Monthly Archives: September 2009

Mr. Knugen’s dairy wagon rides again

Dairy delivery wagon similar to those that would have been in use in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Wagons would arrive at the train stations and railroad cars containing dairy products would be unloaded to the waiting wagons who would then make local deliveries to customers. Dairy products were kept refrigerated on the train...

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Anderson Farm Covered Bridge (Adams County, PA)

This bridge was originally located over the Mud Creek but was moved to a private farm residence and today, runs across the farmer’s pond in Latimore Township. The bridge is 79 feet long and is in excellent shape but closed to traffic and appears to be used for boat storage presently. The WGCB# for this...

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Gettysburg Civil War Canon

One of the many Canons placed along Hancock Avenue leading up to the Pennsylvania Regiment Memorial at Gettysburg National Park. I made a hastily planned, last minute trip to Gettysburg today (9-20-2009). It was not well thought out and my overall results showed. I usually do some pretty exhaustive research on places before I go....

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Out to pasture

The second of two horses they have on the farm at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, grazes in the pasture. From my Monday, 9-7-2009 trip. For more information on visiting Hopewell Furnace, please visit their web site Black and White conversion via NIK Software’s Silver-FX Pro plugin for Photoshop CS4.

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Take the catfish and run !

Double-Crested Cormorant takes his freshly caught catfish and makes a hasty departure as two other Cormorants were hot on his trail with goals of thievery. Taken over the Susquehanna River in Maryland on Saturday 9-19-2009.

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479 has a bit of an attitude problem

Bovine # 479 flashes me a look of disdain on a hillside Amish farm in Lancaster County. Oddly enough, this is the same look I get from most women, even the ones that aren’t cows. LOL

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Eagle on the way up

Adult Bald Eagle gaining altitude over the Susquehanna River in Maryland on Saturday 9-5-2009. For more information on Bald Eagles, visit the Cornelll Lab Of Ornithology.

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