Thursday, March 14, 2013

Sunny Snow Days


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Cambria County Historical Society Museum located in downtown Ebensburg, PA.

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Of all the older buildings in Ebensburg, this one is probably the most traditional with its bright pastel colors and its white picket fence.

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Fiberglass bear located at Shadowbox Nursery on Route 219 between Ebensburg and Carrolltown, PA.

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This grizzly bear was stolen several years ago.   It was recovered but needed to be repaired and it is now back in its original footing.

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Shipping container probably used as a tool storage unit in an area where rock and dirt are stripped for backfill and other uses.


For years we have driven by these sheds and often remarked about how neat they looked sitting there and kept saying we should stop and get a picture.  They really pop in the snow with a bright blue sky.   I finally decided it was time to stop and shoot them this week.

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Goats at a stable near Carrolltown, PA.

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Fox Run near St. Benedict, PA.

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Euclid R22 earthmover, probably from the 1960s, one of several sitting along Number Nine Road at the local eyesore.

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Another piece of junk located along Number Nine Road.

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The tops of trees attracted extremely cold water molecules in the air to create this picture.  Only the top portions of trees over 40 feet high were covered the morning I took this shot.

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The birds couldn't wait for me to come out and fill the feeders the other day and they got to warring over what little bit of food that was available.

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Several days of warm weather have given the squirrels an opportunity to come out and find a little extra food around the bird feeders.


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It seems to be my week for shooting sheds. These two are located along Route 36 just outside of Patton.

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Windmills standing atop the ridge on a cold but sunny Sunday morning.

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Green ball and canvas bag laying on a counter under a window.

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Three Ball glass jars sitting on a plant stand in our bedroom window.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Winter World


The winter doldrums continue, snow fall is a common everyday occurrence.  Thank goodness there is not enough accumulation to make the world stand still.  We've only had to plow the driveway twice so far this year.

The first two pictures of this week's blog were shot just as a new coat of snow began falling early in the afternoon.

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The weekend of February 15 thru 18 was the 16th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count. This year we counted 15 different species which was down by at least 5 from last year's count.

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Male Cardinal

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White-breasted Nuthatch and Male Downy Woodpecker.

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Male Hairy Woodpecker prepares to land on the suet feeder.  Much to my surprise the little Male Downy Woodpecker stood his ground and the two birds shared a lunch together.

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This Female Pileated Woodpecker showed up just in time for breakfast on Sunday morning.


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Industrial heating unit hanging from the ceiling at Quaker Steak and Lube near Johnstown, PA.

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Old barn near Glendale Lake.

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Steers always get the weirdest look on their faces when they see a Canon.

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Abandoned farm equipment.

The final three photographs were shot on a quick trip to Prince Gallitzin State Park to see how much ice was on Glendale Lake.

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