Weekend Reflections

Carnevale di Venezia (Weekend Reflections # 126)

2012-02-17T11:00:00.001-05:00

Venice, Italy (Campo San Rocco at night) -I counted fifteen masks but there may be more.

It's Carnival time and even the reflection of the Church of San Rocco wears a mask or masks.
However I was a couple of months early when I took this picture. :)

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Get the Balance Right (Weekend Reflections # 125)

2012-02-10T11:00:00.001-05:00

Florence, Italy

This is a window display at the Louis Vuitton store in Florence, Italy. Look at the gold ball. Can you see me? I'm there but my reflection is tiny. Maybe you can see the building that's behind me. It's the same building that's reflected at normal size further up in the photo.
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A Venice Canal Close-Up (Weekend Reflections # 124)

2012-02-03T11:00:00.006-05:00

Venice, Italy (Reflected buildings)

It almost looks like I was standing in the boat but I was actually standing on a little bridge above the water.
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Rowing on the Arno River (Weekend Reflections # 123)

2012-01-27T11:00:00.003-05:00

Florence, Italy

Thankfully I have lots of photos in my archives because I haven't taken any pictures this month/year.
I really need to get out there.

I hope you all had a great week, but if not, hopefully the weekend will make up for it. :)

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7 London Eyes (Weekend Reflections # 122)

2012-01-20T11:00:00.003-05:00

London, England

Last month I was walking along the Thames river in London when I saw this reflection of The London Eye on the side of a bus. There are seven eyes in this photo but only one is a reflection.

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Route 66 (Weekend Reflections # 121)

2012-01-13T11:00:00.001-05:00

Clinton, Oklahoma

A reflection of a biker on an old car and in the window of The Route 66 museum in Clinton Oklahoma. I didn't go inside because I was trying to stay ahead of a tornado. It was a good decision because the tornado struck this area about a half an hour later. I don't think the museum was damaged but I'm glad I wasn't caught in the storm.

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Downtown Santa Ana (Weekend Reflections # 120)

2012-01-06T11:00:00.001-05:00

Santa Ana, California (photo taken on top of a parking structure)

I took this picture a few months ago after it rained. It rarely rains here, so I try to look for reflections when it does. Who am I trying to kid, I'm always looking for reflections. :)

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Next Stop 2012 (Weekend Reflections # 119)

2011-12-30T11:00:00.001-05:00

London, England

Happy New Year!

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Merry Christmas 2011! (Weekend Reflections # 118)

2011-12-23T11:00:00.002-05:00

Florence, Italy

This is a slightly distorted reflection of Vicki and me in a Christmas decoration in the window display of the Salvatore Ferragamo store in Florence, Italy. There's a larger reflection of me in this picture too. The Christmas Tree is from Picnik.

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Along the Arno River (Weekend Reflections # 117)

2011-12-16T11:00:00.001-05:00

Florence, Italy (taken from Ponte Santa Trinita )

We had a wonderful trip! I've wanted to go to Italy for along time and I wasn't disappointed! The only problem is now that I've tasted real Italian food it's going to be hard to enjoy what passes for Italian food around here. ;) I took lots of reflection pictures so I hope you like them.

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Two Headed Dog? (Weekend Reflections 116)

2011-12-09T11:00:00.004-05:00

Newport Beach, California ( I just got back from Europe so I probably wont be blogging very much this weekend but I hope to start posting some photos from my trip at my other blog.) I'm also looking forward to catching up on the reflections that I missed.

While I was at a stoplight I saw this cute dog and it's reflection reflected in my side view. I thought it would be perfect for Weekend Reflections. Fortunately my camera was right next to me.
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Watching (Weekend Reflections # 115)

2011-12-02T11:00:00.003-05:00

Corona Del Mar, California (I flipped the reflection upside down to make it look right side up. :)

Weekend Reflections is still on auto-pilot. I'm coming home next weekend but I probably wont be back to normal blogging until the following weekend.

This woman seemed mesmerized by the crashing waves, it was as if she was waiting for a loved one to return from the sea.

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Autumn in Bruge Belgium (Weekend Reflections # 114)

2011-11-25T11:00:00.007-05:00

Bruges, Belgium (Fall 2010) -Weekend Reflections is on auto-pilot because I'm on vacation. Hopefully taking pictures of reflections in far away places to post on future Weekend Reflections. See you in two or three weeks! :)

I took this photo in Bruges, Belgium last year, the puddle was filled with fallen leaves and reflections of old buildings.

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Outside Looking In (Weekend Reflections # 113)

2011-11-18T11:00:00.008-05:00

Santa Ana, California Happy Thanksgiving!

The reflections are all around the shadows. :)

This is a pre scheduled post. I'll be back in three or four weeks.

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Red Balloon Reflections (Weekend Reflections # 112)

2011-11-11T11:00:00.002-05:00

Newport Beach, California (Balboa Fun Zone) Happy Veterans Day!

The tall thin things reflected in the middle balloon are palm trees and I'm the tall but not-so-thin thing next to them. :)

I'll be taking a break from blogging for about a month starting next week however Weekend Reflections will be pre-scheduled.

