIQqJlY5sD6VGwCHotog/s400/OOLOGO.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385190560587194082" /></a>Our Ohio television will be featuring Chillicothe in a special “Hometown Ohio” segment. The show will air this weekend! The television show airs on all Ohio Public Television Stations. To find out where to watch in your area, click <a href="http://ourohio.org/television/where-to-watch/"> here. </a><br /><br /> At Our Ohio we are proud to showcase some of Ohio’s best people, places and events from around the state. All of our efforts are dedicated to providing expert information on topics such as Ohio gardening, travel, cooking, history, animals, community involvement, where to buy Ohio farm products locally and more. <br /><br />Our Ohio is Ohio Farm Bureau's way of communicating to consumers about Ohio agriculture. Our Ohio is a TV series, magazine, and Web site. Sponsored by Ohio Farm Bureau and Nationwide.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-55453455768914563952009-09-23T20:28:00.015-04:002009-09-24T21:36:12.985-04:00Temple of Tolerance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09njbJcIaH1pDpAsdNaAKfX8rcdrXKIPdU49upzis8ZftcxtDYKX9C3_1KmG-tn_mE64Gd6BwNP-IMay29jnVsxr3QnAjWFIRNh_NmcQxjDOcgVESfJiWGNZpWwYsrJq4VawqIZ1onxE/s1600-h/IMG_2379-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09njbJcIaH1pDpAsdNaAKfX8rcdrXKIPdU49upzis8ZftcxtDYKX9C3_1KmG-tn_mE64Gd6BwNP-IMay29jnVsxr3QnAjWFIRNh_NmcQxjDOcgVESfJiWGNZpWwYsrJq4VawqIZ1onxE/s400/IMG_2379-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384826129982861570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Believe it or not this large stone man made temple called the Temple of Tolerance lies hidden in the backyard or should I say several backyards of this house -- 203 Wood Street in Wapakonetta.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocGuAS97Af8bB8oz5VWPMF62pD8dx5Jvlq4_Tfd1Q42bIANEVUZ_KggZhEwpKfrqGBYtRF13aVeVpVxHD9h3cORwLzUJ1bkii31JtFi4vN1b7EssqQxmWasnUbXSr9oECUt8N9mqpfN0/s1600-h/IMG_2437.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocGuAS97Af8bB8oz5VWPMF62pD8dx5Jvlq4_Tfd1Q42bIANEVUZ_KggZhEwpKfrqGBYtRF13aVeVpVxHD9h3cORwLzUJ1bkii31JtFi4vN1b7EssqQxmWasnUbXSr9oECUt8N9mqpfN0/s400/IMG_2437.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384826904410035634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I first found the Temple on <a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/6906"> Roadside America </a> when I was researching interesting places in Ohio. What I didn't realize was that I passed it every time I visited historical downtown Wapak.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh602ythzmXYO-IXhMPXNSfHHvcGhl2VaxUSorTC0DnCFuhV98SNt7qQ0OMktozuEv_SmdTfBxT1eBc8lPw285CcWEelynmONr67f2wEfpBCda2aPLKtHuvRDlFvZ2wqoqBlAQfjZUHJEM/s1600-h/IMG_2435-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh602ythzmXYO-IXhMPXNSfHHvcGhl2VaxUSorTC0DnCFuhV98SNt7qQ0OMktozuEv_SmdTfBxT1eBc8lPw285CcWEelynmONr67f2wEfpBCda2aPLKtHuvRDlFvZ2wqoqBlAQfjZUHJEM/s400/IMG_2435-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384827589210035778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On my last visit I finally took a good look at this house as I passed it by and said to myself "OH My God that's the Temple of Tolerance I read about on the Net." Of course I had to stop and take a few pictures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2u8_KMfh2hwJKirVR0LRT0ObLEq0we_O3_0JRMfpYVqZzyw4HcVLWfUSnsWU8bSTG-dUEwlDc99Eu7js_r_-ipaPdlLhMiTtGhMSGbqJ9FD7fbqk67U5RS50d-yy8m9XZzwtVNPJTLs/s1600-h/IMG_2388-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2u8_KMfh2hwJKirVR0LRT0ObLEq0we_O3_0JRMfpYVqZzyw4HcVLWfUSnsWU8bSTG-dUEwlDc99Eu7js_r_-ipaPdlLhMiTtGhMSGbqJ9FD7fbqk67U5RS50d-yy8m9XZzwtVNPJTLs/s400/IMG_2388-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384828256048235618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The main structure is massive and impressive. I have no idea how he managed to create it. The Temple of Tolerance complex artist/creator is Jim Bowsher. The temple was built in the late 1990's to present.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AvBTKlp4jdMx1WVNXRUik70h-Dc0YWPzHmEzE6gcnxbGJ4ta8Bj0qK9BLtec8uMh-vmiV1HfMpUlaMl8XhJUmF2cGQLiX6JPEcraNerYyTuquaRfAaBHsMMeYNdJornVFEqugJ68BIQ/s1600-h/IMG_2393.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AvBTKlp4jdMx1WVNXRUik70h-Dc0YWPzHmEzE6gcnxbGJ4ta8Bj0qK9BLtec8uMh-vmiV1HfMpUlaMl8XhJUmF2cGQLiX6JPEcraNerYyTuquaRfAaBHsMMeYNdJornVFEqugJ68BIQ/s400/IMG_2393.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384833300872800226" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There are numerous other smaller monuments and temples that make up the complex and plenty of bricker brack. This Sun was my favorite capture of the day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RuUaEQN2tdV26EkFbk07AvlM83BVCS7xYUj7wkdQ9vV1Fxqv3SdaWAU-pkOWZvTkbMRRY_El5iIfu0dapV2FU6eLwnS8NBtxLvZK4Ds5gk1RxeCleJSNakpYdqWnQlNb4ey3i1osCWY/s1600-h/IMG_2410.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RuUaEQN2tdV26EkFbk07AvlM83BVCS7xYUj7wkdQ9vV1Fxqv3SdaWAU-pkOWZvTkbMRRY_El5iIfu0dapV2FU6eLwnS8NBtxLvZK4Ds5gk1RxeCleJSNakpYdqWnQlNb4ey3i1osCWY/s400/IMG_2410.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384832584063001202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'll use this definition of Tolerance posted on the artists backdoor to go with the rest of these pictures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5eu1Z2xqkxOr6oprtqdbno3E5NK2O4WwEvxFwLKnnAtnf4dQrIc-YiDRYIhQ7QHK2k2uHw8hNMxi4-KYwHHvQKcvTHoNmfX_ANfDd6N-vBgMCQajnXOAPd03M1NarsxmuF4NrwfmaOk/s1600-h/IMG_2404-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5eu1Z2xqkxOr6oprtqdbno3E5NK2O4WwEvxFwLKnnAtnf4dQrIc-YiDRYIhQ7QHK2k2uHw8hNMxi4-KYwHHvQKcvTHoNmfX_ANfDd6N-vBgMCQajnXOAPd03M1NarsxmuF4NrwfmaOk/s400/IMG_2404-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384834703711536354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">TOLERANCE - The person who has a tremendous reserve of patience and tolerance has a certain degree of tranquility and calmness in his or her life.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4d5v2m4w-mMIWwvXsy7J5145VUS9dZI0nu2wqZd2j6lSbvYBCdk7-oOIPmu0zGD6Qcon5sTw3_WyraHbvege3rqaNhmsp0Ta_2xejS7NTr1ZXUPF3kwCYamstuMZnhV_C_XZwtOhQVXE/s1600-h/IMG_2406-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4d5v2m4w-mMIWwvXsy7J5145VUS9dZI0nu2wqZd2j6lSbvYBCdk7-oOIPmu0zGD6Qcon5sTw3_WyraHbvege3rqaNhmsp0Ta_2xejS7NTr1ZXUPF3kwCYamstuMZnhV_C_XZwtOhQVXE/s400/IMG_2406-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384835421160022082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Such a person is not only happy and more emotionally grounded, but also seems to be physically healthier and to experience less illness.