Barnstormers Carnival (July 16, 2023)

We went to this event which is held at the Springfield Airport in Springfield, Ohio. Free event except for the very good food at the food trucks, and airplane rides on the biplanes. Rode on one of those planes during our last visit in 2021. 

Was a lot of things to see there, both on the ground and in the air. Both manned airplanes and r/c planes flew and the flying was excellent. 

In addition to the aircraft on this Sunday, there was a car show. Some of the cars were rare and unique. 

We were out of town last year and did not want to miss this. Was a great time on a beautiful day and looking forward to attending again in 2024!

 

Cockpit view (July 5, 2023)

Had to put this up after seeing the planes fly in on the 4th of July, went back out on July 5 and toured the aircraft. This is the cockpit of the B-29 Fifi. Looking like a certain spacecraft which flew in a certain galaxy far far away. 

Was a fun experience seeing the B-29, the B-24 and the T-28 outside of the US Air Force Museum. That they were all flying historic aircraft was also a big plus. 

The Air Force Museum here in Dayton is a national treasure for sure!
 

History arrives at US Air Force Museum (July 4, 2023)

Delayed due to the weather, these planes flew in to the museum on July 4 and I drove out to watch them fly in. Quite a crowd was there. T-6 Texan at left, B-24 "Diamond Lil" below that, and two photos of the B-29 "Fifi" below that. Rare birds indeed from WW2. 

They had ground tours that day on the 4th and 5th. I came back on the 5th to tour them via motorcycle. Those photos on my "Racing with the Wind" Page.

 

Return to Rising Sun Indiana (June 27-29, 2023)

Nice two day trip to Rising Sun Indiana which is a favorite place of ours to go. Had a great time though an unusual trip in that the air was VERY hazy due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires. Did very little outside, and in fact the photos you see here were from inside the car or the room in the case of the last one. 

That said, we had a great trip as usual and the weather was good otherwise. No rain and a lot of fun while we were there. Excellent eats and relaxing. 

 

Sights around the Lakes (June 14, 2023)

Just in the past couple of days while wandering around the lakes, have been getting photos of birds. Fun place to live and get to see some interesting sights here. 

The Blue Heron, and the Woodpecker are difficult to get photos of. They tend to fly when they see people, but these seemed to pose for me, which was cool.

Baby ducks though are curious, and easy to photograph. As for the C-17 was flying during the rain yesterday and got that picture from my porch.

Thanks for visiting!

 

June....Day 1 June 1, 2023)

Loving this time of year. What has been really great is that while the temperature is up (expecting the first 90 degree day of the year today) the humidity is not. I love that, not a fan of heat and humidity. In fact May had the lowest average humidity since 1967 according to the local weather. 

Have been enjoying seeing the Herons flying here, hard bird to catch. Very flighty when they see people, but that is cool because they are beautiful in flight. 

A few days ago saw the first baby ducks of the year (baby geese are all over the place). Love the interesting sights to be seen here, and really enjoying living here in Ohio!

 

Riding the National Road (May 22, 2023)

Great ride today. Temperatures in the 70's-low 80's under blue skies. Rode out to Springfield, Ohio which is a very interesting town on US40. The highway is America's first and oldest started in 1806. 

The house was an inn and tavern built on that road in Springfield in 1839. Was a stop along the road in the days when people traveled by horse. 

A few more sights below, love the old buildings in the city. 

Not open today (and I knew that) but stopped by Mother Stewart's Brewing also in Springfield. Have had their beer before, and its very tasty.

Afternoon was a good time to roll into Springfield, the traffic was light that time of day, people still at work. A lot of motorcycles were out though and did a lot of waving. 

Above and to the left is the Westcott House, which is a Prairie style house designed by the legendary designer Frank Lloyd Wright. It is the only house he designed in Ohio and was built for the Westcott family. The father owned the Westcott Motor Car Company. 

After a very large renovation the house was opened to the public in 2005. 

Enjoyed the ride a great deal today and looking forward to the next one. Thank you for visiting my page!