Meet the Mallards

Meet Henny and Drake, the Mallards. They live down the street at the pond. They like hanging out, eating bread scraps and scratching what itches. They hope to hatch and raise a large family here this spring.

Faces of the Confederacy, part 4

A few pictures today from March to Destiny in downtown Shippensburg. These are from June 2008. This is a Confederate skirmish line during their assault on Union forces along King Street.

FDNY Engine 55... Little Italy

Another Friday, another Fireday. And today we head back to New York City. This is Engine 55's house in Little Italy, 363 Broome Street. We ran across this on the walk back to our car as we were leaving. Engine 55 lost five of it's Bravest on 9-11, their names grace the engine door. There are also bronze plaques around the outside of the station to honor all of 55's losses, seven total. This station was built in 1898, I wish we could have gotten inside if you look at the picture I took of the engine through the bay door, look to the left. That is a brass pole. It is officially a real firehouse. Here is a link to some history and old photos of Engine 55.

Me and the Tree at Sunset

You know when I got my first digital camera I thought, "Wow, now I can take a couple pictures of everything, pick out the best one and delete the rest." That was almost 6 years ago. Last Thursday I drove out the the Game Lands and set up the tripod and took some pictures of the sunset. Fifty-six pictures in 25 minutes. All of the sunset. And this tree. Try and pick out the ONE best picture out of those 56? Here's three of them. Each a little different. Each the same. The center picture was taken with my fish-eye macro lens on. Something tells me it won't get any easier for me. (actually these are posted in reverse order of how I took them)

Remember, I know it's been a while, Click on the SkyWatch icon on the right side over there and see everyone else's sky.

Insert Your Title Here

So I'm not giving this a Painted Gentleman credit. But I'm not sure what to do with it. I don't even know what it is. Is it a cloaked face? Is it a chicken? Since it is on the streets of New York does it need a label? Is it Mike from Monsters Inc.?

The Bromo Tower

I'm not gonna ramble on about this Baltimore landmark check it out on their very own website! Just looking at the picture makes me want to be at an Orioles game. When you leave the ballpark after a night game there is a light inside the tower that makes the blue paint glow. The clock face reads "Bromo Seltzer".

Raccoon in the Snow

On a drive through my favorite Game Lands several weeks ago, when winter was still here in a big way, I caught this fellow trotting down the road. Obviously he was avoiding having to traverse through the deep snow. When I stopped he headed cross county on me. Managed a few shots. Hard to focus looking through all those branches.