July 21 I took Luke for an afternoon kayaking on the James River at Springfield, Missouri +11.
Lakes and Creeks
Lakes, creeks, rivers, ponds, streams. Just about anything wet that isn’t the sea.
Riverside Walk – Portland Oregon – Having settled in at the hotel I decided to go for an afternoon walk, and headed off towards the river. One-minute read, 8 pictures
April 19, 2016 14:20
Seen through the structure of Steel Bridge, the motor vessel Ken Mei on the Willamette River, loading grain in Portland Oregon.
April 19, 2016 14:11
Steel Bridge – I crossed the river on this novel bridge during my afternoon walk around Portland. One-minute read, 3 pictures
April 19, 2016 14:05
Branch of Brushy Creek off of the Pees Hollow Trail, Hercules Glades – This creek was mainly dry, but near where we camped there was some water. 3 pictures
February 18, 2016 10:02
Sunset on Truman Lake — A lucky shot just pointing the camera out of the window.
February 3, 2016 17:42
Fishing Lures – No fish at all today.
October 22, 2015 12:23
Fall at Pomme de Terre Lake, Missouri – The Fall color has really come along the past couple of weeks. 3 pictures
October 22, 2015 11:46
Fishing on Pomme de Terre Lake – Working for yourself has its disadvantages and advantages. Seven day weeks and long hours are a couple of the disadvantages. One of the advantages is that when a friend asks if I want to go fishing, with a bit of re-arranging, I can ‘Hang spring cleaning’ and be free to go. One-minute read, 9 pictures
October 22, 2015 11:30
An Evening Fishing on Stockton Lake –
September 5, 2015 21:41
Sailing on Stockton Lake, Missouri – John was kind enough to invite me sailing again. Video: 2 minutes & 10 pictures
August 17, 2015 13:48
Sailing with John on Stockton Lake – John invited me to join him for his first sail of the season. The end of June sounds a bit late for getting in the first sail, but John said that the horrendously wet and miserable weather we’ve been having this year had got in the way. 13 pictures
June 29, 2015 14:13
Fishing with Tom – It’s been nearly a year since Tom and I last went fishing… 6 pictures
May 4, 2015 23:55
You can read about this afternoon’s hike here.
January 17, 2015 20:52
One of my favorite pictures from this afternoon’s hike.
January 17, 2015 20:47
Cairn – St. Nectan’s Glen, Cornwall — The River Trevillet and particularly the area near the falls is chock-a-block with dozens of little stone cairns, just like this one.
June 25, 2014 20:02
Charms at St. Nectan’s Glen – Charms hanging on a bush at St. Nectan’s Glen, an example of the things left by visitors to St. Nectan’s Glen & Keive.
June 25, 2014 15:40
Lanie and St. Nectan’s Kieve, St. Nectan’s Glen, Cornwall – Vaction Day 21 – After a chance to dry out and warm up we visited St. Nectan’s Glen. 4 pictures
June 25, 2014 15:28
Grasmere in the Lake District – Vacation Day 16 – Having taken our leave of Penny we headed North. By fitting in a couple of days in Wales we’d lost some time we’d planned to spend in the Lake District / Scotland. 7 pictures
June 20, 2014 21:53
Vacation Day 12 – We hired a sailboat in the vain hope of getting in some sailing. x4
June 16, 2014 17:34
The River Thames from Tower Bridge.
June 12, 2014 14:20
HMS Belfast.
June 12, 2014 13:24
The Shard, River Thames and HMS Belfast — After visiting the Tower, we took a stroll around St. Catherine’s Docks – mainly because I wanted to see the barges.
June 12, 2014 13:22
The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up, 1838. Artist: J.M.W. Turner (1775- 1851).