Category: Ohio


Day 190

THE BUGGIES (carriages) of Amish men who have come for the Mt. Hope Auction at the Auction Barn.

Day 189

AMISH DAY-LABORER PEDALING HIS BICYCLE TO WORK near Mt. Hope, Ohio, U.S.A.

Day 188

MY FIRST COUSIN, FIRMAN MILLER JUST finished mowing some hay, with a team of 4 Belgian horses, during the cool of the morning. His daughter had just brought him some cold water and she was also leaving the field.

Day 187

AN AMISH FARM IN THE ROLLING HILLS OF HOLMES COUNTY, Ohio, near Mt. Hope.

Day 186

MY NEPHEW, CHRIS AND MY GRANDSON, PRUITT decided maybe the t-shirt would big enough for both of them to fit inside.  It was a fun weekend with my Mother, brothers, nephews, and nieces, and their spouses.

Day 185

CHRIS (Nephew) and Jackie (Nephew Matthew’s wife)  posing for this shot at our family reunion.  It was a good day which ended up with a dramatic display of fireworks at Millersburg, Ohio, U.S.A.  Yesterday was the 4th of July (Independence Day). I trust we appreciate our independence.

Day 183

SPELT HARVEST THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY in Holmes Co, Ohio, U.S.A.

Day 182

EARLY MORNING SILHOUETTES in Amish country, Mt. Hope, Ohio, U.S.A.  My sister, Lillian, and her two children arrived from Fl this afternoon.

Day 181

IDA, OUR FRIEND ENJOYING OUR photo book.  She had invited us over for supper along with her mother, and Carol, another friend.  It was a fun evening of getting caught up on recent events in our lives, reminiscing about the good times we had together in years past, and of course a good cup of coffee.

Day 180

BEAUTIFUL AMISH COUNTRY HOME near Mt. Hope, Ohio, U.S.A.  We take a 1 hr. early morning walk every day giving many opportunities to get photos of this beautiful countryside.  I haven’t seen any rice fields yet! 🙂

We had a nice meal and evening with Austin’s in Canton last evening.  The grandsons were so glad to see us.

Day 179

BIRDS OF OHIO, U.S.A.  These are some of the birds I see on our morning walks through the back roads of Holmes, Co.  Birdwatchers please send me any corrections needed to the identification of these birds! Thanks

SPARROW

BABY ROBIN?

SPARROW? – Which variety?

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD

GOLDFINCH – Iowa State Bird

Day 176

NICE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT behind the house where we are staying in Ohio, U.S.A.