Newtown Remembers

We're fortunate to live close enough to walk to Newtown's annual Memorial Day Parade. It was a blessing to gather together and remember the brave men and women who fought and died in defense of our country. This is just a few of the pictures that I took this morning. I was touched by the proud but thinning ranks of WWII veterans. I was also touched by the scene in the top picture of a mother and child but also a photo in her purse of a man in uniform (a grandfather perhaps?)


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Water Under the Bridge (Weekend Reflections # 36)

Schofield Ford Covered Bridge, Newtown Pennsylvania.

I take lots of pictures of this covered bridge since it's so close to my house. I was happy to see such a clear reflection on this day.

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7. Benchy	8. T. Becque	9. Lorac, Ontario, Canada
10. Bonjour Luxembourg	11. Clytie-Random Trash, Oregon USA	12. Spiderdama, Norway
13. REGINA, Philippines	14. Clytie - Random Stuff, Oregon USA	15. Oakland Daily Photo
16. Riet, Holland	17. On the Right Track, Beth, USA	18. Broken reflectios
19. Sylvia K	20. Dimple, ID USA	21. Des arbres par milliers(Luxembourg)
22. Mia, Philippines	23. sithenah (Gerald)	24. Aware Writer
25. Squirrel Queen	26. EG Wow, Canada	27. Nadine, Bulgaria
28. WAYOUTWEST	29. Gerald (Ackworth born)	30. Versailles
31. Coffeedoff UK	32. On 2nd Ave. , Seattle	33. Jill, CA
34. Leora, NJ, USA	35. The Joy is in the Journey	36. Dianne - NJ/USA
37. Bibi, Yankee-in-Belgrade	38. Biana, the Netherlands	39. Dina, Jerusalem
40. Gemma@ Greyscale, AUS	41. Doreen - Michigan	42. Joannes Car
43. alexa in nyc, usa	44. Lew, MD, USA	45. freedom - robert athens, greece
46. Marka Meandering in Photos	47. Pam, Florida USA	48. Eden, Australia
49. Rinkly Rimes	50. San Francisco Bay	51. Suzanne, New Haven, Connecticut
52. namaki - Pays Basque	53. Becky NY USA	54. Vernz, Philippines
55. VioletSky, Canada	56. Ann, Sydney Meanderings	57. Tulsa Gentleman
58. J Bar, Sydney, Australia	59. Margaret Gosden USA	60. mary ann in Beirut
61. Sara Chapman in Seattle USA	62. Narelleserline, Bangkok	63. Jackson Daily Photo
64. Monterey Daily Photo	65. Snow flowers, by Danny	66. Jientje/heavenisinbelgium
67. Ania, Poland	68. Autumn Belle	69. AL, Philippines
70. michael	71. Jaz	72. Lois in Tallahassee
73. Greensboro Daily Photo, NC	74. Rob and Mandy, Barcelona	75. Müge, Turkey
76. Long Island Daily Photo	77. Anna, Japan	78. Small Reflections
79. Sunnymama	80. City-reflections	81. Buck in Schenectady
82. Jan, Murrieta	83. Quilly - Anacortes, WA	84. Susan at Stony River
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88. Quasi Serendipita	89. Astoria, Oregon DP	90. fini / malaysia
91. Ann New Zealand	92. Natures Gifts	93. Stick in the Mud
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The Sun, the Moon, the Cornfield and Me

Here are a couple of shots from my sunset walk yesterday. The sun was still too high in the sky to get a good direct shot so I pointed the camera in the opposite direction and captured my shadow, the rising moon and an old barn. Then I was able to capture the sun's glorious rays as they poured over the cornfield.

Van Sandt Covered Bridge

I saw a covered bridge for the first time just last year. It was the Schofield Ford Bridge near my house. Now it's sort of a hobby to find and photograph them. This is another Bucks County covered bridge in Solebury Township. Vansandt Covered Bridge was built in 1875 and it's supposedly haunted , some people say that a ghostly baby can be heard crying from time to time. I don't believe in ghosts and the bridge seemed very peaceful to me. Infact the whole area for miles around is beautiful.

