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From the style of this old gas station I’d say it belongs on Miami Beach, but I happened upon it along Route 82 in decidedly untrendy West Taghkanic, NY.  It’s empty now, just waiting for someone to give it a … Continue reading →

I visited the National Mustard Museum this morning in Middleton, WI, and tomorrow I will tour the Moist Towlette Museum in Dimondale, MI. You guessed it!  I am on a wacky museum and world’s largest things tour of the Midwest.   I … Continue reading →

It’s in Ohio:

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

I spotted this fellow succumbing to the urge to itch last summer at Barton’s Cove, a nice little wide spot in the Connecticut River near Gill, MA.  It’s a great place for wildlife spotting and thus a favorite paddling spot … Continue reading →

I had one of those days yesterday that touched nicely on a lot of the sweet spots of my life these days as a happy retiree. It began with a nice, longish drive in the early morning on foggy highways … Continue reading →

And also cattle, sheep, goats and small critters like rabbits and guinea pigs. And even, as I discovered on a recent ride through rural Alabama, for yard art. This turkey and John Deere tractor were fashioned from round and rectangular … Continue reading →