Firehose Reel
Battell Center Hallway
Mishawaka, Indiana
The Company
Singin' and Dancin' Into the Holidays
The Company
Perform Saturday, November 4th at the Battell Center in Mishawaka, Indiana.
The Company (starring the grand daughters of the late Perry Como) have presented their lively holiday song and dance show for the past 24 years. Over 14 performers and five musicians got the crowd singing all night long with their tribute of Perry Como, holiday songs, and music from the 40's 50's and 60's.
Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest!
With only three more days until Halloween, we had our annual pumpkin carving/decorating contest today. Here are all of the pumpkins, click on the image to enlarge it.
Don't be shy, let me know which one you like best by adding a comment!
Tracey's and Mike's
Scott's and Jerry's
Josh's and Danny's
Chris' and Tom's
Chris' from school
Don't be shy, let me know which one you like best by adding a comment!
Tracey's and Mike's
Scott's and Jerry's
Josh's and Danny's
Chris' and Tom's
Chris' from school
Visit to the Zoo
Saturday was a great day for a trip to Brookfield Zoo. The weather was warm enough so we didn't need heavy coats, and most of the animals were still outside. It was also Boo at the Zoo, a day when kids can dress up in their Halloween costumes and participate in lots of fun activities.
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Lion resting
Wolves keeping watch
Baby gorilla playing
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Lion resting
Wolves keeping watch
Baby gorilla playing
Counter at Eberly's Fruit Farm
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Cash Register
Eberly's Fruit Farm
North Liberty, Indiana
Cash Register
Eberly's Fruit Farm
North Liberty, Indiana
First Snowfall of the Season
The weather report said a chance of snow flurries, but when they say snow in October, it usually means five flakes an hour and you need to stare outside at a black building in order to see the flakes.
Not this year!
Snow on October 12th?
The earliest measurable snowfall in the Chicago area in 120 years.
I thought the earth was warming?? Guess if I use the same logic as some global warming alarmists who claim global warming when we have a day over 95 degrees, I should start yelling, "Global cooling!"
Let's all crank out our aerosol cans and start spraying to warm things up!
Anyway, it looks nice, but it's way too early for me.
Apple Orchard
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Apples waiting to be picked
Eberly's Fruit Farm, North Liberty, Indiana
Saturday, October 7, 2006
Apples waiting to be picked
Eberly's Fruit Farm, North Liberty, Indiana
Saturday, October 7, 2006
Rescue Helicopter Landing
Had the opportunity last Saturday to snap a couple of photos of the Loyola Medical Center emergency helicopter landing in a parking lot in Orland Park, IL.
The leaves and other debris can be seen flying around the parking lot.
The leaves and other debris can be seen flying around the parking lot.
Ice Cream Anyone?
Little ice cream shop in St. Pete Beach, Florida.
I hear there are a few of these buildings left in the country, but this is the only one I've ever seen.
Lincoln's Birthplace Memorial Building
Inside this memorial stands a log cabin claimed to be the cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born. There are doubts that the cabin is the actual one, but it did travel across the country in the late 1800 or early 1900s as the original.
What is original is the Sinking Spring Farm where the log cabin stands today. Named after the fresh water source on the property, this farm was owned by Lincoln's father and little Abraham walked around these grounds and drank water from the sinking spring (which still exists today).
I Could Use This Now!
With the temperatures dropping at night to the 40's, it's sinking in that Fall is here. I hate Fall. It's a pretty time of year (at least the first few weeks are until the leaves fall off), and it brings Halloween, but it leads to winter and I hate cold weather.
It's kind of like me shooting the messenger!
Sponges for Sale
One of my favorite stops in Florida is Tarpon Springs. This town still has the old world Greek charm along the sponge docks of the Anclote River. The sponge harvesting operation thrived until the 1970's then the Sponge Exchange (the place where sponges were sold at auction) closed and became a shopping plaza.
Small shops, like those shown below, still line Dodecanese and some other intersecting streets. These shops haven't changed since the 1970's except for air conditioning and credit card machines. The shop owners come out every so often and dip the sponges into a bucket of water to keep them soft.
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Curio Shops
Tarpon Springs, Florida
June 2006
Small shops, like those shown below, still line Dodecanese and some other intersecting streets. These shops haven't changed since the 1970's except for air conditioning and credit card machines. The shop owners come out every so often and dip the sponges into a bucket of water to keep them soft.
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Curio Shops
Tarpon Springs, Florida
June 2006
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