Saturday, August 21, 2010

Texas Cowboy & The Hell-Bound Train for Spiritual-Scenic-Shadow Shot Sunday

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A visit to Nelsonville,Ohio and the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway for SPIRITUALSCENICSHADOW SHOT SUNDAY. 

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Ok, there have been a couple shadows and I think railway cars in general are scenic but I had to work long and hard to come up with Spiritual. This may or may not fit the bill.

THE HELL BOUND TRAIN

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Finally a real shadow

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JOE TODD Joe Todd reporting from the shadows saying,”Have a great week.”

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Morning Star Wins The Hand of Evening Star or (Looking at the Sky from my back deck)

A Skywatch Friday post from Lancaster,Ohio

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A few skies from my deck in Lancaster,Ohio for SKYWATCH FRIDAY.

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A short Native American Indian Story about the Heavens from the Pawnee Tribe of the Great Plains

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I enjoy reading  Native American Indian tales and exploring different websites related to them. Ok one more story a little more contemporary (Learn something new everyday) LOL

Committed  and a few final photos. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

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JOE TODD Thanks for stopping by. Explore the skies visit SKYWATCH FRIDAY

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Some wildlife photos from WikiMedia Commons

Monday, August 16, 2010

Stratford,Ontario & A Little Shakespeare

Really not all that far from Lancaster,Ohio you can be in a different country and a lovely town with a lot of character Stratford,Ontario. I have found that Stratford and Lancaster are both great arts/festival towns.

For That’s My World Tuesday a visit to Stratford,Ontario

“Ahhhh Stratford! Let us introduce ourselves. Few places in Ontario are lovelier or more alive with culture and character than Stratford.  We are a charming Victorian city nestled in pastoral countryside a few short hours from Toronto and the U.S. – a  destination internationally renowned as one of North America’s great arts towns.” more.

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GARDENS,PARKS,FLOWERS,QUAINT BUILDINGS AND MORE:

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The waterway thru the park

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Where we saw Kiss Me,Kate and the experience was a blast. The play wasn’t what I was expecting. Talk about funny… Where do the actors/actresses get all their energy??

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AND: What would a vacation be without a little clowning around with your brother-in-law “Larry” and my sister “Sara” (at the toy store)……….

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Saturday, August 14, 2010