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A Building on 4th Street (Weekend Reflections # 111)

2011-11-04T11:00:00.003-04:00

Santa Ana, California (The top corner of a building reflected in a puddle)

If I would have started Weekend Reflections one week later, next week would would be Weekend Reflections #111 on 11-11-11. :)

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Spooky Reflections (Weekend Reflections # 110)

2011-10-28T11:00:00.013-04:00

Santa Ana, California (A skeleton figure in a window display facing its reflection)

I guess this guy can celebrate Dia de Los Muertos while his reflection celebrates Halloween. :)

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Mysterious Yellow Woman (Weekend Reflections # 109)

2011-10-21T11:00:00.002-04:00

Costa Mesa, California

What is she doing? Look into her eyes and her thoughts become clear she's thinking about travel. Can you see it? Paris is written on her face and Tokyo's nearby but she's only a reflection in a window.

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Resting Reflection (Weekend Reflections # 108)

2011-10-14T11:00:00.003-04:00

Newport Beach, California (Balboa Island)

The guy in the reflection said "I can move if you want me to" and I said please don't because that would ruin the picture. I bet he was a little confused and I don't blame him. :)

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A reflection in the Crowd (Weekend Reflections # 107)

2011-10-07T11:00:00.001-04:00

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I think this is what they call shooting from the hip. I was walking on a crowded sidewalk in Philadelphia last year when I noticed this mirror. I clicked off one quick shot and hoped for the best.
Thankfully no one bumped into me from behind and this lady was in the perfect spot for a reflection.

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The Bike Rider (Weekend Reflections # 106)

2011-09-30T11:00:00.002-04:00

Huntington Beach, California

The guy was across the street and behind my back but I managed to capture his reflection in this window. He almost got away because he was going pretty fast. :)

Here are some hints that show that this is a reflection.

1)The horizontal blinds (look at the lower left side) where they are the most clear.
2)The vertical wooden window frame on the right.
3)My shirt sleeve and the trees on the right but just to the left of the window frame.

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Two Years of Reflections! (Weekend Reflections #105)

2011-09-23T11:00:00.004-04:00

Newport Beach, California (Fashion Island)

You might have seen an animal jump through a ring of fire, but how about a fish swimming through a ring of water?

Weekend Reflections # 1 was on this weekend in 2009! Thanks to all of you who've made it so fun over the last two years!

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A French Connection (Weekend Reflections # 104)

2011-09-16T11:00:00.005-04:00

Newport Beach, California

One day I was daydreaming about going to France while I was walking around a nearby outdoor shopping center. Then I looked at the shop window to my left and saw these paintings of Paris, a second later I saw the reflection in the same window of the store on the right called L'Occitane en Provence. I was glad that my camera was in my pocket. It's sort of a French two-in-one coincidence.

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Grand Canal at Night (Weekend Reflections # 103)

2011-09-09T11:00:00.001-04:00

Newport Beach, California (Little Balboa Island)

I wish this was a photo of Venice but it's not.
Grand Canal is the name of the walkways on both sides of this canal. Balboa is actually two islands that are connected by a bridge. This is a photo of the little island. I go to Balboa Island almost every night to walk and take pictures. I think both islands combined are only about two miles around so it's a wonder that I'm not bored with it yet.

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Hand in Hand on the Sand (Weekend Reflections # 102)

2011-09-02T11:00:00.015-04:00

Newport Beach, California

Sorry for the late post. For some reason Blogger didn't post it at the scheduled time but I should have checked earlier.

I love the look of wave patterns on the sand with reflections on them. I thought about cropping this tighter but I decided to leave their feet to give some perspective, plus this way there's more reflected sunlight on top and wave patterns on the sides.

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The Sun and the Moon 2 (Weekend Reflections # 101)

2011-08-26T11:00:00.003-04:00

Balboa Island, California

This is another version of a reflection that I posted for Weekend Reflections # 19. It's an interesting and colorful house on Balboa Island. Last time the reflection was in a water puddle in the alley and kind of dull, but this time it's on a garage door window of another house and much brighter.

I thought is was pretty cool that we had exactly 100 links last week. :)

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Balboa Fun Zone (Weekend Reflections # 100)

2011-08-19T11:00:00.013-04:00

Newport Beach, California (Balboa Fun Zone) -By the way the purple circle on the right is a spinning Ferris Wheel. The slow shutter speed makes it look like it's going fast but it's actually not very fast. :)

This is the 100TH Weekend Reflections. It's been even more fun than I imagined. Not just seeing great reflections but also meeting people from all around the world.

Thanks for sharing your amazing reflections.

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Bay Arcade (Weekend Reflections # 99)

2011-08-12T11:00:00.004-04:00

Newport Beach,Ca (Balboa Peninsula)

This is a reflection from across the street so don't follow the "one way" sign. I used to love going to The Bay Arcade when I was a boy in the early to mid 1970's. At that time there were only one or two video games that were available but The Bay Arcade didn't have them because even then it was an old fashioned place and the arcade games were from the 40's 50's and 60's.

Once again I'd like to apologize for the problems caused by the changing of my URL. It seems like my new posts aren't showing up in the dashboard viewer and some links to my blog are wrong. I went to Blogger help and there are lots of people that have the same problem but I can't find a solution. I'll keep trying though!

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La Mort Lente du Ballon Rouge (Weekend Reflections # 98)

2011-08-05T11:00:00.000-04:00

Paris, France (Rue Au Maire)

I probably butchered the French language but my title is trying to say The slow death of The Red Balloon. One of my favorite movies when I was a boy was Le Ballon Rouge or The Red Balloon as I knew it. Like in the movie it seems like a sad end is in store for this balloon. The movie was made in Paris in 1956. When I'm in Paris I try to capture glimpses of the Paris of old and sometimes the glimpses appear in reflections.

