I Miss This.
Trying to suck all the marrow out of Fall that we can, we recently drove to the great northwoods and took a steam train ride through the forest. It was spectacular. No picture could truly do it the justice it deserves.
ESPECIALLY when you forget to bring a telephoto lens along.
The train dropped us off in a quaint civil war dated village. There was a blacksmith, logging re-enactments, vintage tractors, train rides, a petting farm and A WAL-MART.
Not really, but it WAS a huge store selling PlasticCheaplyMadeOverPriced Toys that axed the ambiance.
At any rate, a change of scenery really does do a body good. And it's the insignificant little moments like this, that I miss already. We got lost in another world together, for a little while, attempting the activities.
Except for the hiking trail. BECAUSE WE CAN READ.
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Haha, seriously?! That seems just a little paradoxical! Very funny, though.
No way!!! A Walmart AND a slaughterhouse? In one day? EEEEEWWWWWW!
Thanks for choosing to show us pretty pics of trees and other fallishness. : )
beautiful picture - sounds like a great time - did you bring the little man? Love the slaughter house- totally goes with my story this week! so funny!
Hiking trail and slaughterhouse? Seems a little "Deliverance" to me....
lovely shot, though!
hee hee hee!! I miss my New England falls!!!!
Oh I love fall!! That first shot just makes me smell the leaves on a hike around a lake with the water lapping at the shore... mmm....
Lovely pictures nevertheless.
The pictures are beautiful... love the irony of both the sign and the mixing of nature and commercialism!!
It is beautiful there! I love road trips. They are so refreshing.
WOW! That first shot is beauty captured. WOW.
The hubby and I are trying to make it up north before all the leaves fall off but we are running out of time!
What a lovely view! That trip would have been fun. And I LOVE the signs lol.
That is the most hysterical sign! I'm so glad you can read so you could come back and share the pics!
Great PSF!
Oooooh, I'm salivating at the thought of a steam train ride. It looks like a beautiful trip!
way to kill the moment! (with that sign!) not playing along this week, but just wanted to say hi. HI!
Beautiful. I love fall!
And, seriously, good thing you can read. That would have been a horrible turn.
Wow! Brutal reality I guess. The pictures are absolutely beautiful though. We really haven't started Fall around here yet. Maybe soon.
LOL too funny. At least you could work a few calories off before getting slaughtered.
~melody~
Sounds like a great little trip for all....kids love things like that.
I love the fall leaves!
Stay warm...I hope you don't have freezing weather already.
Hilarious! Where are you? The colors are no where NEAR that vibrant here yet. Beautiful shot of the stream going thru. ;)
Yikes on the slaughter house. Loved the picture though...that really is a great shot!
So beautiful! We are still too hot here for the colors to change yet! You are so lucky!
Take care - Kellan
Our colors are just starting to turn...and I am SO thrilled. That first shot is STUNNING. Makes me want to be there NOW.
The second...well, that kind of catch is why I love you!
I think I just might have made that walk. Nothing says ambience like butchered farm animals.
In any case, I'll take the slaughter house, over Walmart.
I hate it when I forget the telephoto lens.
Oh, how funny! Slaughter house! YIKES! I think I would skip the trail too!
First shot: stunning.
Second shot: stunning.
Where DO you find this stuff? :)
Such vibrant colors, I love this time of year!
You have a talent for capturing beauty, thank you for sharing!
~AirmanMom returning to her blog...
Hey - Alexis and I decided to participate in Photo Story Friday - WOO HOO! But - I could not figure out how to imbed the code in my post - ugh?! How do I do dat? I put the photo and your and Cecily's name - but I didn't do the code. HELP!
Hey - Alexis and I decided to participate in Photo Story Friday - WOO HOO! But - I could not figure out how to imbed the code in my post - ugh?! How do I do dat? I put the photo and your and Cecily's name - but I didn't do the code. HELP!
Cool! There's a train here that takes you to the Ft.Worth Stockyards and at certain times, there's a staged train robbery. I keep saying I want to take my crew.
And seriously, a slaughter house? Um, no thanks! Love that first shot though. It looks so serene!
Whew, I'm glad you caught that one. I've always wanted to try one of those train rides.
Beautiful place...until you get to the Slaughter House.
Cue Scary Music.
Yeah, somehow "ecology" and "slaughter" don't seem to mesh.
Even without your telephoto, that first shot is glorious!
I just love that picture. So peaceful. I miss that.
Yeah... don't think I'd be walkin' down that trail anytime soon...
I love the pictures, but wouldn't have went near the Slaughter House. :)
Beautiful autumn picture!! Slaughterhouse...good trail??tehe.
Gorgeous. I am just lovin' the colors of fall. I think I'd skip the slaughterhouse. I swear I'd be a veggie if I wouldn't die from starvation.
What an amazing fall photo! I would love to walk around there. Too funny with the direction sign!
Where in the world in the northwoods is that? Looks like total fun!! And I would walk that trail either! :)
I have totally been aching to get some fall shots....and It isn't happening. RAINING and RAINING here. sigh.
great shot.....the first one. and the last one. cracked me up!
Gorgeous fall shot and funny ending! I haven't gotten out to take the foliage yet.
I'm in shock. Has Wally World become that pervasive? And, funny that my shots are similar to yours.
love the calmness of the pond, very peaceful.
