It's Mid April

Let's see. We have our crocus, we have our daffodils and we have light snow from time to time. Yeah, sounds right! Welcome to early spring in the mountains of Pennsylvania.

I sure hope that these are the last three snow pictures I take for the next 6 months or so.

Hens & Chicks in Blue Pots in B&W.

More hens and chicks, this time in a clay pot.

Daffodils, no pot.

Ag Days, Cambria Heights Elementary School, Carrolltown, PA.
I think what makes this picture is that one boy is looking at me while everyone else is focused on the instructor. Of all the shots I did for the paper at this event, this is the one I really like.

Eye sore, Northern Cambria, PA.

Patton Chief of Police keeps his eye on the traffic traveling along the road in front of Cambria Heights Middle/High School.

Kids playing in the Hastings Community Park before the start of the town's Easter Egg Hunt. This is one of the nicest parks in the area.

Looking at St. Bernard's Church from the Hastings Community Park.

Ava, my wife's cousin's daughter's daughter. Got that?

Speed with good hand-and-eye coordination is the name of the game.

Emma.

Face-Off
Spring training at the outdoor deck hockey rink in the Hastings Community Park.

Goalie in training.

Now in it's 50th year, the Patton, PA Easter egg hunt is probably the longest running kid's Easter event in the area. Last year the event was held at the Patton Fire Hall because of the cold, snowy weather. This year the day started out with rain early in the morning, by 10 a.m. the sky turned blue and the sun was with us the rest of the day.

The Patton Pool House.

Patton Park Band shell. Every kid that takes part in the egg hunt gets a numbered ticket for a drawing for one of the 4 new bicycles.

Waiting for the Easter Bonnet Parade are the Shilling sisters.

Besides the more than 2800 Easter eggs that were already spread out across the park, each child also received a bag of Easter candy.

At a little after 1 p.m. the kids are led into the park by a tractor pulling a trailer full of guests.

Peter Cottontail, along with his friends the Ducks (Donald and Daisy), and the Mouses (Mickey and Minnie) ride in style as they enter Patton Park.

All dressed up for Easter.

Thirty seven years ago I was shooting an Easter Parade held in Rittenhouse Square, downtown Philadelphia, PA. I'd rather be in Patton, PA.

"Mr., you can't have my eggs."

Visions of Spring!

Meet Dennis Miller, the new Manager of Prince Gallitzin State Park, near Patton, PA.

The Miners' Rest, the only hots and cots in the borough.

Spring gobbler season is still a few weeks away, but with a Canon it's always open season. I shot two of the three turkeys I saw working their way towards the house.

Railroad Crossing at McKeages Crossing.

Built along Route 219 North of Cherry Tree, PA is the Chetremon Golf Course. You come around a curve that drops down to the right and out of your left eye you catch this view of the lakes.

Closed Forever!
Marge's, Route 219 , Burnside, Clearfield County, PA.

I don't know when Marge's closed, but the price shown on this old gas pump reads $.55 a gallon for diesel.

Old steel railroad bridge over the West Branch of the Susquehanna River.

Wetland outside of Burnside, PA where Route 286 ends and it meets Route 219 at Dowler Junction station.

The first of two views of an old railroad bridge in Mahaffey, Clearfield County, PA.

Part of this bridge goes over the Chest Creek right before it flows into the West Branch of the Susquehanna River.

Even though it was my birthday weekend, I did go out and shoot a few Easter Egg Hunts on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, I went over to the Chest Creeks Sportsman Club to cover their egg hunt. It was cold and windy so I stayed inside for most of the time.

This little guy is watching his grandfather.

Waiting for their door prize tickets.

The eggs were everywhere.

"That makes ten, Mommy."

Looking for a treat.

Crocus
We seldom get crocus this big. These are over 7 inches tall and the width of the largest bloom is 2-1/2 inches wide.

On our way to Glendale Lake for an egg hunt on Sunday, we saw these two fine trucks parked at the local high school.

Cover Hill Volunteer Fire Company, Johnstown, PA.

West Taylor Township Volunteer Fire Department, Johnstown, PA.

The day was bright and sunny but the fish weren't biting. Looking up into the Wyerough Branch as it enter Glendale Lake from a bridge on Beaver Valley Road.

The last few shots help us wish you a Happy Easter!

Bunny Hugger.

Everyone wanted a picture with the bunny.

"I wonder what's in here?"