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Balboa Pavilion at Night (Weekend Reflections # 97)

2011-07-29T11:00:00.000-04:00

Newport Beach, California (Balboa Peninsula)

Hello everybody! I hope you didn't have problems finding my new web address. I'm sorry if the change caused any confusion or trouble. Please update your badges and bookmarks with the new web address http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/ thanks!

This is a nighttime view of Balboa Peninsula. I took the photo from Balboa Island. The building with all the lights is The Balboa Pavilion, it's over a hundred years old and that's ancient by Orange County standards. :) I also took a picture of this building's reflection in the window on the island side of the water. I'm posting it at Something Sighted and linking it here.

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Weekend Reflections New URL

2011-07-27T13:05:00.004-04:00

Important Message!

Since I no longer live in Newtown, I changed my URL to something more appropriate. My new web address is http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/

I tried to change it to Weekend Reflections but I had to settle for Weekend Reflection without the "s".

The old URL won't work anymore so if you have it bookmarked please change it to the new URL. Also please make sure your Weekend Reflections badges have the new URL. Thanks!

New URL for Weekend Reflections = http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/

I'm sorry if the change causes problems or confusion.

I'll post this message again to make sure everyone sees it.

See you on Friday!

Surreal Waterfront (Weekend Reflections # 96)

2011-07-22T11:00:00.002-04:00

Balboa Island, Newport Beach, Ca

The two people walked into the reflection and I'm glad they did. If you look very closely you might be able to see the black statue of a boy sitting under the tree at the top of the stairs that lead to the water or in this case the land because this is upside down.
In case you couldn't tell, almost everything in this photo is an upside down reflection on water. :)

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A Balboa Island Bridge (Weekend Reflections # 95)

2011-07-15T11:00:00.001-04:00

Balboa Island, Newport Beach, California

I guess I could have titled this "Reflections of the moon and four lamps". :)

You might see this photo again over the next few days because I'm going to link it to Louis Lavache's Sunday Bridges meme and Franius' Night Shot meme. Great places to visit especially if you want to share your bridge or night photos!

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Blooming Trees (Weekend Reflections # 94)

2011-07-08T11:00:00.001-04:00

Newport Beach, California

This glass building has an interesting golden color that made these tree reflections really stand out. I'm going back when I have more time to take pictures.

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Happy Independence Day! (Weekend Reflections # 93)

2011-07-01T11:00:00.002-04:00

Balboa Island, Newport Beach, California

This is the other side of the island from where I took last week's picture. Now I've seen Statues of Liberty in Texas,NYC,Paris and Newport Beach but they seem to be getting smaller. :)
Have a great 4TH of July weekend America! Have a great weekend everyone!

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Island Reflections (Weekend Reflections # 92)

2011-06-24T11:00:00.003-04:00

Balboa Island, Newport Beach, California

Vicki and I love to take evening walks on Balboa Island. Normally I watch the sunset but this time I turned around in time to discover some pretty cool reflections. About a second after I took this shot a duck swam by and ruined the reflections. :)

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Adobe Church (Weekend Reflections # 91)

2011-06-17T11:00:00.003-04:00

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Another reflection from New Mexico. This time it's an adobe church and a white tree under a beautiful blue sky. It reflected in the window across the street.
I have a California reflection at my other blog.

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Navajo Mural (Weekend Reflections # 90)

2011-06-10T11:00:00.002-04:00

Ya Ta Hey, New Mexico
An American Indian mural reflected in the window of a souvenir shop.

Hello everyone I moved to Newport Beach, California and I'm ready to see some reflections!

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Lost in Text (Weekend Reflections # 89)

2011-06-03T11:00:00.002-04:00

Newtown, Pennsylvania (Starbucks window)

Do you think this guy had any idea there was a camrea in his face? As you can see from my reflection I walked right up to the window and took the shot.

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Robertson Hall (Weekend Reflections # 88)

2011-05-27T11:00:00.001-04:00

Princeton University (Robertson Hall)
Princeton is great place to explore day or night and I'm going to miss going there. The university was established in 1746 and has an amazing history.

If all is going according to plan I should be in Santa Fe New Mexico taking lots of pictures when this posts.

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Towards the Sunset (Weekend Reflections # 87)

2011-05-20T11:00:00.001-04:00

Cape May, New Jersey (Sunset Beach) A pool of reflected sunshine next to jetty and an old shipwreck in the water.

Hopefully I'll be on the road headed towards the sunset when this post comes out but I'll probably be still waiting for the movers to arrive. Weekend Reflections is on auto-pilot until mid June. I'll be posting from the road at Something Sighted when I get the chance. Maybe from St. Louis or Oklahoma City, Santa Fe or a small town that I've never heard of? Westward Ho!

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Pepsi and Turtles (Weekend Reflections # 86)

2011-05-13T11:00:00.002-04:00

The Boardwalk Wildwood, New Jersey (The turtles and fish are part of a mural that's reflected in the window of a diner) If you look closely you will see a large Pepsi cup,stools and other things inside the diner.)

A couple of things:
1) May 14th will be the second year anniversary of Newtown Area Photo which seems like a good time to change the name Weekend Reflections. It's pretty much been just Weekend Reflections for a while anyway. Thanks for the support and great comments during the last two years! I'm moving back to California next week and I'm taking the long way home so Weekend Reflections will be on auto pilot from May 20th until mid June.

2)Weekend Reflections will live on but I'll be posting snapshots from the road and later photos of California as well as other places to my main blog Something Sighted .
Please stop by and say hello.

