Close to home

 View of Niagara Falls, USA & Canada

 Powerful, Beautiful

Take the time to visit what is close to home

Chasing Away the Winter Blues

 Buffalo Botanical Garden

 Brief Visit to the Tropics

Feeling Joyful for the Sun

Route 6 Mural

This mural along Route 6 in Mt. Jewett, PA depicts the history and heritage of the area. Mt. Jewett was settled by Swedish immigrants as depicted by the ship.

In Elk and Forest Counties is the largest elk herd east of the Mississippi River

The Kinzua Viaduct when it was constructed was the largest train viaduct in the world. An F-1 tornado took most of the historic structure tumbling to the valley below.

The mural is showing signs of age; hopefully there is a plan in place for maintaining this beautiful piece of roadside art. If you are traveling in the area be sure to visit this beautiful mural.

Walking Around Cleveland

A glimpse of soldiers' memorial

Entrance to the subway

If you just open your eyes and look around their is so much to see
and its all free.

Inside City Tower Cleveland

Skylight in City Tower

The details in architecture of the past are amazing
To see this in person is a sight to behold

Rock N Roll Will Never Die

The 3D theater at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio
U2 3D was Awesome

This historic marker declares Cleveland as the birthplace of rock n roll for the first use of the term on a local radio station

Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Cleveland, Ohio

Only the good die young

The Hall at Night
(Unfortunately not the best quality pic)

The inductees theater

Lovers of Rock N Roll should plan a trip, but no photography is permitted of the collections

Good Morning Sunshine

Everyday should start like this

Don't Rock the Boat

Trying to take a photo from a ship on choppy seas made for an interesting pic

Tropical Sunrise

The start of a new day

Come Sail Away

Catch a breeze and sail the seas, St. Maarten

This Little Light of Mine

Lighthouse Paradise Island, Bahamas with the Atlantis Resort in the background

Reflecting Moon

The moon upon the ocean

Family cruise December 2010

High in the Trees

High above the forest floor
The bridge to a beautiful view

With a little help you can fly

I enjoyed the zipline on a my trip to Asheville, NC

The Path to Craggy Pinnacle

The Sheltered Path
Standing Guard

Twists and Turns

The path to Craggy Pinnacle, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville North Carolina

Waves Upon the Land

Layers of mountains undulating across the earth
The blue waves cresting to the sky

The pinnacle

The winding road

A recent trip to Asheville, North Carolina was good for the body, mind, and soul

More from Griffis

Garret studied this face naming parts that it was made from
There has been debate whether cougars are found in the wild in our area

Taking a load off

Shady retreat, move over leprechauns

Relaxing after hiking

(Not a flattering picture, but oh well)

Griffis Sculpture Park

Hi there, welcome to the sculpture park

http://www.griffispark.org
Garret ponders, " What is it?"
Stacie comments, "A person sitting with knees drawn up, arms encircling the legs." "Oh."


Stacie is beautiful with or without wings


Nice day for a swim

We chuckled when we came upon this sculpture as someone saw fit that the lady should have some modesty and gave her a flower.

Today was perfect for a visit to the sculpture park- not too warm and a nice breeze. Although Garret had been there before he didn't remember. I enjoyed sharing this little adventure with my son and his girlfriend. I'll share more photos of our artful afternoon next post.

Cook Forest

I've got my eye on you!
Ruffles

Without Flash-Spooky

With Flash-Eerie

With out stretched arms my husband lends some perspective on how big this tree really is

Hanging on for dear life

An afternoon stroll in nearby Cook Forest made for a relaxing afternoon. I'm always looking at trees and this old growth forest is a wondrous sight.