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Thursday, November 6, 2008
SkyWatch Friday
This post for SkyWatch Friday was taken last Monday morning about 7AM. It usually signifies rain on the way, but the rain was to the South, and we had a gorgeous day.
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Thanks to all those responsible for hosting this terrific site, and click on http://skyley.blogspot.com/ to see all the other wonderful sky photos.
Beachcombing
Yesterday was a busy day. We originally wanted go watch trains. On the drive there I spotted this big hornet/ wasp nest high up in a tree. Some folks can predict the winter weather by the height of a hornet nest, but being a weather watcher, I'd rather open the front door and look outside to see what the weather is doing LOL. 
There weren't very many trains running, so we decided to drive another 4 miles to the beach at Barcelona, just North of Westfield, NY, right on Lake Erie. This is the Barcelona lighthouse. The very first lighthouse to be powered by natural gas in the United States, and is believed to be the first public building to be powered with natural gas. The first lighting mechanism was 11 lamps with 14" reflectors. These were later replaced with a fourth-order Fresnel lens in 1857. The light would stay lit for only two more years before it was decommissioned. It is now sale pending. A beautiful lighthouse with the keepers house. After the leaves have fallen off the trees, I can get better pictures.
A picture of the harbor with all the boats removed for winter.
There is still color in the trees by the Lake.
This man was out on the dock throwing a big stick in the water for his dog. They did this time after time, and the dog seemed to love it. I bet they come there often.
This is the portion of the beach where we searched for beach glass. Sea glass (also known as beach glass, mermaid's tears, lucky tears, and many other names) is glass found on beaches along oceans or large lakes that has been tumbled and smoothed by the water and sand, creating small pieces of smooth, frosted glass. [1]
Sea glass is one of the very few cases of a valuable item being created from the actions of the environment on man-made litter. It's lots of fun, plus great exercise. You can spend as much or as little time as you want. We went today too, and I will save those pictures for tomorrow's post. We found the best place to search is right along the water's edge where the water washes up on the stones and sand. There is a store in Erie, Penna where they make jewelry from beach glass and sell it.
There were plenty of Seagulls everywhere since someone on the pier was feeding them bread.
Lots of shells under foot.
A small waterfall cascading down from the cliff above.
This is a shot of 2 days worth of beach glass. We took about 1 1/2 hours each time. I also found a small fossil, and an animal tooth, possibly a dog or deer. To be continued tomorrow.
There weren't very many trains running, so we decided to drive another 4 miles to the beach at Barcelona, just North of Westfield, NY, right on Lake Erie. This is the Barcelona lighthouse. The very first lighthouse to be powered by natural gas in the United States, and is believed to be the first public building to be powered with natural gas. The first lighting mechanism was 11 lamps with 14" reflectors. These were later replaced with a fourth-order Fresnel lens in 1857. The light would stay lit for only two more years before it was decommissioned. It is now sale pending. A beautiful lighthouse with the keepers house. After the leaves have fallen off the trees, I can get better pictures.
A picture of the harbor with all the boats removed for winter.
There is still color in the trees by the Lake.
This man was out on the dock throwing a big stick in the water for his dog. They did this time after time, and the dog seemed to love it. I bet they come there often.
This is the portion of the beach where we searched for beach glass. Sea glass (also known as beach glass, mermaid's tears, lucky tears, and many other names) is glass found on beaches along oceans or large lakes that has been tumbled and smoothed by the water and sand, creating small pieces of smooth, frosted glass. [1]Sea glass is one of the very few cases of a valuable item being created from the actions of the environment on man-made litter. It's lots of fun, plus great exercise. You can spend as much or as little time as you want. We went today too, and I will save those pictures for tomorrow's post. We found the best place to search is right along the water's edge where the water washes up on the stones and sand. There is a store in Erie, Penna where they make jewelry from beach glass and sell it.
There were plenty of Seagulls everywhere since someone on the pier was feeding them bread.
Lots of shells under foot.
