The day after the 9th anniversary of the 9/11 attack I was in Hudson, Ohio. Though not a fan of graffiti, it was comforting to see the word "Liberty" written on the this stone wall under a railroad bridge.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Where Liberty Meets Loyalty
A poignant road sing at the Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman, Ohio.
Not far from this intersection you will find a plaque on a large stone with these opening words from The Bivouac of the Dead by Theodore O'Hara:
The muffled drum's sad roll has beat
The soldier's last tattoo;
No more on Life's parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few.
On fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents to spread,
And glory guards, with solemn round
The bivouac of the dead.
Theodore O'Hara
Monday, September 28, 2009
Google Predicts Rising Sea Levels
Could this be Google trying to warn us of the risks of global warming? Or could Al Gore have hacked into the Google network in order to scare us all into buying his book? Or perhaps it's just a browser error.. Who knows?
Monday, July 6, 2009
Nathan Wendt - A Bath Wtih A Duck
Just a silly picture of my son that brings back lots of happy memories. This pic was taken when Nate was obviously an infant and in the tub. His mom and I put the duck on his head and I think Nate is telling us just exactly what he thinks about such obvious photo exploitation.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Trees and Sky - Houston Woods - March 2009
One of the more colorful shots taken at Houston Woods State Park in Preble County, Ohio during the Maple Syrup Festival.
The festival had had hay rides and guided tours of the parks maple syrup "harvesting".
Houston Woods has been involved in maple syrup production since the 1790's when the land was given to the Houston family for their service during the Revolution and Indian wars.
The forest at the park is primarily composed of maple, birch, and poplar trees are still part of the original old growth forest that once covered all of Ohio.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Put-in-Bay July 2007
Growing tired of winter I was looking for something colorful and sunny to brighten the day. This photo was taken from our trip to Put-in-Bay in the summer of 2007. Specifically this is a view of Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial as seen from the dock when you first arrive on the island. The memorial was finished in 1915 and was established to honor those who fought in the Battle of Lake Erie, during the war of 1812.
If you have never been to Put-in-Bay it is on South Bass Island, which is the largest of the American Islands in the Great Lakes. The fastest way to the island is a ferry from Port Clinton, Ohio. Taking the Jet Express, a passenger ferry service operating a small fleet of hydrofoils, you can travel the 5 miles to the island in about 20 minutes.
The town of Put-in-Bay itself is full of shops, museums, and fun things to do for just about everyone. Hopefully we can go back again this summer.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Winter Sunset Over Burned Down Lone Star Lot
I think this picture, taken last week as I left the office around 6:15 P.M., really captures the winter colors in Ohio. If you ask yourself "what color?", then you understand exactly what I am saying.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Wind Farm on US Highway 52
A newly constucted wind farm in Benton County, Indiana. Photo taken on Thanksgiving weekend 2008 while traveling north on US 52 toward Fowler.
I did hear some talk at the dinner table (sounds a bit hard to believe though) that said the electricity produced from the farm will be going to California as its cost will be much higher than the local residents of north west Indiana are currently paying. I don't know about that but I know these things are big!
Wow, I just found out there is a Wind Turbine Manufacturing Plant right here in Bulter County, Ohio where I live. Small world.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Toms Maze - October 2008 - Corn
Another shot from our October Cub Scout trip to Toms Maze. With the onset of cold weather and the time change that is brining on shorter days I am already missing the great summer and the early fall when the fields were full of corn and the sun stayed up longer than my 7 year old.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Toms Maze - October Color - Gourds
Nathans Cub Scout Pack had an outing this month at Toms Maze in Germanton, Ohio. The eight acre maze took about 30 minutes to complete. I am sure it would have taken a lot longer had it been dark, or if Nate’s mom and I were short. After the maze we went back to a campsite the pack had reserved and had marshmallows, hot dogs and hot chocolate. All cooked on a nice warm campfire. Also worth a mention is the pumpkin gun they fire off ever hour. It’s actually a converted fire truck with what I describe as a 8 inch, 16 foot compressed air cannon mounted on top. The pumpkin gun can fire a medium sized pumpkin about half a mile.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Ohio Wind Storm 2008 - My Front Yard - Middletown
The remnants of hurricane Ike hit the Ohio Valley Sunday September 14 at approx 1:30 pm. The gusts in my area, Middletown Ohio, were officially clocked at 69 mph with sustained winds around 40mph. With the storm causing damage in 84 of Ohio’s 88 counties and over 1.5 million without power the Governor declared a state of emergency for the first time since 1978.