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Blogger Problems

2011-05-13T10:00:00.000-04:00

I pre scheduled today's Weekend Reflection as well as the next several of weeks but they have been removed by Blogger because of some problems they were trying to fix. They say that they are working to restore the posts that were removed and really I hope they do. I'll give it some time. Please check back later. I really hope my posts show up soon! Fingers crossed.

I'll re do the posts later today if they don't show up. I guess it's better this happened now then next week when I'll be on the road.

Sorry
James

From blogger:

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Hooded Stranger (Weekend Reflections # 85)

2011-05-06T11:00:00.002-04:00

Newtown Pennsylvania (Tyler State Park)

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

A hooded stranger, trees and the setting sun reflected in a puddle of water. (The hooded stranger was actually a teen riding a skateboard. :)

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Cira Centre Sunset (Weekend Reflections # 84)

2011-04-29T11:00:00.000-04:00

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Cira Center is one of my favorite buildings in Philadelphia. I was rushing to get to the other side to capture the best lighting when I saw the sun shining right through the building and some golden reflections of other buildings. I ended up taking some night shots too which I'll post on a later date.

I won't be blogging very much this weekend but I'll try to check in and take care of Linky problems. Just Three weeks until I leave Pennsylvania for California. It's getting hectic but It's pretty exciting too.

Have a great weekend everyone!

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Ghostly Reflection (Weekend Reflections # 83)

2011-04-22T11:00:00.000-04:00

Newtown, Pennsylvania (Tyer State Park)

Happy Easter!

It was a gloomy day. I looked at the bridge and there wasn't any one around but while I took the picture the woman suddenly appeared like a ghost. :)

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Philadelphia Blues (Weekend Reflections # 82)

2011-04-15T11:00:00.004-04:00

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (City Hall, buildings, blue sky and a man reflected in the puddle) The man and the statue of William Penn (on top of the city hall tower) seem to be walking in the same direction. To give a little perspective the statue is 37 feet tall and weighs 27 tons.

Four and a half years ago Vicki and I left Orange County, California to experience other parts of the country. We spent a little over two years in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and then two years in Newtown Pennsylvania. Our original plan was to return to California after four or five years, but we like this part of the country so much that we began to think we were going to stay. However, after lots of prayer and consideration, we will be moving back to Orange County (Newport Beach) next month. We had an amazing time meeting new people, learning new things and exploring new states and countries. I don't think I would have discovered photography if we hadn't taken on this adventure. Sometime in May I'll change the name of this blog to Weekend Reflections and I'll be doing my every day or every week blogging at my Something Sighted blog. May 20th is the day I depart on my cross-country trip back to California so Weekend Reflections will be on auto pilot for a few weeks during that time. However, I hope to post photos and updates from the road on my Something Sighted blog as much as possible. I would love to share my adventure with you all at Something Sighted as I photograph across the country and then re-discover and photograph California. If needed, please click the link in the top right corner for Weekend Reflections instructions. Now, lets have some fun with Weekend Reflections!

Soft Rain Reflections (Weekend Reflections # 81)

2011-04-08T11:00:00.002-04:00

Newtown, Pennsylvania A tree reflection captured in a rain puddle. I was able to take the shot just as the rain begain to fall, before the reflection was disturbed too much. We've had lots of clouds and rain but springtime colors are on the way. If needed, please click the link in the top right corner for Weekend Reflections instructions. Now, lets have some fun with Weekend Reflections!

Spare Reflections (Weekend Reflections # 80)

2011-04-01T11:00:00.001-04:00

Ivyland, PA (Tanner Brothers Dairy Farm) It's a reflection in a spare tire cover on the back of a car. The reflection is warped but there's a dairy farm with two silos, a wooden fence,cars,the sun in a blue sky,power lines,and me and my shadow. Speaking of me, my back is finally getting better! I'm still not able to sit or stand in one place very long but I am able to walk with much less pain and my pain is less overall. :) Happy Days are almost here again! I hope all is well with all of you. I'll stop by and say hello as much as I can. Have a great weekend! If needed, please click the link in the top right corner for Weekend Reflections instructions. Now, lets have some fun with Weekend Reflections!

Silo Reflections (Weekend Reflections # 79)

2011-03-25T11:00:00.001-04:00

Bird in Hand, Pennsylvania

I took this a couple of weeks ago on the day my back really started giving me problems.

Check out the reflection of the silo in this field. I saw the water and hoped to capture a reflection of the barn but I just managed to get the silo.

Thanks for all of the nice comments and well wishes last week! I'm still not able to sit in a chair for very long so I regret that I won't be around to comment. I thought about leaving my comments off this week, but then I remembered that sometimes I need to help with Linky problems. Let me know if you have any Linky trouble. I'll check every so often. Hopefully, I'll be taking pictures and blogging soon. I'll still post Weekend Reflections every Friday in the meantime. Have a great weekend!

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Tree designs (Weekend Reflections # 78)

2011-03-18T11:00:00.002-04:00

Newtown, PA (trees reflected in a puddle of melted snow)

Thankfully, I have lots of photos in my archives because I've been off of my feet because of chronic back problems. I like the look of bare trees reflected in water and I usually make photos of them in black and white, but the reflected colors of the sunset were to nice to hide.