This is my second Sunday Bridges entry at San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

Family Fun on the Other Side (Weekend Reflections # 35)

Last weekend I was walking along a creek and I noticed a family standing in front of the water on the other side. This is their reflection. From left to right ( 1. a little boy looking at something in his hands, 2.) a women in shorts bent over holding a red leash, 3) a man in white walking toward the scene with a drink in his hand, 4) the black dog on the red leash, 5) a little girl poking a stick in the water, she's about to be licked by the dog.) You can also see the reflection of the trees and the dirt.
I rotated this picture because I liked it this way better.

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4. Anthony Samson	5. Sammys Photoblog	6. Riet, Holland
7. XAVI	8. Malyss, France	9. Benchy
10. clytie-Random Trash, Oregon USA	11. Sylvia K	12. Stadium Reflections
13. Jaz	14. Bonjour Luxembourg	15. Magic Box - I see you.
16. Nadine, Bulgaria	17. Dianne - NJ/USA	18. Ebie, CA, USA
19. Sistertex, Spacial Peepol, MN, USA	20. Oakland Daily Photo	21. Crafty Green Poet
22. Lew	23. Mary Ann in Beirut	24. Thom, USA, Hawaii
25. Entre ciel et terre ( Luxembourg )	26. Hearts Blood, Beth, Oregon, USA	27. Royal Versailles
28. Old and new	29. Jane, Scotland UK	30. clytie-Random Hearts, Oregon USA
31. She was well grounded	32. Squirrel Queen	33. T. Becque
34. Coffeedoff UK	35. Dina, Jerusalem	36. Color Magic - Photography
37. Rinkly Rimes A Mixture	38. alexa in nyc, usa	39. namaki : extasy
40. Reflecting Sky	41. Yankee in Belgrade, Serbia	42. Gerald (Ackworth born)
43. Sydney Eye, Australia	44. Gattina	45. Guy, Regina, Canada
46. Gemma@ Greyscale, AUS	47. Loree @ Snapshots of an Island	48. Turid, Norway
49. Louis la Vache, San Francisco	50. the real brand, robert athens, greece	51. Joannes Cow
52. Eden, Australia	53. Doreen - Michigan	54. Beverley Baird
55. Hannah - zukan	56. pParadyz	57. Vernz, Philippines
58. Idyllic Weekend	59. maryt/theteach	60. Ann, Sydney Meanderings
61. Becky NY USA	62. michael	63. Maria from Seattle WA Hotel reflect
64. Aware Writer	65. Tulsa Gentleman	66. The Joy is in the Journey
67. Autumn Belle	68. Suzanne	69. Margaret Gosden USA
70. Rav4 adventures, CA, USA	71. Life in Manila	72. Long Island Daily Photo
73. KK Allhorsestuff	74. Lucka, Kostalov, CZ	75. Narelleserline - Bangkok, Thailand
76. Jientje/heavenisinbelgium	77. JM@ Oeiras and Environs	78. Kaori in Tokorozawa
79. hip chick	80. Barb	81. GDP, NC~ Froggie Went A Courtin
82. Lois in Tallahassee	83. Jackson Daily Photo	84. Halcyon from Disney World
85. happilyretired	86. My Personal Blog	87. Katneys Kaboodle
88. Bubbles and squeaks	89. Dimple ID USA	90. Eleonora @ Roma Every Day
91. Tash from CA in Seattle	92. Paula in Covina CA USA	93. Bucks County, PA
94. raf in the heartland	95. Owen, Magic Lantern, France	96. ann New Zealand
97. Tapirgals Daily Image	98. Animal Art Along the Way	99. Basic Black
100. Just B	101. Buck in Schenectady	102. Living on the Edge, Canada
103. Marka Meandering in Photos

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Les Papillons Jaune

Last week I was fortunate enough to capture some bees in flight. This weekend I was walking in a large park in outskirts of Philadelphia when I saw these beautiful butterflies next to a creek. The bottom one's shadow reminds me of Batman and the top one looks like she has a parasol. Besides the yellow and black they also have some red and blue near their tail end.

Anyone know what type of butterfly they are?

Looking Down to see What's Up (Weekend Reflections # 34)

This is the reflection of the blue sky and some sunlit branches in the shallow part of a pond. I focused on the reflection and left the water grass blurry. To be honest I was hoping to capture the reflection of a bird flying over but no luck this time.