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhxhKif_0a9RQkewadpEGcAPL3HA5X4pngUxHhvRGmFNTvsca9rHAfjsII9mT3eerP7d0K-ocafrMXSIxStr9Xpv7CXqoiClVo9Dfu1Pr88OgAc925zxHjPHVAdf0ACYIh-1hkZrYJFY/s1600-h/IMG_2417-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhxhKif_0a9RQkewadpEGcAPL3HA5X4pngUxHhvRGmFNTvsca9rHAfjsII9mT3eerP7d0K-ocafrMXSIxStr9Xpv7CXqoiClVo9Dfu1Pr88OgAc925zxHjPHVAdf0ACYIh-1hkZrYJFY/s400/IMG_2417-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384836015424734002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">The person possess a strong will, has a good appetite and can sleep with a clear conscience.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOhMnncKihGo9lqCVM-UIbOn62szbQth8pQfzBGq3ROd-8iITUxp9g1DhPTPJ2V97UGWXOghpeDII6VXdhTluILQLzdYPSo0S6KQFI4oJ7WZl87IrJ-s4BGxy5LRMKSVmOY2YdpyX5eI/s1600-h/IMG_2420-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOhMnncKihGo9lqCVM-UIbOn62szbQth8pQfzBGq3ROd-8iITUxp9g1DhPTPJ2V97UGWXOghpeDII6VXdhTluILQLzdYPSo0S6KQFI4oJ7WZl87IrJ-s4BGxy5LRMKSVmOY2YdpyX5eI/s400/IMG_2420-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384836778885990658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">The Dalai Lama</span><br /><br />I just scratched the surface when it comes to fully exploring and finding all the hidden treasures of this wonderful place. I am looking forward to coming back with my tripod in tow to take some longer exposures. <br /><br />Check out this You Tube Video to meet the artist and to get some insight as to what this is all about.<br /><br /><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/p-9KCA2Cjik&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/p-9KCA2Cjik&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="width: 400px; height: 11px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-72157530143408649222009-09-21T00:28:00.001-04:002009-09-24T21:34:41.706-04:00Applefest 2009 Part IV (Apple Frogs and More)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2RgccTn4obcekVnn7FcLI4H-X6StxlkBK9wj3hVWQp4PNM0kNzR52S51_LHGtoj1uxewtDbQIwmKeXZc3gnrHEhyvcBoxLPiK81nMdc9cmZ-bXY6eH1RJg5dtFS_CFoFK1Yg1Gl-d90/s1600-h/IMG_2110.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2RgccTn4obcekVnn7FcLI4H-X6StxlkBK9wj3hVWQp4PNM0kNzR52S51_LHGtoj1uxewtDbQIwmKeXZc3gnrHEhyvcBoxLPiK81nMdc9cmZ-bXY6eH1RJg5dtFS_CFoFK1Yg1Gl-d90/s400/IMG_2110.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383015461915122434" /></a><br /><br />I thought this Apple and Peanut Butter Frog craft and snack was a pretty nifty idea. My grandsons sure liked them.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUiMJTN8NXs2IBWMckuj6I9Jww-aBlgq_Be5RRyJCp2wHaSZEtMVy3RzmUCKxpjdaP9sQi6RY54-yLrK6pssYd9ksqKDh6_XEj36nzf4CFHvjN9pakg2SkUMPlL76ak2YegUD_KleerMg/s1600-h/IMG_2091.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUiMJTN8NXs2IBWMckuj6I9Jww-aBlgq_Be5RRyJCp2wHaSZEtMVy3RzmUCKxpjdaP9sQi6RY54-yLrK6pssYd9ksqKDh6_XEj36nzf4CFHvjN9pakg2SkUMPlL76ak2YegUD_KleerMg/s400/IMG_2091.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383015955810260418" /></a> <br /><br />Here they are working on one of the many free crafts they had for the kids.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSnukgfRLebFnaDI45s7vjZNk3ZD05dOyc__n-Bwo-WEQJB4eco6YdFEBIbspdZW8w-Ayn0W-cLahXqSU2_JYh-TUC-244oSygWthc1rX_G2j2mLouTSi_Gwkok9RO00czTyO5J1diRk/s1600-h/IMG_2084.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSnukgfRLebFnaDI45s7vjZNk3ZD05dOyc__n-Bwo-WEQJB4eco6YdFEBIbspdZW8w-Ayn0W-cLahXqSU2_JYh-TUC-244oSygWthc1rX_G2j2mLouTSi_Gwkok9RO00czTyO5J1diRk/s400/IMG_2084.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383017060761377266" /></a><br /><br />There is always plenty to see and do at the Applefest.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8D5-5ifshH59FUuTSC8VmwlolAoIlzpNPexEg5yr0bbQFKwmegPRhv0jauop-SvJkpzMd5DOMHDTYDhrsNLIoNCmdFEpliDrFoh_1QeugxQqEYGsolcvw8c_9BmS0I4BG7TvS7qr7x8/s1600-h/IMG_2172.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8D5-5ifshH59FUuTSC8VmwlolAoIlzpNPexEg5yr0bbQFKwmegPRhv0jauop-SvJkpzMd5DOMHDTYDhrsNLIoNCmdFEpliDrFoh_1QeugxQqEYGsolcvw8c_9BmS0I4BG7TvS7qr7x8/s400/IMG_2172.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383017496950474002" /></a><br /><br />There was even a Kiddie Tractor Pull.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_TGUgIS4dw8xcqt3_GnBRluJ3ErzkUE8GDVjvqp_cSQHYQsIVDXQqYy5Wg5J881asRQa0cu_Pzt19KQscvS556sQNvWk3ehRXkbzrH4D9EMWBYordPwJTwx-cNso_tTSUj4MTO7Spqg/s1600-h/IMG_2181.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_TGUgIS4dw8xcqt3_GnBRluJ3ErzkUE8GDVjvqp_cSQHYQsIVDXQqYy5Wg5J881asRQa0cu_Pzt19KQscvS556sQNvWk3ehRXkbzrH4D9EMWBYordPwJTwx-cNso_tTSUj4MTO7Spqg/s400/IMG_2181.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383017747870275266" /></a><br /><br />My favorite Marshmallow Gun Vendor (son Tyler and his friend Ryan) were back at it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzqHlkvgvn5RHuS7gmhhDIbMarIzOzQzMJBAawHU1HhoqXsFxOaTAPacOq7Y1JvyMzdbYcwDlJMW5qxCsJfLTA5dL1vfTZGFaTctp4TA2SUgl5Kh60wf7M9qi6bsWnNEqWZNpHUtNhz4/s1600-h/IMG_2051.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzqHlkvgvn5RHuS7gmhhDIbMarIzOzQzMJBAawHU1HhoqXsFxOaTAPacOq7Y1JvyMzdbYcwDlJMW5qxCsJfLTA5dL1vfTZGFaTctp4TA2SUgl5Kh60wf7M9qi6bsWnNEqWZNpHUtNhz4/s400/IMG_2051.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383018206133699970" /></a><br /><br />I lost track on how many pictures I took for this next one, trying to capture a marshmallow coming out of the gun. As you can see I was unsuccessful.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxZhPX_Z01pBCB-wKJA6bGKSMtV6XladD4u1epjUs7jB8Qt3AP_CqPS2TYk_mbpoRC9hAgNiKhmOWSZsz5tzcfLS490ADwr_lOeevPUt7Uz76rqruCPZYYdWskKMACpOuspXibjc-4oI/s1600-h/IMG_2049.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxZhPX_Z01pBCB-wKJA6bGKSMtV6XladD4u1epjUs7jB8Qt3AP_CqPS2TYk_mbpoRC9hAgNiKhmOWSZsz5tzcfLS490ADwr_lOeevPUt7Uz76rqruCPZYYdWskKMACpOuspXibjc-4oI/s400/IMG_2049.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383018665186331874" /></a><br /><br />The woodcarvers and their carvings are always interesting. I found this beaver quite funny.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XY_ge1FwD3IqSbGxgxEWOIpi7MoxDHh7_k9R2iCth9axc7mTBoNcI7N3uwMVBDPx4rmtbpFgvVn3bf1PwXsi5Acb-CArpMlcl4nzR-24ktj0VVGdTSlub3xwOjBe_ab9K-wmWacMvAw/s1600-h/IMG_2177.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XY_ge1FwD3IqSbGxgxEWOIpi7MoxDHh7_k9R2iCth9axc7mTBoNcI7N3uwMVBDPx4rmtbpFgvVn3bf1PwXsi5Acb-CArpMlcl4nzR-24ktj0VVGdTSlub3xwOjBe_ab9K-wmWacMvAw/s400/IMG_2177.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383019349635541874" /></a><br /><br />My favorite picture of the day were these Honey Bears.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlchb5UkU1PaAxZP6Q3RFv8oMarv9XGub5R0S-q9_ildLz7o8jgB8cwNcMkEFj5fVnL3pJBJf_O62U0eAwV-7DjfLcHJxtHSJKDK5Y_auo3ocdrnocWAIoaF_hxmIghrNvaz7ukldyEmc/s1600-h/IMG_2038.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlchb5UkU1PaAxZP6Q3RFv8oMarv9XGub5R0S-q9_ildLz7o8jgB8cwNcMkEFj5fVnL3pJBJf_O62U0eAwV-7DjfLcHJxtHSJKDK5Y_auo3ocdrnocWAIoaF_hxmIghrNvaz7ukldyEmc/s400/IMG_2038.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383019781066978770" /></a><br /><br />And yes there are still more Applefest pictures to come.