tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35332640860838277212024-03-17T20:04:07.780-07:00Michigan ExposuresMikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.comBlogger9484125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-52021039020833013332024-03-13T19:44:00.000-07:002024-03-13T19:44:30.567-07:00Who Owns the Night?<p>I saw a post on Facebook that the Ohio Air National Guard unit was doing night flying this week. I was thinking of going Monday night but the spring ahead took a toll on me. Then I was thinking I'd go last night but I was kept at work for a while, so that was out. I figured I didn't want to miss it tonight.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAB9SKDb_mK0auVJx8jsp3Ywr55ORKR_5l5ECk3vEoYDXl-g4OqjUY1m-tq6L-J9UtO5rkIKBa4oqQiRSocJHSpywPQFFy1luCbCkxcmwWKivHreQDAx5YXQbpno3x91l14qdsdPj3tuig-gvC2FCTSfPkjiey3XiRxIICjWzVc_h13VRsbAyURyrOd14/s1044/ang01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAB9SKDb_mK0auVJx8jsp3Ywr55ORKR_5l5ECk3vEoYDXl-g4OqjUY1m-tq6L-J9UtO5rkIKBa4oqQiRSocJHSpywPQFFy1luCbCkxcmwWKivHreQDAx5YXQbpno3x91l14qdsdPj3tuig-gvC2FCTSfPkjiey3XiRxIICjWzVc_h13VRsbAyURyrOd14/s320/ang01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I went to the spot I went last time. I saw this plane start to taxi out, so I figured it wouldn't be long before it took off. It was Cessna 310 that was heading up to Grand Rapids.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM63NWQ5W9HcfZ9OwKIxl-CwQaAbzl1f7F6HBlc1aGFtwl4g6647Zl6jkyqVjmfTSTPrcWL9_BvIy3lXI6i9_FfqaVXm9xIijmJxxB5ucTxlVfWiISoIQtETq_w2ZSmKidiIzKo-IPUr9XpZlNDEzUtWats6RrVIpTOsQfwkeo8-wy3rLGWERt54yWcHQ/s1307/ang02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="1307" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM63NWQ5W9HcfZ9OwKIxl-CwQaAbzl1f7F6HBlc1aGFtwl4g6647Zl6jkyqVjmfTSTPrcWL9_BvIy3lXI6i9_FfqaVXm9xIijmJxxB5ucTxlVfWiISoIQtETq_w2ZSmKidiIzKo-IPUr9XpZlNDEzUtWats6RrVIpTOsQfwkeo8-wy3rLGWERt54yWcHQ/s320/ang02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Shortly after that plane took off, I saw a couple other people with cameras head up closer to the fence, so I figured that the F-16s would be soon. I was not disappointed. I thought it was pretty cool that they took off on afterburners. It was getting dark enough that I could see it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeYOeRTSFl2kPgFxnA4wXbtN6ve_vhiYU_YgY3nrgyvSPACayV6kwkAtpFNL1nAyvIodoCgvq9mcauGPflrBNH_K0rl5F6_VudEFMTKUqT7FHMHej5d-aKrs112ZcGBjyzW4bDCMu4QEldVLoBwf7o1gtUPdq_IH0fFBhPrLyIfnVR2HfXkHuakzpe00/s1364/ang03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="1364" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeYOeRTSFl2kPgFxnA4wXbtN6ve_vhiYU_YgY3nrgyvSPACayV6kwkAtpFNL1nAyvIodoCgvq9mcauGPflrBNH_K0rl5F6_VudEFMTKUqT7FHMHej5d-aKrs112ZcGBjyzW4bDCMu4QEldVLoBwf7o1gtUPdq_IH0fFBhPrLyIfnVR2HfXkHuakzpe00/s320/ang03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>That plane was followed by another. Both were pretty loud which is why I assume they warn people they are doing this.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvS6mEuTY_3-FoI16sH7kZwSigIzVnmUnSZ0rMe5VnNZfnzEbtKCwlpqt1fGUSuap8TPgcKxzYJrNd14KI_Z3CaJbuJbHrpAVojjuczvKfGHavwVIa8ME1YJtngHWQGM_NwoCOagHRYeHk-vfkFp_StTXm4b3tER0Ui3TtkKf3QDl9gZ-Txm4P3xiJcc/s1044/ang04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvS6mEuTY_3-FoI16sH7kZwSigIzVnmUnSZ0rMe5VnNZfnzEbtKCwlpqt1fGUSuap8TPgcKxzYJrNd14KI_Z3CaJbuJbHrpAVojjuczvKfGHavwVIa8ME1YJtngHWQGM_NwoCOagHRYeHk-vfkFp_StTXm4b3tER0Ui3TtkKf3QDl9gZ-Txm4P3xiJcc/s320/ang04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Next up was an Allegiant A320 on it's way to Punta Gorda.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDOGOai22Zn9-HpuE78k6nm3dhIyd9KX3YoJdEabMq8y2Y02Aka0gyzZtsoe5wKdaOU6DEalV2cjN4i4V-YNaVIfKZUApTWF6NxTqh_oU0F4zsqn1OVj62C5jDZ6KuM7YK_HmkRjNmUEf82yS7xhh3H4vCNm-N8oSMXIA6l4nHsF_Y9BnPGyI5ErMIh4/s1060/ang05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="1060" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDOGOai22Zn9-HpuE78k6nm3dhIyd9KX3YoJdEabMq8y2Y02Aka0gyzZtsoe5wKdaOU6DEalV2cjN4i4V-YNaVIfKZUApTWF6NxTqh_oU0F4zsqn1OVj62C5jDZ6KuM7YK_HmkRjNmUEf82yS7xhh3H4vCNm-N8oSMXIA6l4nHsF_Y9BnPGyI5ErMIh4/s320/ang05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The moon looked pretty cool.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIDXRNNRjkgOaaWdmJUHMPbPw6dVbZ71U2zSWC7Zg67zC6gMy808mUO74a3nFvAIB7rqSLCmqfzMUDgiXJUafaAuyrizHHlw1ae8Wpg2oTFcc8fg9fUUx5svHuGzCiJ5kr5aF_0LB_C_TyD0oVXmasSgfnWid2CRlSkXkOYCAypoA6ZhVVm_dtvlLXcA/s1044/ang06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIDXRNNRjkgOaaWdmJUHMPbPw6dVbZ71U2zSWC7Zg67zC6gMy808mUO74a3nFvAIB7rqSLCmqfzMUDgiXJUafaAuyrizHHlw1ae8Wpg2oTFcc8fg9fUUx5svHuGzCiJ5kr5aF_0LB_C_TyD0oVXmasSgfnWid2CRlSkXkOYCAypoA6ZhVVm_dtvlLXcA/s320/ang06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is a Beech F33A heading somewhere.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bdsSmi95fxNL2g1ToOOs6n9L95E4uQ8rtg98LxjGoJ6mC_4e7XV3_TYbMrdPkAQYzIuoYsw7Yzvm3G606oqQaDBvc6ZYHIT30eeZ1scFFokmhu9lN9NsrvMWSigxOYTVKkAfcQLky7WxqfhViFsXBw5bZqwg7Xs_jBUE5AO5Iz9n7v1hmFKPlk19qyY/s1044/ang07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bdsSmi95fxNL2g1ToOOs6n9L95E4uQ8rtg98LxjGoJ6mC_4e7XV3_TYbMrdPkAQYzIuoYsw7Yzvm3G606oqQaDBvc6ZYHIT30eeZ1scFFokmhu9lN9NsrvMWSigxOYTVKkAfcQLky7WxqfhViFsXBw5bZqwg7Xs_jBUE5AO5Iz9n7v1hmFKPlk19qyY/s320/ang07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Then there was another group of F16s that took off. Even though this picture is blurry, I kind of like it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzs8zuj517KkDjYtFs96tWiHWnb9v_pWCeMKNTHYhzBKgZiEpuD8NVgOBsSZQ_6qTh94aZdYMB1TUcOtufp24UHRWNr5oNkbr51oxocweW7V0qlQkNEvXBz6h2j2CzY4ZlsKbKg3yzgBWlpR_zbBrzfFZU8pGW9C30cDnAfq40Vapy-m6xrdkDv63DqQ/s1173/ang08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1173" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzs8zuj517KkDjYtFs96tWiHWnb9v_pWCeMKNTHYhzBKgZiEpuD8NVgOBsSZQ_6qTh94aZdYMB1TUcOtufp24UHRWNr5oNkbr51oxocweW7V0qlQkNEvXBz6h2j2CzY4ZlsKbKg3yzgBWlpR_zbBrzfFZU8pGW9C30cDnAfq40Vapy-m6xrdkDv63DqQ/s320/ang08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This one turned off the afterburners shortly after passing by.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpz6hSaWZNu9HSE-W9X4nBjpoeIV4QOv8K51eA4HDP_fCsPFJVTfvAxGIZ4Shf-Fxhyphenhyphen85odhuoDum_nuJH8mcz7AhA6J-akPGApGDRbRvLRCW71qUBPGuv6p7vrdjOYA7oHmd8gDBrKi4PVsDgWzTJusTQZG4AXuODCqDRHfYDjSDZnRRnFKEjcH3USAM/s1063/ang09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="1063" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpz6hSaWZNu9HSE-W9X4nBjpoeIV4QOv8K51eA4HDP_fCsPFJVTfvAxGIZ4Shf-Fxhyphenhyphen85odhuoDum_nuJH8mcz7AhA6J-akPGApGDRbRvLRCW71qUBPGuv6p7vrdjOYA7oHmd8gDBrKi4PVsDgWzTJusTQZG4AXuODCqDRHfYDjSDZnRRnFKEjcH3USAM/s320/ang09.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Another one coming out.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwI41J5kEdhTntp-KyW3gMONM5VsolhFIZqXZZj5SNVGmvqASIa3bqcrvCY6KC8JNw2c0TcdwWcJ-hfQTLYUpBdiYvebyhn2I_Nrpac80d3NATVkY5DmEoWg6zxcJyZvbBL20xoQm3_aY3SFO41K27qNp2gQOedthqJkTbtYtfy5aMx7qg3aspstpYsKE/s1107/ang10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="1107" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwI41J5kEdhTntp-KyW3gMONM5VsolhFIZqXZZj5SNVGmvqASIa3bqcrvCY6KC8JNw2c0TcdwWcJ-hfQTLYUpBdiYvebyhn2I_Nrpac80d3NATVkY5DmEoWg6zxcJyZvbBL20xoQm3_aY3SFO41K27qNp2gQOedthqJkTbtYtfy5aMx7qg3aspstpYsKE/s320/ang10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And another.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLUrChhEQ1t7zJ1u3kQPF3xWUrME1dtUoNoFe2ieemKlALAN-dCrTtpEBpnBXUztEyyNAHWUDnq1IEgwmVgLhX1rT0yvGxN17cjPiOUVJm6s0duIBJ5J-4zqwboZIm6r08nqiDcJP75IHNFX8ByXC6Bj9dUmyUqB9ZWI-QJn3fPCbVarztudNauS-xZ0/s1117/ang11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="1117" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLUrChhEQ1t7zJ1u3kQPF3xWUrME1dtUoNoFe2ieemKlALAN-dCrTtpEBpnBXUztEyyNAHWUDnq1IEgwmVgLhX1rT0yvGxN17cjPiOUVJm6s0duIBJ5J-4zqwboZIm6r08nqiDcJP75IHNFX8ByXC6Bj9dUmyUqB9ZWI-QJn3fPCbVarztudNauS-xZ0/s320/ang11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And turns off to the south. I'm not sure where they head after this but it was pretty cool to catch them.<p></p><p>I will have to remember this next month.</p><p> </p><p><br /></p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-7369588453413442282024-03-10T16:39:00.000-07:002024-03-10T16:39:46.566-07:00My Continuing Quest for the White Wha...err, Owl<p> I decided to go to see if I could see the snowy owl at Willow Run again tonight. It was sunny enough but it was a bit on the windy side. Therefore, I wasn't sure if I could see it. Plus, there is a good chance he's decided to head back up to the Arctic.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic68PD94089f3ECqO6H0oey3Y6rm0g9m852WPsT70KFuEVJyUgPuvMGdCs5u1IpOpgR6H2oEiwB1zsKaA7-awF2wJOPLfMUoDN_IHxwQEwkyS7cnaUWZtEcyzgof0Rh90zUiq0CnvPDHvY_xbW1lk1n9eYmKIdOU5RXNNe_-QghK5P8ffQ-v82TQ9SD1Q/s1020/notowl01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1020" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic68PD94089f3ECqO6H0oey3Y6rm0g9m852WPsT70KFuEVJyUgPuvMGdCs5u1IpOpgR6H2oEiwB1zsKaA7-awF2wJOPLfMUoDN_IHxwQEwkyS7cnaUWZtEcyzgof0Rh90zUiq0CnvPDHvY_xbW1lk1n9eYmKIdOU5RXNNe_-QghK5P8ffQ-v82TQ9SD1Q/s320/notowl01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>No owls but I did see these turkeys.