D.C. in the Fall

A few from a couple days spent wandering around D.C. recently.

Red Leaf - Washington, D.C.

Korean War Memorial - Washington, D.C.

Reflecting on Flag, Korean War Memorial - Washington, D.C.

Lincoln Memorial and Reflection - Washington, D.C.

Enid A. Haupt Garden - Washington, D.C.

Buddha Visits the Sackler - Washington, D.C.

At the End of the Street

...on the grounds of SEM complex (Sem Villa, Sem Haven etc) is a small cemetery. Apparently it is a Jesuit Cemetery and is also known as the Milford Novitiate Cemetery or the Sacred Heart Novitiate Cemetery. I grabbed a couple shots walking home after a "pumpkin patch" outing with the grandkids. Here is one of those.

Jesuit Cemetery - Milford, Ohio

Blink Again

Decided to drive the basic route Sunday night. Saw a bit more, but from a car window. Wasn't quite as crowded, being later, colder and a Sunday vice Friday night. Here are a whole bunch more:

Blink Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio

Blink Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio

Blink Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio

Blink Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio

Blink Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio

Blink Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio

Blink Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio

Blink Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio

Blink Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio

Blink Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio

Blink Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio

Blink Cincinnati

Checked some of this out last evening. Some pretty cool light work and in general a lot of neat things going on in the city these days. Blink Cincinnati

Blink Cincinnati, Washington Park - Cincinnati, Ohio

"ART" Blink Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio

Blink Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio

Blink Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio

Blink Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio

Fifth Third Center Sixth Street - Cincinnati, Ohio

Tyler Davidson Fountain Fountain Square - Cincinnati, Ohio

Tyler Davidson Fountain Fountain Square - Cincinnati, Ohio

Tyler Davidson Fountain Fountain Square - Cincinnati, Ohio

Tyler Davidson Fountain Fountain Square - Cincinnati, Ohio

Moon

I'm still here, been working on another project this summer that is on a facebook folder

Evening Moon - Cincinnati, Ohio

Green Heron?

I think this is a juvenile Green Heron. I came up on in walking along the trail at the Heritage Shores Nature Preserve in North Myrtle Beach last week.

Green Heron - North Myrtle Beach, SC

Green Heron - North Myrtle Beach, SC

Today's Visitors

I usually miss the goldfinch, he's usually very shy and darts away as soon as I come outside.

American Goldfinch - Milford, OH

White-breasted Nuthatch - Milford, OH

Way Behind

Like most of the last few summers, I've been very busy...but I've also been taking a lot more photos than in the past. Here is a hawk that landed on the porch of the beach house...a mere 20ft or so from me...and I still can't tell for sure what kind it is. Maybe a Cooper's Hawk?

Hawk - North Myrtle Beach, SC

Hawk - North Myrtle Beach, SC

Hawk - North Myrtle Beach, SC

An Evening with the Neighbors

Three Great Blues were out and about this evening.

Great Blue Heron in the Shadows - Laurel, MD

Great Blue Heron in Flight - Laurel, MD

Great Blue Heron Hunting for Dinner - Laurel, MD

My Neighbors

I will miss some of them. Said hello to a few this morning on my walk around the lake.

A Pair of Black-crowned Night Herons - Laurel, MD

Hawk - Laurel, MD

Song Sparrow - Laurel, MD

Great Blue Heron in Silhouette - Laurel, MD

Snow and Ice

Went out around the lake after last night's snow and ice...took a lot of photos but a couple were just fortuitous.

I was taking the below photo of a Black-crowned Night Heron that frequents the lake, when I must have startled the Great Blue Heron that also frequents that area. The Great Blue flew right up in front and away from me and I fired off a few shots, two that came out pretty good.

Black-crowned Night Heron - Laurel, MD

Great Blue Heron in Flight - Laurel, MD

Great Blue Heron in Flight - Laurel, MD Night Heron in upper right background

Along the Little Patuxent

Yes, I am still here. I expect to be blogging more in another couple months...

In the meantime, a few weeks back I wandered up the Savage Mill Trail. So short and flat it hardly qualifies as a hike, but I did take a few photos.

Bollman Iron Truss Bridge - Savage Mill, MD The Last of Its Kind

Brown - Savage Mill Trail, MD

Rocks & River - Savage Mill Trail, MD

River & Rocks - Savage Mill Trail, MD