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

Fall - Patuxent North Tract

Went wandering a little bit at the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge, North Tract today while the weather still holds. I was hoping to check out some of the 10 or so old cemeteries on the grounds (good on-line book - HERE ) but apparently today is some kind of kids hunting day, so most of the area was closed to hikers. I assume it helps keep kids from mistaking people like me for deer or duck. So anyway, my theme for the day became "Red, the color of fall". Enjoy.

Last Leaves of Fall - Patuxent Research Refuge

Red & Green - Patuxent Research Refuge

Toasted on Blue - Patuxent Research Refuge

Clinging - Patuxent Research Refuge

Red on Yellow - Patuxent Research Refuge

At The Ashmolean

with my LensBaby... The Ashmolean is really cool free museum that we spent a lot of visiting while living in Oxford.

The Ashmolean - Oxford, England

The Ashmolean - Oxford, England

The Ashmolean - Oxford, England

The Ashmolean - Oxford, England

The Ashmolean - Oxford, England

The Ashmolean - Oxford, England

The Ashmolean - Oxford, England