July Pictures

By July 1, we reached Maine in preparation to spending July 4 at Bar Harbor.  We had been there before, and had enjoyed the nice hillside view of the harbor and the great fireworks display.

A hike in Arcadia National Park

On the 4th, two sailboats offered rides in the Atlantic

Live music before the fireworks

Rocks adjacent to beach near Bar Harbor, with dog

Sharp!

Next, we crossed the border into New Brunswick, and drove up to Sydney Nova Scotia to take a ferry to our main destination Newfoundland.

This ferry took us to Arcadia Newfoundland

Cannons at Castle Hill near Placentia helped defend the French from the British, and then vice-versa.

Lonely!

Botwood NL features many murals.

We found a habitat housing many beavers on Woolford's Pond near Lewisport NL.

Mates?  Mother and child?  Can't tell the beavers without a program!

Lighthouse and cliffs near Gros Morne National Park

June Pictures

After our grandson's graduation, we spent June in New England playing tourist.  

Mayflower 2, like the one on which the Pilgrims came over

Plymouth Rock, onto which the Pilgrims probably didn't step

FWIW, Craig's first computer was an IBM 1620.

We visited a garden on Cape Cod, but can't remember its name

Can't think of a story about this that doesn't involve what you're thinking of

Hampton Beach NH was having its annual sand sculpture contest

Just a water lily somewhere in New England

Once you've selected the pictures, placing them in the post is easy!

May Pictures

Since Merikay hasn't posted in this blog since May, but we both continued to take pictures through most of our summer transcontinental trip, Craig is posting the best of the images, in five monthly installments.  

Seeing these posts will be easier if you have either of two things: fast Internet access or a lot of patience.  Preferably both!

Our hiking trail went over the bridge, but the creek had flooded.

 

 

 

Chapel in the forest

The Mississippi River looked pretty normal, as we crossed it going east.

This was about as close to a bear as we have ever been!

Scenic dead tree in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Craig on ramp to an observation tower in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Our grandson Jeremy and his friend Sreya at MIT graduation.

Both very high in academic standing.

MIT graduation ceremony, May 27 2022

We Shoot Horses

 

I think his muzzle is dirty
from little hands giving him a pat.

Since we are spending four days in Shawnee, Oklahoma, we decided to look around and see some of the local highlights. In 2007-08 the town followed the fad, started in Switzerland in 1998,  of putting up artist- enhanced fiberglass animals around town, as a tourist attraction. 

Shawnee choose horses. Many are gone, and some are a bit faded, but on Sunday we found and "shot" 13 of them. 

Each horse was sponsored, either by the artist or by a business. This one was sponsored by the Regal Car dealership.

Sponsored by the Angelic Family Hospice, this horse had angel wings.

There were many names on this one.

A Bank

One of my favorites, done with dot painting with a restaurant's name on its side.

The sign said "Hole in One" outside a SONIC.

Another Bank

I'm not sure who sponsored this one. It was in front of a dental office, and had this weed control sign at its feet.

The U-Haul Horse

This Eagle Horse was in front of an insurance company.

In front of a church, we weren't sure if he was covered with fish or praying hands.

This beauty, sponsored by another bank, was my number one favorite.

 

And finally this guy in front of the Van's Pig Stand, a BBQ restaurant. We had dinner there. The ribs were pretty good, but the rest of the meal was not.

Monday a big rain storm came through. So we hunkered down, enjoyed reading our books and writing this blog post.

Check in again soon.