One year ago today May 14th 2009 did my first post on this blog. I'd just arrived in Pennsylvania after a long journey from Texas. However I was already a 2 month blogging veteran since I started Something Sighted in March of 2009. Now a big Thank You to all of you! You've made this blog and Weekend Reflections way more successful than I ever imagined. I would also like to say that Pennsylvania is even better than I thought it would be. It's funny how things happen. A year and a half ago I didn't know anything about Pennsylvania, blogging or photography. :) Have a great Weekend!

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10. Nadine, Bulgaria	11. EG Wow, Canada	12. Sewing Threads
13. Dave Q, UK	14. Versailles	15. Pendleton, OR, Main St
16. XAVI	17. Reader Wil	18. Spiderdama, Norway
19. Caterpiller Dreams, by Beth, USA	20. JM@ Travelling	21. Margaret Gosden USA
22. Doreen - What Time is it?	23. Magic Box - One Red Bike II	24. Something Sighted
25. photo phase	26. laura, nh, usa	27. Small Reflections
28. Calme et reflexion ( Luxembourg )	29. Coffeedoff UK	30. T. Becque
31. SquirrelQueen	32. Joannes view	33. Flavours
34. Daily Living - Regina, Phil.	35. Thom, USA, Hawaii	36. www. travelingrainvilles. typepad. com
37. louciao, Décolleté Glimpses, Canada	38. Kevin - Vancouver Island, Canada	39. Biana, the Netherlands
40. Dianne	41. Rebecca PA	42. Turid, Norway
43. Sylvia K	44. Jaz, Grimstad	45. Yankee-in-Belgrade
46. Guy, Regina, Canada	47. Matty	48. Maia
49. Jan, Murrieta	50. MOO up in NE Wisconsin	51. Marka Meandering in Photos
52. Gemma@ Greyscale	53. Carlys Photography	54. Cycling in the park
55. Sydney Eye , Australia	56. Rainy reflections Rinkly Rimes	57. Suzanne
58. Eileen, Md	59. shooting my universe	60. around - robert athens, greece
61. Gerald (Ackworth born)	62. Gunsside, Norway	63. Eden, Australia
64. Bev Baird - Swans in Stratford	65. Clytie-Random Stuff, Oregon USA	66. Ann, Sydney Meanderings
67. clytie-Random Trash, Oregon USA	68. Pam, Florida, USA	69. Hilda in Manila
70. Becky NY USA	71. Lew	72. In Australia - Dusk
73. SF Bay and the Zeppelin Eureka	74. Tulsa Gentleman	75. The Joy is in the Journey
76. AL, Philippines	77. Dimple, ID USA	78. fini / malaysia
79. michael	80. alexa in nyc, usa	81. GDP, NC~ Tattoos Illustrated Woman
82. annbb	83. Long Island Daily Photo	84. Gattina
85. ann nz, orchid	86. Jientje/heavenisinbelgium	87. http: naturetales. blogspot. com
88. narelleserline, Bangkok	89. VioletSky	90. Jackson Daily Photo
91. Halcyon Travels from Paris	92. Lois in Tallahassee	93. Debbie (Shagrats Attic) UK
94. Lorac, Ontario, Canada	95. Melli/Maryland	96. Maria Berg, Sweden
97. Autumn Belle, Malaysia	98. Katneys Kaboodle	99. Mary Ann in Beirut, Lebanon
100. Covina Daily Photo CA USA	101. Quasi Serendipita	102. Aware Writer
103. Yolanda - Vancouver, WA USA	104. Living on the Edge, Canada	105. Just B
106. mary/theteach	107. Dude	108. Suzi Smith

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Portraits of a Bumble Bee

These probably would have been easier to capture if I had a macro lens but all I had was my 50mm. Bees don't like to pose in mid air.

After seeing Sistertex's Face of the Week I've decided that the little face in the bottom photo will be my enty. If you have a face photo or want to see other's check out Sistertex's Face of the Week meme.

A Reflection of a Nice Day (Weekend Reflections #33)

I took this picture on the same day and place as most of the other recent pictures. I saw a wooden shack that looked like it would be good for a couple of pictures. When I got closer I noticed that the window had a really nice reflection.

