Other Stuff

Saturday, August 31, 2024

Idaho Springs Fire Department, old Central Hose House




Idaho Springs Fire Department, old Central Hose Hose, 1340 Miner Street, Idaho Springs, Colorado. Organized in 1878, the volunteer fire department in Idaho Springs built the original Central Hose House. That was replaced by this building in 1912. The ISVFD reorganized in 1920 consolidating the volunteer houses. In 1989 they signed an agreement with the Clear Creek Emergency Services District and in 1998 they became a part of the Clear Creek Fire Authority. Central Station was moved to the renovated King Hotel across the street in 1960 and again to it's current house east on Colorado Boulevard. This old Hose House was restored by the Historical Society as a museum in 2010.

Friday, August 30, 2024

Dockweiler State Beach


Dockweiler State Beach
Playa Del Rey, California
July 2024

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Wood Stork in Flight


Wood Stork in Flight
Indian River County Wetlands, Florida
March 2024

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Cabrillo National Monument




Cabrillo National Monument
San Diego, California
August 2024

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Cabbage White Butterfly


Cabbage White Butterfly
PA State Game Lands 169
August 2024

Sunday, August 25, 2024

Georgetown United Methodist Church


Georgetown United Methodist Church (built 1956)
1070 Georgetown Road, Paradise (Bart), Pa.
August 2024

Saturday, August 24, 2024

Erie Fire Department, old Central Station








Erie Fire Department, old Central Station, 144 West 12th Street (PA-5), Erie, Pennsylvania. Erie County Department 32. Volunteer fire service began in Erie with the in 1826. The city career department formed in 1871 and currently run out of 7 stations. the Old Central Station was built 1931. It was, a one point, home to Engine Company 3. The firehouse was closed, possibly in the late 1990's when the new Central Station opened just a block west on West 12th Street.

Friday, August 23, 2024

Sunset at the Yacht Club


Sunset at the Yacht Club
Silver Gate Yacht Club, San Diego, California
August 2024

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Green Heron, Big Spring


Green Heron
Big Spring Creek, Newville, Pa.
June 2024

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Everybody's Gone Surfin'


Everybody's Gone Surfin'
Grandview, Leucadia State Beach
Encinitas, California
July 2024

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Western Fence Lizard


Western Fence Lizard
Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
Richmond, California
July 2024

Monday, August 19, 2024

Solo on Boneyard Beach


Solo on Boneyard Beach
Big Talbot State Park, Florida
July 2024

Sunday, August 18, 2024

Sacred Heart Church of Ocean Beach


Sacred Heart Church of Ocean Beach (1946)
4776 Saratoga Avenue, San Diego, California
August 2024

Friday, August 16, 2024

Sunset California


Sunset California
along the Santa Gertrudis Interconnect
Temecula, California
July 2024

Thursday, August 15, 2024

Why did the Snapping Turtle cross the road?


Why did the Snapping Turtle cross the road?
State Game Lands 169, Pennsylvania
May 2024

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Lake Elsinore, California


Lake Elsinore, California from Ortega Highway
aka California Wildland Firefighters Memorial Highway
July 2024

Monday, August 12, 2024

Western Gulls


Western Gulls
Dockweiler State Shoreline, California
July 2024

Thursday, August 08, 2024

Garden Cosmos


Garden Cosmos
Meadowbrookes Gourds, Newville, Pa. 
July 2024
 

Tuesday, August 06, 2024

Sunset at LAX




Sunset at LAX
Los Angeles International Airport, California 
July 2024

Thursday, August 01, 2024

Caspian Tern





 Caspian Tern
Dockweiler State Shoreline, LA, California 
July 2024