Author Archives: Ron Haines

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About Ron Haines

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Tribbles

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Ron Haines

If you’re of a certain age and watched a certain TV show you know the word and what it means:  small, voracious, constantly-multiplying, creatures that take over everything and scare the crap out of everyone because of the trouble they can … Continue reading →

Posted in Appalachian Moutain Club, Grumman canoe, Nature, Offbeat, Paddling, Trash Patrol | 2 Comments

Good marketing

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Ron Haines

The paint job on this former gas station building up for sale in Ashford, CT, is certainly eye-catching. The number to call if you want to buy it is 203 753-4116, ask for John Famiglietti.  I’ve added this gem to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Gas stations, Road trip | 1 Comment

Swan song

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Ron Haines

Not mine, the swan’s.  I have been seeing and photographing a lot of these critters lately and the phrase ‘swan song’ came to mind.  What’s that all about? So I dove into the internet to find out what I don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Offbeat | 3 Comments

All Aboard!

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Ron Haines

Sue, the grandkids and I took an hour-long ride on the Essex Steam Train the other day.  It runs up the  Connecticut River valley from Essex to East Haddam and most of the trip is right along the river.  With the … Continue reading →

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Contoocook for the Fourth once again

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Ron Haines

Made it to the Fourth of July parade in Contoocook, NH, again this year.  I missed it last year because the Fourth fell on a Saturday, and I go trash paddling on the first Saturday of the month.  I did … Continue reading →

Posted in Appalachian Moutain Club, Grandchildren, Photos mostly, Trash Patrol | 3 Comments

The mural of the story

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Ron Haines

I drove through Lakeland, Georgia, a while ago on my way to somewhere and spotted a large painting on the side of one of the buildings. I turned off the main drag and came around the block to take another … Continue reading →

Posted in Offbeat, Photos mostly, Road trip | 9 Comments

Lights…Camera…Action!

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Ron Haines

I bought this piece of yard art last year on my way from Connecticut to Texas.  I found it in a shopyard next to the highway, lying out in the open with its brethren, all rusted and crummy looking. They put … Continue reading →

Posted in Grandchildren, Road trip, Yard art | 6 Comments

The best one yet

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Ron Haines

I take a lot of photos of blue herons.  They are huge, easy to spot and therefore an amateur nature photographer’s dream subject. I have a 300-millimeter lens that helps overcome the distance they want between me and them and a good digital … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Paddling | 5 Comments

Found another one!

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Ron Haines

I recently stumbled across another great reuse of an old gas station.  This one, in Putnam, over in Connecticut’s Quiet Corner, is a CrossFit 860 (for the area code) fitness center.  You can see the entire collection of recycled gas … Continue reading →

Posted in Gas stations, Road trip | 2 Comments

The Oklahoma town that started as a lie and got bombed by the US in WWII

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Ron Haines

The way Boise City, Oklahoma, got started makes selling Florida swampland to northerners look downright ethical. And then a US Army airplane dropped bombs on it! It began in 1908, when a trio of Oklahoma developers, J. E. Stanley, A. J. Kline, and W. T. Douglas, distributed … Continue reading →

Posted in Offbeat, Road trip | 3 Comments