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7. Barnyards and Barnacles	8. Malyss	9. Benchy
10. Bonjour Luxembourg	11. Pansy reflections	12. Magic Box - The King Lives
13. MOO in NE WI. . . Tick Tock	14. michael	15. JM@ Oeiras and Environs
16. A Very Popular Lady - Doreen	17. The Ancients	18. May Day Motorcycling
19. Turid, Norway	20. carolynUSA	21. Eleonora @ Roma Every Day
22. T. Becque - AZ	23. lEW	24. REGINA, Philippines
25. Lumiere diffuse. . . ( Luxembourg )	26. Thom, USA, Hawaii	27. Matty
28. narelleserline, BKK	29. Guy, Regina, Canada	30. Margaret Gosden 2
31. Spiderdama, Norway	32. A garden in Versailles or is it?	33. Lydford Gorge, Devon, England
34. Louise | Italy	35. Natures Emeralds, Beth, Oregon, US	36. Maia
37. Rebecca PA	38. Katney	39. Dianne
40. Sylvia K	41. Coffeedoff UK	42. Old Hyde
43. photo phase	44. sithenah (Gerald)	45. Hyde Daily Photo
46. Gerald (Ackworth born)	47. happily retired gal	48. Dina, Tiberias, Sea of Galilee
49. EG Wow, Canada	50. RamblingWoods	51. Clytie-Random Stuff, Oregon USA
52. Perry, Scio OR US	53. Clytie-Random Trash, Oregon USA	54. Irene Photography, Norway
55. Jaz	56. Rinkly Rimes Australia	57. Yankee in Belgrade
58. Jan, Murrieta	59. Gemma@ Greyscale, AUS	60. alexa in nyc, usa
61. robert athens, greece	62. Mirage, Vienna	63. Livorno Daily Photo
64. Eden, Australia	65. Obsession	66. The Joy is in the Journey
67. Carlys Photography	68. «Louis la Vache» San Francisco	69. Sallie(FullTime-Life)
70. Hilda in Manila	71. Wandering Thought	72. Gunsside, Norway
73. Aware Writer	74. Parrots & Morning Sky	75. Suzanne
76. Autumn Belle	77. Oakland Daily Photo	78. Marka Meandering in Photos
79. Becky NY USA	80. louciaos Décolleté, Canada	81. Martha Z
82. Long Island Daily Photo	83. Gattina	84. Sara Chapman in Seattle USA
85. Lindz Phoo Blog	86. Gracia Fashionista	87. Kaori in Tokorozawa
88. Marietta on Edge Coaster Ride	89. Joanne´s bike ride	90. Joo
91. GDP, NC~ Dining for Friends	92. Just B	93. Sydney Meanderings
94. Gena @ Thinking Aloud	95. namaki - Pays basque	96. Jackson Daily Photo
97. Lois in Tallahassee	98. Bev Baird	99. Covina CA USA
100. Me and my camera	101. Helena	102. Heather T Imagery
103. J Bar, Sydney - City and Suburbs	104. Tulsa Gentleman	105. Owen in France, Magic Lantern Show
106. In Oz	107. Yolanda - Vancouver, WA	108. Stickup Artist
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112. Lucka, Bohemian Paradise, CZ	113. Covered Bridge, PA

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Mr. Fluffbottom's Neighborhood

I saw these sheep last week while I was walking around in the same area where I took the last Weekend Reflections picture and the picture of the white and red mill with the squares and rectangles. My first thought was of my blogger friend Sunny at (Barnyards and Barnacles). Then I noticed that all but one of them were ignoring me. So I asked the one that was looking my way to smile for the camera. It looks like Mr Fluffbottom has a sense of humor because he stuck out his tongue instead. I also took a picture of the sheep's house. On top of the tree covered hill to the right of the barn is a structure called Bowman's Tower.

Sunny posts so many wonderful photos of barns and barnyard animals plus all sorts of other interesting things . She's also an excellent poet. In a recent post she said that the black and white photo project at my Something Sighted blog has inspired her to start posting more black and white photos. I look forward to seeing them.