A Walk in the North Woods

With prior commitments Friday night, Saturday morning and Monday morning my weekend getaway had it's limitations. A long drive, a relaxing evening by the campfire, a restful sleep and I was well on my way. Late this morning we took a walk and we kept going. Just to the top of this ridge, out so we could look into the meadow, "I'll bet that trail goes somewhere." (famous last words). "Hey, there a cabin... and another one" "Lets ask these guys where we are at." Their response, "Are you lost?" Lost is such a harsh word, just because you don't know where you are at doesn't mean you are lost, besides maybe lost is where we were headed. "Down the road that way is the main road... maybe 2 miles." All in all it was a good weekend and a good walkabout. Probably 5 miles in all and we now know where that trail goes. Not much wildlife on the way but those stories are for another time. Where was I? Ask me tomorrow.

Festival Ahead

This is the last Saturday in August. That must mean it's Corn Festival day, Woo Hoo. I was up at 5 and parking cars by 5:30 and the lot was full by 8. Not a bad day. Now it's time to get out of town. The Corn Festival is celebrated in Shippensburg every year, closing down King Street from Fayette to Prince. Depending on the weather there could be upwards towards 30,000 people, or more, shopping for crafts and food. And to head off (or start off) the discussions about food I only sampled an egg roll and a chicken gyro, both very good. Last year I did the the pulled pork and lets just say I'm planning a late lunch so I didn't repeat that this year.

This is my final Saturday Post Live, I said I would do it through the summer. But there will be plenty of others 'live' post. Now it's off to clear out the cobwebs so check back tomorrow night. And in the name of full disclosure these pictures are from 2006. The brain doesn't start working until closer to 6 AM, I left the camera at home.

Pride

Day two of being uninspired. I can fell the weekend coming on... tick... tick... tick.

This is the side of the Vigilant Hose Company of Shippensburg's Tanker 52.

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Sometimes there is just not enough hours in the day. This past week it seems that I've had no time to take pictures for the blog and no time for anything else. School starts soon so maybe then. This weekend could involve some miscellaneous picture taking and general nothingness. I'm looking forwards to that.

This is the building that sits just west of the Shippensburg Public Library.

St. Thomas & the Lincoln Highway (PG LXXII)

As promised this week is tobacco free. Traveling the Lincoln Highway, US Route 30, is to the northeast that Route 66 is to the southwest. Along the way you find treasures of the past. This mural celebrating the famed Highway is at a fruit stand on the outskirts of St. Thomas, Pa. St. Thomas sits just west of Chambersburg and among other things is home to Baseball Hall of Famer Nellie Fox.

This is my second Lincoln Highway Mural (PG 17) and my third Lincoln Highway post (PG 33).

The Landmark

Sadly the Landmark Crabhouse Restaurant is closed. It sits along Main Street in Chincoteague Island, Virginia, we used to hit this place once every summer we come down. Sit along the windows to the bay and eat some really good food. It's been closed now for a couple of years. The best was the Smithfield Crab. Crab meat mixed with Smithfield ham. The Brandt was a gift shop in the same building. Same fate.

Birds in the Glasshouse

These birds live in the Lush Rainforest of Costa Rica Glasshouse at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens. As near as I can tell the blue guy is a male Red Legged Honeycreeper, aka Blue Honeycreeper. And from what I've read on the CBG website the green bird is the female version of the same bird. I like how her wings look transparent in the last picture.