NIagara Falls and Lake Erie Drive (June 6-8, 2024)

Quick but beautiful trip to New York to visit Niagara Falls. Have been there a few times but never fails to impress. My wife loves it too and we always have a blast there. 

On the way up we took the toll roads, on the way back took the scenic ride. Definitely the scenic route was the way to go. Beautiful views of Lake Erie and a lot of very cool small towns. Enjoyed the drive a great deal. Lots of grapes grown in New York and Pennsylvania. 

Even a very correct sticker seen about the Orange Felon. Thanks for visiting my pages.  

 

Southern Indiana Visit (May 23-28, 2024)

Spent a few days with my wife in beautiful Rising Sun, Indiana. Was a rainy time but had some sunshine. Being the holiday weekend enjoyed a number of bands and even a parade on Memorial Day in Lawrenceburg. 

Friends from Dayton rode down on their motorcycles and had a great time with them. Saw a number of sights around the area and just had a wonderful time. 

 

Brit Floyd (May 17, 2024)

Went with friends last night to the Brit Floyd concert at The Rose in Huber Heights. Was a wonderful concert, the band was fantastic. Sure, a cover band, but Brit Floyd really elevated the term. They had the songs nailed, not sure Pink Floyd could do them as well now. 

The arena was wonderful too. All the seats were covered, so rain if it came (didn't in this case) be damned. Lots of places to eat, lots of parking. It was my first time to be there, but will be back and soon with Debbie   

 

Barber Motorsports Museum, Birmingham, Alabama (April 26, 2024)

If you are into motorcycles and some amazing cars, this is your museum. Literally the largest motorcycle museum in the world with over 1100 motorcycles on display. Just remarkable, which really doesn't do the word remarkable justice. All sorts of Lotus cars (again, the largest collection) and some really rare cars such as the one at left which was owned by The Beatles. There is also a road course there. IndyCar ran a race there three days after our visit, practice can be seen in the first bottom photo of two of the cars. Our second visit to this museum, hopefully not the last ! 

 

Blue Angels Practice, Pensacola, Florida (April 24, 2024)

We went from Navarre, Florida where we were staying, to NAS Pensacola, Florida. There we saw the Blue Angels Practice Show. It was a beautiful day and a remarkable display of flying. I have been to see them at a few air shows over the years, this was one of the most remarkable. The practice was held at the Naval Air Station and parking was free and easy at the US Naval Aviation Museum. 

After the show which lasted approximately 90 minutes, we toured the museum and had a great time. 

It was a highlight (both the flight display and the museum) of our trip to Florida.  

 

US Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama (April 21, 2024)

 

We visited the US Space and Rocket Center while on a journey on April 21, 2024. These vehicles (and a very few are replicas such as the Lunar Lander, but the rest here are the real deal including one of three remaining Saturn 5 rockets). 

Truly a remarkable place and a fun visit. This is just a very small sample of what can be seen there, but it is well worth a visit and I highly recommend it. 

This was our second visit in the last three years.    

Late Winter Update (February 18, 2024)

February has been an interesting month here in Central Ohio. Seen some visiting birds, and some fantastic regular residents here at the lakes. 

Fun to watch them, and enjoy seeing the interesting things they do here. 

As for the weather early in February it has for the most part been very warm for this time of year in the 50's and even low 60s. Have enjoyed that. 

On Valentines Day we traveled to CJ Brown Reservoir which is located just outside of Springfield, Ohio. A very large man made lake which is also the site of a state park.

Saw the deer below while there and the seagull. The deer was as curious about us as we were about her. The seagull did not seem to mind us at all, sure it had been fed by people in the past. There were a few people there but not a great many.

It was a wonderful place to explore and we will return in the future.  

On February 16, Winter returned. In fact it was the biggest snow fall of this winter, though here it measured at four inches. It has not been a big winter for snow, though it has a few times. 

From the Friday snowstorm which was quite pretty to watch, the snow lasted through the weekend. Got out a few times to check it out, quite beautiful and very peaceful.

Expecting the snow to really start melting on Monday as the temperatures will be well above freezing. In fact expecting 60's again by mid-week.

It has been an interesting month, and we have had a great time here with these and other advenures. We even made a day trip to Indian Lake earlier this month. 

Looking forward to the days to come. As always, thanks for visiting my pages,.