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wKyxSRCjH0YiWwsh_wTkdBVl-lIkVdOSHEReC-P-k_QpaN5nJOLVZqbnxK965R24dbkrx1QqNOjeenVeCFT0dViK431yyaeyhyphenhyphenSPzXJfdQ47YkTHDYBadtaswHC5O6fP2L2eBpnA1hOJ_NJluIjkpRLfInQm5NtiuELj7IqRLqVihfjV4bzCuVI-ZDI/s1044/notowl02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wKyxSRCjH0YiWwsh_wTkdBVl-lIkVdOSHEReC-P-k_QpaN5nJOLVZqbnxK965R24dbkrx1QqNOjeenVeCFT0dViK431yyaeyhyphenhyphenSPzXJfdQ47YkTHDYBadtaswHC5O6fP2L2eBpnA1hOJ_NJluIjkpRLfInQm5NtiuELj7IqRLqVihfjV4bzCuVI-ZDI/s320/notowl02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I was kind of surprised he stuck around for pictures. Usually they head for the woods as soon as I stop.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_YEFFZ3ZLBT-yeUHgfAF0Bz3t2yCoVmnAGjNck_0bc4vxSLVAPmRVDR7rg5o0U1H9EXqW2GYJhdI0vIWxCitLw3V5qsigskFvH3HHpVLyXx49NFkrMcisb3wlTZJn835lx1dcqR-vWyDaonOwJlGwPaEgR2PNSxbY6sfDIEYGEq-Nf3F6BiXtMOkSdc/s1044/notowl03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_YEFFZ3ZLBT-yeUHgfAF0Bz3t2yCoVmnAGjNck_0bc4vxSLVAPmRVDR7rg5o0U1H9EXqW2GYJhdI0vIWxCitLw3V5qsigskFvH3HHpVLyXx49NFkrMcisb3wlTZJn835lx1dcqR-vWyDaonOwJlGwPaEgR2PNSxbY6sfDIEYGEq-Nf3F6BiXtMOkSdc/s320/notowl03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>After a few trips around the airport and a trip to the other airport because I thought I could catch some planes on the 27s, I stumbled across a herd of deer.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvm_MFdYOzv11S92Bo4Fst3kPyQMG-fZGcDgNOeDa_uXiTRPl-rT-3UyOR00QFODkZqMny7j_Om8C48a49G7bZfMQq_qUtUTI8TXpgpMHU6-oqnLMx61BLshyh1El1ZESuionmiegKqqN-fETeecyIDKfD13kia72xtZhPrhMnBn5f5sHe_aXizgtAL_I/s1044/notowl04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvm_MFdYOzv11S92Bo4Fst3kPyQMG-fZGcDgNOeDa_uXiTRPl-rT-3UyOR00QFODkZqMny7j_Om8C48a49G7bZfMQq_qUtUTI8TXpgpMHU6-oqnLMx61BLshyh1El1ZESuionmiegKqqN-fETeecyIDKfD13kia72xtZhPrhMnBn5f5sHe_aXizgtAL_I/s320/notowl04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Again, I was surprised at how long they stood around. I thought they would beat feet for the woods.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCQISYPAMEKoggMUDT_68pQeXgbzZajrtQujeO3uGhtLl76z_I2e5ZrrOkVob22a0cLRqbjf5rksh2lIBIn_d9Y0l3BA_Pp1nS2cDo8QbbcIXl1Rdam-Cv37HNOTg3t8jbwPP9znGUx5CCLB6fuX_px3XVKNtVUGbb9PWtUTZHKXdsZQ1BGpn1m-z-YA/s1044/notowl05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCQISYPAMEKoggMUDT_68pQeXgbzZajrtQujeO3uGhtLl76z_I2e5ZrrOkVob22a0cLRqbjf5rksh2lIBIn_d9Y0l3BA_Pp1nS2cDo8QbbcIXl1Rdam-Cv37HNOTg3t8jbwPP9znGUx5CCLB6fuX_px3XVKNtVUGbb9PWtUTZHKXdsZQ1BGpn1m-z-YA/s320/notowl05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I kind of like this shot.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ61fqB1w8ljqZMkB6KiPVXkG46gQYLTAiPA5s8wIg3xJGJnHVdcHbUftEI8I9PcyxY5pijGG1QRqP_ATklApvjVir0y9tdq3WBmEgyKQW6hFdLmnOTkdgdGcJ4EAzZxZ8973MWcfKjfxAqLz9X9DIVytxp8yN4fdX31WsY8pmLXSgR95AB15qSrrSM3U/s1044/notowl06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ61fqB1w8ljqZMkB6KiPVXkG46gQYLTAiPA5s8wIg3xJGJnHVdcHbUftEI8I9PcyxY5pijGG1QRqP_ATklApvjVir0y9tdq3WBmEgyKQW6hFdLmnOTkdgdGcJ4EAzZxZ8973MWcfKjfxAqLz9X9DIVytxp8yN4fdX31WsY8pmLXSgR95AB15qSrrSM3U/s320/notowl06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And one more of a pair of deer with one being fairly vigilant.<div><br /></div><div>I didn't catch the owl. I'm coming to the conclusion that it probably isn't going to happen this season. But I guess I will keep the knowledge that there was one at Willow Run this year. Usually they return to the same area as before, so maybe I will see one next year.<br /><p><br /></p></div>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-65840880396363092902024-03-09T16:34:00.000-08:002024-03-09T16:34:34.547-08:00Searching for the Willow Run Owl<p> I heard that there was a snowy owl hanging around at Willow Run. Actually, I saw pictures of it. Well at first, they were labeled as "Wayne County" and eventually someone spilled the beans. I went looked around the other night. I didn't see the owl then but I figured I would try again.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXe2QrsorCnfWop5MdU-BzEWn0BrMuxBcvZM2mFen_3MrnOpblrrF-9eobhM6JAbeTnplpZMetzfy8RP7qhlWTFVQTX4dwLh6R6C1C6V2lBJMBwPi0EqyrBLuIHSMPSwEB1X9wmx2QVKcP2QW7R7l5zjI3ov2K65eG80rdsXRQYtj_sNlILJdwy5_6iI/s987/owl01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="987" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXe2QrsorCnfWop5MdU-BzEWn0BrMuxBcvZM2mFen_3MrnOpblrrF-9eobhM6JAbeTnplpZMetzfy8RP7qhlWTFVQTX4dwLh6R6C1C6V2lBJMBwPi0EqyrBLuIHSMPSwEB1X9wmx2QVKcP2QW7R7l5zjI3ov2K65eG80rdsXRQYtj_sNlILJdwy5_6iI/s320/owl01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Before going to the spot for the owl, I thought I would get some pictures of the B-52 that is parked in front of the new Yankee Air Force hangar.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2Apwsp1DZ4V6GgDMnaMPNrU5KvAZ6p4qZpDl9nbvgMHsgLvasUnZElXEdYlckZm65t0hKVpPnbc3zoeePkoi2lHo-b7IRhDi8aWLUefITEIcqJ93GsmDZW4xneY3vz47KaSTZdKOp6J5f3wdbK-XvbLfhwO6cUonCntrQyrM6dfNoi9_ru6KHJBQ9zU/s970/owl02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="970" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2Apwsp1DZ4V6GgDMnaMPNrU5KvAZ6p4qZpDl9nbvgMHsgLvasUnZElXEdYlckZm65t0hKVpPnbc3zoeePkoi2lHo-b7IRhDi8aWLUefITEIcqJ93GsmDZW4xneY3vz47KaSTZdKOp6J5f3wdbK-XvbLfhwO6cUonCntrQyrM6dfNoi9_ru6KHJBQ9zU/s320/owl02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I think they have been trying to restore it but I also think it is when they have time and money project.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyHXpSvxLIOvV4SPXq9g6_Vw1pjlDE5EnAJIrKZZSC0QnT6hnnjIstILUUY4-2TzOvvk2UID2MipHZypA6euB5UAH8MU1HIBe6-rs_-UvmagTB-Se-xBKcJCY_PXPuPZzYUPkdAdmBcULKWeSBGxyIk-B3jjGgTygxSHu88AQcbyVgHCySjpJsVhyphenhyphenHo0/s1044/owl03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyHXpSvxLIOvV4SPXq9g6_Vw1pjlDE5EnAJIrKZZSC0QnT6hnnjIstILUUY4-2TzOvvk2UID2MipHZypA6euB5UAH8MU1HIBe6-rs_-UvmagTB-Se-xBKcJCY_PXPuPZzYUPkdAdmBcULKWeSBGxyIk-B3jjGgTygxSHu88AQcbyVgHCySjpJsVhyphenhyphenHo0/s320/owl03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It still looks pretty cool. I would like to get a picture in front of it like an older picture of me.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEVIxqjbR8t1raM1Ekx3iylIXYV-m9fk0g_-gIBL_JxsWO0jyw-DH7mb95NDuI7VW5EHW0L7cfSjg34PCq_nFsNXF4L5zw-mAAxhlBpvOukWOJD39dKstcuVUwsxu6p_-m8ZQ0ROGQ5LN8EPxnBi3QJn4uD1vOK9VInrsdbRSQ0-fJSYbD8hviR1EM4U/s1044/owl04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEVIxqjbR8t1raM1Ekx3iylIXYV-m9fk0g_-gIBL_JxsWO0jyw-DH7mb95NDuI7VW5EHW0L7cfSjg34PCq_nFsNXF4L5zw-mAAxhlBpvOukWOJD39dKstcuVUwsxu6p_-m8ZQ0ROGQ5LN8EPxnBi3QJn4uD1vOK9VInrsdbRSQ0-fJSYbD8hviR1EM4U/s320/owl04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A closeup of the nose.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQsyriq6UcoRLSZrOxj9joe2k7iOHE5X6xNhGmrw6TdMsYihVIlVU2faqFph6Yfw_FJz5LIPygzSKZc2iuTGLDI3dPfYW7IGT-KNe5iQXbriGz6uoid_R8rjMm1M-oDhE0ESd4W0MBWYOXgKPtjyhieac10fhl9C2TpP0pQvslKXEqj5I-hLuavlXLcY/s1044/owl05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQsyriq6UcoRLSZrOxj9joe2k7iOHE5X6xNhGmrw6TdMsYihVIlVU2faqFph6Yfw_FJz5LIPygzSKZc2iuTGLDI3dPfYW7IGT-KNe5iQXbriGz6uoid_R8rjMm1M-oDhE0ESd4W0MBWYOXgKPtjyhieac10fhl9C2TpP0pQvslKXEqj5I-hLuavlXLcY/s320/owl05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A closer view of the cockpit.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oxSrZoX31rYxrxeRcUz_c7ANsfC4vlQijo1yPUwu3zbEVZJLmeijxssNpE2bnKiWmkYLK0qE-NwBcDf1loUXFkS96Sjp-WG2e9tIH5YVqolHYNxpqU4C0pVfhdU610QeFsfG-bBNYu1dwV-oQJUWLOhpVwhbFxsIuvjNwhWgp8Oaw1UAEiodYBV4VbA/s1044/owl06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oxSrZoX31rYxrxeRcUz_c7ANsfC4vlQijo1yPUwu3zbEVZJLmeijxssNpE2bnKiWmkYLK0qE-NwBcDf1loUXFkS96Sjp-WG2e9tIH5YVqolHYNxpqU4C0pVfhdU610QeFsfG-bBNYu1dwV-oQJUWLOhpVwhbFxsIuvjNwhWgp8Oaw1UAEiodYBV4VbA/s320/owl06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Pulled out.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2pjJFN0RzJ3nJY-RabV1hadT-oG3f3EMJ27phjGeCZ9VBPXTI2-XnGtmoAHz0lRuER7uc5CDjBIey59zqgtEed7u-O3Z05fC-AzjJmE7jFXkqzWgz1xIc7iNeAi3PmwHQghkrJF191La_jWjdSzdu8kTnz5azp0pluqFIC6xPUrOEIUMMlZxEMS4qHk/s1044/owl07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2pjJFN0RzJ3nJY-RabV1hadT-oG3f3EMJ27phjGeCZ9VBPXTI2-XnGtmoAHz0lRuER7uc5CDjBIey59zqgtEed7u-O3Z05fC-AzjJmE7jFXkqzWgz1xIc7iNeAi3PmwHQghkrJF191La_jWjdSzdu8kTnz5azp0pluqFIC6xPUrOEIUMMlZxEMS4qHk/s320/owl07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A different angle for the cockpit.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMVrPxNy4gv957BMn1phfRSX1K1TTbRTlhj_VQVCremqNOMksLIU7mJFCrU6ZVoP0GTXJHxwPx0s5QEeyh6q4Rj7QIIuqSG-HMP8KMSLObvfVMhnfgUtpa18wQCpt0GTtyLGU0ydRjEf7-BJhxiYojekAC1h3cZHa6e24fP8Kvagmblvhl2sJEfwJG8Q/s1044/owl08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMVrPxNy4gv957BMn1phfRSX1K1TTbRTlhj_VQVCremqNOMksLIU7mJFCrU6ZVoP0GTXJHxwPx0s5QEeyh6q4Rj7QIIuqSG-HMP8KMSLObvfVMhnfgUtpa18wQCpt0GTtyLGU0ydRjEf7-BJhxiYojekAC1h3cZHa6e24fP8Kvagmblvhl2sJEfwJG8Q/s320/owl08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A closeup of the engine.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgb3r_wVoFr0wwGjvKDnR-mFFaCCqag4fN4SZAsMZeuaVm9hGXu0lCx9AxQJiIG2TVUD42NOx67XwgsV8kFsuB3eUI4M1wFM9a3Bz5BtYzdjJ9eKUBsrcK-rrVI-IoQ3GsEYS3ZT4W64WGQJR_kTUjxzspT9LYnX6Sd8k57B7uunol7B2zkNJ3791GNLc/s1028/owl09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="1028" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgb3r_wVoFr0wwGjvKDnR-mFFaCCqag4fN4SZAsMZeuaVm9hGXu0lCx9AxQJiIG2TVUD42NOx67XwgsV8kFsuB3eUI4M1wFM9a3Bz5BtYzdjJ9eKUBsrcK-rrVI-IoQ3GsEYS3ZT4W64WGQJR_kTUjxzspT9LYnX6Sd8k57B7uunol7B2zkNJ3791GNLc/s320/owl09.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I kind of went wandering around the airport. There were a couple of ponds that were enough for ducks to swim around.