Campfires and Katydids

Little Grassy Lake, Jackson county, Illinois.

Someday I will get off this planet and fight the evil empire.

New Old Pictures

This summer while visiting with my mother she shared with me more photos of our family.  My Mother  had recieved some pictures from her niece that we had never seen before. After looking at them I took them with me our new home to scan and turn into digital files and then returned them. 

This is my Uncle Chuck. The picture looks to be from the Korean War. I don't know who took the picture but it is spot on.  Very captivating. More to come.

The River and Backwater Delta Land

The Mississippi river at Columbus, Kentucky.

I had seen this field as we drove through Kentucky. I am glad I stopped on my way back through a couple of days later.

Rambling

A lot of miles have been put on this year. Moving and visiting family with only the bare minimum plus our two kittys. Toll roads, vending machines, rest areas, gas stations, burnt diesel, interchanges, campsites, lakes, fishing licenses, nightcrawlers, campfires ,primitive toilets ,catfish, bobbers,road construction, rainy night glare, crickets,  lawn chairs, camera equipment, roadside belt repair,coolers, 13 states...

Spring is Here

Turn the key on the lock. A short break is on the way. Stay tuned in  a couple of months there will be more.  Days to fish camp and spend time with family.  

The Whole Moose and Nothing but the Moose

Okay, I told my son I would post pictures of the dead moose we had seen on our Safari.

Crazy Mooses.

Moose track.

Image by Dean Baker

Moose Hoof.

Dead Moose.

This is Backwater of a creek

Moose Safari

As Melissa and I begin to start packing for our next adventure. Our friends treated us to a Moose safari on Good Friday. So we spent the day touring the back roads of Maine looking for moose.We did not pay to go on tour.

The only moose we did see had been dead a couple of days. I may add those pictures soon but not today. I did take a couple of landscapes that I really enjoyed. Since we will be leaving Maine in a month or so, it was good to get out and see the countryside.

A frozen lake with mountains in the background and the image exposed the way I like it.

This is a stand of trees planted by Plum Creek for later harvest. The hues of gold is a sure sign of spring.

This is an image of Low's Bridge in Guilford, Maine. Covered bridges are becoming a thing of the past. I have not seen too many in my lifetime. I tweaked this image to give it a dreamy look. Breaking with tradition is good.