Smiley Driving through Huron, Ohio, I happened to notice a smiley face, outside of someone’s home. I of course thought of my Mother, and her smiley face Jesus Loves You tracks, which she passed out for years. Continuing the drive, I saw another smiley face, and by the third bright...
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Take A Ride on the Reading Perhaps because they were affordable, or maybe because even when you owned all four, the most you would collect was 200 dollars, or because someone was always willing to take a railroad, in place of some insane debt, the Railroads, in Monopoly, were always highly valued, in...
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“Saw Dog” A Whirligig Along the Highway The Welcome Center for North Carolina, on the I95, is a rest area I often pull into; recently, I was pleasantly surprised to find a new addition to the landscape – Vollis Simpson’s whirligig, “Saw Dog”! I love when whimsy is added to my...
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Is it just me, or does this guy have it right? I was walking in Annapolis, and happened upon this man, who seemed to not have a care in the world. The boat is a little small to live on, perhaps, but I have to say, he seemed incredibly happy, sitting in...
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Standard Filling Station No. 1 On our way to the Corvette Museum, near Bowling Green Kentucky, we spotted this charming View From the Road, and pulled over to take a closer look. As I approached the “landmark” I wondered why Standard Oil, which was started in Ohio by J.D. Rockefeller, Henry Flagler,...
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A Welcoming View Is this not the view you would like to come home to everyday? I remember a few years ago, arriving late one evening, to this plenteousness collection of wonderment, waiting by the front door. Much like tonight, I had been out trying to finish my Christmas errands, and as...
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A Snow Laden View From the Road Stepping outside the front door, on Thanksgiving morning, offered this snow laden view from the road; complete with bending branches, weighted down by the heavy snow, which had been falling since the day before.
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Plymouth Rock ~M~ As the United States gets ready to celebrate Thanksgiving, I offer you A View From the Road, of Plymouth Rock. I have previously written about my first trip there, as a child, and having taken two of my oldest nieces, along with a return trip for my...
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A Man Made From Straw Driving by Tumbledown Farms, in New Hampshire, I spotted this man made out of hay, and of course had to turn around and snap a picture for you. What a clever way to make a scarecrow or perhaps a farmer to welcome patrons to Tumbledown.
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Airstream Ranch I could not resist stopping for this shot. These eight Airstream trailers were half buried, after Frank Bates saw the Cadillac Ranch (http://thatisallfornow.com/?p=6981 ) on a helicopter trip across country, and decided that imitation is the highest form of flattery. Situated off of the I-4, in Dover, Florida, it...
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