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-16374229003995182922009-09-20T00:09:00.000-04:002009-09-24T21:34:41.707-04:00Applefest 2009 Part III (Car Show)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNMgMJl7c1NaQ9wC6ubv7uhf3Mo9A5DkOm8umTT7eBIS-i-I0yFGevA-N7IaarJSKSpCPGObX0QpKuF3-5AL8TImozNA9L2pHTmEno4VRk44uc6lUgndYuQUUMEwh3gFJycL9DkCGJDc/s1600-h/IMG_2155.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNMgMJl7c1NaQ9wC6ubv7uhf3Mo9A5DkOm8umTT7eBIS-i-I0yFGevA-N7IaarJSKSpCPGObX0QpKuF3-5AL8TImozNA9L2pHTmEno4VRk44uc6lUgndYuQUUMEwh3gFJycL9DkCGJDc/s400/IMG_2155.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383011144037180818" /></a><br /><br />The annual car show was just getting underway while I was there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHn0eBz9AWUQpR86rSAjOGXW4knt1f4QQ9IBTfpbOj-h0bPhl1O5bSLTY8bdg5Zw778-Vi-fz0-VZZCJVdrup3v2ab4p80__4yo-Kd0goolwCT_SHVSTLb41xy2sOpElPDHqNBU7BOOs/s1600-h/IMG_2153.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHn0eBz9AWUQpR86rSAjOGXW4knt1f4QQ9IBTfpbOj-h0bPhl1O5bSLTY8bdg5Zw778-Vi-fz0-VZZCJVdrup3v2ab4p80__4yo-Kd0goolwCT_SHVSTLb41xy2sOpElPDHqNBU7BOOs/s400/IMG_2153.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383010689223059842" /></a><br /><br />Of course Betty Boop was in attendance. It's hard to pass on taking her picture whenever I find her. I promise the next time to do a full feature and to include the truck and trailer<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhxhiEpt95j6eLYgx0Vb7-1FMvI-Bgwz63qjMa6zEo95uycCPuMhqRsiTcQTWj3WKoD4ddiiO7vmGQYGsmtG9y6W7VnQMFll0rZNWkeY5W6xxCatE_m05GIu1lzU0AjUEyr2zY4K6pEM/s1600-h/IMG_2185.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhxhiEpt95j6eLYgx0Vb7-1FMvI-Bgwz63qjMa6zEo95uycCPuMhqRsiTcQTWj3WKoD4ddiiO7vmGQYGsmtG9y6W7VnQMFll0rZNWkeY5W6xxCatE_m05GIu1lzU0AjUEyr2zY4K6pEM/s400/IMG_2185.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383011153110489986" /></a><br /><br />I just love shooting old hood ornaments.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09-lXIig7kOpTdAY2L4vdogxH96EN5nWHgSJb68Wm8EVWmaSyqYgoZ6_rubHzvgJoG7TR4mqCdVTKbAHiVIm6SiD1qUaQYNlcCQS2mcRRcWPgGcUkP8cYc6gRniWOvTV8NMzN8f9vSuY/s1600-h/IMG_2184+2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09-lXIig7kOpTdAY2L4vdogxH96EN5nWHgSJb68Wm8EVWmaSyqYgoZ6_rubHzvgJoG7TR4mqCdVTKbAHiVIm6SiD1qUaQYNlcCQS2mcRRcWPgGcUkP8cYc6gRniWOvTV8NMzN8f9vSuY/s400/IMG_2184+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383011148195373058" /></a><br /><br />This car had a very interesting story.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhux6UViML4JHLOjA19Q8py67Ws0VoQoUeP-V9g2ICjSes5dZvwB1Ap97fW0DoSu1IAEGCNWbrmw9AvwD34_u_MlvDIgQxauLmTb0hr-i-pBbD-133Q-UVtKd56PGpVTPsnSfXbNBRRsGc/s1600-h/IMG_2190.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhux6UViML4JHLOjA19Q8py67Ws0VoQoUeP-V9g2ICjSes5dZvwB1Ap97fW0DoSu1IAEGCNWbrmw9AvwD34_u_MlvDIgQxauLmTb0hr-i-pBbD-133Q-UVtKd56PGpVTPsnSfXbNBRRsGc/s400/IMG_2190.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383011807406110034" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzL8ZJh7bZ0fdV21GK5QLnSnEeKBpCPb9zf7ETLwBEElXQgfZa7-tznznpcDXaO4ptPc4Vr3AVehc57uzH19s6XGGmWxAGOzlxUy30YveH9ko3O8PVtA22UTaY1VAnQ6EPieDkD0OP-Ag/s1600-h/IMG_2189.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzL8ZJh7bZ0fdV21GK5QLnSnEeKBpCPb9zf7ETLwBEElXQgfZa7-tznznpcDXaO4ptPc4Vr3AVehc57uzH19s6XGGmWxAGOzlxUy30YveH9ko3O8PVtA22UTaY1VAnQ6EPieDkD0OP-Ag/s400/IMG_2189.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383011167987477922" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnwqUQLuB85wlv7Zou-ijwC68xrQebfpbnhIjyjZRc8bTZZ17bW0tNg2yrqYuuxFbZsYdjZVLcuMNNSnoFXPMy9YyZFZFDR4_7zMd6tzjKe7yWoBgXbpbuxL0ssugskzx2AuXM-VafLk/s1600-h/IMG_2188.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnwqUQLuB85wlv7Zou-ijwC68xrQebfpbnhIjyjZRc8bTZZ17bW0tNg2yrqYuuxFbZsYdjZVLcuMNNSnoFXPMy9YyZFZFDR4_7zMd6tzjKe7yWoBgXbpbuxL0ssugskzx2AuXM-VafLk/s400/IMG_2188.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383011162136096082" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-49067441254354971032009-09-19T00:05:00.000-04:002009-09-24T21:32:18.790-04:00Applefest 2009 Part II (People)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMcNvCz1vnNxHWvtEMcHX_6-mVbOZ7UPOwoiwMw6G2uljzIrgaZlY-18h0geAJLsV12gAX9mB55dQ8gnhPHBHtQAQWHu3tCUV7pcK0MdMblWZUfXqMY1tB4oRPrWYjzCCd6V7xTjem0YU/s1600-h/IMG_2150.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMcNvCz1vnNxHWvtEMcHX_6-mVbOZ7UPOwoiwMw6G2uljzIrgaZlY-18h0geAJLsV12gAX9mB55dQ8gnhPHBHtQAQWHu3tCUV7pcK0MdMblWZUfXqMY1tB4oRPrWYjzCCd6V7xTjem0YU/s400/IMG_2150.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383009655494056130" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJAarPcEhLxpzHfsxSRDHdrIUy4xfg5wkAx5Hk62T3i7d0dtgsuYA8xJ2wufnlCHi1HgfgkYls2tUksu3vNc8eiN9SRGmQHChztpNqBCoSZeR0upNSQiwG5HAYRLFl48s890UHvsX0md8/s1600-h/IMG_2196.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382589408395804882" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJAarPcEhLxpzHfsxSRDHdrIUy4xfg5wkAx5Hk62T3i7d0dtgsuYA8xJ2wufnlCHi1HgfgkYls2tUksu3vNc8eiN9SRGmQHChztpNqBCoSZeR0upNSQiwG5HAYRLFl48s890UHvsX0md8/s400/IMG_2196.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />While attending this years Applefest, I took a few people pictures some candid and some not so candid. Pictured above are Mitchell, my nephew's son and my son Tony and his girlfriend Ashley.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGgBhAbVaoiIOj47S9AJdIWeNfUyB6tRBwRNis4eywKR9jDRIm0ejHb9bK1i-qRL32pibtLBPneRFxFZLwTIj0mXR7O68w4D4iMWkTkoonQBEtTGWi4e-zYQVQ6jjDexts_2UYun78UDm/s1600-h/IMG_2210.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGgBhAbVaoiIOj47S9AJdIWeNfUyB6tRBwRNis4eywKR9jDRIm0ejHb9bK1i-qRL32pibtLBPneRFxFZLwTIj0mXR7O68w4D4iMWkTkoonQBEtTGWi4e-zYQVQ6jjDexts_2UYun78UDm/s400/IMG_2210.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382590191758782610" /></a><br /><br />Here's another one of Tony helping out at the Dunk-Tank. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraG-on6AmUhcAIVkPlxyjFF0UwLmce5BaccYG1B9X4y6m5yV23_MhMLdLGmWmrugLfqdSufEllMrbhFPFrtqylKGQp2HghVoPtw30BwTWm0fudmn0lJU-dXewbuiCRBNZojw4cycPHaPb/s1600-h/IMG_2168.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraG-on6AmUhcAIVkPlxyjFF0UwLmce5BaccYG1B9X4y6m5yV23_MhMLdLGmWmrugLfqdSufEllMrbhFPFrtqylKGQp2HghVoPtw30BwTWm0fudmn0lJU-dXewbuiCRBNZojw4cycPHaPb/s400/IMG_2168.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382592237411015874" /></a><br /><br />I just love the blue eyes of Trinity, My nephews daughter, peaking out from behind the mask she made.<br /><br />I missed the contest but caught this young man still hula-hooping afterwards.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFUr33POi2scywF5tTgDlwA9qzZ0itwluBfp6DQkXDyF8IJWl1aBppeyVX_DFlw9_SzQPpy9ZDJO2xf82cE82LfDCArhxTXZ3_kPZRGt_eJyeVbjfTT0nEqUdYaVYfW0fvrfYin3K7brA/s1600-h/IMG_2222.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFUr33POi2scywF5tTgDlwA9qzZ0itwluBfp6DQkXDyF8IJWl1aBppeyVX_DFlw9_SzQPpy9ZDJO2xf82cE82LfDCArhxTXZ3_kPZRGt_eJyeVbjfTT0nEqUdYaVYfW0fvrfYin3K7brA/s400/IMG_2222.