Seeing Anew

Broken lock on old cedar hope chest.  (Every Day in May Challenge #9: A lock)

Every Day in May Challenge #8:  Coffee Pot.  Our Noritake Blue Hill Coffee Pot was a wedding gift.

State Road Bridge over the Conneaut Creek in Monroe Township, Ashtabula, Ohio

Lattice inside the State Road Covered Bridge, an example of the Town Truss bridge design.

Creek Road Covered Bridge over the Conneaut Creek in Conneaut, Ohio.

Benetka Road Covered Bridge over the Ashtabula River in Sheffield, Ashtabula County, Ohio.

Spring beauties and Periwinkle

Spring beauties and Trout Lilies by Olin Covered Bridge.

Short clip of sunlight sparkling on the Ashtabula River.  Call me crazy, but I love how light plays on water!  

Posted at one of the wineries we stopped at yesterday.

A woodstove and kettle in one of the wineries we stopped at yesterday.

I really like my little greenhouse! Let's hope my tomato plant and basil don't "cook" inside it.  It was 75 today -- but ...

Skunk cabbage poking up. A pair of mallards. Red twig dogwood... sorry, no bluebird on the bird house, though I sat and waited for hi...

I'm seeing more and more Great Blue Herons, whether it's in Florida  or here in Ohio.  Must be a relative of this grey heron I on...

A rather large muskrat swimming across a small pond. A bluebird on a fencepost. A fox squirrel chattering away up in a tree. Nice to ...

The crocuses in our garden are looking up for some springtime warmth.

The view from our deck is looking greener!

Plantation home of George Washington, first president of the United States. View from Mount Vernon's front porch across the wide expa...

Jefferson Memorial Washington Monument

Raccoon 11-foot alligator Pelican perched on the prow of our airboat