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Look a Covered Bridge! (Weekend Reflections # 77)

2011-03-11T11:00:00.001-05:00

Newtown, Pennsylvania (Tyler State Park)
It's actually a reflection of the Schofield Ford covered bridge that was pictured in a post from a few weeks ago. The post was titled "My Favorite Park and My Favorite Bench". I took this shot on the other side of the creek from the pictures in the other post.

I think I'll ad this to the Sunday Bridges meme too.

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Near the End of Bulls Island (Weekend Reflections # 76)

2011-03-04T11:00:00.001-05:00

Stockton, New Jersey (Bulls Island State Park)

The weather was beautiful last Saturday so Vicki and I decided to take a drive along the Delaware River. The Delaware River divides New Jersey and Pennsylvania so we made stops back and forth between the two states. That's Vicki in front of me enjoying the scenery. New Jersey is on the left and Pennsylvania is on the right. It was a nice snow covered walk to get to this spot and once again we had it all to ourselves.

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Passing Car Reflections (Weekend Reflections # 75)

2011-02-25T11:00:00.000-05:00

Newtown, Pennsylvania (reflections of a car and trees in a puddle)

I was all set to take a picture of the reflection of the trees in the puddle when I heard a car coming. At first I was a little annoyed but then I thought this is something I haven't tried before and even if it doesn't look good the original photo idea will still be there. I was in the middle of trying to make up my mind when the car entered the puddle so I took two fast shots and hoped for the best. I liked the results and I like them even better in black and white and rotated 180 degrees. As you can see I was too close to capture the whole car in one frame with my 50mm lens. Always be ready for unexpected photo opportunities! :)

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My Favorite Park and My Favorite Bench

2011-02-23T11:14:00.006-05:00

Looking Left

Looking Right

Newtown, Pa (Tyler State Park) Schofield Ford Covered Bridge over the Neshaminy Creek

I haven't had much time for blogging or taking pictures lately but yesterday was such a beautiful day so I decided to walk in the park near my apartment. It's a big park with several entrances and plenty of wooded trails. I took my point and shoot camera and clicked away. The two photos above are straight out of the camera snapshots of one of my favorite spots. It's nice to see how this place changes with the seasons. Most of the time I get to enjoy these views all to myself except for the occasional dog walker or horseback rider. I dedicate this post to my friend Malyss in Nice France who has a daily blog about benches. I never really noticed benches before I started following her blogs "Chronicals from the shore" and "Benches on my way"

River Reflections (Weekend Reflections # 74)

2011-02-18T11:00:00.001-05:00

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I took this shot last month. I like the way the lights on the bridge work with their reflections to make what looks to me like a mask.

This will be my entry for the Sunday Bridges meme too.

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Melted Snow (Weekend Reflections # 73)

2011-02-11T11:00:00.002-05:00

Newtown, Pennsylvania (Tyler State Park)
I saw my reflection as I walked by this puddle of melted snow so I walked back and took this shot. That's when I noticed the cool tree branch reflections.

I haven't had much time to take photos or blog recently. I hope you all had a great week!

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Camden Reflections (Weekend Reflections # 72)

2011-02-04T11:00:00.003-05:00

Philadelphia, PA (Ben Franklin Bridge looking toward Camden New Jersey)

I wish the first lamp wasn't there because it was so bright and it blocked part of the bridge view.
Someday I hope to take a better pictures from this bridge. I took this one last month and despite the warm colors it was a lot colder and windier than I thought it would be. Plus the cars and trucks make the bridge shake. Next time I'll be more patient and maybe I'll even walk over to New Jersey and capture some Philadelphia reflections.

This will be my Sunday Bridges entry too!

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Winter Snapshots

2011-01-31T19:00:00.001-05:00

Newtown, Pennsylvania~

This barn is pretty close to my house so I decided to take a few shots through my car window on my way to the park this afternoon. Now I just have to remember to submit it to Tricia's Barn Charm meme.

I took the bottom photo on Friday. As you can see it's very similar to my Weekend Reflections photo except this one has even more snow and it was taken with my point and shoot.

Cold and Lonesome Road (Weekend Reflections #71)

2011-01-28T11:00:00.001-05:00

Newtown, Pennsylvania~

I took this shot because I liked the angle and curve of the road. I also like the contrast between the road and snow.

I thought the jogger was crazy to be out in the cold but then I realized that he probably thought the same thing about me. :)

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Looking Back at a Barn (Weekend Reflections # 70)

2011-01-21T11:00:00.000-05:00

Newtown, Pennsylvania~

There are lots of roads like this in Newtown, one lane for each direction and as you can see no place to park. Sometimes I have to be creative if I want to take a picture. This is the view from down the road of the barn with the blowing snow that I posted the other day.

I won't be around very much this weekend or the coming week so I wish you all a great week!

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Winter Sunset over an Old Farm

2011-01-19T23:00:00.000-05:00

Newtown, PA

It must have been a working farm at one time but now it's part of Core Creek Park. I was there taking pictures of big tree that I like when I noticed the old corn rows leading to a beautiful sunset.

Wintery Newtown

2011-01-17T11:00:00.002-05:00

A look at an old railroad bridge through the car's windshield.

A snow covered field in Tyler State Park

Snow covered trees in Tyler State Park

One of the many barns along the back roads of Newtown

The barn photo was a drive by click and I took the top one from the passanger seat while Vicki was driving. :)

This is my post for the Old Barns meme at Bluff Area Daily

30TH Street Station (Weekend Reflections # 69)

2011-01-14T11:00:00.001-05:00

Philadelphia Pennsylvania-

This is the 30TH street train station in Philadelphia and the lights are reflecting on the Schuylkill River. This will be my photo for the Sunday Bridges meme also.