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382594687827568658" /></a><br /><br />I thought this picture of the vendor standing in her sea of mums made for colorful shot.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCRCQhJtMZifd6aL0FB4q996zQCeWiL104QGld9zJTpOVztl46VmfWdWdtzy8_ZcKqYJIAMyH8u8XGNUmEEHxg7RC0d0HYAJ78kYqe75Qn0qsYczRmk0MyI0vRFEIsxZcViRjuRpOSbX0/s1600-h/IMG_2224.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCRCQhJtMZifd6aL0FB4q996zQCeWiL104QGld9zJTpOVztl46VmfWdWdtzy8_ZcKqYJIAMyH8u8XGNUmEEHxg7RC0d0HYAJ78kYqe75Qn0qsYczRmk0MyI0vRFEIsxZcViRjuRpOSbX0/s400/IMG_2224.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382596566143061394" /></a><br /><br />This one I will simply title King of the Skateboard.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JN-e5N1xRHFPOXhUtc2_rDgFxpkWwizsKJxUN3p2f8VUoOuMKVt9yJvHGspTZs8hJhHyGC9anRxQwcw3P3mRrOBdq89GtnxWu2v6kBAHU6URwdLDZJkreRaunll_jUCeu3rnB1gT-s2k/s1600-h/IMG_2164.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JN-e5N1xRHFPOXhUtc2_rDgFxpkWwizsKJxUN3p2f8VUoOuMKVt9yJvHGspTZs8hJhHyGC9anRxQwcw3P3mRrOBdq89GtnxWu2v6kBAHU6URwdLDZJkreRaunll_jUCeu3rnB1gT-s2k/s400/IMG_2164.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382597911240813794" /></a><br /><br />I'm not sure what this guys story is, but I guess he didn't what his picture taken in all his fancy dress.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNfdEn0DRHlKb7pUp_M0E9JuA-q_I1J3vYZsuIuXNiF3573Frf0cBJUTMkz2_8lJyfG8zG60lIQSmouYSinRNFx647fe1aHenRWWRkdVjqu2HC7iao3-af-K2BEM_lLfp6pIb8d8XBfkf/s1600-h/IMG_2161.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNfdEn0DRHlKb7pUp_M0E9JuA-q_I1J3vYZsuIuXNiF3573Frf0cBJUTMkz2_8lJyfG8zG60lIQSmouYSinRNFx647fe1aHenRWWRkdVjqu2HC7iao3-af-K2BEM_lLfp6pIb8d8XBfkf/s400/IMG_2161.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382599042611594034" /></a><br /><br />My favorite picture of the day was this one I captured of a UC Bearcat Fan.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdirEbfGz7w3-l-dhfNGvNsCSzsAQm0B9TpaOVcsjEFaOJ8Ev8hJ3f8FKn-LzZwYqlGNENCUPDxeMp9Rcd1rQqiU1V9KRwNWJHxGkybPQ5DGi8fUMbQKH7-iNC1GmE2YOsk_N5rdV_2yX/s1600-h/IMG_2223.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdirEbfGz7w3-l-dhfNGvNsCSzsAQm0B9TpaOVcsjEFaOJ8Ev8hJ3f8FKn-LzZwYqlGNENCUPDxeMp9Rcd1rQqiU1V9KRwNWJHxGkybPQ5DGi8fUMbQKH7-iNC1GmE2YOsk_N5rdV_2yX/s400/IMG_2223.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382600940253465394" /></a><br /><br />The crops are little tighter than I like on some of these but I was walking around with my Canon 100mm lens.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-89165915799204245422009-09-18T12:00:00.001-04:002009-09-24T21:29:44.436-04:00Local Stampede<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOOZosT_iUWiKeEzFDARFXjm8AHLnsjqXrUI2Z0bViwevBcvr8dZX-EdQR2aVkbBPCLI3elD83Gl72px8RPayejsnSRw3QeCeGbraXzKR-s8lKgN7WrPotH8x9jl9xW7YJXuL45Y2zTo/s1600-h/IMG_2235.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOOZosT_iUWiKeEzFDARFXjm8AHLnsjqXrUI2Z0bViwevBcvr8dZX-EdQR2aVkbBPCLI3elD83Gl72px8RPayejsnSRw3QeCeGbraXzKR-s8lKgN7WrPotH8x9jl9xW7YJXuL45Y2zTo/s400/IMG_2235.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382618348247490610" /></a><br /><br />While on my way home I passed this herd of cattle cooling themselves in this stream. I couldn't help but stop and take a picture.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrJ8Veqy2hhdVvIOoorpJV0yRF5sq_ftpJ-2qHpELRS8ONhG4QRUDHy1TytOHtHQAeOESZHxithy1OHR-_4Rz-LvLp-zcTtP8seUFDBJjqxwm_y-zwE_id2JAU1kG3xlHJ7wOJA_OAxE/s1600-h/IMG_2236.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrJ8Veqy2hhdVvIOoorpJV0yRF5sq_ftpJ-2qHpELRS8ONhG4QRUDHy1TytOHtHQAeOESZHxithy1OHR-_4Rz-LvLp-zcTtP8seUFDBJjqxwm_y-zwE_id2JAU1kG3xlHJ7wOJA_OAxE/s400/IMG_2236.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382621018193465410" /></a><br /><br />One of the cows got spooked by me and my camera and headed for higher ground. The rest followed suit as if they had all been stuck with a cattle prod.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-Z3_k1y08IYijXZJeYcAbbNhx4MDr_1sRFDvG3fh_lcQJkbhfjU1NJqDtjDDwG6ZTl-kSAIyIUIO1UBgWsMoqrOoqXozGeALE0fdPJ-VIyyM0A4hXdFEcod_k4nQ_6AughQyY-JEP4Q/s1600-h/IMG_2237.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-Z3_k1y08IYijXZJeYcAbbNhx4MDr_1sRFDvG3fh_lcQJkbhfjU1NJqDtjDDwG6ZTl-kSAIyIUIO1UBgWsMoqrOoqXozGeALE0fdPJ-VIyyM0A4hXdFEcod_k4nQ_6AughQyY-JEP4Q/s400/IMG_2237.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382621736634425618" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbA4mX8eaAe70qIOxwQpQuOKwIgIPf5MIxoO_dOknGUPZrN4UtFq3qIto3joGhjyyvkXDWqROdgcMFaZKC6VSv3ZjsAWJE56vOLalduheq6L7ls7dX5maiKx4FTfk8wn2Zb_l6kQcB24I/s1600-h/IMG_2238.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbA4mX8eaAe70qIOxwQpQuOKwIgIPf5MIxoO_dOknGUPZrN4UtFq3qIto3joGhjyyvkXDWqROdgcMFaZKC6VSv3ZjsAWJE56vOLalduheq6L7ls7dX5maiKx4FTfk8wn2Zb_l6kQcB24I/s400/IMG_2238.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382622031265484802" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCX_4LEF8iPhXdJx1gDP6ZGeXNE8m5BwGluq9tb94TPpnaXxEd6RIpcd2cl_kTPN30UI9A1cPAluc6-ESOpOsqjAObvRZ4IWxPyOqk_tIrvj9eboZmL44mC3lThQv2XPrFKvbxiQWGaY/s1600-h/IMG_2239.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCX_4LEF8iPhXdJx1gDP6ZGeXNE8m5BwGluq9tb94TPpnaXxEd6RIpcd2cl_kTPN30UI9A1cPAluc6-ESOpOsqjAObvRZ4IWxPyOqk_tIrvj9eboZmL44mC3lThQv2XPrFKvbxiQWGaY/s400/IMG_2239.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382622259899375810" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhic0SCtcFO5H7qUmjbae5oOs-SzEWUg_CGTO7Z_yQ9GHCNMMdZ4sjJFFfKj6G-nGplRweTgo0T8rm19QXMEEdWt10eW5h8u_VztLwpBYFSRVRosIATSV4JDkUaV4NjAVBg6NFBJ6-10TE/s1600-h/IMG_2240.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhic0SCtcFO5H7qUmjbae5oOs-SzEWUg_CGTO7Z_yQ9GHCNMMdZ4sjJFFfKj6G-nGplRweTgo0T8rm19QXMEEdWt10eW5h8u_VztLwpBYFSRVRosIATSV4JDkUaV4NjAVBg6NFBJ6-10TE/s400/IMG_2240.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382622601774116386" /></a><br /><br />Move Along Little Doggie!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-69160031939594232862009-09-17T18:37:00.008-04:002009-09-17T19:21:14.459-04:00Applefest 2009 Part 1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhrc9resMRCrw0GYOkZ_IM07KsazQULsyEhKGeRh22WnP1rq4Dv7AILKDxkaqofe-_skkqnLfLFgvpZpHjQI4iz2nGDGD-E5msGnuxMylA2ehHW1gqaJZzN9_AU2r4jWxGNbZB3_YTDQ/s1600-h/IMG_2182.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382569704713030946" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhrc9resMRCrw0GYOkZ_IM07KsazQULsyEhKGeRh22WnP1rq4Dv7AILKDxkaqofe-_skkqnLfLFgvpZpHjQI4iz2nGDGD-E5msGnuxMylA2ehHW1gqaJZzN9_AU2r4jWxGNbZB3_YTDQ/s400/IMG_2182.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are some pictures from Sidney's 2009 Applefest. This is Part One of probably a Three Part post.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BgpRMF89T8w4FOqxxGuZfh8NOjFqMGgFvl7HRLhRP8D0QPH_ljDPgTm_pJ8iNTTP2WkokPjSjgv37nLISSSNduaSTf-dZmnnNibAd-ZjB4bCLMVfjJBC7KNJM82BJ1S9OZFAtyaUZb4/s1600-h/IMG_2060.