gallery: Pittsburgh Visit, Fall, 2006
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 Nov. 4, we head out for NH to meet with cousins and find lovely scenes along the way. |
 What IS this? I don't know but... |
 Edward photographs it too. |
 Lunch at Hart's Turkey Farm Restaurant... |
 after we all enjoy maple frosted birthday cake...Barb's b'day. |
 Then Lucille cuts the last two pieces for Edward and I to take home...YUMMMMMM! |
 Lucille says, "Hello," to Maggie outside. |
 We all hang around hating to say, 'Good-bye.' |
 At Meredith the Mill Falls Inn has a lovely.... |
 ....falls that streams out.... |
 ....between buildings....cold and lovely! |
 The Mt. Washington excursion boat... |
 Mt. Washington from another perspective and ......... |
 ...with it's sister boats at the dock. |
 Sometimes there are interesting things nearby the big things like... |
 ....the cruise boats. |
 Then we head up the road, but stop at a Scottish Giftshop next to this antique shop, |
 which is lovely in the late afternoon sunshine. |
 This lady waits on us at the Scotts Shop. |
 Then further on the light is just gorgeous as we try to... |
 ....capture a burned out forest in the midst of ... |
 ...wetland. |
 Lovely red berries attract us.... |
 ....and the robins! |
 It's late fall, so the daisies have given up the ghost and... |
 ....it's cold for us too! |
 The day ends with a lovely moon over this cold river. |
 Nov. 9 & 10: Wiscasset Siamese out for a stroll ..... what BLUE eyes! |
 Fire Hydrant ....YELLOW |
 Bikers in Boothbay |
 Nautica on the docks of Boothbay Harbor... |
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 ....with coastal decorations. |
 Saturday, Nov. 11: We head out for the White Mountains and find... |
 ...a lovely quiet, morning at Sebago Lake in Naples, Maine. |
 The Swift River along the Kagamagus Highway is given a appropriate name. |
 More of the Swift River....falls and rocks. |
 ....mountains,footbridge and river. |
 Ron |
 Route 3 through the White Mountains |
 lead us to.... |
 Bretton Woods and.... |
 the... |
 Mt. Washington... |
 Hotel....LOVELY!! |
 If you're interested in info about the hotel, here's the sign. |
 A couple left over from last week's trip... |
 ....to the mountains. |
 Nov. 19: We head to Vermont for Buster's funeral stopping in St. Johnsbury to take some photos. |
 We stay at Betsy's B&B in Montpelier and are VERY comfortable! |
 Monday morning we check out Vermont College where Mom went to .... |
 high school when it was a Seminary...she graduated in this room. |
 Exterior of same building....on National Register of Historic Places. |
 Downtown Montpelier has many interesting old buildings.... |
 ...this one with a lovely clocktower and even.... |
 Canon 5D Images from here to....a vintage movie theatre. (entertainment, movies, pictures) |
 Front corner of same Marquis. |
 Then we wend our way through the White Mountains.... |
 Yes, I went along too and.... |
 ....it was COLD! |
 Last stop thru the mountains on the Swift River finds a falls.... |
 .....and tops of several mountains are... |
 ...covered in snow. (forest, snow, mountains) |
 Black and White version w/ Find Edges filter |
 Thanksgiving: Found this one from last year's Fryeburg Fair and loved it! |
 Nov. 22: We make a last visit to the Tugboat before they close for the season. |
 Thanksgiving: The table is set. |
 Nov. 24: We celebrate Thanksgiving with Steve and Jill... |
 ....Steve is back from Iraq to see an ill father. |
 That evening Ron catches up on his writing. |
 Nov. 27: Edward and I visit the Audobon near... |
 Brunswick and catch late afternoon light on the coast and... |
 in the woods where green.... |
 ....is just lovely! |
 Exposure adjusted and no sharpening. |
 But it isn't bad in black and white either. |
 If pigs could fly.... Nov. 27 at Cook's Corner. |