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhmrGOKgXvOQZdo1Glpv0qK2oJjdqSLBQZv7afNklzq6bNelWylR1rosmGn6Xek6TL-iPzKTizdsIMQE59zsyx-ou9ZTSDNeaUwbgSy90Oom84sDqKI5PuayRVCb-IXJdwjIkitBaorHm96eagdCAt-yj7AIfnSE0TO5Ot2gONDFlvAFRL22Bp-MwRg0/s1028/owl10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="1028" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhmrGOKgXvOQZdo1Glpv0qK2oJjdqSLBQZv7afNklzq6bNelWylR1rosmGn6Xek6TL-iPzKTizdsIMQE59zsyx-ou9ZTSDNeaUwbgSy90Oom84sDqKI5PuayRVCb-IXJdwjIkitBaorHm96eagdCAt-yj7AIfnSE0TO5Ot2gONDFlvAFRL22Bp-MwRg0/s320/owl10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And I kind of like this shot.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFALEUQpZLOaxIqu-19BTJc57PaA9ofHtt7ZSQGlPhNuO05MeSnIWOmt_jIDODIAm_ICGHegI0Bjfdt6Sa5nNjskRDOUlm7ov1i-4A4AaCg1R-lo6itPPHdAgjdjValG8uYczk0_XqfiGRPY3NAKGQL5DEp0oUMW5fHOPvTM5SCxSMjg3owi3hchhfo64/s1275/owl11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1275" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFALEUQpZLOaxIqu-19BTJc57PaA9ofHtt7ZSQGlPhNuO05MeSnIWOmt_jIDODIAm_ICGHegI0Bjfdt6Sa5nNjskRDOUlm7ov1i-4A4AaCg1R-lo6itPPHdAgjdjValG8uYczk0_XqfiGRPY3NAKGQL5DEp0oUMW5fHOPvTM5SCxSMjg3owi3hchhfo64/s320/owl11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Close to the area where the snowy owl supposedly hangs out, I saw this guy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEpPlTfDS31uEvyJ5qpL-9SW93KDmwI2m4keFFXFxlpHJsmhmqd1Tmy9_pRtFAjq_uVepOZWMVY2matSYY4tLA-6687Ps-yog55OjO0nlzwK6AFXYOHDGBkm2S4pQF5emF77Si5HpyA7NJQ7FbEPP1Mvx3btfaOkIiOPFQTh1u90hgu0QPRCF-PmDYq4/s1023/owl12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1023" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEpPlTfDS31uEvyJ5qpL-9SW93KDmwI2m4keFFXFxlpHJsmhmqd1Tmy9_pRtFAjq_uVepOZWMVY2matSYY4tLA-6687Ps-yog55OjO0nlzwK6AFXYOHDGBkm2S4pQF5emF77Si5HpyA7NJQ7FbEPP1Mvx3btfaOkIiOPFQTh1u90hgu0QPRCF-PmDYq4/s320/owl12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It is a red tailed hawk.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LNBdo9MJeqdcZmNYytKmIpNlSS0w0BnyMH5QCxmmeEphGwbXPXUX8-LDspHf1mn8sIcpsWMwc9KOXhzsJDpLEKd47B2L30IMYAOMN4AQwNPHiPxK8Z1Y19g_y_xNrICPR34vqM8T-xaO3KpkRVBY2eczTqpr3qYLWfmvY9Kl_XH3jwv9_SMcrN5HDuM/s1377/owl13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="1377" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LNBdo9MJeqdcZmNYytKmIpNlSS0w0BnyMH5QCxmmeEphGwbXPXUX8-LDspHf1mn8sIcpsWMwc9KOXhzsJDpLEKd47B2L30IMYAOMN4AQwNPHiPxK8Z1Y19g_y_xNrICPR34vqM8T-xaO3KpkRVBY2eczTqpr3qYLWfmvY9Kl_XH3jwv9_SMcrN5HDuM/s320/owl13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I figured since I wasn't going to get any owl pictures, I might as well take a few of him.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMg7DnF6ebeXWLFbMffVqhzVxkSDbk79ytCVMSiL-xsq4QZhz8vA_985dxlclEdli8PyzpqMlEy2uVxxN-U2kUjZThsgzxL2GnihQccps1IWzXejl-11OuD1Fw9EzBxbAbvFYgxHNTwJ4kEFEswhMWC8vj3OOiaSR9Vhj97P-q-H-XuPdAPflEmh6sog/s1014/owl14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfF_hunV2bIwXKBiIDm2X-O2MV8VYQOYVxwt7wKhF831dtKP6g04GWWam1eePgWoFGJ8oO-b3OBxKfIjij9b4vc7zfAHPeTTBwvNfpB0zofQNszHY_WEmC_uz6sdei-VZZqzLIsCnEi6f8Gkzp_79tn6EM3LPfptz_50ZBNlrzKnVLHwEDUr1nXeoAsU/s1039/owl16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="1039" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfF_hunV2bIwXKBiIDm2X-O2MV8VYQOYVxwt7wKhF831dtKP6g04GWWam1eePgWoFGJ8oO-b3OBxKfIjij9b4vc7zfAHPeTTBwvNfpB0zofQNszHY_WEmC_uz6sdei-VZZqzLIsCnEi6f8Gkzp_79tn6EM3LPfptz_50ZBNlrzKnVLHwEDUr1nXeoAsU/s320/owl16.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Another shot of him gliding.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9uneggBvdYMd05wBz1aFVcllFnhS8Dq45MgNhqIcGVbd8-N0hbyQr3eTo-I2oZ66yer7MGFJbOI8Sg0hzGX_YQeaAcmbxhLJW4GdNPQZueEXIRrvxX-t4vdEQiwwb6XVLBLKrIpN55ujJOS0l4onxlEmZbW3aHKRNgbhCgF-MgZudn148BG0BiCJm_I/s1357/owl17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="905" data-original-width="1357" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9uneggBvdYMd05wBz1aFVcllFnhS8Dq45MgNhqIcGVbd8-N0hbyQr3eTo-I2oZ66yer7MGFJbOI8Sg0hzGX_YQeaAcmbxhLJW4GdNPQZueEXIRrvxX-t4vdEQiwwb6XVLBLKrIpN55ujJOS0l4onxlEmZbW3aHKRNgbhCgF-MgZudn148BG0BiCJm_I/s320/owl17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And one more of the hawk before heading off.<div><p><br /></p></div>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-61282801437786126022024-03-04T18:17:00.000-08:002024-03-04T18:17:42.360-08:00Istanbul not Constantinople<p>So I saw that I had a chance to catch an airline I've never see at Detroit before. I have caught it at O'Hare a couple of times though. The sun was shining and it was a nice night.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNTUsf7GNyKsjPSzC0_NxK_EY-TU7hNYrMPwl_0_LmYFMfipu9YVaX_AZc1L3NzaCvdXs4WFZ_3Bs7bOmXCLKmo315mE7MnvZQ0l1lBLAY3l5ti4zkMgTKDNZwa-yMsdzhTrZZQ6WybgS4vMTagybqXHBKS8o6Knc-LMeOUw4FVZ1No5MZ14KGitl5PU/s1044/turkish01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNTUsf7GNyKsjPSzC0_NxK_EY-TU7hNYrMPwl_0_LmYFMfipu9YVaX_AZc1L3NzaCvdXs4WFZ_3Bs7bOmXCLKmo315mE7MnvZQ0l1lBLAY3l5ti4zkMgTKDNZwa-yMsdzhTrZZQ6WybgS4vMTagybqXHBKS8o6Knc-LMeOUw4FVZ1No5MZ14KGitl5PU/s320/turkish01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>First up was an A350.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbp0OL9zwHaGSQm4OpeQnz_akx5WD2GZ7mpFOeSnxhrPO9fuQjcFwwd9DahsFWxDj2kDq8EmCPx5WICPE0xO76MNzvg8kNcRv7Y6o9DCSWFnBefWATs1NzeAVU7Uc48z_5pqg8WBjPV4YQ5w5jQmO0h-Bs59Reo_XjkmyLj6tffF7vSVbyEuZjkDbasY/s1044/turkish02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbp0OL9zwHaGSQm4OpeQnz_akx5WD2GZ7mpFOeSnxhrPO9fuQjcFwwd9DahsFWxDj2kDq8EmCPx5WICPE0xO76MNzvg8kNcRv7Y6o9DCSWFnBefWATs1NzeAVU7Uc48z_5pqg8WBjPV4YQ5w5jQmO0h-Bs59Reo_XjkmyLj6tffF7vSVbyEuZjkDbasY/s320/turkish02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This one came all the way from Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris, France.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMijFHrYh2SyeMp31EwE4Nk7BRSZKPtVq8QLCWFNnk3CDV-2JzC63Gl_67yPX_EP-Svj_NqjSBEZvGGSj-t4e1neV6r-E06rDAJxJTgnRR_TRSn_CE59vuHdoEFAor4EtyuL8VSOsjy-QKCViV598SXw8t6a_XBghNLaMNzZY9qCqMvotCo6JKeyOHYs/s1044/turkish03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMijFHrYh2SyeMp31EwE4Nk7BRSZKPtVq8QLCWFNnk3CDV-2JzC63Gl_67yPX_EP-Svj_NqjSBEZvGGSj-t4e1neV6r-E06rDAJxJTgnRR_TRSn_CE59vuHdoEFAor4EtyuL8VSOsjy-QKCViV598SXw8t6a_XBghNLaMNzZY9qCqMvotCo6JKeyOHYs/s320/turkish03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I've seen this flight and plane a few times now.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioU_5nYHBOnaAoMtIxLCxzg-wlky_giGM2pU-UV9vkS5RObuWJTo_YiABI5c8Fdjbz9IA6JUyyNDyz0fMAyke9hwp-jBYTsya56qE_ON6k08A9MwclI1oZ2DVwMBY0mDos47imUxre7WoC7vlnIJw8C5tf-QS9cetaDw97bZc6anXm0pp5QBeMHffobbY/s320/turkish08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>But I'm not sure where it came from.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOqTHJO02eS_-LdKYOQuDfprejvXEXSC4EvL5EWhW6EC39d2Qavsc85KE8Ns7sQTpSRyvjOiMMyFmCEn_Xn09WdrHFhyphenhyphenAJe7cIaCT-qAqW6ox4iGZhmXebdAr1TzdtsIfZ4Du1of7JXzzzX2ip-oiheQyPG_MTRal8iiQ9q8s0S3_I9O84cAdZDyzwBY/s1044/turkish09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOqTHJO02eS_-LdKYOQuDfprejvXEXSC4EvL5EWhW6EC39d2Qavsc85KE8Ns7sQTpSRyvjOiMMyFmCEn_Xn09WdrHFhyphenhyphenAJe7cIaCT-qAqW6ox4iGZhmXebdAr1TzdtsIfZ4Du1of7JXzzzX2ip-oiheQyPG_MTRal8iiQ9q8s0S3_I9O84cAdZDyzwBY/s320/turkish09.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>But it was still nice to catch since it was a surprise.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobtNH4oPk1kfthSop9CJM-NLJxBwdi8d7i_42nI7ESD639CAMhMf_2VWk2qZKTeLeWd8jbmPSuPs6_DeLVgcIxRDVm39gvZzbtxgOrrSuFrcGJONN1w2ZZQ8hNEx5hCMf3UJgd7vzjocssUGQ3cMVPA841Kh_F1YWFSZZQomdPc-Wjn3unt9SXfOSMiI/s320/turkish11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And one from Cancun.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJvTWvU5soBt7XcdOQF9xLS0meuqWXLVQ7MJ0A9PHDwpsOnk_iatY7M37QXExiE_VmH79zhPv1xvtgM6iXbWcrvxcQoSmsL3NvuzZ6yixVMKd6ukh068f4ji5ZpBnxEdPoyEtV8Id_vHonfSygtd5hbncJ6NLBDz2J6jkXuYv6_jBs8sp2VcfpRyfyP8/s1044/turkish12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJvTWvU5soBt7XcdOQF9xLS0meuqWXLVQ7MJ0A9PHDwpsOnk_iatY7M37QXExiE_VmH79zhPv1xvtgM6iXbWcrvxcQoSmsL3NvuzZ6yixVMKd6ukh068f4ji5ZpBnxEdPoyEtV8Id_vHonfSygtd5hbncJ6NLBDz2J6jkXuYv6_jBs8sp2VcfpRyfyP8/s320/turkish12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And then the plane I was waiting for appeared.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9RB8Zw1Av7eamcvCXDK_3ZVE74QzN8WVgIa4fk_HVJIabDcn3Gm1KxPVg_FWfesdzAz9pMvavbMQBA33NbsTCPBSGFATa05cs7d2ApVL8Zfi8xqYyrdeiP-ETuEyZCr09Bdr4hKWLpQhDQD2rAteeF0quDhmn8HJjrN1EzCsQkK8ns1s_32J-jjzAfQ/s1044/turkish13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9RB8Zw1Av7eamcvCXDK_3ZVE74QzN8WVgIa4fk_HVJIabDcn3Gm1KxPVg_FWfesdzAz9pMvavbMQBA33NbsTCPBSGFATa05cs7d2ApVL8Zfi8xqYyrdeiP-ETuEyZCr09Bdr4hKWLpQhDQD2rAteeF0quDhmn8HJjrN1EzCsQkK8ns1s_32J-jjzAfQ/s320/turkish13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I've seen Turkish a few times at O'Hare, so it was not a surprise.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusbUrSeB4kQtndXQy1iflfwQvLxAGxQjKbokhyphenhyphenKgnXjF6-xWzUouvlxKtSd8y2z2gUze8h7DQtM_jQsNsWNpI76plc5bg67qB6uPHa1pIFYt-JmPGHq8aB40ANRrP8jwenWJfhPAb1FJldZTgoCU91rw0lspwB58z059CWbwO9fUPN5h1sXFa-qmNcxk/s1044/turkish14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusbUrSeB4kQtndXQy1iflfwQvLxAGxQjKbokhyphenhyphenKgnXjF6-xWzUouvlxKtSd8y2z2gUze8h7DQtM_jQsNsWNpI76plc5bg67qB6uPHa1pIFYt-JmPGHq8aB40ANRrP8jwenWJfhPAb1FJldZTgoCU91rw0lspwB58z059CWbwO9fUPN5h1sXFa-qmNcxk/s320/turkish14.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I like the 787.