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382570662085369730" style="WIDTH: 319px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BgpRMF89T8w4FOqxxGuZfh8NOjFqMGgFvl7HRLhRP8D0QPH_ljDPgTm_pJ8iNTTP2WkokPjSjgv37nLISSSNduaSTf-dZmnnNibAd-ZjB4bCLMVfjJBC7KNJM82BJ1S9OZFAtyaUZb4/s400/IMG_2060.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Of course you can't have an Applefest without apples. There were these and plenty of apple pies and dumplings. And of course apple butter and apple cider.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wSQnPmUIGAoYJHlIkVuQIyb7PS48LlVHcrsFzT0SPzC40glNu_4ryg2WlLZG4d23RwCBYsGifKJp-9JN3wM_bjPfj2iZ0kXlo13tdmOuVfpbw_MZsgsTBFeZPlHPBcNVNd9jezdHzoY/s1600-h/IMG_2070.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382570931437458434" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wSQnPmUIGAoYJHlIkVuQIyb7PS48LlVHcrsFzT0SPzC40glNu_4ryg2WlLZG4d23RwCBYsGifKJp-9JN3wM_bjPfj2iZ0kXlo13tdmOuVfpbw_MZsgsTBFeZPlHPBcNVNd9jezdHzoY/s400/IMG_2070.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There was a corn-hole tournament in progress while I was there.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkQpQw2Qh1bBA4lG8ydtouA23mrHjckJo3Wdhq8nJIcuS2m_qMXmEVpUhVRJiT7G5HtgrYvE4W7eqizILcVy-gPiSxNg6YsHMAtkkWXNdn-WCLDHskjNH_kwZPxO32Um6woLcdyzNwjo/s1600-h/IMG_2066.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382571209371614034" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkQpQw2Qh1bBA4lG8ydtouA23mrHjckJo3Wdhq8nJIcuS2m_qMXmEVpUhVRJiT7G5HtgrYvE4W7eqizILcVy-gPiSxNg6YsHMAtkkWXNdn-WCLDHskjNH_kwZPxO32Um6woLcdyzNwjo/s400/IMG_2066.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinB78FD8uFwZTmT47NEZEdl24PPilgDkwdp3-0pqjKK69rEVZ8kCwF6VxWwt_V7iYrfgKhfvzw9CzKW1dcW7frpqoZDVRFVZ07vLTtIAYwvyYNc-JYjWREDgHeagcs68NN2qWOz95eRl8/s1600-h/IMG_2068.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382571857063486306" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinB78FD8uFwZTmT47NEZEdl24PPilgDkwdp3-0pqjKK69rEVZ8kCwF6VxWwt_V7iYrfgKhfvzw9CzKW1dcW7frpqoZDVRFVZ07vLTtIAYwvyYNc-JYjWREDgHeagcs68NN2qWOz95eRl8/s400/IMG_2068.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I don't know why but I take a picture like this every year. Must be a Fall thing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9pNCXaFWnZK3nW89Vk6dWylaE5Ukiqt2k72mSAV_DJ_UqFGuCWE7aJ_3pQNzVaaaruT4KLzv11tsKAw8ZY4s5_v7KeIxhkAHo8HBB1OkNHT51G3SDGZ7gNi5pTYnQjYqYpU86s2tC8U/s1600-h/IMG_2072.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382572351923132130" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9pNCXaFWnZK3nW89Vk6dWylaE5Ukiqt2k72mSAV_DJ_UqFGuCWE7aJ_3pQNzVaaaruT4KLzv11tsKAw8ZY4s5_v7KeIxhkAHo8HBB1OkNHT51G3SDGZ7gNi5pTYnQjYqYpU86s2tC8U/s400/IMG_2072.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This guy looks a little corn-fused.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_h0eDAwn3Ojg5XMseT5V9j2JqLAW8cL5Xb1mLdMkLGdMSfLDQI8ynuBC28dT7gebLBRjTz_222jC2SaeUsyc8iPXUsDpEz6sJB90axiVHsqZUbPnDS32qSyeL9ctqirwwtoZEWn9FAU/s1600-h/IMG_2069.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382572608233904610" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_h0eDAwn3Ojg5XMseT5V9j2JqLAW8cL5Xb1mLdMkLGdMSfLDQI8ynuBC28dT7gebLBRjTz_222jC2SaeUsyc8iPXUsDpEz6sJB90axiVHsqZUbPnDS32qSyeL9ctqirwwtoZEWn9FAU/s400/IMG_2069.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />More pictures to come in my next post.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-6114772494517285262009-09-09T18:25:00.010-04:002009-09-11T20:10:58.077-04:00Indian Lake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdWTpFGZPQgekPFiwQJlYjWo_YYIzgbkcn8sxyWcVERxw-y-WCS9VIzXXdIwkOYOOB45_d_GQxa2-FxPGeI96LLAaUvcuypUflo3SM6GdlJRb3qUpu95oby7-mwYbVslAl5zB8frLSU8/s1600-h/IMG_1960.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdWTpFGZPQgekPFiwQJlYjWo_YYIzgbkcn8sxyWcVERxw-y-WCS9VIzXXdIwkOYOOB45_d_GQxa2-FxPGeI96LLAaUvcuypUflo3SM6GdlJRb3qUpu95oby7-mwYbVslAl5zB8frLSU8/s400/IMG_1960.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379597742380611234" /></a><br /><br />These are just a couple of pictures I took while riding around Indian Lake, with my son Tyler. We were just killing sometime and getting his hours in for his drivers license. I brought my camera of course but this wasn't a photo trip.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3U_fFG2m0sMjUjdiREFJjtcsGIw1T2wIRyRDgQva6to3QiosrzI0U2n51UdVRHci1Vz-Z4wrta3Luhyvhyphenhyphen_2yuB2tNE08nRTLVtGT1030CsfcEYv4wmQSa6lWWZLRseb8X_Ucf8CuGQ/s1600-h/IMG_1976.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3U_fFG2m0sMjUjdiREFJjtcsGIw1T2wIRyRDgQva6to3QiosrzI0U2n51UdVRHci1Vz-Z4wrta3Luhyvhyphenhyphen_2yuB2tNE08nRTLVtGT1030CsfcEYv4wmQSa6lWWZLRseb8X_Ucf8CuGQ/s400/IMG_1976.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379598242539694946" /></a><br /><br />I think it is going to be an early Fall, some of the trees were already turning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7loc4fjJUIl1XPsRwhGoZ5Kq9xwFd7wWfS8bMqG2y5c9AZOex51p6LJQYOeaEZYSrfWVYPEME7psMKMJbgCda45dsrTuCEQ3_rl7vgL6df081CYuaXfFdluLmPTzCdxJBtf3Szo9hU1A/s1600-h/IMG_1970.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7loc4fjJUIl1XPsRwhGoZ5Kq9xwFd7wWfS8bMqG2y5c9AZOex51p6LJQYOeaEZYSrfWVYPEME7psMKMJbgCda45dsrTuCEQ3_rl7vgL6df081CYuaXfFdluLmPTzCdxJBtf3Szo9hU1A/s400/IMG_1970.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379598738313250162" /></a><br /><br />I took these at one of inlets where we could park and explore.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuPRxBw7k3aaEGARMpF6rjNoVOiXSmg-x3uw5H2f1RRibqAh-NZt0aXJKo4EcL-8DYyS1bb_oVuWwqLo2JhbCJq6wF8lE6N0C2JH9-Ofc4zw1-YUzYgACSFiCORnF2AC-H_e9ZbmBTFs/s1600-h/IMG_1990.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuPRxBw7k3aaEGARMpF6rjNoVOiXSmg-x3uw5H2f1RRibqAh-NZt0aXJKo4EcL-8DYyS1bb_oVuWwqLo2JhbCJq6wF8lE6N0C2JH9-Ofc4zw1-YUzYgACSFiCORnF2AC-H_e9ZbmBTFs/s400/IMG_1990.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379599372540864290" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Zfghy98B3GwH5hL3huLZbQ8XQKZnODyO-ulV7ODS_h8iFrYocy3jTDqagIeyzvyiZDaRzNOfc8ma35Kv-y78xaLNfzZ-ALXXBXGrVEtaL3REGrSR5PpMQtoAjBbtvu1TTnE7bGg6DXg/s1600-h/IMG_2000.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Zfghy98B3GwH5hL3huLZbQ8XQKZnODyO-ulV7ODS_h8iFrYocy3jTDqagIeyzvyiZDaRzNOfc8ma35Kv-y78xaLNfzZ-ALXXBXGrVEtaL3REGrSR5PpMQtoAjBbtvu1TTnE7bGg6DXg/s400/IMG_2000.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379599537465981554" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbiRxNDcdxRBOYHrwJw0wQgyZnsxjwCgLNqGodMz7QUa4eV2BNQ1MAwRErfnNmxZjq_ylxSMi4s3yiXnVqwfRofCcizN1V-AbxgHR31JLwzWEwscYSsSMLLq9dnbipp4OQlz-afXMUQ4/s1600-h/IMG_1965.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbiRxNDcdxRBOYHrwJw0wQgyZnsxjwCgLNqGodMz7QUa4eV2BNQ1MAwRErfnNmxZjq_ylxSMi4s3yiXnVqwfRofCcizN1V-AbxgHR31JLwzWEwscYSsSMLLq9dnbipp4OQlz-afXMUQ4/s400/IMG_1965.