Travel: Sheep Rock at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
2024-10-24 - North-Central Oregon - Photo by Robert Ellis, robertelliswoodworking.com
Robert writes, "One Park, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, with three units: Clarno, Sheep Rock and Painted Hills. According to oregon.gov, the Monument is located in North-Central Oregon. Since these units are spread out and you have to drive to each one separately, and we had some time constraints, we eliminated the Clarno Unit.
Our first unit was Sheep Rock, with plans to hike one of the trails. It was an easy, colorful hike with very small elevation gain (the kind we like). Right around the bend of this photo is the grand finale of the trail...photo 2."
More photos from this trip coming this week. Click 'Read more' to see all photos posted so far. Comments | Permalink
2024-10-24 - North-Central Oregon - Photo by Robert Ellis, robertelliswoodworking.com
Robert writes, "One Park, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, with three units: Clarno, Sheep Rock and Painted Hills. According to oregon.gov, the Monument is located in North-Central Oregon. Since these units are spread out and you have to drive to each one separately, and we had some time constraints, we eliminated the Clarno Unit.
Our first unit was Sheep Rock, with plans to hike one of the trails. It was an easy, colorful hike with very small elevation gain (the kind we like). Right around the bend of this photo is the grand finale of the trail...photo 2."
More photos from this trip coming this week. Click 'Read more' to see all photos posted so far. Comments | Permalink
Epicurean Kentuckian: Strudels
2024-10-24 - Chicago, IL - Photo by Amy
The Works Strudel (Sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, green peppers and cheese) and a Turkey Stuffing Strudel (Sliced turkey breast, seasoned housemade stuffing, turkey gravy and cheese), with an Asparagus Salad featuring steamed then chilled asparagus, parmesan, garlic, olive oil and lemon wedges, from Pompei Restaurant on Taylor Street in Chicago. Comments | Permalink
2024-10-24 - Chicago, IL - Photo by Amy
The Works Strudel (Sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, green peppers and cheese) and a Turkey Stuffing Strudel (Sliced turkey breast, seasoned housemade stuffing, turkey gravy and cheese), with an Asparagus Salad featuring steamed then chilled asparagus, parmesan, garlic, olive oil and lemon wedges, from Pompei Restaurant on Taylor Street in Chicago. Comments | Permalink
Kentucky Color: Remembering
2024-10-24 - Great Wooded South - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge
Billy Joe writes, "Autumn in all its glory brings to mind and heart, one particular annual conversation with Ed Waggener. We would speak to the absolute futility of capturing the glory and grandeur of a tree in a photograph. Ultimately however, we concluded that in spite of the failure to adequately represent the reality of nature in a two dimensional medium, we must keep trying. Well Ed, I'm still trying!
Even though most Sassafras leaves tend toward hues of orange, this one in late afternoon cloud shaded lighting is a beautiful red. The mingled orange and green of a Sugar maple nestled beneath the Sassafras bridge on the left, the velvety green of the Red cedar on the right and the green of the stately Scaly bark hickory above, tend to somewhat contribute to a three dimensional structure. Also, if you peer through the Sassafras leaves you can see the scaly, shaggy bark on the hickory trunk." Comments | Permalink
2024-10-24 - Great Wooded South - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge
Billy Joe writes, "Autumn in all its glory brings to mind and heart, one particular annual conversation with Ed Waggener. We would speak to the absolute futility of capturing the glory and grandeur of a tree in a photograph. Ultimately however, we concluded that in spite of the failure to adequately represent the reality of nature in a two dimensional medium, we must keep trying. Well Ed, I'm still trying!
Even though most Sassafras leaves tend toward hues of orange, this one in late afternoon cloud shaded lighting is a beautiful red. The mingled orange and green of a Sugar maple nestled beneath the Sassafras bridge on the left, the velvety green of the Red cedar on the right and the green of the stately Scaly bark hickory above, tend to somewhat contribute to a three dimensional structure. Also, if you peer through the Sassafras leaves you can see the scaly, shaggy bark on the hickory trunk." Comments | Permalink
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