St John the Baptist, New York

Walking between meetings in New York City a few weeks ago and stopped to take a peak into this wonderful old church, St. John the Baptist in Chelsea. I bet the brides love walking down the aisle of this church, especially if they have a long train. This is definitely the church for that.

Welcome to Putnam

Cool little downtown in Putnam, Connecticut. Long drive to get there from Hartford. I thought about taking out all of the power and phone lines, but wasn't worth the effort. Still, a pretty fall day with lots of colors.

Coca-Cola 5 cents. Sold Everywhere!!!

A throwback building sign. In an alleyway in the small town of Putnam, Connecticut. I wonder how far back this ad goes?

Fall colors in Ohio

Getting an early blast of winter on Halloween but 2 weeks ago in Ohio still was a beautiful fall day with lots of yellows and greens, maybe with a little touch of red. The morning hike caught the sun's rays coming through the trees in Cuyahoga National Park.

Fall Colors in Ohio #2

The leaves were still mostly yellow and green last week in Ohio but the views were still amazing. Leaves light up when you put the sun behind them and darken the frame a bit. This is from Michael's and my trip to Cuyahoga National Park outside of Cleveland.

Cuyohoga National Park Scenic Railroad

We weren't able to take this train through Cuyahoga National Park but it is supposed to be a beautiful way to see the park. Cuyahoga is a very long park and the train takes its time covering the area in 3.5 hours out-and-back. Cuyahoga isn't one of my favorite national parks, but it is only one of 8 NPs in the midwest so worth a visit. We did get to see several waterfalls and enjoy a few nice hikes but I think Starved Rock State Park in Illinois, for example, has much better waterfalls (although a lot smaller than Cuyahoga NP). Anyway, great place to spend a day or two if you are into waterfalls and hiking.

Fall Colors in Ohio

Shot this on my walk with Michael Jr and cousin Emily and friend in Cuyahoga National Park. Caught the peak bloom or close to it. Threw on a photo filter because, “why not?”