highway 33

The way it looked that day...

...a day in October.

Deer Lodge

Dinner at the Deer Lodge in Ojai. Built in 1932 and for a long time used as a deer hunting lodge, nowadays it's just a restaurant with an interesting menu and atmosphere.

Ventura Promenade revisited

Scary public restrooms with great public art.

Ventura Pier revisited

west of Albuquerque

Where the train stopped for a long time to let a freight train pass, somewhere west of Albuquerque. There was no phone signal.

New Mexico fall foliage

 I guess a man needs to go to New Mexico to see some fall foliage...

Naansense revisited

Indian fast food in Chicago...

the Midwest

The Midwest, the way it appeared from the train...

Garvies' gravesite

One of the most interesting gravesites I have ever seen, basically a large boulder with an inscription on it, situated in a fairly wild section of woodland. The core of the early Garvie clan, who emigrated to Glen Cove from Scotland in the early 19th century, is commemorated on this rock. Much of what is today a 62-acre park was at one time their estate.

the meadow at Garvies Point

This meadow was full of botanical points of interest, such as a native persimmon tree (Diospyros virginiana), lots of Japanese angelica (Aralia elata) - which is said to have displaced native devil's walkingstick (Aralia spinosa) - and curiously above, a royal paulownia weed (Paulownia tomentosa) growing next to a catalpa tree (probably northern, Catalpa speciosa), two plants that were thought to be related but have since been proven otherwise. (I suppose that could be a catalpa seedling, but it sure resembles a royal paulownia).

Garvies Point revisited again

Low tide on the beach, which featured an engine block (possibly used for mooring), horseshoe crabs, and interesting rocks, among other things.

Shu Swamp revisited

Lots of good memories of trudging through Shu Swamp as a child... A return to this special place decades later did not disappoint.

Garvies Point revisited

It had been decades since I set foot in Garvies Point, the museum and nature preserve dedicated to Native American culture in Glen Cove, NY. They used to take us here on elementary school field trips. I'm happy to report that very little has changed.

Lewes-Cape May Ferry

The return trip was sunnier, and the boat rocked in a nice way. This is a very good ferry boat ride and our only regret is that it didn't last longer!

Cape Henlopen State Park

The ocean-side beach at Cape Henlopen State Park, where we saw lots of dolphins.

Delaware beaches, part 3

This one, Lewes Beach, faces Delaware Bay.

the octopus kite

...seen at Rehoboth Beach, DE.

Zwaanendael Museum

When the Dutch landed in Delaware in 1631, they named their colony Zwaanendael, which means "Swan Valley". That settlement was commemorated in 1931 when a certain Dutch building was lovingly recreated in downtown Lewes and appropriately called the Zwaanendael Museum.

Delaware beaches, part 2

What beaches in Delaware look like, sometimes.

Indian River

...where it spills into the Atlantic Ocean.

Indian River Bridge

...a major landmark of southern Delaware.

1631

A memorial marking the site where the Dutch first settled Delaware in 1631. The colony was unfortunately wiped out the following year by the local Native American Indian tribe.

trompe-l'oeil

Trompe-l'oeil in Lewes, DE using clapboard as a medium.

Delaware beaches, part 1

What beaches in Delaware look like, sometimes.

Cape May-Lewes Ferry

It was a lot like the Orient-New London ferry, but a touch more polished.