Spring Grove Cemetery

Old Man in the Park

When I first spotted this man walking from his car I thought he was going to fall several times. He looked to be in his 80's. It wasn't until I finished photographing that I noticed he was doing the same. I do hope that when I am his age I am still passionate about photography.

Trees

Flowers

This weekend I stayed much closer to home and decided to hang out in Devou Park. Everything and I mean everything is already blooming and has been for over a week now. This should not have happened until the middle of April. Such a strange winter. Tomorrow it is suppose to be in the 80's. I'll bet next week it is going to snow. I tried out my closeup filter (I don't have a macro lens) and I have to admit that it performed better then I thought it would. I'll keep it. Well not like I was going to give it up anyway.

A Mini Storm

Further Down RT. 8

I have lived in Kentucky for 11 years now and I have never been to Bracken County. I headed down RT. 8 once again, this time almost 40 miles. I was only about 5 miles from Augusta, KY, it was getting late so I decided to wait for the next trip before exploring the town. Once I hit Augusta I am only about 18 miles to Maysville, KY which is my goal. I was amazed at all the abandon houses not to mention the amount of barns that were falling apart. I wanted to explore inside all of them but parking for some was such an issue, not to mention that I really wasn't wearing the right shoes. I'll have to throw my boots in the backseat of the car.

Just Hanging Out

Maybe I am over thinking this but I think they want you to use caution.

I thought the reflection was pretty cool looking.

Ummmmm Train

BB River Boats.

This Series is Up Close and Personal

Yay!!!

It's the weekend, where shall I go? What should I photograph? Don't know but I am not hanging around the house. Stay tuned!

Tornado Warning and the Destruction That Followed

Today became quite the adventure. I traveled once again down Rt. 8. This time a bit further down. As I entered Pendleton County, KY for the first time I ran into a traffic jam. Okay not your typical bumper to bumper jam you'll see near the city but for this road the traffic was stopped with about 10 cars in front of me. Since you really have nothing else to do while waiting for the cars to start moving again, I decided to look around at the environment. It took a moment before it sank in, OMG! what the hell happened here? It looked as though someone had dropped a bomb right where I was sitting. Flashback to less then 24 hours ago and I remembered all the storms, not to mention tornado warnings here in the Northern Kentucky area. What I was looking at was the destruction left behind by one of those tornadoes. As I opened my window to start taking photos this overwhelming smell of pine filled the air in my car, I'm not sure if I will ever be able to buy a real Christmas tree again. I'm still in a bit of shock. I decided to follow the traffic up this steep driveway, I had to see more. I was quite relieved when I came upon a barn and a house with little damage but the trees around the property were destroyed. The wooded landscape was changed forever. I did find parts of the metal roof from the barn wrapped around the branches in the trees, the motor home turned completely on its side and yet cars only a few feet away were not even touched. As I was leaving it was hard not to notice the power plant in the background and to only imagine what would have happened to that plant if the tornado had taken a different path. The last photo really illustrates how powerful tornadoes can be.