Here at my house on Creekivew Drive we were without power from Sunday at 2:00 until Tuesday at 2:00 and I feel very fortunate that things were not worse.
Here at my office, as I type this with the help of a single candlelight and a Honda generator, we are hoping the power will come back before we have to spend another night here fueling the generators every hour.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Yellow Shop in Nashville, Indiana.
I spent a good part of my trip to Nashville Indian sitting out here. As my wife Nancy and step-daughter Leanna went through the larger shop just out of sight to the left of this shot. So you don't get the wrong idea, I went in the shop, looked at everything in about two minutes and decided to go outside and sit down.
Glad it was such a nice spot because this shop sold some sort of bag full of rocks, and you could take it over to their little trough with running water and "pan" for minerals. This took another 30 minutes but it made the girls very happy, though I still hold to my origional theory that just taking a match to a ten dollar bill would have been just as fun.
Monday, July 7, 2008
New-Stripe-Wall-For-Banana
Leanna standing in front of her newly painted bedroom wall which was our July 4, 2008 weekend project.
It was actually easier than I imagined. We simply gave the entire wall a white base coat, then every six inches we use used a two inch painters tape to frame the larger stripes. Then of course we alternated colors on the large strpes and removed the tape to get the little white stripe.
And..Ok. I was wrong. The white stripes look good and I can tell they are not that other color.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Cincinnati Granite Installer - Photos
Cincinnati Granite Installer August Acosta is scheduled to be up from.. well.. Cincinnati tomorrow, yes on the 4th of July even, to finish our install of the grante countertops in the kicthen. The granite you see in this photo from this morning is called Golden Thunder and for my wife and I it was love at first sight. Love at first sight for the granite that is. Hopefully tomorrow will be the end of this kitchen remodel project and so far we could not be happier with August or Tropical Granite Works of Cincinnati.
Once this amazing Golden Thunder granite is on the rest of the kitchen countertops you can bet I will post some more pictures.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Cincinnati-Gas-And-Electric-Bill-1959
The good old days are preserved in this 1959 Gas and Electric bill. This bill was lost under our kitchen cabinets for 49 years before it was ever seen again. The last name of the previous home owner was removed though I am uncertain if he is still living.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Memorial Day 2008 - Middletown WW2 Graves
I was very sad when my son Nathan was not interested in going with me to the cemetary this Memorial Day. Nathan, now 6, claimed he was afraid of the cemetary.
My friend Mike Pitts called around 5:00 p.m. and asked if I had been yet. I was glad he called as even I find it sad to go alone.
This picture is of World War Two graves. These were all residents of Middletown who died in the armed services during the war.
This is one of my favorite parts of Woodside Cemetary. There are 8 rows of 20 graves here. Including a sailor who died during the final days of the war on the USS Indianapolis.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Blue Flowers In Bloom
It’s nice to see that each spring, despite our total neglect of all things green, that we are still blessed with such pretty sights as these unknown tall blue flowers. This shot is from the front walk at our house on Creekview Drive in Middletown, Ohio in the spring of 2008.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Nathan Wendt - First Bat
Nate at the plate in his first T-Ball game ever. Spring of 2008 on the Maddison School field.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Middletown Ohio - Big Snow March 2008
The biggest winter storm of 2008 did not come in until late March. The storm bought with it 24 hours of non stop snow. This picture was taken from my front pourch on Creekview Drive. The two steps below are totally covered with what was by this time about 10 inches of snow with drifts going several feet high.
In 2009 Middletown Ohio had it's first big snow storm in January.
Below you will find two links to photos I took on my drive to work on Jan 27 & 28, 2009.
Pictures from my drive to work in the snow: Middletown, Ohio on January 27, 2009
Pictures from my drive to work in the snow: Middletown, Ohio on January 28, 2009
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