Won't Be Long

This is our back yard. Every year we watch the same process. The leaves at the top of the trees begin to fall first, baring all of the limbs and leaving the lush underbrush. It won't be long until even those lay bare and we'll be able to see Alum Creek flowing past our property.

11-13-11

Small Fall Ferns

I like the rough and unique texture that this old rock has. I also like the little ferns in front of it. I took quite a few shots of this, but was never able to capture the detail in the ferns that I wanted to show. In every photo they looked over exposed and washed out. 

11-12-11

Yellow Wet Fuzzy

Started out to take a walk with Barbara this afternoon but it started raining. She wore rain gear. I didn't. So I headed back to the house but came across this bright yellow fuzzy thing lying in the grass before I got to our house. I just find the elements and the colors interesting, is all.

11-11-11

Window Sill Flowers

These are the flowers that Barbara keeps on the window sill in our kitchen.  I liked the way they were back lit, contrasted against the grey, wet siding.

11-10-11

Full Moon Night

There were some awesome clouds and a beautiful full moon last night, once the heavy storms roll by. This shot was taken just inside our housing complex on my home from work.

11-09-11

Fall Flowers

All of the leaves may be turning brown and dying off, but there is still plenty of color in the flower bed out front! I have NO idea what these plants are.

11-08-11

A Frosty Death

It's now just a matter of days for the all the leaves still hanging on. While some still have some color, as seen in the blurred background, others are giving the telling sign of the doom to come.

11-07-11

A Frosty November Morning

Warm days and clear cool nights make for Frosty November Mornings here in Ohio. I love the way these leaves are "outlined" in a light covering of frost.

11-06-11

Nov. 5th Ride to G&R

Here's my wife Barbara with our friends Mikeyman, Tony and Bill standing in front of our church, the Vineyard Church of Delaware County (VC/DC).  We all geared up this cold morning, it was in the low 30's when we left our house, to meet at the church for a short country road ride to the G&R Grill in Waldo, Ohio.  All in all, was an awesome day to ride!

11-05-11

Underneath A Bug

This fella.. or gal... (you'd think I could tell from this view!) was on the outside of the patio door looking in. Probably searching for a nice warm place to spend it's summer.

11-04-11

Catfish Dinner

Remember that stringer of fish from yesterday's Project 365? Here it is today. Super nice catfish fillets, mashed taters and Joe Thurston's (Doodle Dips Ice Cream Shop) homemade cole slaw. Only thing missing are the hushpuppies.  :-)

11-03-11

Catch of the Day

Got a friend named Paul who has a big pond out back of his house.  This pond is LOADED with huge catfish, bass and panfish. My very first cast hooked a monster of a cat, but the knot I used for the hook was a half-clinch knot and it came undone during the fight. I rigged my line up with a  double-clinch knot and had no problems reeling in this nice 25 1/2 inch long catfish, along with a decent bass and sunfish.  Yes, I cleaned them. Yes, I AM gonna fix them for supper tomorrow!  :-)

11-02-11

November Honey Bee

The sun was out and everything was warming up real nice. Not a bad day at all for the first day of November. I am sure this little Honey Bee was thinking the same way.  It was gettin' it while the gettin' was good!

11-01-11

Floating Leaf

There is just so much going on in this photo; The texture of the creek bed, rippling water, tree reflections and shadows, not to mention the wonderful colors.

10-31-11

Fading Fast!

The fall colors behind my house are going fast! We better enjoy them while we can 'cause pretty soon it's just gonna be a black, white and grey world.

10-30-11

Queer Creek

This is Queer Creek, down in Hocking Hills. Barbara and I went down and hiked a little known trail, before heading back up to Sunbury just in time for a dinner with friends from our VC/DC Motorcycle Group.

10-29-11

Fall Morning on Curve Road

This was taken on Curve Road while on my way to, what I eventually found out, my last day at work for The Sunbury News/Delaware Gazette newspapers.

I dunno.. maybe this scene was God's way of telling me to see the beauty in every day, to be glad and rejoice in it.

10-28-11

Stowaway Leaf

I love this photo! This leaf hitched a ride on my driver's side window when I left my drive this morning and was still on there when I pulled over for lunch over 4 hours later! So of course, I had to record his epic travels. Not sure when it finally decided it had arrived at it's destination.  :-)

10-27-11

Dock Side at Alum

It's weird how fast the weather can change in Ohio, especially in the fall. Yesterday was beautiful, today was another drizzling, overcast one.

Usually there are people fishing off of this dock. Guess it was just to dreary for them today.

10-26-11

Fall Cove on Alum

This is a shot of a cove at Alum State Park. I love fall and it's colors. Just not to keen about what's around the corner.

10-25-11