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For this week's Photo Hunt , I'm using another shot from this year's Limerick Day festivities:
The crew from Engine 54 brought out their trucks and gear for the public to peruse. A great opportunity to see this stuff up close.
Thanks for the great job you do, guys!
For this week's Photo Hunt challenge of "Storefront," I found this old shot of 2 storefronts (one inside, one outside) taken in downtown Red Bank. This is the view from inside Zebu, a great bakery/restaurant.
We miss you, girl.
For the last day of National Blog Posting Month, a shot taken back on the 2nd.
30 posts in 30 days, with only 1 day missed - not too bad. Maybe next year I'll nail it.
The story behind this shot is not so much the subject matter (or the fact that it's overexposed a bit - oops) but where I took it: from the shoulder of the Garden State Parkway.
I'd always admired this view of the Swimming River as I drove on this overpass on my way home from Red Bank everyday. Finally, in August of '06, I pulled over and snapped a couple of pics. The late afternoon sun made it tough to get the shot, but the detail visible here (hadn't noticed the boat previously) was worth it.
A very scenic spot amidst the teeming New Jersey suburbs.
Found at Bread Lock Park in Stewartsville, NJ.
More from the park, part of the Morris Canal Greenway, to come...
The United Methodist Church in Washington, NJ is one of the more unusual churches I've ever seen. The reason being the green and terra cotta color scheme. I don't know how the stones came to be those colors, but it is eye-catching.
Another pic from last Thursday.
Taken on 11-11-06 in the Glendinning Rock Garden along Kelly Drive.
We've had some crappy weather this month, but we've also had some breathtaking sunsets. This was taken on Thanksgiving, after a cold front had moved through bringing a swift downpour and heavy winds. Then the clouds began to break, showing the multi-layered sky above. I stood and watched as much as I could, and grabbed my camera when the high cirrus clouds were set ablaze.
More shots to come.
Google Earth is a wonderful thing for many reasons, not the least of which is the Google Earth Community - users who post all kinds of interesting info onto the maps for the general public's perusal.
My job has been taking me to various locations in the Skylands region of North Jersey, so I'll often take a quick look at the area in GE to see if there's anything noteworthy near my project sites. Sure enough, I found this posting from user RobbyR of various sites mentioned in Weird N.J. - particularly about what might be the remains of a World War II era Horsa Glider in the woods above Thompson's Auto Body on Rt. 46 between Oxford Furnace and Hackettstown.
I had searched for site a few times in the summer, finding Thompson's (even though RobbyR's location is a bit off, it's actually between mileposts 15 & 16) but not daring to actually park and look around. But a couple of weeks ago (during the same excursion when I captured the migration shots), I actually pulled up on the shoulder of Rt. 46 outside of Thompson's, and looked up the hill.
And there it was! The dense summer foliage probably hid it from view on my earlier trips, but now it's plain as day ("plane" as day? har har).
The numerous "No Tresspassing" signs would seem to indicate that this is the correct site. Whether or not this is actually the remains of a WWII military glider is debatable (it appears to be in awfully good condition for something allegedly 60+ years old), though the shape is seemingly appropriate.
I took these shots from the bed of the pickup truck I was driving, but I believe the frame would be visible from ground level on either side of the highway (so if you seek it out, leave the good folks at Thompson's - and their property - alone).
The location is at 40°51'52" N, 74°55'17" W.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
This is the "back" side of the TRENTON MAKES, THE WORLD TAKES Bridge, between Trenton, NJ and Morrisville, PA. It was taken during the same trip as this shot.
I'm using it for this week's Photo Hunt .
Another San Clemente dog on patrol - this is Kona, who lives across the street from Katie & Jason's old place. She keeps a close eye on everyone's comings and goings!
Seen in San Clemente, California (from our trip this summer).
For "Truth in Signage, Part II," click here.
At first glance, it could almost be mistaken for the skull of some prehistoric animal. But closer inspection reveals that it's just some wood - remains of a tree recently taken down, arranged interestingly.
This "found-art installation" was in the front yard of a house on Leighton Avenue in Red Bank, NJ - just off Rt. 520. I first remember seeing it in 2006, and it was still there in August of this year.
For the "Tall Building" challenge of the Photo Hunt (Season 8, week 1), I'm submitting this shot of Philadelphia's City Hall. I took this about a year ago.
This building is always a bit confounding to look at; it's proportions always make it seem only a few stories tall. But indeed, the top of William Penn's hat is 548 ft. above the ground!
The miserable weather this week has me longing for cool, sunny autumn days like the one pictured above. This was taken a couple of weeks ago in Norristown Farm Park - an oasis of rolling farmland and wooded trails in the middle of the teeming Montgomery County suburbs.
