photography

January - I was experimenting with the settings on my camera. I like the vignette for this image using the Toy Camera setting. The bridge is in Central Park, Ashland, Kentucky.

March - my laptop keyboard gets used every day and needs a cleaning.

April - a tug on the Ohio River is pushing its cargo toward the North Ceredo railroad bridge, connecting the railway between West Virginia and Ohio.

May - I found this between the bridges connecting US 23 in Ashland with Rt. 52 in southern Ohio.

June - this tree overhangs the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River at the confluence with the Tug Fork. The Tug Fork forms the border between Kentucky and West Virginia. This was taken on the Kentucky side of the river. A bridge connects Lousia, KY, with Ft. Gay, W. Va.

July - the careflight team out of Huntington, W. Va. managed to fly into Ashland for a first responder summer camp held by the Kentucky Highlands Museum and Discovery Center. This was the first time the helicopter was able to visit, as the first two years of the camp bad weather kept it grounded.

September - This building used to be a community college before becoming a teachers' college, located at 15th Street and Carter Ave. in Ashland, KY. Later it was home to the Ashland Independent School District main office. It's a shame that it has fallen into disuse and has been vandalized. It's pretty much a given that one day this structure will be torn down.

October - The "Memphis Belle" is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. I got to see her on a trip with my sister, who was singing the National Anthem at a dedication ceremony honoring Gold Star Families in the memorial park at Wright-Patterson AFB. Later she and I toured the museum, the first time in over 30 years.

November - Yardarms, rigging and canvas on a replica caravel based on one of the ships sailed by Christopher Columbus on his legendary journey in 1492.