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Philadelphia Belle and Philadelphia Ben

2011-01-11T16:55:00.004-05:00

Penn's Landing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-
The riverboat is named Philadelphia Belle and the bridge is named Benjamin Franklin. I think they make a cute couple. The river is the Delaware, this side is Philadelphia Pennsylvania

and the other side is Camden New Jersey.

You can tell that it was cold and windy by the snow on the ground and the blur of the waving flags. When the wind is blowing it's hard to get a shot that's not blurry even when I use a tripod.

The other day I said I would give some tips about night photography. I still haven't taken a photography class or even read a book about it yet so keep that in mind.

I'll just share what I do and I hope it helps others.

1) use a tripod

2) use the camera's two second delay

3) try to take your time and not rush the shot

4) try to take more than one shot of the same things (because it ups the chance of getting a good one)

5) never touch the camera or tripod while the picture is being taken

6) use manual settings

7)wider apertures and higher ISO equals more light while smaller and lower equals darker pictures

8) try shooting the same thing with several different camera settings(to see which is best)

9)study and learn from other people

That's about all I can think of right now. I'm hoping to get a couple of photography for my birthday next month so I'll do an update post if I learn something new.

I'm always happy to learn so if anyone has tips or critiques about my photos please let me know.

This is my Watery Wednesday post.

A Philadelphia Stranger in the Night

2011-01-10T11:00:00.001-05:00

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-
I posted this photo in black and white at my other blog and promised to show the color version here.
This is an alley in Old City area of Philadelphia. I saw the guy walking and I ran over set up my tripod, clicked the shutter and hoped for the best. I'm happy with the photo but I can't decide if I like this version or the black and white one better. He's kind of spooky like a walking shadow don't you think? :)

When I walk around a city taking night photos I keep my camera on the tripod and I usually wear the camera and tripod strapped around my neck. I bet I'd make a pretty funny street photo for somebody. It's like a giant necklace that would put Mr. T to shame. :)

You can see it in black and white version here.

Stuck in the Middle (Weekend Reflections #68)

2011-01-07T10:59:00.002-05:00

Philadelphia Pennsylvania-

This might be the first time that I've posted two photos for Weekend Reflections. I like the bottom crop best but I wanted to show all of Philadelphia's unique city hall. If you enlarge the top photo you might be able to see the huge statue of William Penn on top of the City Hall. The City Hall was designed to be the tallest building in the world but by the time it was completed it was already surpassed by the Washington Monument and the Eiffel Tower, However it was the Tallest inhabitable building in the world until 1908.

A few people have asked me for night photo tips.

Tip #1 use a tripod! I'll follow up with lots more tips as I'm able to figure them out and put them together.

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A Civil War General in Philadelphia

2011-01-04T00:20:00.000-05:00

This is a statue of Union Civil War General George McClellan on his horse. It stands next to Philadelphia's City Hall. This statue was created in 1894 by Henry Jackson Ellicott.

I recently started taking night pictures and it's become addicting. I think I'd start a night photo meme if I didn't already have Weekend Reflections. Philadelphia is only 20 miles away so I hopped on the train and spent a few hours taking pictures earlier this evening. It's very interesting city with lots of history. I think I'll be spending a lot more time there.

Reflections on the Delaware River (Weekend Reflections # 67)

2010-12-31T11:00:00.001-05:00

The Delaware River at Washington Crossing, PA

Happy New Year!
One of my goals is to try to learn as much as I can and become a better photographer in 2011. Do you have any goals for 2011?

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My Walk in a Blizzard

2010-12-27T13:43:00.009-05:00

I've been waiting for it to snow and yesterday a blizzard blew in so I decided to leave the car parked and go for a walk.

This is a little further down the road from the last picture.

It wasn't snowing very hard but the wind was starting to pick up when I went in for a closer look at this mailbox. I bet there were a few birds that could have used it for shelter last night.

I walked a little more and onto a little one lane bridge. That's when I saw this Christmas tree hiding beside the creek. It must be a good spot because it made it through another Christmas with it's roots intact.

You might have noticed this old house in one of the pictures above. It sits beside on the other side of the creek from the Christmas tree.

I stood here for a while admiring the old house and noticed that it was built in 1831. Id love to look inside.

I walked some more and then took some shots of this old building and train tracks. I'd been cold for a while but this is when the reality of having to walk home hit me. It was really cold and I was covered in snow but even worse so was my camera and lens.

After I took some pictures of this building I stopped at Starbucks for a much needed hot chocolate. Then I finally made it home. That's when the blizzard really hit.

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Merry Christmas (Weekend Reflections # 66)

2010-12-24T11:00:00.000-05:00

Even with all the pictures that I took in New York last weekend it was hard to find one that had reflections and a Christmas theme. This is a giant wreath on the Waldorf Astoria hotel and the Christmas decorations have buildings people and yellow taxis reflected in them. I didn't count them but this might be a record for the most reflections that I've posted at once.
I'll be posting the rest of the NYC photos as well as my photos of Europe at on my other blog. One of my New Years goals is to keep this blog more true to it's name. :)

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From one Tree to Another? (Weekend Reflections # 65)

2010-12-17T10:59:00.001-05:00

I wonder if the leaves thought they were going home. I'm not a poet but if I were I'd write a poem about this. :)

I'm leaving on Saturday and I'll be away for a few days.

