From An Earlier Time

This is the famed Wright B Flyer that was designed and flown by Orville and Wilbur Wright of Dayton, OH.  South of Dayton is a small airstrip, known as Wright Bros. Field.  It is located in Springboro, OH and in reality it isn't that small.  Small corporate jets come and go all the time.  It beats going into Dayton International on the north side of Dayton.  At this airfield is a hanger that you can see from SR 741 and on it is the faces of Wilbur and Orville.  Periodically, when there are special events at Wright Patterson AFB this replica will fly over as it did today.  About 2 or 3 years ago one of the replicas crashed, killing both of the pilots.  It's a neat thing to see and very noisy like a helicopter when flying away from you but it sneaks up on you when coming towards you. 

Excercise Before Flight



They get up in the morning and do leg stretches.  They may fluff their feathers and even get a bit to eat but before they fly they seem to always do some wing warm-up exercises before taking flight to another pond.  Perhaps to visit a buddy or to just see something different. 



 

 

 



Same Shots, Less Detail

It's not always what you see but what you don't see.  These are the same shots but only some detail was removed through blurring and the brilliance of a sun spot (not real) helping with the cause.  Click them for more detail.

Three different software programs were  used.  First was LR 5, then some Photoshop CS5 and finished off with PerfectPhoto Suite 8.

Cemetery In The Woods

Just outside the Hocking Hills KOA campground which is on the edge of Hocking Hills State Park lies this cemetery.  There is no entrance to it except by foot.  One passes it as you enter the campground and if you stay on site 1, 2 or 3 you are able to look down on the markers.  Some are strewn about and some are leaning up against the trees while something less than a dozen are neatly in rows.

A Cardinal and His Mask and a New Beginning of Life. Nothing Else!

The Walk Up To Ash Cave Falls

Two weeks ago this Saturday we took the new motor home on its maiden voyage or shakedown.  We had been having storms and figured that this Mothers Day weekend was going to be soggy.  Saturday started out with rain in the forecast so the couple that we were with thought it best to go to Ash Cave first.  since we were in the hills and the trail up to the falls was in heavy foliage the lighting early in the day wasn't the best, especially since it was overcast as well.  This is a shot of the stream that flows from the falls.  They aren't huge at all and if there is a small drought then they don't flow at all.

A Spot Light In A Tree

It was Mothers Day and the
rains had stopped.  The sun was
out and bright giving the sun the
ability to be a strong beam of
light.  Bright enough for the
parking pad under this pine tree
to reflect back up into the tree
letting the bark be illuminated.