Thursday, 8 October 2026
We took a stroll in the park…beautiful day. They’ve already prepped for big crowds this weekend….
Planning for such events begins years ahead, yet this time a tropical storm, or the remains of one, will be here all day Saturday, with wind and rain, and more wind and rain.
The infrastructure included medium juice boxes…
…also large ones…
…and even very small ones.
End of joke-time.
Sunday, 4 October 2026
We sped south through Michigan on the optimal route; however, in Findlay, Ohio, we opted for the parallel US highway, Route 68, which allowed us to avoid Cincinnati. Here’re some random scenes from central and southern Ohio….
This photo was intended to be about the architectural detail on that far building, but the fountain stole the shot, methinks. Bellefontaine, locally pronounced bell-fountain.
West Liberty. Lucky me that the biker appeared.
Inbound in Urbana, we saw this chopper, and its coffee shop, named Huey’s, of course.
On the south side of Urbana, we spotted this convocation of…chopper riders, the motorcycle kind. I’m guessing it was some kind of prayer gathering; it’s Sunday, after all.
My parents met in Yellow Springs, and I understand that, at least for a time, my dad worked Saturday nights in a bar there…perhaps this one.
We crossed the Ohio on the “new” bridge north of Maysville, and continued on US-68 to Paris, then we turned south on KY-627, a bucolic route that winds between stone fences and horse pastures that we discovered not too long ago, when we were northbound and avoiding traffic snarls in Lexington.
Monday, 28 September 2026
The sun is up at 8:55am, but the sky’s still stunning.
The errands list took us to the hardware store, where I found rocks…well, not quite…just rock-shaped salt licks. Around here, we no longer need a salt lick to draw deer; some are traipsing through morning and evening, plus sleeping here overnight.
And, in the back of the store, a fake moose and an oversized advertizing hat.
Monday, 21 September 2026
This is the sunrise view, well after sunrise. Lake-side owners have taken in all boats and docks along the shore to the left.
Here’s today’s second wide-angle photo…of the color change in the big maple by the cottage. [Photos are nine minutes apart, early afternoon.]
Monday, 31 August 2026
We had fun, hippie pizza tonight, with fancy new box graphics. The thematically matching mushroom hat and orb are extra-special.
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
And, in the adjacent aisle, eggplant kit and green bean kit. One pound for six people. Truth.
Monday, 10 August 2026
Largest crape myrtles I’ve seen in…forever? And in a rest area. [In North Carolina.]
I found this building very confusing. No doors faced the parking area. None. And no signs. Yes, it’s bathrooms, with a door to a womens and mens on each side…. Not that you can tell from here. [In South Carolina.]
Friday, 7 August 2026
This morning we toured the Vermont side of Lake Champlain. At the first stop, we found a canoe named Fiona, outfitted for a long-distance paddler, it seemed, or at least serious fishing.
At the next stop, I found ripe Rubus odoratus, the purple-flowered raspberry. I don’t remember sampling one before. It is nowhere near as tasty as the domestic kind, but not awful.
At the next stop, I spotted this special boat used by the North Hero Fire Department.
At this stop, we watched this ferry that crosses to New York state loading cars.
On a totally different note, don’t you notice these orange and white barrels? This is a construction site in Winooski, so after we left Lake Champlain.
