The Tunnel from Maryland

Digging back in the old files for this one. This is the railroad tunnel in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. That side of the river is Maryland.

Path Valley Harvest

Barn Charm 12. Yesterday found me on the other side of the mountain. The other side of the mountain. Just to see what I could see. And all I saw was... friends, barns, trees and a couple turkeys. That was friends AND a couple turkeys. I was asked to take some family pictures and some senior pictures. I know I said that I don't take people pictures but on occasion  I forget that rule and make a desperate attempt at it. (as I did here and here) It wasn't a total loss though, I think I may have captured a few keepers. Just hope they are happy.

Anyways, back to Barn Charm. I passed this scene on the way there. I told the wife, I'll stop here on the way back. And I did. I knew the setting sun would only help this view. I find it interesting how the Amish harvest their corn. I've seen this before. Saturday I saw a horse drawn hay bailer but I was traveling down the PA Turnpike and had no opportunity to stop. If you look to the left of the old barn you'll see the buggy sitting where it was parked after church.

For more charming barns check out Tricia's site by clicking the barn below.

Cormorants

Double Crested Cormorants seen in and along Assateague Bay.

Working Fire Dispatch

These pictures are from a recent house fire. You may have seen them on the Vigilant's website or even on WGAL channel 8. I was going to working up other pictures from this fire for today's post but realized these were some of the best of them and why wouldn't I post the best here?

Beach Sunrise

You could be here.

Gravel Springs Lutheran Church

I have attempted this effect on several different occasions and I think that this has got to be my best effort to date. This is the Gravel Springs Lutheran Church in Star Tannery, Virginia. Someday I'll post one I took further back the road with the fall colors are all around it. Today though all this is a result of a comment on my Barn Charm post last week, When I checked out the comment by Carole and found her site WhatDoYouMeanByArt, where I picked up this frame (in white) and the rusty pipe I used for texture, I thought I'd give it a whirl. I could almost pass this one off as old, don't you think?

Pizza and Snow Stuff

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E4Lt asked for snow and he gets it. I took approximately 15 snow pictures on Saturday. Sorry. But when I passed by Pizza and Stuff and saw the Pizza delivery Snowman I circled the block and took these from the gas station across the street. Some day I'll get around to taking more pictures of Fernando's place. He has the only decent neon in town since John and Mary's Pizza House shut down. And now the snow is nearly gone and we seem to be returning to autumn, with the exception of all the tree branches that fell down. I might just get some more fall color pictures next weekend, if there is any left.