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Sycamore Street Last Night

2010-12-15T20:00:00.000-05:00

When I lived in California I thought the low 50's F was cold. Then when I moved to Texas my cold threshold lowered to the low 40's. Now I consider the low 30's cold. It's 27F as I type this but yesterday's temps ranged from 17 to 22F and the wind chill brought it much lower. We even got a little bit of snow. I just wish that it would fall for longer than a few minutes. By the time I put on my coat and went outside the snow stopped falling. Picnik's snow effect fixed that problem. :)

The Sun Setting on Two Houses

2010-12-14T20:00:00.000-05:00

The Above photo is an old abandoned house that I pass by all of the time. The setting sunlight was so nice this time that I finally stopped and took a few shots. I also took some shots of some ruins and the abandoned house next door. I'll post them another time.

A couple of weeks ago I rushed out to take some pictures of the setting sun but I was almost too late. In my hurried up state I fumbled around and dropped my camera in the weeds. I decided to take a shot while I was down there picking up the camera. I think the weeds and lighting give it an other worldly look. It almost as if the night was being pulled down like a curtain. I think next time I'll try to get more shots of that big beautiful tree.

The house in the bottom photo is the same house as the one in my post titled "An Old House Nestled in the Tall Grass" except from a different vantage point and time of day.

Old Barns and Farms

2010-12-13T11:00:00.000-05:00

These are two different farms around Newtown. You might remember Stone Meadows Farm from a black and white photo last week. The top one will be my photo for the Old Barns meme at Bluff Area Daily.

The one thing that my last several posts have in common is that all of the photos were taken with a point and shoot camera and if I didn't remember to put it in my pocket I would have missed them. :)

Old Industrial Reflection (Weekend Reflections # 64)

2010-12-10T11:00:00.001-05:00

I saw this old industrial building as I drove by and since I had a camera in my pocket I turned around. The reflection was a nice bonus. :)

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Changing Seasons

2010-12-08T11:55:00.001-05:00

A time to slow down

A time to watch and listen

A time to enjoy the warmth and comforts of home

The sky is gray, there's a chill in the air, the scent of burning wood is all around and the sound of geese fill my ears. I love this time of year!

The Odd Tree Out

2010-12-06T11:00:00.000-05:00

Stone Meadows Farm Newtown, PA

Actor Ezra Stone who was famous for playing Henry Aldrich back in the 1930's and 40's lived here until his death in 1994. That was before my time but I can still remember watching old cartoons that made fun of Henry. His mother would say HEN-RY, HEN-RY ALDRICH! and Henry would reply "coming mother"
Any old timers out there remember Henry Aldrich? :)

Beaubourg Reflections (Weekend Reflections # 63)

2010-12-03T11:00:00.001-05:00

Modern art and natural beauty of the sky are reflected in very shallow water at the outside area of the top floor restaurant in the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.

For some reason I get serious deja vu when I look at this photo.
I wonder if I posted a similar one before? If so I couldn't find it. :)

Heading into Winter

2010-11-29T11:00:00.000-05:00

This is one of the pictures that I took during a walk that Vicki and I took on Thanksgiving. We saw the snow falling and we had to go outside. This was right about when the snow turned into rain. That's Vicki walking ahead of me. I love this time of year!

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Bottom of the Rock Reflections (Weekend Reflections # 62)

2010-11-26T11:00:00.001-05:00

I've been thinking about New york lately so here's a reflection from NYC. I hope to go to the top of this building and enjoy the view next time I'm there. (Top of the Rock)

I hope my fellow Americans had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Newtown was blessed with the first snow of the season yesterday. :) Now let the Christmas music begin!

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The Last of the Colorful Leaves

2010-11-24T18:46:00.006-05:00

After I had a blood test the other day I noticed a farm next to the medical building. I happened to have a camera in my pocket so I took a few shots. Most of the colorful leaves around Newtown have fallen already but the tree in the top photo still has some.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Paris Reflections (Weekend Reflections # 61)

2010-11-19T11:00:00.002-05:00

Hello and thanks for keeping Weekend Reflections going strong while I was away!
This is another sort of busy reflection with the church(Notre-Dame des Champs) being the obvious focal point but a few other things to look for are the guy on the bike in the right corner, the mirror inside the restaurant reflecting the yellow tour bus and the green Chez Leon signs inside of the restaurant. After this leg of the trip I went to Brussels and my first meal was at the original Chez Leon where I had Moules- frites (mussels and fries). After Brussels we went to Lucerne Switzerland then we returned to Paris.

I'll be posting the Europe photos at my other blog Something Sighted for at least the next year so stop by and check them out when you have time.

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Home Again

2010-11-17T17:13:00.002-05:00

It's great to be back! With the exception of this photo and some for Weekend Reflections I'll be be posting the pictures that I took in Europe on my other blog Something Sighted. I've already posted a few and I'll be posting them for a long time to come. This picture is another version of my other blog's new header photo. I hope you all enjoyed Weekend Reflections while I was away. I'm looking forward to the fun this weekend!

The boy in this picture just stood there in awe of the Eiffel Tower for quite a while.

Reflections and Memories (Weekend Reflections # 60 )

2010-11-12T11:00:00.001-05:00

I'll be home soon. See you all next week! Don't forget to look at my Something Sighted blog for photos of Europe.

This is one of the beautiful windows at the Palace Hotel and the reflection is St. Patrick's Cathedral. You can also see a chandelier inside the hotel. This is the hotel where we stayed during our first NYC visit last year. It's an amazing hotel but it's too expensive unless I get a great deal like last time. So I'll have to hold on to the fond memories.

