"Views Across the Rooftops"

The theme this week by Lew is "Views Across the Rooftops". Mac, Kathy, Craver, Lew and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. We now post anytime before 4 PM EDT on Wednesdays and voting begins after that. You can see what others show on my side bar.

Well what an unusual theme. Lew wanted us to do some climbing to get a rooftop photo. Since I don't like to climb I decided to go into the new PARTA parking garage. I drove to the top floor and got some photos of the new construction in Kent. I choose this photo of the converted Kent Hotel ( which is now a BW3 and shops) with the theater across the street. Acorn Alley phase one rooftops are behind the hotel on the left.

This is a view across the roofs of several buildings. The KSU Conference Center, new apartments and restaurant in construction, and new business building as part of the expansion of the Acorn Alley area. Kent is an active place.

This is a close-up of a future rooftop.

I had to show these workers putting up street crossing signs. 

The KSU Towers and one of the campus buildings.

This is a view across the rooftop of the parking garage.

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Black and White Art

The theme this week by Mac is "Black and White Art". Mac, Kathy, Craver, Lew and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. We now post anytime before 4 PM EDT on Wednesdays and voting begins after that. You can see what others show on my side bar.

When I think of B&W Art I think of the Loon. It is B&W Art even in color. I will show both before and after photos. I loved this artful pose.

This is before B&W conversion, note the red eye.

Cool close-up.

Before.

Let's take a better look.

Before.

Let's take a rest.

Before.

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"Recent Snapshots"

The theme this week by Craver is "Recent Snapshots". Mac, Kathy, Craver, Lew and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. We now post anytime before 4 PM EDT on Wednesdays and voting begins after that. You can see what others show on my side bar.

I have wanted to share this photo of an osprey that had caught a shad and was taking it back to it's nest. I hope it was feeding some baby osprey.

Here is the osprey as it tried to get out of the water with the shad. A little hard to see but a cool snapshot.

How about a snapshot of a turkey when I visited Turkey.

My biggest ever freshwater fish. A 31" 21# Carp on 6# test line, caught on a minnow under a bobber. What a surprise.

She was full of eggs, check the belly, it is a Fish Ohio Award fish.

My Fish Ohio Crappie which was 14" long.

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Flowers

The theme this week by me is "Flowers". Mac, Kathy, Craver, Lew and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. We now post anytime before 4 PM EDT on Wednesdays and voting begins after that. You can see what others show on my side bar.

I did an easy Spring theme as the world up north comes ablaze. I chose my Cornflower (Bachelor Buttons) as my header. I bought a plant at a farm market and they spread like crazy. They do a beautiful Spring bloom.

Sometimes you have to choose the right flower.

They come out dark blue the change to this purple shade.

It is such a delicate bloom.

I especially like the Dogwoods on the lake shore blooming. This fish are biting.

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"MOM"

The theme this week by Kathy is "Mom". Mac, Kathy, Craver, Lew and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. We now post anytime before 4 PM EDT on Wednesdays and voting begins after that. You can see what others show on my side bar.

I thought I would concentrate on the one of the Mom's I saw at the lake this week. The Canada Geese co-operate in taking gosling during this time of the year. This Mom was keeping an eye on me.

I saw a family on the shore and tried to get a few shots of the family. 

The Mom moved them away from me but my zoom kept them close.

The Mom looked very attentive but the goslings were having a rile.

They enjoyed a little time getting to know each other. "He started it Mom".

Have a great  week with the coming of spring.

"SPRING COLORS"

The theme this week by Lew is "Spring Colors". Mac, Kathy, Craver, Lew and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. We now post anytime before 4 PM EDT on Wednesdays and voting begins after that.

I will probably have a different take on this weeks theme. Spring colors to me has to do with the colors I see on the lake. My mind is on fishing and capturing nature on the lakes I fish. My header is from yesterday and the colors of the 9 5/8" Red Ear Bluegill. It qualifies as a Fish Ohio Awards fish over 9" long. Check out the Spring Colors on this catch.

Spring does bring some great bites. Here is a Walleye in it's Spring Colors.

My friend caught a 13 1/2" White Crappie. It is also a Fish Ohio Award fish over 13".

Surprises abound even in black and white. Here is a bald eagle flying over the lake as the Spring Colors come to the trees..

How about these little Canada Geese gosling. They are neat in their Spring Color.

How about a Great Blue Heron walking the shore,

and this one flying past in it's Spring Colors.

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