What beautiful scenery! hehe
And your little boy on a choo choo train? Heaven, I'm sure.
Thanks for sharing the photo..makes me yearn for fall, and apple cider, and a blanket with a book and pumpkin pie and spice pumpkin candles in the house -- while I roast in 95 degree weather in Southern California. Thanks for sharing it is beautiful -- so reflective, so tranquil! Now on the second pic --yikes!!! Y'all that's too much for me!
A slaughter house and wannabe Walmart colliding in the civil war village? That does not sound right!
Great pics and perfect PSF!
it is beautiful nature in there...
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That is beautiful! I just LOVE fall colors up here! I just wish it wouldn't mean WINTER and 10 feet of snow are just around the corner...
how absolutely beautiful!
Love that second shot - too funny!! The first one is so tranquil. I need that right now.
I've been feeling so very uninspired in the last couple of weeks, so still didn't get a Photo story up. Call me a Dork, go ahead.
Okay, not really.
quaint and a little creepy.
love the picture of the leaves...so beautiful! still waiting for the leaves to change here. maybe in november.
That first picture is stunning! I just love fall!
The little town sounds like a fun place to visit, except for the huge store.
Mr.Linky is not playing fair this AM!
That's nature - red in tooth and claw.
Thanks for putting a smile on my face each and EVERY Friday! Telephoto lens or not, that still is a beautiful picture!
The telephoto lens would have been handy, but this has given us the whole view - and it's great!
That is the scariest. trail. EVER! One wrong turn and... aghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I found your fabulous blog via a link at if cows can fly. Love your voice, love your photos, love that Toddler boy. (My daughter is 3 and suddenly she's full-on little girl. The toddler just blazed by... what happened?)
Anyway, thanks for a great blog.
How funny is that! I think I'd skip that hike as well-- too many Halloween and Friday the 13th movies in my youth. Gorgeous scenery!
Oh that's gorgeous (the first photo that is)! My Photostory is fall-themed too. :)
That's one hike I won't be taking.
Hysterical sign. Have to as, did you go down that path?
I love your fall shot. I can't wait to take some shots around here.
That would have creeped me out.
It looks like a beautiful place, though.
that was great. Some days I feel like i AM in the slaughterhouse.
It could have said "custom killing"... like this slaughterhouse does: http://flickr.com/photos/brungrrl/2900819914/
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LOL!!!
I love the fall pic :) can't get enough of them!
I am so envious of your seasons up there. I wish we had them here. That photo is amazing. Truly amazing!
Nothing says "Let's take a hike" like a good slaughter. Am I right? Or am I right?
Great shots, as always! You're the most awesomest.
How funny! I think I'll pass on the trail.
Gorgeous colors! I'll be glad when we get some fall going down here!
It's a trick!!! Don't go!!! Don't do it!!!
Ecology tour . . . nothing but a ruse!
Did you take the ECOLOGY WALKING TRAIL to the Slaughterhouse? Eeeek!
Sounds like a wonderful time full of astute observations. I need to take my family on a day trip like this, we need a change of scenery and the fall colors are always a great backdrop for family time.
BTW: How's the apple pie coming?
Gotta love signage! That's too funny, sometimes you really wonder if the person who posted that knew the irony of what they had just done. Pretty funny. :)
Lovely fall scene you captured. Changing colors always make for the loveliest pictures.
That is too funny. I love fall, and I am anxious for the leaves around here to start changing. Beautiful shot!
Beautiful!
I want to play along! I really love this idea and want to improve my camera skillz.
Beautiful shot, I'd like that as a background
-Jess
Oh my gosh!!! That is unbelievable!!!! That's quite a trail walk.
My PSF is finally up!
Haha! Slaughter House! That totally slaughters me!!!
Oh my.
Fall is so beautiul! My camera is so not good at being able to catch the beauty! Time for an upgrade? Well......yes when I have $$$$ which might be never.
Beautiful pics though!
LOL!
Love the slaughter house sign!
He he he! So slaughtering is ecological, is it?
Oh how I wish we had beautiful fall colors like that here.
Yup! I would have avoided that trail too. haha :)
Hi there, back again to let you know that I tagged you for a meme on my blog!
Ha! LOVE the sign. Most excellent!
Haha...love your wit MamaGeek! :D
And love the reflections in the water! Great shot!
LOL! That is definitely one of the most paradoxical posts/photos around. Good ONE!
That's so funny! Love it.
I love autumn and its beauty. Gorgeous photo as always and thanks for making me laugh...
That slaughterhouse picture made me snort. Priceless!
That sign is hilarious!!!!
OMG, FALL....there it is...again. Like I said in the "leaf" post, I miss it so. But how can I complain here in Phoenix when I'm now heading into the most beautiful 9 mths of the year? Well, I'm good at complaining.
Beautiful shot! Good for you in getting out and actually going to see nature...even though part of it was a slaughterhouse LOL! That train ride sounds wonderful and you definitely got a beautiful shot to show for it. :)
That thar sign is a deterrent to taking the walking trail. Just sayin'.
Gorgeous picture!
Love the first photo. I don't even want to think about a too-big, stupid store anywhere near there. Love getting away, even if just for a while. But the sign is hilarious.
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