Category Archives: Road trip

Next time I’ll wear a hat

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Ron Haines

Pulled in to this place recently in tiny Hawley, TX, along US 83 north of Abilene, ready for a breakfast as only places like this can do them. Inside there were nine men, middle-aged or better, arranged around three nearby … Continue reading →

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This Timex is going to stop ticking

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Ron Haines

Timexpo, the Waterbury CT museum that celebrates all things Timex, is going to close at the end of September. Not enough people bother to visit, says the company, which is headquartered in nearby Middlebury.  Oddly enough, the facility has the … Continue reading →

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The grass is always greener…

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Ron Haines

Or maybe it should be ‘The weeds are always greener on the other side of the fence.’  This through-the-fence eater was spotted along a dirt road between Scottsbluff and Alliance in Nebraska.

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Town of Many

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Ron Haines

I guess they didn’t want to bother with figuring out what the population is.  I would have named it Town of Not Very Many.

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Recycled gas station

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Ron Haines

I happened upon this nicely recycled gas station last week along Tamiami Trial in North Fort Myers, FL.  I’m always on the lookout for a good one.  This one is the home of Anna’s Produce and Groceries.  Go here to … Continue reading →

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They eat cars, don’t they?

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Ron Haines

Northerners have snow, Californians have earthquakes, Floridians have vultures that eat cars. OK, they don’t actually eat them, they just nibble on them, particularly the rubber and vinyl bits, like the windshield wipers and weather stripping around doors and sunroofs. … Continue reading →

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Blame it on the reporter

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Ron Haines

This sign caught my eye the other day as I drove along Tamiami Trail (US 41) through the greater Port Charlotte metro area over on the west side of Florida.I spent my career dealing with professional photographers all over the … Continue reading →

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More recycled gas stations

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Ron Haines

On a recent trip through rural Massachusetts I found a couple more recycled gas stations for my photographic collection.   In the tiny crossroads town of Quinapoxet, there was this two-story gem, now a private residence.  And a little further along, … Continue reading →

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Some words just look silly in print…

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Ron Haines

(And they also look out of focus, darn it!)  This park is in Fitzwilliam, NH, and best visited in mid-July, when the 16-acre grove of Rhododendron Maximum bursts into fragrant clusters of pink blossoms.

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A well-used car lot

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Ron Haines

I find some interesting places in my meanderings.  Happy to share this one, the Wilson and Steely Kustom Coachworks in Athol, MA.

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