
It was nice to see this regal animal on our first of snow!

It was nice to see this regal animal on our first of snow!

The first snow for this season!

Working the fields the vintage way! Where’s Waldo? I mean the farmer’s dog! 🙂

I chatted with these boys a little bit as I stopped for a bit to catch this photo.

A gentleman from a local archery shop is demonstrating safety in using a bow and arrow. I didn’t stick around to see how many balloons were popped by the students!

The front carriage is carrying the casket of my Uncle on the way to the countryside cemetery.

The Buggy returns home empty, to the home place where my father grew up. It was a 1/2 mile walk to the cemetery. I visited this home many times as a lad. So much nostalgia here. Playing in creek, etc. RIP Uncle Christ!

This was a part of a Storyland Christmas display, one of many we saw at this location, set up by the Wachtel families in Big Prairie, Ohio.!

A Toy and Train Show was held here at this church, organized by the Moreland Historical Society. In my last post you saw some of the toys thy had displayed. You can see the cars parked by people attending the show. I mentioned to the one gentleman, that I had a train set as a child. He said, “I think everyone our age did!”

Behind the Christmas tree in the old church their is a painting done by my friend Rusty Baker, who passed this year. The painting gives the illusion of an alcove!


Two Autumn views of this bridge in Charleston, West Virginia.


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These photos are mine
They are somewhat similar
As I look at them
I missed National Photography day on the 19th, so I decided to post these photos in recognition of that day, and write the Haiku in recognition of National Poets Day. Maybe I was distracted on National Photography day since it was also my birthday! Maybe they also struck me as similar because both of their cultures are very conservative.

The drizzly day turned into a downpour just in time for us to go out! Rickshaw Wallah was prepared with a piece of plastic keeping us quite dry till we arrived at our destination. It did let up by the time we returned. This week we had several short rains, but this is likely the first heavy rain since October!

I thought this was an interesting capture! A festive occasion, which means wearing beautiful saris. It was the First Day of Spring, and Valentine’s Day, so they could choose to dress in Red or Yellow!