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eMRcPwCIo7iCOmuhRoJe_ci1mAsV4WjrEcFlIMJYrdWYH34AZSSETmRO-qW4yoTQliJvD-P7Z2E91SE3Ky0bNSvDdkwbexUe1N0ldCVaglCKSmCKxb2C9moNHiPYFLjbtxgTG741GFGbOTNQJ7qww8AwYIobRH2bYTY89LTeULQeKEePtq_ADwkI_j8/s1044/turkish15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eMRcPwCIo7iCOmuhRoJe_ci1mAsV4WjrEcFlIMJYrdWYH34AZSSETmRO-qW4yoTQliJvD-P7Z2E91SE3Ky0bNSvDdkwbexUe1N0ldCVaglCKSmCKxb2C9moNHiPYFLjbtxgTG741GFGbOTNQJ7qww8AwYIobRH2bYTY89LTeULQeKEePtq_ADwkI_j8/s320/turkish15.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The lighting was just about perfect too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaS5sRQ06Bc94RhqtduXutg3HOoPG1xTBLo0_UGet8C8rw1nMDi9vMoJ8mb_fJ-eDB_BnJ1Kzw2os9vw2VllJS7ouIFPt6e6GnIxICV2TTxYaoucXLWqfyMdaKX46s7Kkt6-pW3VDN6Wko_dTDoGDE9AziOW9wrL5-rMY2-8TwLi3_8KuKo8Fa6EFKb1g/s1044/turkish16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaS5sRQ06Bc94RhqtduXutg3HOoPG1xTBLo0_UGet8C8rw1nMDi9vMoJ8mb_fJ-eDB_BnJ1Kzw2os9vw2VllJS7ouIFPt6e6GnIxICV2TTxYaoucXLWqfyMdaKX46s7Kkt6-pW3VDN6Wko_dTDoGDE9AziOW9wrL5-rMY2-8TwLi3_8KuKo8Fa6EFKb1g/s320/turkish16.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I like this shot.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvfgxPziExMetb5akEpoCermblhrriBixEBCxpHuWOKSqhStnE1zHB7iVEv829zcjItAfY2igthHGOtEG3MH5n7XNd3uHXRWGQsCRPx6pQf2-KjjixBQRCDIHKBAzzT6tG6EE_kB_tT0nq81MaUs-GpjMrMZ0rmNMiT8vlVM-2fqfkAWfToEucRwW9-A/s1044/turkish17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvfgxPziExMetb5akEpoCermblhrriBixEBCxpHuWOKSqhStnE1zHB7iVEv829zcjItAfY2igthHGOtEG3MH5n7XNd3uHXRWGQsCRPx6pQf2-KjjixBQRCDIHKBAzzT6tG6EE_kB_tT0nq81MaUs-GpjMrMZ0rmNMiT8vlVM-2fqfkAWfToEucRwW9-A/s320/turkish17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>But I like this one more.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyZw73FVHtUbnAyYfzKH_qghPJVIVTQ2pk4wtheR9dTYyYyJFtiZfN68XugKqbTAOVztyjngCMO6uoXCj01Zp0RoMVLy3E_twtW0Z3ZKCZfXz0c7ae9uuSejj8BIBtMadUo-XfOOLIywAzjZbpKkZybefEw7jLU-QSEXMlmQW-p3NiikMCYAS3JCuNts/s1044/turkish18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyZw73FVHtUbnAyYfzKH_qghPJVIVTQ2pk4wtheR9dTYyYyJFtiZfN68XugKqbTAOVztyjngCMO6uoXCj01Zp0RoMVLy3E_twtW0Z3ZKCZfXz0c7ae9uuSejj8BIBtMadUo-XfOOLIywAzjZbpKkZybefEw7jLU-QSEXMlmQW-p3NiikMCYAS3JCuNts/s320/turkish18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It was followed by a 737 MAX coming in from Dulles Airport in Washington DC.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmALrUi3Z24pl_PomW57oyTDJgRjiB8nlYEflYogcMV6b437uoIkNSok_C__JADwI-zY7I_GgEN7ZLwd8j42bcL-BWh9f6MXOpdQZDDBtdAkwM8sz7BbZKzmtX-fkSsfK_d_ASp9v1rlkunqEp6l1lsRx7oCTKP8PWVpanZSGKu_cq9HypbaSc2iXVB8k/s1044/turkish19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmALrUi3Z24pl_PomW57oyTDJgRjiB8nlYEflYogcMV6b437uoIkNSok_C__JADwI-zY7I_GgEN7ZLwd8j42bcL-BWh9f6MXOpdQZDDBtdAkwM8sz7BbZKzmtX-fkSsfK_d_ASp9v1rlkunqEp6l1lsRx7oCTKP8PWVpanZSGKu_cq9HypbaSc2iXVB8k/s320/turkish19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And I end the night with a sunset picture of an AeroMexico E190 coming in from Monterrey.<br /><p><br /></p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-37683238254161146762024-03-03T20:10:00.000-08:002024-03-03T20:10:12.672-08:00A Nice Evening at Ottawa<p> I ended up heading down to Ottawa Wildlife Preserve tonight. The drive was open and it was a nice sunny night. I figured there would some birds floating around.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMgn7Xa5FIGeoR3aMXPrFx_dlh2GPDgomlGU8QS5v8UD2uhHw7hj9Gb9u0RlVnfxaO-Czb8k-eEhyyD7borBeXIvT2mK8NLERS4PZu2nv8jYLTKJu4u7A9KP9vyo2P3lGnleVlUOjf030Qf_6l7HA1eC6niBQ9RuFHWVhK3byrt2WTu0vQrzk5a5ulX9M/s1044/ottawa01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMgn7Xa5FIGeoR3aMXPrFx_dlh2GPDgomlGU8QS5v8UD2uhHw7hj9Gb9u0RlVnfxaO-Czb8k-eEhyyD7borBeXIvT2mK8NLERS4PZu2nv8jYLTKJu4u7A9KP9vyo2P3lGnleVlUOjf030Qf_6l7HA1eC6niBQ9RuFHWVhK3byrt2WTu0vQrzk5a5ulX9M/s320/ottawa01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>First thing I ran into was a trumpeter swan. Most of the swans were back in the park and I couldn't get a decent picture of them but this one was cooperating.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHo-fwqqI7T_SSP3flJ4dU-ZcMRcfTyViYOXEsXbxMZ7gcYPhM-wJCRFdr4yhXJbSULZnG2QtKzuRCBx01xAZhWNQxk92us2xNIzA_EbJyFnMt_a5j1BZu9xraUsfQnpyJsX7oyEL1iqn4Z4sk3joG4nTxIZwV_ZRZUiOYe7Ohpvb1ToOa31PC-bM77s4/s1044/ottawa02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHo-fwqqI7T_SSP3flJ4dU-ZcMRcfTyViYOXEsXbxMZ7gcYPhM-wJCRFdr4yhXJbSULZnG2QtKzuRCBx01xAZhWNQxk92us2xNIzA_EbJyFnMt_a5j1BZu9xraUsfQnpyJsX7oyEL1iqn4Z4sk3joG4nTxIZwV_ZRZUiOYe7Ohpvb1ToOa31PC-bM77s4/s320/ottawa02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The sun was just about right.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjhLQrYeKTSjUmk6ywRGftgRFC5JS0TgmU8yxLXwuNhkRoXp_rkBaRT-Uvv0cXlFBhxJxm5RTCvi3XwsqibD2POlNC56rE_ogiAKnNpjtkZsfbw7rzQqqfdAISfUnnc6G5KBxamoz4gU8tiNdDt4GnjjeuL1aIn-pdvrtnQ3Ex71nUznb_YQ7sRu-sC4/s1044/ottawa03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjhLQrYeKTSjUmk6ywRGftgRFC5JS0TgmU8yxLXwuNhkRoXp_rkBaRT-Uvv0cXlFBhxJxm5RTCvi3XwsqibD2POlNC56rE_ogiAKnNpjtkZsfbw7rzQqqfdAISfUnnc6G5KBxamoz4gU8tiNdDt4GnjjeuL1aIn-pdvrtnQ3Ex71nUznb_YQ7sRu-sC4/s320/ottawa03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I like the reflections too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0sUL2o3UgheMrCrU_D4E3k2foRDfgg24tuqCWqHZqpaB8YY5GWGljRdjCfS46pct6Nee0qotkLMOwkn5owmQagYGopnN0sjYbxJEH8C_iil0wlkEFI3kpeW81hbSQCFBSat1uel1amIydf7wXfd2L7_xcetbTARs_6EgXoKPdvcQ25vkdhH4OgopvW0/s1044/ottawa04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0sUL2o3UgheMrCrU_D4E3k2foRDfgg24tuqCWqHZqpaB8YY5GWGljRdjCfS46pct6Nee0qotkLMOwkn5owmQagYGopnN0sjYbxJEH8C_iil0wlkEFI3kpeW81hbSQCFBSat1uel1amIydf7wXfd2L7_xcetbTARs_6EgXoKPdvcQ25vkdhH4OgopvW0/s320/ottawa04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A pair of geese.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7O5EWPzWd5-dDRYy8-vlr-RxUejsXhTmuUyMqi99XqbPFNCknC2M5_GdSSuXBCHmVK7juT7NtACw0xJVmUVIm3YTQrowk-R4j_W-EbyZQxDqUM2cINDeKdOcqlpMMTMAHbAcUhGkLmMWzNOYpfTckkckDT-nZv_9n_iVvt2xZLyggJWfHbTwJ_Gbc74/s1087/ottawa05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="1087" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7O5EWPzWd5-dDRYy8-vlr-RxUejsXhTmuUyMqi99XqbPFNCknC2M5_GdSSuXBCHmVK7juT7NtACw0xJVmUVIm3YTQrowk-R4j_W-EbyZQxDqUM2cINDeKdOcqlpMMTMAHbAcUhGkLmMWzNOYpfTckkckDT-nZv_9n_iVvt2xZLyggJWfHbTwJ_Gbc74/s320/ottawa05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I'm not sure what kind of bird this was. I think it was a hawk of some sort. It's not the greatest photo though.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_xEJQEs8QRC4WxZN_znwT2CcFS7ELaaQLOX21XtvFCe_zMSFU9iPwT31Im9SFNX-oU9j7IuoJXAeoSfb5ElBJXgTbIAin2cRIjBtUsEFy81cTs_AC6n2mLI0vnicWMxDbENc0EvqtzCheWP2ORhSfJUCWL1ObYEs70s108Yahf0tpMdMy6Qcl3pSCLE/s1256/ottawa06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="1256" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_xEJQEs8QRC4WxZN_znwT2CcFS7ELaaQLOX21XtvFCe_zMSFU9iPwT31Im9SFNX-oU9j7IuoJXAeoSfb5ElBJXgTbIAin2cRIjBtUsEFy81cTs_AC6n2mLI0vnicWMxDbENc0EvqtzCheWP2ORhSfJUCWL1ObYEs70s108Yahf0tpMdMy6Qcl3pSCLE/s320/ottawa06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And then I saw this eagle swoop in from out of nowhere. This is probably the best picture of the bunch though.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sgM7GrIDbOnbH6S0IKDsRYzqVLqxmG-kOI2Irw8nqm-aftprE5CnsiYBdOaOMrbtEH0s0lO-1mWcS2_HUbskMF54RORXTNSVznp8v7e2kGwWwgRWUhZtXO2_dpHxPZdx9zhUDbpugbaJ4vzRrKSzDX2RnT7F1hAMVXS6s5vdFSO7C93Cf6M3iCb_PjE/s1406/ottawa07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="1406" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sgM7GrIDbOnbH6S0IKDsRYzqVLqxmG-kOI2Irw8nqm-aftprE5CnsiYBdOaOMrbtEH0s0lO-1mWcS2_HUbskMF54RORXTNSVznp8v7e2kGwWwgRWUhZtXO2_dpHxPZdx9zhUDbpugbaJ4vzRrKSzDX2RnT7F1hAMVXS6s5vdFSO7C93Cf6M3iCb_PjE/s320/ottawa07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I kind of like this picture, I just wish the eagle were a little more in focus.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ubguPBgI0Yc405AxI2Y3App7p-SNet4nSLBS-80XRCdQE9sFZMVTm6zbOZzdSiuS5BCIzz7E4uDYwQdvaSN_6g5zDGWH6Z1HbaRevgPJzcMcVSL_KKKIMZg2sIoQtYsm7EP8XzwBKC_zz88leNanY2CT8biaJyIzGhBHCZCvLbe-giNHqoHvWwPHohk/s1126/ottawa08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="1126" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ubguPBgI0Yc405AxI2Y3App7p-SNet4nSLBS-80XRCdQE9sFZMVTm6zbOZzdSiuS5BCIzz7E4uDYwQdvaSN_6g5zDGWH6Z1HbaRevgPJzcMcVSL_KKKIMZg2sIoQtYsm7EP8XzwBKC_zz88leNanY2CT8biaJyIzGhBHCZCvLbe-giNHqoHvWwPHohk/s320/ottawa08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Same with this picture.<div><br /></div><div>It was a nice night. I didn't see as much as I hoped though.<br /><p><br /></p></div>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-91129769977643010682024-03-02T20:16:00.000-08:002024-03-02T20:16:31.730-08:00Success Finally<p> After several times of heading up to the Fish Point area, I was finally able to catch a snowy owl this season. I had to look on a snowy owl site a few times to finally narrow down where I could see one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Sz7cwLljNnbr3Pju_7UfIp20uYHsWNYUYXGedPRRxYF7afGCsM7Dr8cr1y_N32Fc01YuPa-CjNxn2nXHXzVg7Y_JxbsI6wI0ftwDoHtkvylD1EcTiX8MnwJdEKZhhPc_yQs70NDK58Z1YkP83y5rsZrPaXyGeMhAXQcpVPzU6vxF8ut7fOb1EHD0cWw/s1139/snowy01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1139" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Sz7cwLljNnbr3Pju_7UfIp20uYHsWNYUYXGedPRRxYF7afGCsM7Dr8cr1y_N32Fc01YuPa-CjNxn2nXHXzVg7Y_JxbsI6wI0ftwDoHtkvylD1EcTiX8MnwJdEKZhhPc_yQs70NDK58Z1YkP83y5rsZrPaXyGeMhAXQcpVPzU6vxF8ut7fOb1EHD0cWw/s320/snowy01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>First of all, it was not at Fish Point. I think too many people found that spot and scared them away.