Anniversary Day

Denise and I spent our anniversary together in one of our favorite places.  The Cuyahoga Valley National Park.  Always a beautiful place to spend the day.

Easter weekend

Had a great weekend with the family and friends.  Actually had a few chances to get out with the camera as well.  Last night we went for a spin around Zoar and took a few.  Then after a great dinner at my brother-in-laws house today, Denise and I went for a drive out to Atwood Lake Lodge where work is under way to open it back up.  All in all, was a great weekend.

Zoar after dark

With having tomorrow off work, I had no issues with going down to Zoar tonight and get a few time exposures in.  It's a beautiful, clear and chilly night here in Ohio with a full moon.  I've been waiting for a night like this for a long time.

Spring storms are always beautiful.

Had to put down the work laptop for a while tonight and grab the camera and tripod.  Plus, Molly brought out her camera too.  Had fun teaching her about time exposures.  She has a one touch for now, so her's turned out a little shaky.  But in time, she'll have a camera like mine I'm sure.  Probably better.

It's Spring!

Winter, (what we had of it), is over!  Today is the first day of Spring.  Feels more like mid-May with 80 degree temperatures, but I'll take it!

An old farm

I've always loved taking pictures of old farms and barns.  At one time they were the center of a families universe and livelihood.  And seeing them run down, overgrown and empty is kind of sad.  I found this one yesterday on the way to pick up Molly from her friends house.

A day at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Sometimes, things never work out the way you planned.  Saturday was one of those days.  But it all worked out good.  Our original plan for was to go to Salt Fork State Park in Ohio to do a little "Bigfoot Hunting" and then continue down to Wheeling, WV.  The forecast called for mostly cloudy skies with just the slightest bit of a chance for rain or snow.  Even Friday evenings weather check on the six o'clock news had that forecast.  When we woke up Saturday, there was already an inch of heavy wet snow on the ground and more to come. So those plans were pretty much over. But watching the morning news from Cleveland, nothing was going on up there. So we debated driving through the crappy weather to go north or just sit home. That's when the weather forecaster came on and said there was another band of heavy snow heading our way. We made a run for it! And we outran it.  And when we got just south of Cleveland, nothing. And I'm glad we made the run. It was a great day with the wife and kids.  Those days are few and far between as the kids get older, but they are always fun.

Moon rock from Apollo 12

Full set of images can be found here