Thursday, October 31, 2013

Fall in the Laurel Highlands



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Gazania

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Gazania

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Autum in the Laurel Highlands on Farmer Westrick's Farm outside of Hastings, PA.

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Touring Ebensburg, PA at night on my way home from a shoot.

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At the railroad junkyard in Sankertown

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Our first snow of the season.  It wasn't much to look at but it was snow none the less.  Thankfully this was not a heavy snow because of all the leaves still on the trees it would have surely knocked out the electricity.

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Are you looking at me?  Sheep in a field near Harmony, PA.  They say Harmony isn't a town but it is on the map, so to me it is a town.

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Harvesting corn in Susquehanna Township, Cambria County, PA.

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John Deere corn harvester.  This machine can pick and shell at the same time.

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Close-up - an apple tree grows in Plattsville, PA.

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John Deere Model 6620 Titan II.  This 1987 harvester can hold 166 bushels of shelled corn before it needs to be unloaded.

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Yearling steer in a field about 1/2 mile down the road from our house.

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You can't really see it from this angle but the black yearling is feeding on a little mother's milk.

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The Altoona Women's Club house in Altoona, PA.  At one time this building was part of the Baker Estate and dates back to around 1811.

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Flower bouquet on the wrought iron gate in front of the Altoona Woman's Club.

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This haunted house is along Cambria Slope Road also known as Old Route 22 near Ebensburg, PA.

These last three photographs are a tribute to The Mexican Day of the Dead Celebration.

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