A small waterfall cascading down from the cliff above.
This is a shot of 2 days worth of beach glass. We took about 1 1/2 hours each time. I also found a small fossil, and an animal tooth, possibly a dog or deer. To be continued tomorrow.Have a great day all, and take lots of pictures while the weather is so nice!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Watery Wednesday
Happy Watery Wednesday everyone. We went to the beach today ( Tuesday). A simply gorgeous day and this shot is taken of the shores of Lake Erie at Barcelona Harbor near Westfield, New York. We walked the beach for about 1/4 mile or so searching for beach glass. Now tomorrow I'll post my photos I took on this trip and a little history about beach glass, and also the light house that is there.
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Monday, November 3, 2008
Ruby Tuesday
For Ruby Tuesday a couple scenes from Gary's train layout. There is plenty of red on there. This first shot is of the Corry, Penna train station waiting platform.
This next shot is the end of the caboose. You can see the interior lights are on, and a red light above the door. This is a bay window caboose.
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This next shot is the end of the caboose. You can see the interior lights are on, and a red light above the door. This is a bay window caboose.Thanks to mary/the teach for hosting this fun site. Click on the ladybug on the side bar to see more RED, and don't forget to click on these pictures to enlarge them.
It was such a beautiful day we decided to take our newspapers to the recycling center, get gas, grab a sandwich, and take some back roads on the way home. I took a ton of pictures, but I'll not bore you with all of them.
There is still lots of nice color the closer you get to Lake Erie.
Driving along out in the boonies, We see this fox in the middle of the road. A first he was all curled up on the pavement. As we drove closer he got up, but didn't make any attempt to leave.
I had to take this picture through the window, and didn't dare to get out for fear he would run off. Isn't he so cute. He did look a bit thin though as was his tail. Probably this years kit.
On down the road are some Larch trees. They have green "needles" like evergreens during the summer, then in the Fall they turn yellow, and later drop their "needles" so during the winter the tree is bare.
A little farther we came upon a pair of Ringed-necked Pheasants. These 2 weren't very skittish either, and I'm assuming they might have been raised on a Pheasant farm, and recently released for hunting season. There again photographing through the window-Sorry.
Such a gorgeous day.
This area used to be a large swamp, but now all that is left is a small stream running through the middle. Lots of cattails and wild grasses.
This is the stream. It's about 15 ft. wide.
A closer shot. During the summer months the entire stream is full of lily pads. We were hoping to see some ducks, but no such luck.
On our way home about 1 mile from our house we passed this Amish buggy FULL of kids. It was headed away from us. 2 hours later we were sitting in our living room watching the news when I can hear this LOUD music. Really LOUD! Then I can hear horses feet Clip-Clop up the road by the house. I watched as the buggy with the horse trotting along made it's way past us. About an hour later I hear the music again, and this time I ran out to the front yard with my camera and hid behind one of the Blue Spruce trees. The buggy was coming by the house again this time the horse was just walking. There must have been at least 6-7 young folks in the buggy and they were hanging out the doors, all listening to this LOUD music, and I'm thinking it was Rock music. I felt so bad for the horse. I have no idea how long they had been riding around, and he looked so tired. The Amish around here are different, and the "kids" do stray sometimes.., but kids will be kids. The store up the road from us sells beer, and I wouldn't be surprised if they had some in that buggy.
There is still lots of nice color the closer you get to Lake Erie.
Driving along out in the boonies, We see this fox in the middle of the road. A first he was all curled up on the pavement. As we drove closer he got up, but didn't make any attempt to leave.
I had to take this picture through the window, and didn't dare to get out for fear he would run off. Isn't he so cute. He did look a bit thin though as was his tail. Probably this years kit.
On down the road are some Larch trees. They have green "needles" like evergreens during the summer, then in the Fall they turn yellow, and later drop their "needles" so during the winter the tree is bare.
