Other Stuff

Monday, July 31, 2023

Cichorium intybus


Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
State Game Lands 169, Pa.
July 2023

Saturday, July 29, 2023

Lower Valley Ambulance Service




Lower Valley Ambulance Service, 1201 Freeport Road, Cheswick, Pa. Allegheny County EMS Station 150. In operation since 1973, they provide service to Cheswick borough, Harmar and Springdale Townships as well as Springdale and Verona boroughs. The respond to about 4200 calls per year.

Indian River County Emergency Services Station 7




Indian River County Department of Emergency Services, Station 7, Portable Station, 1891 90th Avenue, Vero Beach, Florida. Firefighting in Vero Beach was organized in 1921 and the Vero Beach Volunteer Fire Department was formed December 17, 1923. In 1980 they formed the South Indian River County Fire District and by a referendum vote in 1991 they became the Indian River County Department of Emergency Services (now IRCES). Station 7 was previously located at 1215 82nd Street, that station was built in 1984. It closed in 2016 and has since been razed.

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Sunflower Season Begins


Sunflower Season Begins
State Game Lands 169, Pennsylvania
July 2023

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Grassy Butte Post Office Museum


Grassy Butte Post Office Museum
1913-1962 Grassy Butte, North Dakota
October 2022

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Eye in the Sky


Eye in the Sky - Osprey
Blue Cypress Conservation Area, Florida
March 2023

Monday, July 24, 2023

Dakota Maid Flour (Painted Gentleman 254)


Dakota Maid Flour
Painted Gentleman 254
Flasher, North Dakota
October 2022

Saturday, July 22, 2023

New Castle Fire Department, old Central Station




New Castle Fire Department, old Central Station, 229 South Jefferson Street, New Castle, Pa., Lawrence County Station 2400. New Castle's first fire company on record dates back to 1863. In 1872 the volunteer stations in the city reorganized as the New Castle Fire Department. Old Central Station was opened in August 1928. replacing the old station, built in 1881, on East Street. This firehouse closed in the summer of 1997 when the new station was opened on Margaret Street. 

Friday, July 21, 2023

Sunset on PNC Park


Sunset on PNC Park
Pittsburgh, Pa
May 2023

Thursday, July 20, 2023

backyard birds







 backyard birds
Finch? (female), Ruby-throated Hummingbird (female),
Brown Thrasher, Finch? (female), House Finch (male)
July 2023

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

West Winds Motel


West Winds Motel
Douglas, Wyoming
September 2022

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Samurai in the Woods


Samurai in the Woods
Bucks County, Pa
July 2023

Monday, July 17, 2023

Limpkin


Limpkin
Blue Cypress Conservation Area, Florida
March 2023

Saturday, July 15, 2023

Manor Volunteer Fire Department






Manor Volunteer Fire Department, 6567 Race Street, Manor, Pa. Westmoreland County Station 13. Established in May 1895, MVFD run two engines covering Manor borough, with mutual aide into  Penn, Hempfield and North Huntington Townships, responding to about 150 calls per year. The old station was built in the 1850's and converted into a firehouse in 1925. That building was razed to build the current station that opened in early 2011.

Friday, July 14, 2023

Sunset at Blue Cypress


Sunset at Blue Cypress
Blue Cypress Conservation Area, Florida
July 2023

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Detail - Kansas Capitol Building


Detail - Kansas Capitol Building
Topeka, Kansas
September 2022

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Carversville 18913


Carversville, Pa. 18913
unincorporated community in Bucks County
June 2023

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

I Always Feel Like, Somebody's Watching Me


I Always Feel Like, Somebody's Watching Me
Indian River County Wetlands, Florida
July 2023

Monday, July 10, 2023

Market Street Bridge


Market Street Bridge
Harrisburg, Pa.
July 2023

Sunday, July 09, 2023

Rockpoint Church (b. 1965)


Rockpoint Church (b. 1965)
4877 Bergstrom Rd, Doylestown. Pa
June 2023

Saturday, July 08, 2023

Pennsylvania Pump Primers -Muster 2023


Pennsylvania Pump Primers - Muster 2023
Harrisburg, Pa.
July 2023

Wednesday, July 05, 2023

Red Dragonfly


Red Dragonfly
Indian River County Wetlands, Florida
July 2023

Tuesday, July 04, 2023

Walnut Bottom Fireworks 2023







Walnut Bottom Fireworks
South Newton Township Fire Company
Walnut Bottom, Pa.
June 2023

Monday, July 03, 2023

Sunday Stroll Birds




 Hen Mallard and ducklings and
female Red-winged Blackbird at Big Spring Creek.
Indigo Bunting in State Game Lands.
Newville, Pa
June 2023

Sunday, July 02, 2023

Emmanuel Chapel


Emmanuel Chapel
(Mont Alto Chapel - 1854)
Penn State Mont Alto Campus, Pa.
May 2023

Saturday, July 01, 2023

Harmony Fire District







Harmony Fire District, 543 Main Street, Harmony, Pennsylvania. Butler County Station 22. HFD was formed when the Harmony Fire Department and Zelienople Fire Department consolidated services in 2015. Harmony FD was organized in 1874 and started on Main Street. In the 1930's the Department moved to another building on Main Street, with the addition of engine bays in 1886 and a meeting room in 1994. Zelienople FD was formed in 1898 and stationed equipment in the municipal building on West New Castle Street and later opened a substation on West Beaver Street. On July 1, 2023 a groundbreaking is scheduled for their future home at 424 South Main Street in Zelienople, anticipated to open in the Fall of 2024.  The District includes Harmony and Zelienople boroughs as well as Jackson and Lancaster Townships.