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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy My wife and I were in the Connecticut, Rhode Island and Cape Cod area last week. Weather was nearly perfect for vacationing. Waters were calm and beaches beautiful. With Hurricane Sandy having already wrecked havoc in the Caribbean … Continue reading
Ottawa Zombie Walk 2012
“Arr… Brains!” was the sound tourists visiting Downtown Ottawa heard on a drizzily Saturday before Halloween. Suddenly the streets filled with Zombies! They were everywhere at once! Was it the Zombie apocalypse? No, not yet, but it was the Annual … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged authorities, brains, dead hands, flesh wound, gardens park, ground zero, hasty retreat, hoard, macdonald, Ottawa, ottawa zombie walk 2012, parliament, parliament hill, photo shoot, refreshments, skirmish, solider, tourists, zombie apocalypse, zombie walk, zombies
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Woods Hole, Cape Cod, MA
Woods Hole, Cape Cod, MA We were now effectively on the last planned stop of our New England 2012 trip. I had an interest in visiting Woods Hole, MA, since it is the home of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Research … Continue reading
Posted in MA, USA
Tagged ALvin Deep Sea Vessel, cape cod, filtration systems, Fire Hydrant bule and white, How much pressure is Alvin under?, Ichthyology, new england, New England Trip 2012, oceanographic research, oceanography, public aquariums, research buildings, research vessels, solar powered garbage compactor, tanks, tennessee aquarium, wall mural marine theme, woods hole, Woods Hole Cape Cood MA, Woods Hole Harbor, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Exhibit Center
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New England Trip 2012 – Day 10 – Chatham to Woods Hole, Cape Cod MA
New England Trip 2012 – Day 10 – Chatham to Woods Hole, Cape Cod MA With the first clouds of Hurricane Sandy beginning to appear off to the south of our location, we decided that it would be a good … Continue reading
Posted in MA, USA
Tagged berries, cape cod, chatham, color combinations, commercial cranberry, congregational church, cranberries, Cranberry bog, Cranberry harvest, cranberry harvesting methods, cranberry scoop, different shapes, Fire hydrant, fire hydrants, firehydrant with green base and white top, foliage, harvest time, ichthyologist, Ichthyology, New England Trip 2012, oceanography, pumpkin, queen anne inn, west yarmouth, West Yarmouth COngregational Church, woods hole, Woods Hole research vessel
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Provincetown Pilgrim Monument, Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA
Provincetown Pilgrim Monument, Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA After photographing cigar butts and other interesting things between Chatham and Provincetown, we arrived at Provincetown and, after looking at the plaques at the base of the hill, I climbed to the town’s best … Continue reading
Posted in MA, USA
Tagged bureau, cape cod, chatham, dresser, guard rails, guitar, mayflower, New England Trip 2012, Nikon 10.5 mm fish-eye lens, observation area, observation platform, pilgrim history, pilgrim monument, pilgrims, pilgrims finding corn, plaques, Provincetown Cape Cod, Provincetown Harbor, ramps, schooner, scrimshaw art, staircase, The Pilgrim Compact of 1620, top of the stairs, US Thanksgiving, viewpoint
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New England Trip 2012 – Day 9 – Chatham to Provincetown, Cape Cod
Our plan for the day was to drive to Provincetown at the end of Cape Cod and then return to Chatham again in the evening. We had never been to Provincetown, so weren’t sure what we might find when we … Continue reading
Posted in MA, USA
Tagged Amphitheater, amphitheatre benches, Atlantic Ocean, blue carpet on sand, Blue fire hydrant, butterfly, cape cod, cape cod history, cape cod national seashore, chatham cape cod, Chatham lighthouse, cigar, Cigar on post, colorful bluberry leaves, eastham, Fall colors, Fire hydrant, fire hydrants, fungi, history of Chatham MA, holiday season, how to identify poison ivy, interesting things, man on lawn chair with spotting scope, mushrooms, national seashore park, New England Trip 2012, oak leaves, observation platform Race beach, orleans cape cod, Orleans Cape COd MA, Pine cones, plane against blue sky, poison ivy, poison ivy image, poison ivy tutorial, police station, provincetown, Provincetown Cape Cod, Race Point Beach, saltwater, sand beach, sand dunes, sandy beach, scenery, Toxicodendron radicans, trawler, truck driving on sand, Vintage police cruiser, [ark map
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“Pumpkin People in the Park” – Kate Gould Park, Chatham, Cape Cod
We were not in Chatham for their Octoberfest Festival but many of the pumpkin people displays were still in pretty good shape so I decided to photograph most of them for this blog. Lots of good ideas to consider for … Continue reading
New England Trip 2012 – Day 8 – Chatham, Cape Cod MA
New England Trip 2012 – Chatham, Cape Cod MA After visiting Newport RI the day before, we had driven into Hyannis, Cape Cod MA in the dark. Nothing more exciting that driving around a place like Hyannis when you have … Continue reading
Posted in MA, USA
Tagged asters, autumn, black backed gull, boat bumpers, boat on beach, Boat tender, cape cod, chatham cape cod, Chatham Commercial Fishing, Chatham Pier Fish Market, colorful bird feeder, commercial fishing, crab traps, Fire Hydrant red with white top, Fishing Boat, fishing boat "HUNTER", gold colors, golf course, Herring Gull, Higheay in Cape Cod, hook, hyannis cape cod, HYdrangea, lobster, man on lawn tractor, Mirror image, new england, New England Trip 2012, oak trees, Obama Biden electio sign, ocean view, painted letter box, painted mail box, quaint charm, queen anne inn, Red Rose, refueling boat, retail area, rusty anchor on beach, seal, St. Martin's Lodge
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“Rough Point”, Newport, Rhode Island
“Rough Point”, Newport, Rhode Island During our visit to Newport, Rhode Island, we decided to tour the former “summer home” of Doris Duke, daughter of James Buchanan Duke, a wealthy American electricity and tobacco industrialist. The construction of the original … Continue reading
Posted in Rhode Island, USA
Tagged bactrian camels, construction work, doris duke, false alarm, fire alarm, Frederick William Vanderbilt, james buchanan, james buchanan duke, New England Trip 2012, newport mansions, newport restoration foundation, newport rhode island, rough point, summer house, vanderbilt mansion
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