A little farther we came upon a pair of Ringed-necked Pheasants. These 2 weren't very skittish either, and I'm assuming they might have been raised on a Pheasant farm, and recently released for hunting season. There again photographing through the window-Sorry.
Such a gorgeous day. 
This area used to be a large swamp, but now all that is left is a small stream running through the middle. Lots of cattails and wild grasses.
This is the stream. It's about 15 ft. wide.
A closer shot. During the summer months the entire stream is full of lily pads. We were hoping to see some ducks, but no such luck.
On our way home about 1 mile from our house we passed this Amish buggy FULL of kids. It was headed away from us. 2 hours later we were sitting in our living room watching the news when I can hear this LOUD music. Really LOUD! Then I can hear horses feet Clip-Clop up the road by the house. I watched as the buggy with the horse trotting along made it's way past us. About an hour later I hear the music again, and this time I ran out to the front yard with my camera and hid behind one of the Blue Spruce trees. The buggy was coming by the house again this time the horse was just walking. There must have been at least 6-7 young folks in the buggy and they were hanging out the doors, all listening to this LOUD music, and I'm thinking it was Rock music. I felt so bad for the horse. I have no idea how long they had been riding around, and he looked so tired. The Amish around here are different, and the "kids" do stray sometimes.., but kids will be kids. The store up the road from us sells beer, and I wouldn't be surprised if they had some in that buggy. 
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Here is my 2nd attempt at making Artisan bread . I really didn't have these 2 loaves this close, but they decided to snuggle up in the oven. Ha, Ha. It looks like a bread butterfly.
This gang is waiting for their turn at the lunch buffet.
Milkweed seeds ready to lift off into space with the wind.
This corn will certainly be picked up by the deer. I spotted it on my walk this morning, and there is lots of it on the ground after the farmer harvests the fields
I also spotted 2 buck rubs. There were actually 4 all together, so a buck must be frequenting the area. We have put apples out on our trails too, but so far none of them has disappeared. I think there is too much for the deer to eat yet, and they are finding chow elsewhere. I'll be putting up the game camera soon to see what is around.
Rubs take on many roles throughout different times of the year. Early in the season rubs are made primarily to remove velvet from their antlers. As the season progresses bucks continue to rub mainly on smaller trees and begin to feel the effects of growing testosterone levels. The building aggression is taken out on trees by making rubs, sometimes a very numerous amount of rubs, while at the same time the activity helps to strengthen neck muscles. The double-duty of rubbing trees and strengthening muscles will all be necessary for the upcoming rut both visually and physically. As the season begins to reach a fevered pitch bucks making more demanding rubs on larger trees.
This gang is waiting for their turn at the lunch buffet.
Milkweed seeds ready to lift off into space with the wind.
This corn will certainly be picked up by the deer. I spotted it on my walk this morning, and there is lots of it on the ground after the farmer harvests the fields
I also spotted 2 buck rubs. There were actually 4 all together, so a buck must be frequenting the area. We have put apples out on our trails too, but so far none of them has disappeared. I think there is too much for the deer to eat yet, and they are finding chow elsewhere. I'll be putting up the game camera soon to see what is around.
Rubs take on many roles throughout different times of the year. Early in the season rubs are made primarily to remove velvet from their antlers. As the season progresses bucks continue to rub mainly on smaller trees and begin to feel the effects of growing testosterone levels. The building aggression is taken out on trees by making rubs, sometimes a very numerous amount of rubs, while at the same time the activity helps to strengthen neck muscles. The double-duty of rubbing trees and strengthening muscles will all be necessary for the upcoming rut both visually and physically. As the season begins to reach a fevered pitch bucks making more demanding rubs on larger trees. Saturday, November 1, 2008
PhotoHunt #134
This weeks theme for PhotoHunt is blue.
In this cemetery we were searching for some mushrooms to photograph, and came across some beautiful Hydrangea. This particular one was the only blue one.
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In this cemetery we were searching for some mushrooms to photograph, and came across some beautiful Hydrangea. This particular one was the only blue one.
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