Middlesex Township VFC, Butler County, PA

Middlesex Township Volunteer Fire Company, 130 Browns Hill Road, Valencia, Pa. Butler County Company 16. Established in 1948, I don't know when this building was built but a severe storm in the summer of 2012 peeled most of the roof off. The F-I-R-E on the doors must be a Butler County thing. Mars Volunteer Fire Company did the same thing.

Last Night's Sunset

The view to the west behind the house last night.

Peaches (PG 183)

How I missed these Peaches for so long I'll never know. I first noticed them last month when we were leaving the Christmas tree farm. This bar sits a quarter of a mile off the paved road and 12 miles southeast across the valley from Derricks Orchard. Located near Huntsdale and the intersection of Pine Road and Route 233. This was my initial destination on my adventure last Sunday. 

Lonely Day in the Park

Boredom took over Sunday morning. I waited and knew the sun was bound to come out so I went for a ride. Ended up at Kings Gap Environmental Education Center. The sun may have been shining but there was plenty of haze.

Praktica, 3rd Variation

 I picked this up at a sale recently. I bought this and another old Kodak Brownie Flash for five bucks. This Praktica is really clean (ignore the dust, please) and included a fitted leather case. The Praktica 3rd Variation was made in Dresden, Germany (old East Germany) in the early 1950's. I may eventually sell it but I think I would like to run a roll of 35mm through it first.

Yonkers Fire Department, Station 10

Yonkers Fire Department, Station 10, 573 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. Built in 1909 it houses Engine 310. This is the second oldest station in the city next to Station 6, built in 1902. Volunteer fire service in Yonkers began in 1852, in 1896 the it became a paid career department.

Colorado Calm

When I first saw Solitary Lake and Derby Peak in the distance all I could think of was the classic mountain-reflecting-in-some-seldom-seen-lake picture. At times there was a ring of ice on the lake; no problem. The sun shined enough. Plenty of snow on the mountain top. My nemesis that week, whether hunting or taking this picture, was wind. When the wind wasn't blowing, it was blowing harder. This is as calm as it got. As windy as it got was 20 mph sustained and 40 mph gusts.