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMMEuKGC5jSb2rKM8UxOHSLOlE_DFQSQ1DXHLd_kIQaw77DGW83KB1p0J_dGoRPGvHukZpKF_ihhbqIK4vjiTeIgtpqg-g4ij4VuPVuIMNaZ8LGzjFlGdekee8IjzBO5azcUeBUVR6urv4lkJ246rhSdcEcppOV9qUzIiExBdmkiN6BNUAHouE9ZUTkg/s1222/snowy02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="1222" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMMEuKGC5jSb2rKM8UxOHSLOlE_DFQSQ1DXHLd_kIQaw77DGW83KB1p0J_dGoRPGvHukZpKF_ihhbqIK4vjiTeIgtpqg-g4ij4VuPVuIMNaZ8LGzjFlGdekee8IjzBO5azcUeBUVR6urv4lkJ246rhSdcEcppOV9qUzIiExBdmkiN6BNUAHouE9ZUTkg/s320/snowy02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>When I headed down the road where I thought it was, I saw a bunch of people with cameras, so I figured that would be the spot.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz07hxMK3dPHiuaeUvfvtFarAkEK-wWzKjCZsuqSRUK2cRB77qvxOrjpa-JB8Wp_d5Qr1gaIB2RTJ6QOoRSwnUVWNKW5DCF0W8slolQtZtOoxVQ8A8RgrsLtRNk-fqrDOMUtbtZXH7azgMr0DnhwYfVjAXtq8qAuXTTdBPpKbpRq8Bmyvc1fdYjhJV5Uo/s1229/snowy03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1229" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz07hxMK3dPHiuaeUvfvtFarAkEK-wWzKjCZsuqSRUK2cRB77qvxOrjpa-JB8Wp_d5Qr1gaIB2RTJ6QOoRSwnUVWNKW5DCF0W8slolQtZtOoxVQ8A8RgrsLtRNk-fqrDOMUtbtZXH7azgMr0DnhwYfVjAXtq8qAuXTTdBPpKbpRq8Bmyvc1fdYjhJV5Uo/s320/snowy03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I'm not going to mention the spot because I don't want them to go somewhere else.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUd6AdtVfrSxXcg6ij-w-EN91ibrNiYJNf-7LA8P1-7ezChbo47vgU7J6_qwey-HEuPkr1sgYsi1olhzM6Rudc83GOP6ljxzq8lJMpUYwNp9-in3HSfNeXBt_tXPXUvTFfLuO5081NYIG66PhqlkzeMxgRY2U3fAND1lCAO7jOfPqG0b6MgLTVDw9qOXc/s1158/snowy04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="1158" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUd6AdtVfrSxXcg6ij-w-EN91ibrNiYJNf-7LA8P1-7ezChbo47vgU7J6_qwey-HEuPkr1sgYsi1olhzM6Rudc83GOP6ljxzq8lJMpUYwNp9-in3HSfNeXBt_tXPXUvTFfLuO5081NYIG66PhqlkzeMxgRY2U3fAND1lCAO7jOfPqG0b6MgLTVDw9qOXc/s320/snowy04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I think this one is a male.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkzHt_6O9KxzVZNY5RnXhYpFEsOX8ZjbuIoyDXjzd0qRiHYQ31mjfco0Jqkml6P43aDXWvdvS_pQEWGGC_6VXKM0bJOYw5JEg90eCfIyb0J53cBtcpJ6kEDtSdRc05WJefKdPl9ERRIRdf0lhfB-I9n1S3ow7NpDG1G9TU0lVqiMK9ovwlXTRhwDm0RA/s1074/snowy05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1074" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkzHt_6O9KxzVZNY5RnXhYpFEsOX8ZjbuIoyDXjzd0qRiHYQ31mjfco0Jqkml6P43aDXWvdvS_pQEWGGC_6VXKM0bJOYw5JEg90eCfIyb0J53cBtcpJ6kEDtSdRc05WJefKdPl9ERRIRdf0lhfB-I9n1S3ow7NpDG1G9TU0lVqiMK9ovwlXTRhwDm0RA/s320/snowy05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I wish I could have moved to spot where the wire wasn't in the picture but I guess it's not as bad as I thought it would be.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_g-bKVUYGvgw0IxQs7_nePoH_Y_3dK21NBYw2hptCgrOgOvcIEcwQHySKEONtQd-GwQDwy-QZ29XdybF59y8uBRcHSuEehRhGF_ZaNbM9eB9JQr1UB8WxoGbRFrXcJp7_jpiwD1qVitfBrhhBuMEjIfrkcGtokkrfsUI-ABfB5rIfb2AXs_Ov18pxo8/s1173/snowy06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1173" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_g-bKVUYGvgw0IxQs7_nePoH_Y_3dK21NBYw2hptCgrOgOvcIEcwQHySKEONtQd-GwQDwy-QZ29XdybF59y8uBRcHSuEehRhGF_ZaNbM9eB9JQr1UB8WxoGbRFrXcJp7_jpiwD1qVitfBrhhBuMEjIfrkcGtokkrfsUI-ABfB5rIfb2AXs_Ov18pxo8/s320/snowy06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I love those yellow eyes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKvuiTM8vszvdf9mfv9VrfvtwLhmrrYQowyNl2VzVpx2xJunzJemVRVYsleNzoHR4lnuX12kafmDjyU8ipjHZkL6xdejoCxG-ANdEU4O6oflFunb_ku0RzC3_BDmfHGBpQgZvc9aJa5boFuXae0wXe7y-WpJmypNrNxIH4wpdGAq9Z5btnEYkz5Jpvo4/s1137/snowy07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1137" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKvuiTM8vszvdf9mfv9VrfvtwLhmrrYQowyNl2VzVpx2xJunzJemVRVYsleNzoHR4lnuX12kafmDjyU8ipjHZkL6xdejoCxG-ANdEU4O6oflFunb_ku0RzC3_BDmfHGBpQgZvc9aJa5boFuXae0wXe7y-WpJmypNrNxIH4wpdGAq9Z5btnEYkz5Jpvo4/s320/snowy07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>One more shot.<br /><p><br /></p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-50348545057696731542024-03-01T15:04:00.000-08:002024-03-01T15:04:21.922-08:00A Herky Bird Comes in From Goose Bay<p> This morning I saw that the An-124 was going to come into Metro but as I looked up the flight information and figured out when it would arrive, I saw that it was going to be landed before I could get out of work. I looked again just before I could get out of work, I saw that the An-124 had landed but I found an acceptable substitute.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTNrchQ2BO9b_7jC6uKhdmm1ZPh4AMShaRTY9XqDMUwhjyoKzKTx5Zkz_CXyto3Lp-u6GGg3O25H6Oys10Bpv4kz9KZEMjHYuSnnCzbjZxByWr0HFb4P04Nuv4L3QctREh4HKfBhrTGFx2mRa6kIauS5mg3jrpyw8kNLNsQIhUyQj8pfG9tJqVFqmrOk/s1086/lynden01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1086" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTNrchQ2BO9b_7jC6uKhdmm1ZPh4AMShaRTY9XqDMUwhjyoKzKTx5Zkz_CXyto3Lp-u6GGg3O25H6Oys10Bpv4kz9KZEMjHYuSnnCzbjZxByWr0HFb4P04Nuv4L3QctREh4HKfBhrTGFx2mRa6kIauS5mg3jrpyw8kNLNsQIhUyQj8pfG9tJqVFqmrOk/s320/lynden01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The substitute came in the form of a Lockheed 382 which is the civilian version of the C-130.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAp5YkT1ay4xYUJrf6T_ncR1KlPQ4IDMLHpZcUBEa9PdD6jZP9Nd3atBBjgsyM7zAt2fS7zPQKskYkHXdU2olcYkC8B4WcE1Db6T2YhvuC7bwcFnRdpYYVlfzFjgcYM8g_chE9fKvf6-LNVAftJwQTHkeFoaAVYHCIanvMtXnMOt286QNMYagBWHwoMU/s1110/lynden02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1110" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAp5YkT1ay4xYUJrf6T_ncR1KlPQ4IDMLHpZcUBEa9PdD6jZP9Nd3atBBjgsyM7zAt2fS7zPQKskYkHXdU2olcYkC8B4WcE1Db6T2YhvuC7bwcFnRdpYYVlfzFjgcYM8g_chE9fKvf6-LNVAftJwQTHkeFoaAVYHCIanvMtXnMOt286QNMYagBWHwoMU/s320/lynden02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This particular one is a sort of stretch version of the normal C-130. It looked pretty cool.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52urFy-4kdJw4H-V3zp_P58XuatsBvIVkkOMA9Ij7cfqRUPj9pk8GLDld670UHY4Z_4g9W9jPJ6sNiIo-hQjt_ZZz1oHws-pkqIfAOqRuq-2l4R-kznN0dRSjS880eK6FlgOMykWCB_1XrI3QoH9Y_x7GMOx0URejUWJ9s72B0Kxhv6Y30iP2g1Wle1A/s1126/lynden03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="1126" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52urFy-4kdJw4H-V3zp_P58XuatsBvIVkkOMA9Ij7cfqRUPj9pk8GLDld670UHY4Z_4g9W9jPJ6sNiIo-hQjt_ZZz1oHws-pkqIfAOqRuq-2l4R-kznN0dRSjS880eK6FlgOMykWCB_1XrI3QoH9Y_x7GMOx0URejUWJ9s72B0Kxhv6Y30iP2g1Wle1A/s320/lynden03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The plane was coming in from Goose Bay but I'm not sure what it was carrying.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCTahO-6plc96gtcNMVCWUlw2zNGoIrBgJ4a9lojRUe3ggDWEgE2K9dRxtWgJGqygp8U2NRkGSJrAtcVTqiul5nZ54F5Wv4nmqq6ZQ0LKM5jWG17PJ7g-KbRffpEd_wuWFQOftmcd-qKAo8XdEN0gb8FhhmggE3OR_BbnaW3UZibeFCLslqY6hxGO-jM/s1153/lynden04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1153" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCTahO-6plc96gtcNMVCWUlw2zNGoIrBgJ4a9lojRUe3ggDWEgE2K9dRxtWgJGqygp8U2NRkGSJrAtcVTqiul5nZ54F5Wv4nmqq6ZQ0LKM5jWG17PJ7g-KbRffpEd_wuWFQOftmcd-qKAo8XdEN0gb8FhhmggE3OR_BbnaW3UZibeFCLslqY6hxGO-jM/s320/lynden04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>At any rate, it is a cool looking aircraft.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbBJql1ou64EjVg1RXFDI8UF5wuX9xYJHs0cHAQG4TOqQYtY2vGWKZ3uwNq-6ueOllYagex5nRMmg7w9Cun6gWZ7VuonkWHc5oDbBOtoOiTAZ7PR2Xg_v7NAzZAnUXg3u-puMHUMIhP5_UQILnynBBBMCezNeQb78FS3GKSuDDhE3zPjxT3RmNmzkPQc/s1266/lynden05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="1266" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbBJql1ou64EjVg1RXFDI8UF5wuX9xYJHs0cHAQG4TOqQYtY2vGWKZ3uwNq-6ueOllYagex5nRMmg7w9Cun6gWZ7VuonkWHc5oDbBOtoOiTAZ7PR2Xg_v7NAzZAnUXg3u-puMHUMIhP5_UQILnynBBBMCezNeQb78FS3GKSuDDhE3zPjxT3RmNmzkPQc/s320/lynden05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>One more shot before it landed.<br /><p><br /></p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-89365494409880253802024-02-26T19:25:00.000-08:002024-02-26T19:25:06.719-08:00Seeking the Snowy Owl<p> I had the day off today, so I decided to go looking for snowy owls. I wasn't confident I would find any but I saw pictures on Facebook. I decided to head up to Fish Point since that is where I usually see them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFsOHSEo3cifuO97k3Rqzaq7IK_qQpivOFC-1ufJJXkA61fHQwHyADc2g6HGh2_4s3NHgnIdbZ6u5sA_PVTHvzh25X6kUCZlHFFyHL9UAeO7wOMpbc1p7IDw8XtQk-Yw6Mxn5D_6nx6_kpQka6qaaCodul7KpYPhK_f7QuSZKJT_u7EMJuWIzjV92L-A/s1044/fish01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFsOHSEo3cifuO97k3Rqzaq7IK_qQpivOFC-1ufJJXkA61fHQwHyADc2g6HGh2_4s3NHgnIdbZ6u5sA_PVTHvzh25X6kUCZlHFFyHL9UAeO7wOMpbc1p7IDw8XtQk-Yw6Mxn5D_6nx6_kpQka6qaaCodul7KpYPhK_f7QuSZKJT_u7EMJuWIzjV92L-A/s320/fish01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I didn't see any snowy owls but I did see quite a few red wing blackbirds. Normally, I wouldn't do a picture like this but I liked the cattails.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOROiSksyKMw85odrATjq6ToA4UrKyKbpcjwHEId32QGmgB8gethxrdgjS6j2VjCZiWb0HA4tqjtYstO0iRFdZQKSK_YZs1p93edsLXjZeqkHcjwD1W6Whlt-DjDz_np-TQYcd05EhBTU6IkUUMC__oRQbqBx_dy3dOaVVqXlweDCSlwXoCPUBBPAGM9g/s1161/fish02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1161" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOROiSksyKMw85odrATjq6ToA4UrKyKbpcjwHEId32QGmgB8gethxrdgjS6j2VjCZiWb0HA4tqjtYstO0iRFdZQKSK_YZs1p93edsLXjZeqkHcjwD1W6Whlt-DjDz_np-TQYcd05EhBTU6IkUUMC__oRQbqBx_dy3dOaVVqXlweDCSlwXoCPUBBPAGM9g/s320/fish02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Most people call the robin the harbinger of spring but I think a few of those stay behind for the winter. When you see them come spring, usually those are the ones until you see lots of them.