Frenchtown Reflections (Weekend Reflections # 59)

2010-11-05T11:00:00.002-04:00

Have fun with Weekend Reflections while I'm on vacation! I plan to be back in a couple of weeks. Hopefully by now I have some photos of my trip on my Something Sighted blog. Then again maybe I'll have to wait until I get home to post them.

I took this shot last winter in a cute little town called Frenchtown on the New Jersey side of Delaware river. This old fashioned barbershop was closed so I decided to take advantage of the reflections from outside. I was wearing a hat so it's hard to tell from my reflection if I was due for a haircut or not. This is a pretty busy photo with lots of things to see so I hope it works. Have a great weekend!

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A NYC Dream (Weekend Reflections # 58)

2010-10-29T11:00:00.000-04:00

I'm on vacation and I'll be back in a few weeks

This warped reflection of Lexington Ave in Manhattan. reminds me of a strange dream and the taxi looks like a clown car. Have a great Halloween Weekend!

A Newtown Pond (Réflexions Week-end # 57)

2010-10-22T11:00:00.001-04:00

~This post is pre-scheduled because I'm on vacation~

This is one of the first practice photos that I took with my new canon powershot pocket camera. Hopefully I'm taking many more photos right now. Bon Jour and have a great weekend!

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Holy Cow!

2010-10-17T23:01:00.001-04:00

I was very happy to discover this package in my mailbox the other day.

Thank you, Paul aka Louis La Vache, for sending me some of your wonderful Holy Cow blend coffee. When Louis La Vache isn't roasting delicious coffee at his Holy Cow Coffee Company, he hosts a meme called Sunday Bridges at his San Francisco Bay Daily Photo blog.
Stop by his blog for coffee, which I highly recommend, or to just say hello.

Clinton New Jersey (Weekend Reflections # 56)

2010-10-15T11:00:00.001-04:00

The Red Mill at the other end of the water has a long and interesting history that began in 1810.

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A Drive By Barn Photo

2010-10-11T20:47:00.003-04:00

I was driving around in New Jersey looking for something to take pictures of when I saw this red barn on the side of the road. I put on the brakes just long enough to stick my camera out of the car window and take a few shots before the cars behind me caught up. I took this shot the same day as the barn photos on my other blog.

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The Chrysler Building (Weekend Reflections # 55)

2010-10-08T11:00:00.003-04:00

This is one of my favorite buildings. I took this shot from the entrance on Lexington Ave. I think this reflection is on the other side of the Hyatt building that I featured in Weekend Reflections # 53.

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The Fall Colors of Bucks County

2010-10-05T13:09:00.005-04:00

Being from the West Coast I'd heard about how beautiful it gets in this part of the country, but I didn't fully realize it until I saw for myself. Here are a couple of shots that I took last year during my first "real" autumn season. Once again the colors are starting to change and pretty soon we'll have another explosion of colors.

A Match Made in NYC (Weekend Reflections # 54)

2010-10-01T11:00:00.001-04:00

I was walking on E 51st street between Madison and 5th Ave when I came upon this strange scene. I'm not exactly sure what this guy was doing but he stayed in this pose for a lot longer than I expected. Then the driver of the pink car got out with a spray bottle and a dirty look and preceded to clean the spot that the guy with the pink shirt touched.
All this and the bonus of the reflections in the back window and surrounding cars. I love NYC!

I think a good caption for this photo would be "Where have you been all my life" because it seemed to be love at first sight.

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Red Barn, White Snow and Blue Sky

2010-09-29T15:47:00.003-04:00

No we didn't get hit with a freak September snow storm. lol, I took this picture last February.
When the weather cools down I like to pack up my camera and go for long drives exploring and finding interesting things to photograph. I saw this nice looking red barn sticking out like a sore thumb in a sea of white.

Grand Central Reflections (Weekend Reflections # 53)

2010-09-24T11:00:00.002-04:00

This is the reflection of the sculpture and clock on the facade of Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Mercury is easy to see with his arms stretched out under the Hyatt's " T's" but the reflection also shows a distorted Minerva lying on her side and Hercule's head as well as some buildings. The sculpture was created in 1914 by Jules Alexis Coutan of Paris.

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The Colorful Crossing

2010-09-22T13:00:00.003-04:00

I like the way the colors work together in this scene. It seems like you can find a match to the people's clothes on the ground or on the buidings and cars.

Tiny Dancers (Weekend Reflections # 52)

2010-09-17T11:00:00.000-04:00

These are the tiny dancing fairies that live in the shoe cobbler's window. It's a striking little red building that looks very old. Every time I walk by I expect these little ladies to start dancing and twirling to strange dreamy music.

I also wonder if they're waiting for the return of the Tiny Iceman of Newtown.

You can see the blurred reflections of the brick buildings across the street but it's obvious who the stars of this photo are.

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Newtown at Night (Weekend Reflections # 51)

2010-09-10T11:00:00.001-04:00

I took this shot across the street from last week's post.

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Olde St. Andrew's at Night

2010-09-06T22:02:00.002-04:00

I took these photos of Old St. Andrew's Church (circa 1880) while on my walk last night. I can see the lights from this church when I look out of my window but I think this is the first time I took pictures of it at night. I almost never take night pictures but I want to start. I also walked into the church cemetery but I got a little creeped out and headed to the main street area instead. :)