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379599702352210578" /></a><br /><br />Had a little fun in PhotoShop with this next one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIGHiwHk5uUcc4G399J9OV0I3hRk1vYLHNM4Vas0hrj_vBF2LZ8o2Bz3dFc2llMZRTh6WPTfbYe7xanU2N_OGPpJ6ICG_ti-QW5f7uNoCq5uxX_Pk7w1ZJhsmJ2mF0B8jO1nRGuPNXsQ/s1600-h/IMG_2002++poster+copy.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIGHiwHk5uUcc4G399J9OV0I3hRk1vYLHNM4Vas0hrj_vBF2LZ8o2Bz3dFc2llMZRTh6WPTfbYe7xanU2N_OGPpJ6ICG_ti-QW5f7uNoCq5uxX_Pk7w1ZJhsmJ2mF0B8jO1nRGuPNXsQ/s400/IMG_2002++poster+copy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379600036410008562" /></a><br /><br />How cool would it be to be the Fireman that gets to ride this beauty!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZ67oPehH6nh19IEtafn9ImzF-r9Ok68mK58yRFF7EuAmXDkITsFWEwtkCRXGJ9oABOEypU6WmdTCUbFQ43ITUhsfeYBKXVihRtDhLT_PwS_t3UPn7L0sCcdTo5YAouuBTi70rErn0fE/s1600-h/IMG_2006.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZ67oPehH6nh19IEtafn9ImzF-r9Ok68mK58yRFF7EuAmXDkITsFWEwtkCRXGJ9oABOEypU6WmdTCUbFQ43ITUhsfeYBKXVihRtDhLT_PwS_t3UPn7L0sCcdTo5YAouuBTi70rErn0fE/s400/IMG_2006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379600371977768498" /></a><br /><br />Nothing to really go WOW about, but my son got some driving time in and I got a few pics. Oh and we did have the most awesome ice cream in Russell's Point.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-3753433680442968472009-09-07T21:18:00.007-04:002009-09-07T21:53:28.599-04:00Riverside Blues (St.Marys)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgf78kw4E2LiBSYJBetwl1gIesrbVvUiQz67xU4NtR_MhHVJ0oNmpUSqaX-IW9nvGq7ZmYv7sP6JhH58ikK30ZhgxJ6jVJ6GA6Gm87SV0Uqi4eEUaiKni7Q_NUtksCMX0Bu6m0vRFEx0/s1600-h/DSC_7798.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgf78kw4E2LiBSYJBetwl1gIesrbVvUiQz67xU4NtR_MhHVJ0oNmpUSqaX-IW9nvGq7ZmYv7sP6JhH58ikK30ZhgxJ6jVJ6GA6Gm87SV0Uqi4eEUaiKni7Q_NUtksCMX0Bu6m0vRFEx0/s400/DSC_7798.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378901767572078210" /></a><br /><br />For the past couple of Labor Day Weekends, on Saturday and Sunday, St.Marys has been hosting the RIVERSIDE BLUES. It is a wonderful gathering of blues bands from all over the US. Opening the Blues Fest are local bands which are nothing to sneeze at.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneyxe4vpHKoCspCm1byheRfSHO0DSe0Z6I9okJU9wufUIlk4NmqkHodedK0uZDFTBzh8tsaDZB5Uv9PXyxdXcL2pQ8jDtPa8MUOdQR3z9W9EfCGdrELJXWSwmYyoEC3wH9_m0f6d_cDU/s1600-h/DSC_7543.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneyxe4vpHKoCspCm1byheRfSHO0DSe0Z6I9okJU9wufUIlk4NmqkHodedK0uZDFTBzh8tsaDZB5Uv9PXyxdXcL2pQ8jDtPa8MUOdQR3z9W9EfCGdrELJXWSwmYyoEC3wH9_m0f6d_cDU/s400/DSC_7543.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378903001514825282" /></a><br /><br />We have some great local bands in our area. Seven bands are featured each day, and you can hear some great blues musicians, from Chicago blues. Memphis toe-tapping, and New Orleans style music. It is well worth the price of the ticket and then some. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgud6NOKQ4XYzKuF5wRtUqwT9D8nnJMZA2RsUm_iQuD8SBOLtAbNgpV-5YCCWDkS36Ke_A_Y_OwNIJx5MURMrlW3fOhyMvapHtK0q7GpJAev2PVvp5sxv_xgPZb-hACxgAbLRvJ-7U2lJE/s1600-h/DSC_7548.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgud6NOKQ4XYzKuF5wRtUqwT9D8nnJMZA2RsUm_iQuD8SBOLtAbNgpV-5YCCWDkS36Ke_A_Y_OwNIJx5MURMrlW3fOhyMvapHtK0q7GpJAev2PVvp5sxv_xgPZb-hACxgAbLRvJ-7U2lJE/s400/DSC_7548.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378903199475359874" /></a><br /><br />Located at KC Geiger Park on a hill side where you can see and hear from all directions, Blues Fest features not only great music but some wonderful food vendors. You can make it a day, starting at 1:00 in the afternoon and going until 11:00 at night when the last band puts away the guitars. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0pDfFmO84RmK4MGl7-dGjz5cCvWHsHcqZHnYdcFcQ07Dg4NeyfQAbjDVDvuQw4e23lSi7ljQUPqjrTNk_qhx5tIJrIgOTLEsS_vjtING2OB3N92HmrZRGa5xyStuRXXyxp9SH7Q3tIg/s1600-h/DSC_7586.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0pDfFmO84RmK4MGl7-dGjz5cCvWHsHcqZHnYdcFcQ07Dg4NeyfQAbjDVDvuQw4e23lSi7ljQUPqjrTNk_qhx5tIJrIgOTLEsS_vjtING2OB3N92HmrZRGa5xyStuRXXyxp9SH7Q3tIg/s400/DSC_7586.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378903665881751026" /></a><br /><br />If you still haven’t had enough at that point, some of the bands play into the wee hours of the morning at a couple local hangouts. It’s a great time and makes a wonderful weekend.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6gVBVtkb2HE__v4oqB2k9bOICqDVlSnevIhkWVmZO9tK9iN49sGTZwdA_uM60mmc36Ixaupvj41VFLDGnDnP14pc8gwjjnyujPrWmm7BepEqIjRhyJI8oYtmVral3fc8Z7aavcMAZ4w/s1600-h/P9050050.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6gVBVtkb2HE__v4oqB2k9bOICqDVlSnevIhkWVmZO9tK9iN49sGTZwdA_uM60mmc36Ixaupvj41VFLDGnDnP14pc8gwjjnyujPrWmm7BepEqIjRhyJI8oYtmVral3fc8Z7aavcMAZ4w/s400/P9050050.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378904290737052402" /></a><br /><br />Big Thank You goes out to Lee Miller who gave me this post. Nice pictures Lee, I really like that first one.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-90072672993345186762009-09-04T20:42:00.007-04:002009-09-07T21:51:02.741-04:00This Hollow Earth Cycling Tours<a href="http://hollowearthcyclingtours.blogspot.com/">This Hollow Earth Cycling Tours</a> is a blog by Aldo of Middletown that features his images from various bicycle rides around the Greater Cincinnati area. He recently sent me a link to his site with some pictures he took while cycling through Fort Loramie of St. Michale's Church. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEb0JIZga_WkXA-I27rQqsp2zk2KP4RGU3z3XCTDjA858e3H_BK_vPOJvbANFhmgvZjS06Lnw2hUklkg_E3TkSy_Ri0uj43n6XvVKAGNGklPveRh_meUNHUzZpcUwieTPrgf6blh_9ts/s1600-h/Aldo's+bike.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEb0JIZga_WkXA-I27rQqsp2zk2KP4RGU3z3XCTDjA858e3H_BK_vPOJvbANFhmgvZjS06Lnw2hUklkg_E3TkSy_Ri0uj43n6XvVKAGNGklPveRh_meUNHUzZpcUwieTPrgf6blh_9ts/s400/Aldo's+bike.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377787256619942530" /></a><br /><br />This is just a fantastic blog and worth taking a look. Makes me want to get on my bike and go for a spin.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />Bike picture from Aldos This Hollow Earth Cycling Tours Blog.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-12510582734002163882009-09-03T20:54:00.008-04:002009-09-03T21:24:57.642-04:00Fort Recovery Ohio<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKRc6lbqE13qRWoZwVxMJ8_JHn-or1E-hKayxjPjJW0Nbre-8r3m2Evqxu5O1kpzvimZomuMyd6sMS-cShYQkNaZQLpRdTYlrpGl-j2ieRne-_eVdD6hQUMhlOm_9JiURqGU4XLW4TDI/s1600-h/IMG_5555.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 387px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKRc6lbqE13qRWoZwVxMJ8_JHn-or1E-hKayxjPjJW0Nbre-8r3m2Evqxu5O1kpzvimZomuMyd6sMS-cShYQkNaZQLpRdTYlrpGl-j2ieRne-_eVdD6hQUMhlOm_9JiURqGU4XLW4TDI/s400/IMG_5555.