Sunday, December 11, 2011

Something To Do . . .

I needed something to do away from my house, so I grabbed my camera and headed south.  

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I was kind of surprised to see the farmers working in their cornfields.  But after thinkin about it a bit, I realized that the night time temperatures have been in the teens lately and with big tires with lugs and posi-traction, the ground should be solid enough drive on.  A couple grain elevators I passed were open and receiving grain also.

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I headed south till I got to the Maumee River, then turned west, stayin on the north side.  The Maumee is still on the high side but not out of her banks.

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I tried to stay as close to the river as the roads would allow.  Passed some really old farm buildings.  

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At one point I was on a one lane gravel road. Not many gravel roads left in this part of the state.  Got to wonderin about what I was gettin myself into.  It was nothing but trees, steep drop-offs on each side of the road and solid ice in spots.  I spotted this 'monster tree' near the roadside.  The trunk must have been 5 feet or more in diameter.  Fifteen or twenty feet up these large branches went out nearly horizontal.  I thought is was a very impressive tree.  None of my photos were able to begin to convey it's size.  

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Saw couple horses that were beggin to be photographed.  Don't think I've ever seen a white workhorse.  He was HUGE!!

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