Nature and Landscape Photography, Photographic Journal of Biblical and Poetic Expressions
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Monday, July 5, 2010
Black Bayou - Monroe, Louisiana
We stayed in Monroe, Louisiana during the July 4th weekend. We took the opportunity to visit the wildlife Refuge at Black Bayou Lake. It was my first experience to see a Louisiana Bayou. The largest lily pads I have ever seen.
Bad Axe, Michigan & Lake Huron
We had to say goodbye to the great lakes and Lake Huron was our last stop. We stopped at the beach outside of Bad Axe, Michigan and took a few pictures on a beautiful sunny afternoon. That morning I had visited a friend's farm and took several pictures of his 200 acres. They had just harvest several fields that week.
Chubby's BBQ
We were told about the famous Chubby's BBQ in Hayti, Missouri. The rock & roll singer Chubby Checker was driving through town and heard about the restaurant with his name so he stopped and ate and signed a Shirt for them which they still hang on the wall today.
Amish Country - Arthur, Illinois
We visited Arthur, Illinois which is the heart of the Amish population in Illinois. We tour their gardens and purchase home made cheese curds and apple butter from their grocery store. It is a large town and the highway was busy with their horses and buggies.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Mackinac Island
Just visited Mackinac Island. No cars, trucks or motors allowed. All horse and buggies and bicycles. Ate lunch at the Pink Pony. 9 miles of beauty. It was a unique and wonderful trip.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Paddle Inn & Glen's Market
Paddle Inn had the best food in town!
Images from the Mio Ranch
This is two collages of the woods, ponds, flowers and gazebo at the ranch. There were many hiking trails, several ponds, and wildlife. Too many to post.
Ranch Visit at Mio, Michigan
We visited a friends ranch close to the AuSable River & Forest. There was a private railway w/ Train. The top picture shows the rails and wild flowers that were growing along side the railroad tracks. The lily pond reflected the trees and plants like a mirror. It is difficult to determined the pond's surface versus the landscape.
Amish Community in Mio, Michigan
When we were in Mio, Michigan. We visited several local Amish businesses. A bakery, hardware store and grocery store. We also stopped at a Maple Syrup store that was operated by the Amish. I did a collage of pictures to show the local Amish farms.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Dusk at Candlestone
Another sunset over a corn field; except our hotel was across the highway and it was the only hotel in town. A large red barn was also across the highway. We had to drive over 20 miles to the nearest restaurant. Barns and corn fields everyway. I think I am going to publish a book on barns across the country.
Water Street Park, In Memory of the Boys
In Belding, Michigan, we visited Water Street Park. The park was dedicated "In memory of the boys of 1861-1865 who offer their services for the integrity and unity of our great republic during the war of the rebellion."
Tower Riverside Park
We took a stroll at a community park in Greenville, Michigan mid-morning. A lot of people were enjoying the sunny weather. The park honored the danish settlers that established the town with a mermaid statue.
The Glenn
Ate lunch at a small town restaurant called "The Glenn". Took a picture of the main business street in town. A church, a hardware store, volunteer fire department, and a very small post office. It was not an exciting town like New York, but the food was very good and the town people could at least mail packages via the US Postal Service. At least they out grew the pony express!
Saturday, June 19, 2010
What Once Was - Highway 61, along the Cumberland River
Resemblance of yester-year. A country home abandoned years ago; a barn with vines growing up the side. Two among the hundreds of decaying houses and barns along highway 61. There is a sadnesss that surrounds them. I always wonder what tales could be told about the farmers who once lived there.
Roaring River
The River was named Roaring River but it was really more like a slow boat to China. This was the most exciting scenery I could find. The two small waves in the center. Maybe it was more exciting further down.
Creation Falls at Red River Gorge
Friends, Quincy and Diane took me and my husband on a hiking trail at Red River Gorge. It took all my energy to walk the 2 mile trail to Creation Falls. The Gorge is located in Daniel Boone National Park. It was breath-taking and we plan to return soon.
Diane's Flowers, Mount Carmel, Kentucky
Visited friends at Mt. Carmel, Quincy and Diane. These flowers were growing next to their house in the Kentucky hills located near Mt. Carmel High School.
Mountain Top Flowers
These lilies grew wild throughout the forest and communities at Lookout Mountain. They were a favorite flower used in many landscapes.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
These cannons are located in the Lookout Mountain Park. A flashback to the civil war. Used the Sepia setting for the pictures.
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