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377409694038792834" /></a><br /><br />Those familiar with my <br /><a href="http://www.crosstippedchurches.blogspot.com/"> Cross Tipped Church Blog </a> my recognize these. I took these sometime last year. Along with being the home of the Indians (School sport team) it is part of the Land of the Cross Tipped Churches Scenic Ohio Byway.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcI4oyd5548cdL-DLGToMtYcjpF9R-87_2l_uPnd5lAN54nnpbEbGb7W6ma2tJ3qnI8fl4LXBoFj4nIpzwmJYaRiOZiOSabgNmDU-_TCEd3xh1anf6ztokKhI-0usGpxOmlx1BzylLgk/s1600-h/IMG_5598.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcI4oyd5548cdL-DLGToMtYcjpF9R-87_2l_uPnd5lAN54nnpbEbGb7W6ma2tJ3qnI8fl4LXBoFj4nIpzwmJYaRiOZiOSabgNmDU-_TCEd3xh1anf6ztokKhI-0usGpxOmlx1BzylLgk/s400/IMG_5598.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377411106936110034" /></a><br /><br />They even have their own <a href="http://www.fortrecovery.org/">web page</a> if you want to know more about its history. Here is an excerpt--<br /><br />Fort Recovery is a pretty, little historic village of some 1,300 population, located in West Central Ohio. The village is built on the site of General St. Clair's defeat in 1791 and General "Mad" Anthony Wayne's battle (recovery) in 1794. The fort that was built under Wayne's command was called Fort Recovery and that remains the name of the village.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSITDyVq29nAIxnPrPFDL3zx4q3VM31afOJ9IdHPwC8br1Av_KxD3_YYyioOAxip_C5nkqK8hwc-4CZwVby1ussUu9DG_oNqoPOnMD8Cu5mWobOaH1t_UOtAjwyYVUyphVsWGHbwMBfc/s1600-h/IMG_5576+2+PS+Edit.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSITDyVq29nAIxnPrPFDL3zx4q3VM31afOJ9IdHPwC8br1Av_KxD3_YYyioOAxip_C5nkqK8hwc-4CZwVby1ussUu9DG_oNqoPOnMD8Cu5mWobOaH1t_UOtAjwyYVUyphVsWGHbwMBfc/s400/IMG_5576+2+PS+Edit.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377411694093869122" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjGMh0-_FRMbz0i8G6dEKsl2SerGZl6auzHOQ9Vpc_I8A7PKLlOQayB3V0-3D773gMRaB-yiVycYE9v4FZ2OYbYi57tbeoJiokNWTmOL04pv_3hDqC0Bu4HO5X2cnFMUC8QCZh8UDxig/s1600-h/IMG_7406.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjGMh0-_FRMbz0i8G6dEKsl2SerGZl6auzHOQ9Vpc_I8A7PKLlOQayB3V0-3D773gMRaB-yiVycYE9v4FZ2OYbYi57tbeoJiokNWTmOL04pv_3hDqC0Bu4HO5X2cnFMUC8QCZh8UDxig/s400/IMG_7406.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377411960395869346" /></a><br /><br />Along with the above monument there is a partial reconstruction of the Fort. There is also a museum. The Museum starting in September is only open on weekends from noon to five.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmodH1GQzHq3750KrUj8wrEv1cihmWfAj6w0cP9Ua1QebPlKWvgFptIYy9Vw9CSwLEXXoJk4X_HQijeyLFfaUjSS_ORteLEgtUfOul4l9vBPpSIPfEYrAeufBRzl8TGNKgluH-0ESJ0-A/s1600-h/IMG_5624.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmodH1GQzHq3750KrUj8wrEv1cihmWfAj6w0cP9Ua1QebPlKWvgFptIYy9Vw9CSwLEXXoJk4X_HQijeyLFfaUjSS_ORteLEgtUfOul4l9vBPpSIPfEYrAeufBRzl8TGNKgluH-0ESJ0-A/s400/IMG_5624.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377412422753080722" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VBa1pys419plx2JHBMolOKp9lh2k8wCl8TEx9KwIWThUD54L_1ldo_yV1KSahANX2pFDop-q6FNXu_8dnmcXnd9pNnTdv4AfrAu7xn3r6qlXk9UzyplwhOV1LHXD214-NpQx9Ghz25s/s1600-h/IMG_7410+2+copy.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VBa1pys419plx2JHBMolOKp9lh2k8wCl8TEx9KwIWThUD54L_1ldo_yV1KSahANX2pFDop-q6FNXu_8dnmcXnd9pNnTdv4AfrAu7xn3r6qlXk9UzyplwhOV1LHXD214-NpQx9Ghz25s/s400/IMG_7410+2+copy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377412606682834066" /></a><br /><br />Both the museum and the Visitor Center pictured here were closed when I was there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1bdoAg5TvI-KAG8ySmNaiE571cXF0QqUziMDhMRTMpnZY3izlkaqmL42zI3RH7EilnfaDArf4ZJ8jXhNEIa21nC9HYNBnSaTVL1dlQa38OuRzHGj9xu3JWvDcMt-epR8_B9Gvmq1RHY/s1600-h/IMG_5589.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1bdoAg5TvI-KAG8ySmNaiE571cXF0QqUziMDhMRTMpnZY3izlkaqmL42zI3RH7EilnfaDArf4ZJ8jXhNEIa21nC9HYNBnSaTVL1dlQa38OuRzHGj9xu3JWvDcMt-epR8_B9Gvmq1RHY/s400/IMG_5589.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377412903310502818" /></a><br /><br />If your a history buff you certainly want to put this on your place to visit list.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-73604295755534636242009-08-31T08:00:00.000-04:002009-09-03T21:26:09.616-04:00Sax Appeal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsbOYReT9VO4Htwq7B16I6zLSnSpB5KBpUosS-b92XoZimd-TMAk6xgDCFc2kYn6jxSLH0uHo3RHkF3CJSf-J-ta3B39K5Ac0jhgmoLl4NOJL4yNyhvq8mlRcTG1v5O7mWtn8PILxHlE/s1600-h/IMG_1598.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsbOYReT9VO4Htwq7B16I6zLSnSpB5KBpUosS-b92XoZimd-TMAk6xgDCFc2kYn6jxSLH0uHo3RHkF3CJSf-J-ta3B39K5Ac0jhgmoLl4NOJL4yNyhvq8mlRcTG1v5O7mWtn8PILxHlE/s400/IMG_1598.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375835378015066274" /></a><br /><br />I found this trio while taking in the Shelby County Art's Counsel Art Fair behind the Presbyterian Church.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIo8DencIDwjusqVuspiOjgGAS-L32s0rd4Zq7ZO5TTb8JmQKcm3WoEO-sN0_mJhFYiPLoxSo2Q1sgNuC9WSiMGr74EE8dav13XLrkiVgDGuxPc7cWJEkZtkCWLr6vqIwe6scI3DG-zk/s1600-h/IMG_1602.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIo8DencIDwjusqVuspiOjgGAS-L32s0rd4Zq7ZO5TTb8JmQKcm3WoEO-sN0_mJhFYiPLoxSo2Q1sgNuC9WSiMGr74EE8dav13XLrkiVgDGuxPc7cWJEkZtkCWLr6vqIwe6scI3DG-zk/s400/IMG_1602.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375835712376591778" /></a><br /><br />The were playing up a storm and the crowd really enjoyed the music. There business card says <span style="font-weight:bold;">"Bourbon Street Strutters Razz-Ma-Tazz and Jazz"</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnbRONdn9iRI-V7geV9CPJGg1tkEU_yBYCKS1ZEK97RuQNpqqxqAbWwm9K6UbRTI_SvsdIbPFWlAi0bzhR5Xji8BUW67voAuPgBdLzRGEg-NESn0vS5p2VzU8UDgnJ8wJZxMtLXKyFPM/s1600-h/IMG_1607.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnbRONdn9iRI-V7geV9CPJGg1tkEU_yBYCKS1ZEK97RuQNpqqxqAbWwm9K6UbRTI_SvsdIbPFWlAi0bzhR5Xji8BUW67voAuPgBdLzRGEg-NESn0vS5p2VzU8UDgnJ8wJZxMtLXKyFPM/s400/IMG_1607.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375836492410069666" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nuFH9lkCgBaMPxyikXl5E45_0FzMA82x_zvQWHNrf_2JQMjyf0QXotKxA0HI7WnpjLFCPZPgJjbsn2n7xeK-f6nsttW1c7iCx8o_F036aTCjiTXoPVrbhXjzLr7Mc_veevcFVapxXkI/s1600-h/IMG_1605.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nuFH9lkCgBaMPxyikXl5E45_0FzMA82x_zvQWHNrf_2JQMjyf0QXotKxA0HI7WnpjLFCPZPgJjbsn2n7xeK-f6nsttW1c7iCx8o_F036aTCjiTXoPVrbhXjzLr7Mc_veevcFVapxXkI/s400/IMG_1605.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375837061844928658" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKImJnQuuoEKHKIRMnrKj49_h2kLWUfm_i8peLhmJF_N44WnEFFnom8Hb9FxM2dp7xCbH_tOFqMUK0FKmShrGyC0RVmmr6Gq_qixOxMlidnt_KVPEZo3QlsNWfgaL6L06B_j2YX2TZtto/s1600-h/IMG_1608.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKImJnQuuoEKHKIRMnrKj49_h2kLWUfm_i8peLhmJF_N44WnEFFnom8Hb9FxM2dp7xCbH_tOFqMUK0FKmShrGyC0RVmmr6Gq_qixOxMlidnt_KVPEZo3QlsNWfgaL6L06B_j2YX2TZtto/s400/IMG_1608.