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxP_odRlpaDu0Jz6E6QwEl49jjHc9N9RhbgjNYUb0qPbJtd7U4UH2Xu0kL8sLNsvIbZLgZMrGdeHjbnUYiBol8LdqHYFVlVAUkficVkX11Rc-dl-8wp5rkroJnMLz-wE5lsFv91_JHvYpw0vGVV4dD1qDMOyLNlwta-RWkE0H6J73aJm3aC8kqv-jAMpg/s1106/fish03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="1106" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxP_odRlpaDu0Jz6E6QwEl49jjHc9N9RhbgjNYUb0qPbJtd7U4UH2Xu0kL8sLNsvIbZLgZMrGdeHjbnUYiBol8LdqHYFVlVAUkficVkX11Rc-dl-8wp5rkroJnMLz-wE5lsFv91_JHvYpw0vGVV4dD1qDMOyLNlwta-RWkE0H6J73aJm3aC8kqv-jAMpg/s320/fish03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I consider the red wing blackbird the harbinger of spring because they are generally one of the first birds to come back and one the first birds to leave.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Asjuj20Bo6irRp0Ji7lNZ2x4_QwwAEJczEMxeg5K4kb7MpiX8gL34hz0jZLRH8hT9Lg4c-Pq89TvgBADcIgRe0_FNVDDhZzjbvLDh6-r0bGjYkPWVt1lH55-0wzSdwLzqCAB7uUpXqO0p0BrslVA8Ijo6oHjRopAIdNcrfWxGodP9gkVZxuNmH6n2U4/s1124/fish04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1124" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Asjuj20Bo6irRp0Ji7lNZ2x4_QwwAEJczEMxeg5K4kb7MpiX8gL34hz0jZLRH8hT9Lg4c-Pq89TvgBADcIgRe0_FNVDDhZzjbvLDh6-r0bGjYkPWVt1lH55-0wzSdwLzqCAB7uUpXqO0p0BrslVA8Ijo6oHjRopAIdNcrfWxGodP9gkVZxuNmH6n2U4/s320/fish04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Because they leave the earliest, you are not likely to see ones that wintered over. So when you start seeing them, spring is around the corner.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDopGfBOs6sd27cGuZhE3ihvPqLu0GCPb39VTKBLfwqbOIPWSuZCv2fzrxjctOF8jxcrirsj990ffMBjxaIjd0YL6wE1LaJ0pvAfnPVCoaHudtSvnb4Likyusu2vAoprNTAgrwpJMTfQTMhbKvB00gAA_NEIQZYluhgOPgePkLDUc71loQ6Yfc6brNftA/s1060/fish05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="1060" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDopGfBOs6sd27cGuZhE3ihvPqLu0GCPb39VTKBLfwqbOIPWSuZCv2fzrxjctOF8jxcrirsj990ffMBjxaIjd0YL6wE1LaJ0pvAfnPVCoaHudtSvnb4Likyusu2vAoprNTAgrwpJMTfQTMhbKvB00gAA_NEIQZYluhgOPgePkLDUc71loQ6Yfc6brNftA/s320/fish05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I also like them because they are very regal looking birds.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQe2Ag85nZpSclkSTqKZjpb-CYadHG-olJrj5cQgCMBmkuEuxd73RffOwOO-cgyfx3voERex4d-sgeycJ1CKpqYayKDDSV5JaPcZ8ugNo_OW6WOA1dGTmZZYvkcz77MQoophhKs_IIFYo8bOm14yruQCsgaUww-Nmj7nqYL08KP7PYZRjE0kfdBa7aYVI/s1048/fish06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="1048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQe2Ag85nZpSclkSTqKZjpb-CYadHG-olJrj5cQgCMBmkuEuxd73RffOwOO-cgyfx3voERex4d-sgeycJ1CKpqYayKDDSV5JaPcZ8ugNo_OW6WOA1dGTmZZYvkcz77MQoophhKs_IIFYo8bOm14yruQCsgaUww-Nmj7nqYL08KP7PYZRjE0kfdBa7aYVI/s320/fish06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I liked this guy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpXynnqxIuHNuBKAT5Yp5kWKk7Hlw3rPKapeHGGpIWOwmf1klYwWxA0U5k9gKlCu2XFE_h6E3-k1ZeeHvytj8oyg41plLUXtA-3ov4yhJgmQ5myuc9owqdQudfV9h9UUmp3Y1iejxiIvBjz3EIUpDUPUN6WhokryF_07-Kl7N0keaRyYGfeXYS6-kS2A/s930/fish07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="930" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpXynnqxIuHNuBKAT5Yp5kWKk7Hlw3rPKapeHGGpIWOwmf1klYwWxA0U5k9gKlCu2XFE_h6E3-k1ZeeHvytj8oyg41plLUXtA-3ov4yhJgmQ5myuc9owqdQudfV9h9UUmp3Y1iejxiIvBjz3EIUpDUPUN6WhokryF_07-Kl7N0keaRyYGfeXYS6-kS2A/s320/fish07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I love the colors.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDTd2PjKwPJ3RVbeePmPfYWOPUX5rBoMCCMOcqZ-tN5skP-qAP3quwlTIz-5c0T2rLFIj3FuqKtzGViJ5bNzu8fG6yr9xxNGFlpvoJUAhOdX0XiX5glBo_M80Go3ydpGyAuqoWMcwnvFym32E4igW9VbfTIRaXgCR-0h1OUe9Dzw9mjUnUJzEUDWGpp4/s1067/fish08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="1067" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDTd2PjKwPJ3RVbeePmPfYWOPUX5rBoMCCMOcqZ-tN5skP-qAP3quwlTIz-5c0T2rLFIj3FuqKtzGViJ5bNzu8fG6yr9xxNGFlpvoJUAhOdX0XiX5glBo_M80Go3ydpGyAuqoWMcwnvFym32E4igW9VbfTIRaXgCR-0h1OUe9Dzw9mjUnUJzEUDWGpp4/s320/fish08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>They have a very unique song too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJG9obH8jsCCfTyWufxzYYCAMfC3CYFNoE2CKpDhDiRX3yH40_HmKKSkZh6Cf9uCnoqGJ4faNOAjgeS_q8294JrCd-o2M0oeTStt9iAHSBT9tMG5XImDUzHmavJ5i8j0_dRbBQfOYXQ266xUjJAFyCpSx8xBuX_AZWZ8BlyE3zRdIMjb3gQJoDXPhvGTY/s1293/fish09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="1293" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJG9obH8jsCCfTyWufxzYYCAMfC3CYFNoE2CKpDhDiRX3yH40_HmKKSkZh6Cf9uCnoqGJ4faNOAjgeS_q8294JrCd-o2M0oeTStt9iAHSBT9tMG5XImDUzHmavJ5i8j0_dRbBQfOYXQ266xUjJAFyCpSx8xBuX_AZWZ8BlyE3zRdIMjb3gQJoDXPhvGTY/s320/fish09.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I was able to get a few pictures.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepzEhSk907vjdcWTSdahk19x1dqtFxSOaYlD9pQRAWM2NLsa5MhmvTvLPW9rdl9VQ45T_qCj6T-VRvrTJTq1nazKs1boD9K1XfjbNK-PbE1p7JaJqJcAq0ZL8g3Aj-dtfE1GTmqnypS5duGTN-rgGHZAF9faBe2e2PFTnHz5tF8MANA-kYwEEUFHjlCk/s1162/fish10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="1162" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepzEhSk907vjdcWTSdahk19x1dqtFxSOaYlD9pQRAWM2NLsa5MhmvTvLPW9rdl9VQ45T_qCj6T-VRvrTJTq1nazKs1boD9K1XfjbNK-PbE1p7JaJqJcAq0ZL8g3Aj-dtfE1GTmqnypS5duGTN-rgGHZAF9faBe2e2PFTnHz5tF8MANA-kYwEEUFHjlCk/s320/fish10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I like this one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTbUPsqgtIEJe8j4h1qd-hRxumTnygZYbQGg6zjty31NMfPd3TuI5ShQ2qfWswPA1wjoBblABdlkr9xWErpxN0y-cXycU5uPbBwCTkRH3pg_WhugbkTO48VldTIRoo9c_JxfcXQFMJEXDqXH1TgZ88TaQbKneDD9KDrKWn-h4GMw4Sj2SluO1rUsxuDk/s1176/fish11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1176" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTbUPsqgtIEJe8j4h1qd-hRxumTnygZYbQGg6zjty31NMfPd3TuI5ShQ2qfWswPA1wjoBblABdlkr9xWErpxN0y-cXycU5uPbBwCTkRH3pg_WhugbkTO48VldTIRoo9c_JxfcXQFMJEXDqXH1TgZ88TaQbKneDD9KDrKWn-h4GMw4Sj2SluO1rUsxuDk/s320/fish11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>But I think this was my favorite of the bunch. I might try to go see snowy owls this weekend but I'm not confident.<br /><p><br /></p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-30299769235350970052024-02-25T19:04:00.000-08:002024-02-25T19:04:58.153-08:00A Sunny But Windy Day at the Airport<p> I took Friday and Monday off this weekend. I have some vacation time that I have to burn before the end of March. On Friday I headed up to the Fish Point area to see if could catch any snowy oils. Sadly, I saw some birds but they weren't close enough for pictures. I did not see any owls. It was pretty cold yesterday, so I decided to work on a model that will eventually be the Yankee Lady (when I get the decals). Today was warmer but it was windy, so I decided to head to the airport. There was at least one plane coming in that I wanted to catch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3525fREBXdlwoypZiPsABSeuBteM72bHdWrGD2RpumUtmGlDu0DlyWQGzEgjKiWOKe0gyZf-te71glPU6zij2eAOWzcgA1cCUSMwwwevGaN8016xibde_FDJkOBQhdSVklqHWIST7d0OnHmLKWO-Zn_UTFlCwhg7HTA3_koyDudUCKIdgzxq7Ao-Jss/s1044/sun01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3525fREBXdlwoypZiPsABSeuBteM72bHdWrGD2RpumUtmGlDu0DlyWQGzEgjKiWOKe0gyZf-te71glPU6zij2eAOWzcgA1cCUSMwwwevGaN8016xibde_FDJkOBQhdSVklqHWIST7d0OnHmLKWO-Zn_UTFlCwhg7HTA3_koyDudUCKIdgzxq7Ao-Jss/s320/sun01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>First up was an A330 coming in from Amsterdam.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eMfAOnA1C3ijrdY7CNfgKlHRHrUGiN2TxKmVSsTNjEeO6KxTfrp0gnBaVJeTJHHLrc1TQ1EvHU2lLv4sRidnzfaJw2DJvfCon1ypGUtcrLqeQNwAOJqyvDQ_5PHZ9X7IFepR_rZ9mKBlbHyIeKIvYuCjsoQMLZ44NSEJvVEOQUQr0q9HD8WSU_DRRjM/s1044/sun02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The tail is Stewart the Red billed Steamertail.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifT6VEruV_IPmvTpEsKiCKBqkBm3hxV_ZXrNn39fUxd5S1DIvxgwxnIl5aB9WHcsIAMAAHxOFSjSsDZvcd7WpduSEFZ4K3EIObfKpqHWKQ8ZN4FVmhR3lnZOFl1JqUOxkdPy_no_YZBd6xdzllQ6v9CprDKrZCrfe1aa1678U4-7k1o7mao81TEad_DvQ/s1044/sun18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifT6VEruV_IPmvTpEsKiCKBqkBm3hxV_ZXrNn39fUxd5S1DIvxgwxnIl5aB9WHcsIAMAAHxOFSjSsDZvcd7WpduSEFZ4K3EIObfKpqHWKQ8ZN4FVmhR3lnZOFl1JqUOxkdPy_no_YZBd6xdzllQ6v9CprDKrZCrfe1aa1678U4-7k1o7mao81TEad_DvQ/s320/sun18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A 737 from Miami.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgZXwsFZ_lJtVerYHJmtfiKAyY-9r0P1wS19YxTW14wQI1nDaaEQ5KEHSgC8wruyjIpeOFuS6zAM5ufVtqGvAWQmePdz_O6qIQq1zLarXWSQiKlB3GMnj2KvI7xvdG7m2FE1Su-yLP6Wlrg9PGY9mCnKxGdt8CKzfkdQst6Ae4Vp5Mw6PVq6N3V0VlPU/s1044/sun19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgZXwsFZ_lJtVerYHJmtfiKAyY-9r0P1wS19YxTW14wQI1nDaaEQ5KEHSgC8wruyjIpeOFuS6zAM5ufVtqGvAWQmePdz_O6qIQq1zLarXWSQiKlB3GMnj2KvI7xvdG7m2FE1Su-yLP6Wlrg9PGY9mCnKxGdt8CKzfkdQst6Ae4Vp5Mw6PVq6N3V0VlPU/s320/sun19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And the last plane of the day.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7Lothsg-I-YIzbr61w6BcKm50i42sPdkIF4LR4gnKT9L-jF1w9kYRtTFua8Qip_WLTCTQD0QAzB6DjBd4MFZpEeVyCtGN7KDYQ3fozhwWo1hZgKS9RswiUC0kCCCrOa1Wug-GNq-c1TkPTvtfsxnv-8v2xE7sHm1hEWK_ZIhkwhe6qW_iJ_9ru1zIGk/s1044/sun20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7Lothsg-I-YIzbr61w6BcKm50i42sPdkIF4LR4gnKT9L-jF1w9kYRtTFua8Qip_WLTCTQD0QAzB6DjBd4MFZpEeVyCtGN7KDYQ3fozhwWo1hZgKS9RswiUC0kCCCrOa1Wug-GNq-c1TkPTvtfsxnv-8v2xE7sHm1hEWK_ZIhkwhe6qW_iJ_9ru1zIGk/s320/sun20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It is another 757.