Author Archives: Ron Haines

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Smallest?

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Ron Haines

This might be the smallest old gas station I’ve come across.  It’s in Broad Brook, a tiny community in north central Connecticut.  To see my whole collection of old gas stations in the U.S., go here. PS:   I got … Continue reading →

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What’s a Willfest?

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Ron Haines

It’s pretty hard to write this without embarrassing myself, but here goes: I’ve lived in Florida since 1976.  I’m not a native, of course, but it’s been long enough that I should know a fair bit about the state. I … Continue reading →

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Another one right under my nose

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Ron Haines

In all my years of taking photos of recycled gas stations around the country I am always amazed when I find one that’s been right under my nose the whole time.  This one, now home to a monument company, is … Continue reading →

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That’s a new one on me

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Ron Haines

It’s not often I happen upon a religion I haven’t heard of before, but I did yesterday, in rural Royalston, Massachusetts, of all places. I was on my way back from my second paddle of the Northeast season.  I went … Continue reading →

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When you’ve got at itch…it’s nice to have Mom handy

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Ron Haines

A young wood stork gets an itch scratched by an attending parent out at the Wakodahatchee Wetlands.  The place is overrun with wood storks, their nests and their babies right now. The anhingas come in a far second in nesting … Continue reading →

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Kumquat Festival here I come

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Ron Haines

I stopped in Dade City the other day.  It’s small, about 7,000 population, and is located in west central Florida. It was a Saturday and it seemed to be antique day, because all the stores were open downtown and there … Continue reading →

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Crater Lake…just what it says it is

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Ron Haines

On my road trip last year from San Francisco to southern Oregon and back I noticed a sign proclaiming that Crater Lake National Park  was nearby. After a short detour off of U.S. 97  I was at the entrance, my senior … Continue reading →

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Swamp cabbage and Arbuckle Creek

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Ron Haines

I combined two of my sweet spots on Saturday:  A paddle in a nice place and a visit to an offbeat festival.  And because this was all in rural south-central Florida I was even on some roads I’d never traveled … Continue reading →

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When you’ve got an itch…Part 8

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Ron Haines

When you’ve got an itch…it’s nice to have someone around to scratch it for you. This is a pair of wood storks I photographed last week at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Florida.  For my Florida friends, it is west of Boynton … Continue reading →

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Back to school

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Ron Haines

I took my Mississippi River canoe trip road show to a school class here in south Florida recently. The teacher is a high school friend of my daughter and her husband (Somehow all those people grew up and now have … Continue reading →

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