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375837234877437442" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioP2OXvoJ84nedStlieyW4mV1RzfMhRNE7R16kyj5hCtp5-DZworCCrn8ArMLJRPzIH8ipAQ0ak597rYJEZJLDiyQM98DXzfqyRvbxR90CldrlUQHlXvsSDnEp4mXXRAP6oOIWxBOv8Z0/s1600-h/IMG_1611.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioP2OXvoJ84nedStlieyW4mV1RzfMhRNE7R16kyj5hCtp5-DZworCCrn8ArMLJRPzIH8ipAQ0ak597rYJEZJLDiyQM98DXzfqyRvbxR90CldrlUQHlXvsSDnEp4mXXRAP6oOIWxBOv8Z0/s400/IMG_1611.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375837419576919666" /></a><br /><br />If you think your upcoming event could use a little jazzing up give them a call -- Sax Appeal Entertainment (937) 581-9998<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-81509988190256516652009-08-28T20:51:00.013-04:002009-08-29T11:41:56.859-04:00Franklin Conservatory (Columbus)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghD3lGwdSXLaL_EmSQQ5KoC2VnAuM918YKs-eVk0QI15BDk-L3IiNImPsMErh95OIIu8Ba9B6OyefYEEZ52frCH6ELrj9R1D6RFAUrk76plaFUCc-OObP7_LESftv2zosc8phCrNs2Efc/s1600-h/IMG_8435.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghD3lGwdSXLaL_EmSQQ5KoC2VnAuM918YKs-eVk0QI15BDk-L3IiNImPsMErh95OIIu8Ba9B6OyefYEEZ52frCH6ELrj9R1D6RFAUrk76plaFUCc-OObP7_LESftv2zosc8phCrNs2Efc/s400/IMG_8435.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375182745210728050" /></a><br /><br />I am still planning on going to the Franklin Conservatory this year, but it looks like it will be a while so I thought I'd post these from my last trip. 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cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdU93gD7L2RuWr2_ZFAPoQLtERChsq-VKtDEgu0QIiCnIU-yanp0rtRpDxOl24TVKJJVZ7n58FyXytjwNSJ9M0kzJOQ0TEisz8eu-rLLofzApSrgz2XennMhyphenhyphen7smEJlWpSqD5O1nQo80/s400/IMG_8525.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375185503654394898" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItbbOQkFxnt_6Qfg0L4BKMxvPGy5bGwFXnpwUOhyJ5MUz73jnUVYaAsG4_IDj6zRCv_6mk2FXy-yOOR2EkPPEtYbAJXqsTDBW5HSvZ_zdQKLXrcyAjt8e2EQ_qTvZ9vVDiYoVXiBea6I/s1600-h/IMG_8769.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItbbOQkFxnt_6Qfg0L4BKMxvPGy5bGwFXnpwUOhyJ5MUz73jnUVYaAsG4_IDj6zRCv_6mk2FXy-yOOR2EkPPEtYbAJXqsTDBW5HSvZ_zdQKLXrcyAjt8e2EQ_qTvZ9vVDiYoVXiBea6I/s400/IMG_8769.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375185698812170354" /></a><br /><br />I apologize for the lack of narrative. It has been a busy week and will continue to be a busy weekend.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546215937107095319.post-65339891179520502932009-08-26T16:30:00.000-04:002009-08-26T16:53:40.945-04:00Maumee Bay Resort State Park Boardwalk<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5OsJRqTYb6GyLlHPwF70Dj3lPe0M2d4gQAysHgCFCKz4sssWCHMGmY6KeamECu2inXzUWrcOpVZj_cXJFTVOPt2r_F2fyVEoZKHFCnv9meEUjGfQMW_4nTe_SsmYi7KkZ3Fg9Nfj4Aw/s1600-h/IMG_0522.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5OsJRqTYb6GyLlHPwF70Dj3lPe0M2d4gQAysHgCFCKz4sssWCHMGmY6KeamECu2inXzUWrcOpVZj_cXJFTVOPt2r_F2fyVEoZKHFCnv9meEUjGfQMW_4nTe_SsmYi7KkZ3Fg9Nfj4Aw/s400/IMG_0522.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374102472171884082" /></a><br /><br />I took these while accompanying my wife on a work retreat in Maumee Bay. I found this boardwalk on the resort grounds. Alex's post prompted me to go looking for these. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1p8QR3PlXHNxkpBwL1S2ljiO-A_1_T-EPd33NLLThWcWDMf61Fy0f0RvMyY2C-mmYt43Vp3hFKRpCW-6yzmWGRHj2JpZnr6RFmz0HBHHDEe1KcOtoAgXXEwkp37Wr3H_lJylqQbD1HGo/s1600-h/IMG_0505.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1p8QR3PlXHNxkpBwL1S2ljiO-A_1_T-EPd33NLLThWcWDMf61Fy0f0RvMyY2C-mmYt43Vp3hFKRpCW-6yzmWGRHj2JpZnr6RFmz0HBHHDEe1KcOtoAgXXEwkp37Wr3H_lJylqQbD1HGo/s400/IMG_0505.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374102662366904466" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAG83QoZkuBkHc21r3AVkCGCwzvyNtS72MoDbDkhRIX8FwKeDfq8-E0OKy-O4jH8DG7_rfJgEv0EnjXsPJIGR3wjC1enCoGJP7ZfaVLycFA1_W-aQ2wXNr1tGqotvP7OnbpQSj-1M19mA/s1600-h/IMG_0535+BW.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAG83QoZkuBkHc21r3AVkCGCwzvyNtS72MoDbDkhRIX8FwKeDfq8-E0OKy-O4jH8DG7_rfJgEv0EnjXsPJIGR3wjC1enCoGJP7ZfaVLycFA1_W-aQ2wXNr1tGqotvP7OnbpQSj-1M19mA/s400/IMG_0535+BW.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374102859961505362" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wQ9t5WsXwIiyR9eezEx7x85V8lXtWCvMA18ZpsOZjb8o26_NOCOaENi84ekgMProXAmyFICfemmSiaj8_lBXy124RDzVf_AJZFjpB_JWgcbgytAC9vmqc7RL0166lhH5JhkW99lUT7E/s1600-h/IMG_0491.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wQ9t5WsXwIiyR9eezEx7x85V8lXtWCvMA18ZpsOZjb8o26_NOCOaENi84ekgMProXAmyFICfemmSiaj8_lBXy124RDzVf_AJZFjpB_JWgcbgytAC9vmqc7RL0166lhH5JhkW99lUT7E/s400/IMG_0491.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374103275473291474" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMKeLi5yL3Dr7mZjimoCVGpskw3aj-f7_nag_kbES6S7Ca9YGj9Lnks9uF17nytKwJcW82vvcpdVKfGDiucaEBMr4k6S4UgHhelH-gqeST-zKzJ6dorgRvmNWArSlgLcHrfss0mir9oM/s1600-h/IMG_0507.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMKeLi5yL3Dr7mZjimoCVGpskw3aj-f7_nag_kbES6S7Ca9YGj9Lnks9uF17nytKwJcW82vvcpdVKfGDiucaEBMr4k6S4UgHhelH-gqeST-zKzJ6dorgRvmNWArSlgLcHrfss0mir9oM/s400/IMG_0507.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374103496081265154" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMb6aQC-7p_-Pre_ih-3xMIpWRq5XsPMg0nfIF2O76GXrzOWjRcr-we8IIoKK1Hny7DWunOz2MTMsqISlRHq5mPRD7UH3IECixr3T7elcAtsbOaq_ODLw3JfRu-1mSnB0MT2WH-ykIQg/s1600-h/IMG_0513.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMb6aQC-7p_-Pre_ih-3xMIpWRq5XsPMg0nfIF2O76GXrzOWjRcr-we8IIoKK1Hny7DWunOz2MTMsqISlRHq5mPRD7UH3IECixr3T7elcAtsbOaq_ODLw3JfRu-1mSnB0MT2WH-ykIQg/s400/IMG_0513.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374103861851451890" /></a><br /><br />I spotted this little guy just I was ending my walk.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnPqaZbww7Xe2vHwjIUD7WYNWdZqMtIrecbTN45_a3GVniJhZclvQhEGF-rBAgvieTyWBKigLSJ0phivAKML3HRfqOPQvbL_V-HEYPkhqUGM153zqH8In5O4vIw7MZHxwgbvKcYOLlUk/s1600-h/IMG_0565.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnPqaZbww7Xe2vHwjIUD7WYNWdZqMtIrecbTN45_a3GVniJhZclvQhEGF-rBAgvieTyWBKigLSJ0phivAKML3HRfqOPQvbL_V-HEYPkhqUGM153zqH8In5O4vIw7MZHxwgbvKcYOLlUk/s400/IMG_0565.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374104168505216562" /></a><br /><br />I've always enjoyed walks in woods and practically lived in them when I was a kid. I now take even greater delight capturing images of my adventures. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s1600-h/3dstbs29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343291391803499826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR662xxQLBIbNerpudx8WBT-3BFaYPCorKT9QeHNkU-RkA19xTTFMNea4qrgQGtjMmzJC1PsMpZJLpetCa9CsMZVsbIWXNwlz5z9yP-8GPO37SZX80mYJfqp11qtqP5Lj4to2t-s-Gnzo/s400/3dstbs29.jpg" border="0" /></a>RussDaManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510932136152341753noreply@blogger.com2