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLVTNzisZzAw350exs5jww9PBeECc26BgtPNTgvKVFO8X6n42AzPtUiCSKFEZN7uFuExq15xW1HpOLkiJ5QcVCEBis0hvF5F81bFlvwQqndGCsiBSfDpeFZU0TqQippzNIGLli7aVloY7ynimCbzKczptQTAu2hPbmuJY5nFAHGbYupaTqsJ0v8OVjCI/s1044/sun21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLVTNzisZzAw350exs5jww9PBeECc26BgtPNTgvKVFO8X6n42AzPtUiCSKFEZN7uFuExq15xW1HpOLkiJ5QcVCEBis0hvF5F81bFlvwQqndGCsiBSfDpeFZU0TqQippzNIGLli7aVloY7ynimCbzKczptQTAu2hPbmuJY5nFAHGbYupaTqsJ0v8OVjCI/s320/sun21.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This particular one was coming in from Fort Lauderdale.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrX1n-EDKCSmFGplW5LeQPFu0g1ebajqntQ4m2umN_mak4ISP9IcwIatLFZ9Q_wmqek9YJlKNRoLI-jT-sPxbfBUsBRFGHfeQG9xxdnkOIP9BgKZ5HMCdGJMaVBrG2GnPn5Dn58SBNkOQ7PcOCdYRNGxmKaUXrXd7f85hr53LRc9LpJbflz7vMXj1qZ1I/s1044/sun22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrX1n-EDKCSmFGplW5LeQPFu0g1ebajqntQ4m2umN_mak4ISP9IcwIatLFZ9Q_wmqek9YJlKNRoLI-jT-sPxbfBUsBRFGHfeQG9xxdnkOIP9BgKZ5HMCdGJMaVBrG2GnPn5Dn58SBNkOQ7PcOCdYRNGxmKaUXrXd7f85hr53LRc9LpJbflz7vMXj1qZ1I/s320/sun22.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Much like the other one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaRxvsRxhX4N3bjWk14Md7Xs2JjUJSZsXmLt3bx8ikuno2qsbTyXG5Fkrs1JQ6cR-rRA6ss-bSGoy7REczjh1KOeiVBMytHJ7GTj_yP7pfEbwVSjDzDBl8tj0x0lJJ0OEOqNNpeXj6ChlEErKN9vBgBZnnzNBl3GKinIyfzFx7PiNqAFjAleRW0pjkRw/s1044/sun23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaRxvsRxhX4N3bjWk14Md7Xs2JjUJSZsXmLt3bx8ikuno2qsbTyXG5Fkrs1JQ6cR-rRA6ss-bSGoy7REczjh1KOeiVBMytHJ7GTj_yP7pfEbwVSjDzDBl8tj0x0lJJ0OEOqNNpeXj6ChlEErKN9vBgBZnnzNBl3GKinIyfzFx7PiNqAFjAleRW0pjkRw/s320/sun23.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>It was starting to cloud up and while the temperature was in the 50s, the wind made it colder. I got what I wanted to get though.</p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-78345205456434318202024-02-18T18:08:00.000-08:002024-02-18T18:08:00.700-08:00A Return to Ottawa<p> I decided to head down to Ottawa today because I found out that the wildlife drive was open. I think it will be open one weekend a month until March or April. It has been a while since I have been down there and I've seen some pictures on Facebook, so I was happy to go.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzmf3HtW9kNV9HkXibin2kq4gdoY4l-gRb7tKmsxnGzaYEC8OfpQYpZ30az5Z3NJUUMxYMS5P4-oEfScJaz4SnZD6R2Rf0qdZYrSs-J8MbhZbeyym69AOxoeMwJqqKDBGJCTTRYKaTqcl9ZsQ_HGRJTKW82F7IjzSCkTj3sLaHL8BnkV99HqQUyAWMGA/s1044/ott01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzmf3HtW9kNV9HkXibin2kq4gdoY4l-gRb7tKmsxnGzaYEC8OfpQYpZ30az5Z3NJUUMxYMS5P4-oEfScJaz4SnZD6R2Rf0qdZYrSs-J8MbhZbeyym69AOxoeMwJqqKDBGJCTTRYKaTqcl9ZsQ_HGRJTKW82F7IjzSCkTj3sLaHL8BnkV99HqQUyAWMGA/s320/ott01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It was a little on the windy side so most of the birds that were there were probably hunkered down.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeVfskMiQIkPu_6D5rn4oT6hl5paviFV1c7lSJib_sGAAwhDlMxPVZ-UQGVaShLT5zlqkuPpfnoAzNgVeu9wcyQyzHzyYIcH7mUcjNsgpdiBbDL2slxM9-YJWFaUl77o826lOfmROx2pZEHePaAdos6Oalqat-iwfaDTyzM-VQloX19PvVhFXAky76Vk/s1128/ott02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1128" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeVfskMiQIkPu_6D5rn4oT6hl5paviFV1c7lSJib_sGAAwhDlMxPVZ-UQGVaShLT5zlqkuPpfnoAzNgVeu9wcyQyzHzyYIcH7mUcjNsgpdiBbDL2slxM9-YJWFaUl77o826lOfmROx2pZEHePaAdos6Oalqat-iwfaDTyzM-VQloX19PvVhFXAky76Vk/s320/ott02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>There was still some ice on the water, so I think many of the other birds wont be here for another month or so.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrc4MorR2kDO6N5ZtWcPQGM-skOIruarKm3mfrU_IcQdT_mAfIIPCSUcxFdpyWek5DipFf_Ur8JOC6-XiewLgQAsEX9Dd20KMt976xDEqIXNu93U6d17iej4R3saTdyHyMog-ld3J_kR_ThquyROiHqMZ3tF3BaUQPRygKQsmLtspJgGv4v1mThtQq3E/s1093/ott03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wV_l_lPLIGLECkSM68M6Pc9eayH4b3TVEnUJr54RYYCIi1OBAsiGQhjTstajImAR7ebXGWndoGo-Teutm3o9JP692bfdwrn6tQ3HPGIM-6iB0likc4y-VZi3KnrHAWyPDynhP6SMchCG_IOmGrSGi_jTbsV7nGlM1G2IkAeQE4QhxQVO4rMJ24wPYYU/s1152/ott08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1152" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wV_l_lPLIGLECkSM68M6Pc9eayH4b3TVEnUJr54RYYCIi1OBAsiGQhjTstajImAR7ebXGWndoGo-Teutm3o9JP692bfdwrn6tQ3HPGIM-6iB0likc4y-VZi3KnrHAWyPDynhP6SMchCG_IOmGrSGi_jTbsV7nGlM1G2IkAeQE4QhxQVO4rMJ24wPYYU/s320/ott08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>As I went through the first pass, I saw an eagle in one of the nests. I was hoping that he would be back, so I took another pass through.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMEOATtuqZcH2TeWoibmuUyhWg0ErsdDnpuK4HkKfjmavKomnsjK3vSqgcHzny82GtrQmsvKBeBDTNnlsB-XVosDLM3xHDESPun_DONoHX8ueAXJzZtexqk7tu1K8A-S6obql26XGtMW-Z-kUwPUa-kICHTmJDQ7DH3UtyOzWfr5lz_WFpboz2xUTx3E/s1327/ott09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="1327" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMEOATtuqZcH2TeWoibmuUyhWg0ErsdDnpuK4HkKfjmavKomnsjK3vSqgcHzny82GtrQmsvKBeBDTNnlsB-XVosDLM3xHDESPun_DONoHX8ueAXJzZtexqk7tu1K8A-S6obql26XGtMW-Z-kUwPUa-kICHTmJDQ7DH3UtyOzWfr5lz_WFpboz2xUTx3E/s320/ott09.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>He was back and the light wasn't too bad. If I could have gotten closer on my first pass, I could have caught him flying.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyI5C4JQNOHWeIY4BBAc_TJxHU-WW-Uto7CEdTj5CEVTpHcq-j0R0M2Kgs_iGRrSOavD5TllHyuukPAzw3reSA3F0JzbnJaYuq-m2r9d0nQZA7ss2cECuKthHPd-OJhK2wYqkOoBv-MRMq5HJRJGPWA_lFLC-rK2-riD3xmgSsYJCxdp-pkkpmUd5xTKo/s1335/ott10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="1335" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyI5C4JQNOHWeIY4BBAc_TJxHU-WW-Uto7CEdTj5CEVTpHcq-j0R0M2Kgs_iGRrSOavD5TllHyuukPAzw3reSA3F0JzbnJaYuq-m2r9d0nQZA7ss2cECuKthHPd-OJhK2wYqkOoBv-MRMq5HJRJGPWA_lFLC-rK2-riD3xmgSsYJCxdp-pkkpmUd5xTKo/s320/ott10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I think I saw a couple more but this was the only one within camera range.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkImFNgQsBbBxgl3AFiQteMXK0zyjOkRal93UukT4IeHRKEVwfwEpQhxh7DcR6yIFwvEDDLYTYO25Kfyh6ep8UgLTz59yA5EzhYqyqnL9Askebmu_Lzu7tVOU2-oCaEp7jbjl6_N_Wh94BvRdWO8XE-dYIwPw4uX-c8aqQez81CoLrm9HFfvbPi6mCc0s/s1102/ott11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="1102" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkImFNgQsBbBxgl3AFiQteMXK0zyjOkRal93UukT4IeHRKEVwfwEpQhxh7DcR6yIFwvEDDLYTYO25Kfyh6ep8UgLTz59yA5EzhYqyqnL9Askebmu_Lzu7tVOU2-oCaEp7jbjl6_N_Wh94BvRdWO8XE-dYIwPw4uX-c8aqQez81CoLrm9HFfvbPi6mCc0s/s320/ott11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>He was looking around for dinner, I think.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazP_d80d0c8hkhIClPUAG00e28d0_PpGJdZQf4eK1LcG9gGCczf7hhxzZFDNpaiiM9un06MRW0szQerVUOMKU3vQRx1moTM17BVWgeUPoTm3gUAACvUzFLNfsNnqEYk7AuEB28RKyzGnlZZxBAXxmASyGmu9DplJ0jfn2f1ccOZyTmR9Zn0nhISA1xqY/s1271/ott12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1271" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazP_d80d0c8hkhIClPUAG00e28d0_PpGJdZQf4eK1LcG9gGCczf7hhxzZFDNpaiiM9un06MRW0szQerVUOMKU3vQRx1moTM17BVWgeUPoTm3gUAACvUzFLNfsNnqEYk7AuEB28RKyzGnlZZxBAXxmASyGmu9DplJ0jfn2f1ccOZyTmR9Zn0nhISA1xqY/s320/ott12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is probably my favorite of the bunch.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsAvdZ6JY5hS_iluGttiXGHLz75NwvUCBwYjZjqSlEwikyfGnHPtfEw4QHIoFb1in0geAZG5H-O5mG4r7FTtI7DEzjueTBn3nWuJIEC3nD35KRI3nigSrzy5gXjusYYLihjoJi6VW4zYtaEjHWilQeazlSc2F149l3S3thyADLhTEMdR0toh_YaeWWj8/s1140/ott14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1140" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsAvdZ6JY5hS_iluGttiXGHLz75NwvUCBwYjZjqSlEwikyfGnHPtfEw4QHIoFb1in0geAZG5H-O5mG4r7FTtI7DEzjueTBn3nWuJIEC3nD35KRI3nigSrzy5gXjusYYLihjoJi6VW4zYtaEjHWilQeazlSc2F149l3S3thyADLhTEMdR0toh_YaeWWj8/s320/ott14.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Although this one is a pretty close second because he is looking like a fairly proud bird.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzK_RnGNXhrImO7T4Atcr0FAWg7fqVDcuxN_rKQ195wXEjE1M5vkeSVk29J-5f7xNCbHEPoFWWs0ge_4m1Hgn4d_iZARf0o_T-z731zIXEFuRjypeJnU9CjU5XIX8DKcEMbQ-zvvuqkTVhABLUOghoUM4TRLVrmITCAny64rqPex3KvBBnH4qpcCsX3VA/s1091/ott15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1091" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzK_RnGNXhrImO7T4Atcr0FAWg7fqVDcuxN_rKQ195wXEjE1M5vkeSVk29J-5f7xNCbHEPoFWWs0ge_4m1Hgn4d_iZARf0o_T-z731zIXEFuRjypeJnU9CjU5XIX8DKcEMbQ-zvvuqkTVhABLUOghoUM4TRLVrmITCAny64rqPex3KvBBnH4qpcCsX3VA/s320/ott15.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The wind was picking up a little bit and it was starting to get late, so I headed out. I was hoping that he would take off while I was there.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRn2SfcbU4iMoD3UJO0ZJUqpGKCQk8MMZw4YCiNNSE933pwC2ovtxSAg-uVkWUSKOLrXxX5dVoND686kTk_1aoz3rxs4i-sDeAlt6qwQVcip9ZgeSyoFXFjiXve5qXBJoAHf5txM4E_qJiII-MZo56lKhPIaEfC1okCwHIwGJJghvWXkFqrjFy3SZV8Q/s1044/ott16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRn2SfcbU4iMoD3UJO0ZJUqpGKCQk8MMZw4YCiNNSE933pwC2ovtxSAg-uVkWUSKOLrXxX5dVoND686kTk_1aoz3rxs4i-sDeAlt6qwQVcip9ZgeSyoFXFjiXve5qXBJoAHf5txM4E_qJiII-MZo56lKhPIaEfC1okCwHIwGJJghvWXkFqrjFy3SZV8Q/s320/ott16.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A trumpeter swan on the way out. I'm am hoping that I can get up north next week to get some pictures of the snowy owls but we will see.<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-49467046091938067242024-02-04T18:54:00.000-08:002024-02-04T18:54:08.093-08:00Catching a Bird of the Feathered Variety<p> As I was taking pictures of the planes, I noticed some birds nearby.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TJ_3bmx-u62aodEO0aodzP1smkGxVJxDLmnUETMB-ft9EPBFY-Rxvsals9rvYQkffL0MufXYwQ78ZA6xXKbnuKt4frumJNuBiv416LSHqswWuHa4jn30c8MW709_vRILD0G-xAWRr48WDVP0TsMU1RiPpjv5FFWXd0HIjvdLWhnmL6KwcQbSWj0Cm40/s1162/bird01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="1162" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TJ_3bmx-u62aodEO0aodzP1smkGxVJxDLmnUETMB-ft9EPBFY-Rxvsals9rvYQkffL0MufXYwQ78ZA6xXKbnuKt4frumJNuBiv416LSHqswWuHa4jn30c8MW709_vRILD0G-xAWRr48WDVP0TsMU1RiPpjv5FFWXd0HIjvdLWhnmL6KwcQbSWj0Cm40/s320/bird01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It wasn't too close but telephoto with some blowing up helps. I think this is a house finch.<br /><p><br /></p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-63282077241767884302024-02-04T18:46:00.000-08:002024-02-04T18:46:19.396-08:00A Lazy Day at the Airport Today<p> I was feeling okay today but not really okay enough to go far. So I decided to head over to the airport to get some pictures. It was a nice day for it. Almost too nice for early February.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaNjhLF6L11K_yltkdB0pQj_A0LwyPMPso30AtLxEiTZERfUoOojErpYKnkV6m7_kD3Teufvnu8WnLwVDvXCuQVte0SGK7rHVOUdS_IkM5fkmEkUB-2od0gqJS08LddPmKxcnK5NCIrJZwhQtLuIIX43FBGsnCZCByKSmOp9gExVDMi5BLoAMXpSE0Ok/s1044/airport01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaNjhLF6L11K_yltkdB0pQj_A0LwyPMPso30AtLxEiTZERfUoOojErpYKnkV6m7_kD3Teufvnu8WnLwVDvXCuQVte0SGK7rHVOUdS_IkM5fkmEkUB-2od0gqJS08LddPmKxcnK5NCIrJZwhQtLuIIX43FBGsnCZCByKSmOp9gExVDMi5BLoAMXpSE0Ok/s320/airport01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>First up was an A330 coming in from London.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1iDNoNrFFPAcaYU47S0hSBc6KvCqUTJp7zavO424a31MsTrL8yFLslahDQMRqntgnFv4ESXCyO3Mkfpge8kwDZYZP0zDBbiSb2y0DyUW6i7-8FbnCr7Ga11DM9xXLhU9CHdRU75pBVFLFYYH63N8Fah466oXaUL3RlXzDoDh6uXUl1kUITFLp06eYYE/s1044/airport02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1iDNoNrFFPAcaYU47S0hSBc6KvCqUTJp7zavO424a31MsTrL8yFLslahDQMRqntgnFv4ESXCyO3Mkfpge8kwDZYZP0zDBbiSb2y0DyUW6i7-8FbnCr7Ga11DM9xXLhU9CHdRU75pBVFLFYYH63N8Fah466oXaUL3RlXzDoDh6uXUl1kUITFLp06eYYE/s320/airport02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is one of the planes I was looking to catch. Sadly, she ended up landing on the other runway.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_HyQblxmYZjalheUBAir-ppJsQvf8Cnk3KFkWt99i96e_BI_c_2p6Z7FYKJqVx0jjSzWGykB-cT6z9ZxTuwaYzONeawdIGBePRjahClMdDEwKvEqPJSoMhHrB-uWQKQwBcCr0IMzoGKZek-xyNXZ91FyHO_sfMn-SyO6q7TOX8glmSCY6y8elOA2O7M/s1044/aiport03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_HyQblxmYZjalheUBAir-ppJsQvf8Cnk3KFkWt99i96e_BI_c_2p6Z7FYKJqVx0jjSzWGykB-cT6z9ZxTuwaYzONeawdIGBePRjahClMdDEwKvEqPJSoMhHrB-uWQKQwBcCr0IMzoGKZek-xyNXZ91FyHO_sfMn-SyO6q7TOX8glmSCY6y8elOA2O7M/s320/aiport03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Fortunately, I have a decent telephoto lens. It was a 787 from Royal Jordanian coming in from Amman, Jordan.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5b-CT77egAaed9-5CBBAGBnq4hrOGd4Qt9W9WaltJb1HeJw3XR4tqJO7XPVTYM5PTKL6dzVqOu8Ttt4Fl51X24CI0CXfMZOgKM9-aEYOj0AM9RNVHbYDrzY_T59y5uNBJIHGLC7wpKb11Y7tdqMbMLiy0725uEOE5laLCOcl31oKZKsAb8tK2qS9t1Go/s1044/airport04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5b-CT77egAaed9-5CBBAGBnq4hrOGd4Qt9W9WaltJb1HeJw3XR4tqJO7XPVTYM5PTKL6dzVqOu8Ttt4Fl51X24CI0CXfMZOgKM9-aEYOj0AM9RNVHbYDrzY_T59y5uNBJIHGLC7wpKb11Y7tdqMbMLiy0725uEOE5laLCOcl31oKZKsAb8tK2qS9t1Go/s320/airport04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A 737 coming in from Sarasota.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72OBEFaOvrIkWSO1wmO86KelGt3vfJwKEtaC7K52Hk2tyuR8gh8OGgp559ks6nuVrrLCHZ7y4N3xg5njbQI2jDS95YjaNjdJvDFKx36vMaMacuysDBKbw67MGQIHADG7Ryvfr-GbTS72VQlf5mkeIhxniiMFqEpgf7d0-joIFQlUzTHiHDX_djIfvvZU/s1044/airport05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72OBEFaOvrIkWSO1wmO86KelGt3vfJwKEtaC7K52Hk2tyuR8gh8OGgp559ks6nuVrrLCHZ7y4N3xg5njbQI2jDS95YjaNjdJvDFKx36vMaMacuysDBKbw67MGQIHADG7Ryvfr-GbTS72VQlf5mkeIhxniiMFqEpgf7d0-joIFQlUzTHiHDX_djIfvvZU/s320/airport05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Of course there were 757s.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS8YffvidlSc5Xf5kE_LKsRc435mxcVx3S-F4FWUpEW4kyrPstE6vZvP9COHC70OfCe5TSZr-TdMAq2LFbdb0aGXbU4fK8Ry1P0DzIcOvUOksA1P9hGaU_r4jyNyEHnSWDMh-oe_9hxguBrB5PPJvWMSzoCJHVv14HuAH12ivNYHG-jqrDs-LrxYbC-U/s1044/airport06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS8YffvidlSc5Xf5kE_LKsRc435mxcVx3S-F4FWUpEW4kyrPstE6vZvP9COHC70OfCe5TSZr-TdMAq2LFbdb0aGXbU4fK8Ry1P0DzIcOvUOksA1P9hGaU_r4jyNyEHnSWDMh-oe_9hxguBrB5PPJvWMSzoCJHVv14HuAH12ivNYHG-jqrDs-LrxYbC-U/s320/airport06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The first up came in from Orlando.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The neo meaning it is a new generation. It uses a higher efficiency engine and some other improvements.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyDaQW0yekzuKw_fdE-6HqVA7gB9snBLC_HJ4CQIfvBhZYpPeKhekBfTgmghGlu7LGhV3cklVbJRxF7-HE5imkiZ_DLjcC8ezBh88HyV0MCStPad-9svq3Ah3atAG2E-Ol-jnC_FsfH3lRE-QMZtgEHmossSLfVib4MiSb7IBy6kp8Ru_x1eW4_-Uzds/s1044/airport14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyDaQW0yekzuKw_fdE-6HqVA7gB9snBLC_HJ4CQIfvBhZYpPeKhekBfTgmghGlu7LGhV3cklVbJRxF7-HE5imkiZ_DLjcC8ezBh88HyV0MCStPad-9svq3Ah3atAG2E-Ol-jnC_FsfH3lRE-QMZtgEHmossSLfVib4MiSb7IBy6kp8Ru_x1eW4_-Uzds/s320/airport14.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This one was also coming in from LaGuardia.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXmokEUtlLeYzgxDRMOM5DEYb54gO0fG6HKQOt_TnFEJGbEe7mRigP5yhv_50PhxVkfimMZznXmcbx1R28DTsAwopNIxkxcyJ6S-cqukCX1rRt7yO8Gyx5oH3Kev2jeg33ygdeVhd4Lqw6kKl5y5k-CyIgzQK1uoH56cWvaGiMO7vdY9Y_lDi4-Jsh7c/s1044/airport15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHfaPP6Am3p_gaifPiLRBlEtDP8U_-5fQPd7ILJpkib6QVlm8XulMxhsuubwvTcw2IxtS5MGG44XYkpiI43jYtPbfmqJLDYG0Q5iWpeKfEL285_od5wFvksEMspmhgLQ9W9Ql982-xhJrcArWlN05DFzZNpiKBVdimTHpXyWTtritVI-m0UzYF4T2S5U/s320/airport21.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This was an A350 coming in from Shanghai.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT99Kr8MC-sWbEs-6fe5eRhl7o-lrWh9SX3DUcxnfq18VThVCXUG8qfpYK6brRU7H5zMrMkxrSGofEBSAfGO-hiYZ7aLwDJ8qZ8SupHBGOLTW-ijgYdcaHrRtudsBCwpoqAo0kem92dzJ8mnv4Lj9k1f8HwS28BT6AfVL8rlUIVJj2xNRBncjp5xEjGdg/s1044/airport22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT99Kr8MC-sWbEs-6fe5eRhl7o-lrWh9SX3DUcxnfq18VThVCXUG8qfpYK6brRU7H5zMrMkxrSGofEBSAfGO-hiYZ7aLwDJ8qZ8SupHBGOLTW-ijgYdcaHrRtudsBCwpoqAo0kem92dzJ8mnv4Lj9k1f8HwS28BT6AfVL8rlUIVJj2xNRBncjp5xEjGdg/s320/airport22.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Another 757.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhM43PNvkHpqwq_7sESbBx94nVQ-rgU742Ljkkl3KjHr1kmM6ytmJJx0ph7pYLEq4YtWMl4kRx7_PIAKiz3jF3Jjt_CisUEwvcSOT6xpvW8YkLKvWR0tcsMxSTEnFZGPecwhBqsGZewCfq0KJPR_FxmQgqadZm6tEd53PglEHvQNTx2vldlp3PFI7CsUg/s320/airport24.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It was coming in from Tampa.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPnl_H7qxdWfRtu1DES1utPyjjS7q96nHItld6p7VcUKYsOibeIchEb17RKh9s_dL864s4SGhH2XGJgm9x6Pz6E2w_w5TKkESDXz_zMAM8L1ynlCCubYHHDf9JR7Gs_ytgJk86LS9HRrwFFTeZSSjtgbv36iOAdGFIUGzD6xNPqYlGK44neY_z8Cl55I/s1044/airport25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPnl_H7qxdWfRtu1DES1utPyjjS7q96nHItld6p7VcUKYsOibeIchEb17RKh9s_dL864s4SGhH2XGJgm9x6Pz6E2w_w5TKkESDXz_zMAM8L1ynlCCubYHHDf9JR7Gs_ytgJk86LS9HRrwFFTeZSSjtgbv36iOAdGFIUGzD6xNPqYlGK44neY_z8Cl55I/s320/airport25.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It was the -200 version which is shorter.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRc9ymOHaoF5_XN_dG351ZDbohsMWZdozcujWKnn4NVll04IEFlS1puOTI7I3jRJ2Y1NUQ9EB1JinaKK0tEEYntT3BaqTvQKzWiBbSiG7l_kPfu4b3g-dD0V13vhCYO0EtDhzf8m8fPZ2bvySePX6yFSIcL4WB-ZnGzeG7poP5iV0ImIxotcmXO7KZsgI/s1044/airport26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRc9ymOHaoF5_XN_dG351ZDbohsMWZdozcujWKnn4NVll04IEFlS1puOTI7I3jRJ2Y1NUQ9EB1JinaKK0tEEYntT3BaqTvQKzWiBbSiG7l_kPfu4b3g-dD0V13vhCYO0EtDhzf8m8fPZ2bvySePX6yFSIcL4WB-ZnGzeG7poP5iV0ImIxotcmXO7KZsgI/s320/airport26.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>My last plane.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ii6j44q-wuQwqviQG3j3MITt85AR849XPGTUIIZwl62TphgMHbUQ_Zu-AVpaHeL9cOJvVhY7GCI1hdSmGya7jbcpmz6jLMlQhHlH3JKvGdMYG0ne_3azjJ_70VmUrIzNw8T9ScqGeacY2v0_g9WmIi0bKLTROL_KJMrLPrRnFxlOPVFPUslfmaXlJvE/s1044/airport27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ii6j44q-wuQwqviQG3j3MITt85AR849XPGTUIIZwl62TphgMHbUQ_Zu-AVpaHeL9cOJvVhY7GCI1hdSmGya7jbcpmz6jLMlQhHlH3JKvGdMYG0ne_3azjJ_70VmUrIzNw8T9ScqGeacY2v0_g9WmIi0bKLTROL_KJMrLPrRnFxlOPVFPUslfmaXlJvE/s320/airport27.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This was an A330 coming in from Amsterdam.<br /><p><br /></p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-26760187081831516162024-01-23T18:09:00.000-08:002024-01-23T18:09:01.070-08:00Catching an A330<p> As I was leaving Detroit, I checked Flight Radar to see if anything interesting was coming into Detroit. I saw that I had an outside chance of catching a 757.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZ8X4x1XRWJEfn-6o9PWYmqn3nZp_FSsmlMQITxLDTQtxa5suXbypEyPuIV3Fi2s8uWqLdYRLOgBZZ-O7U8vPlxnaeW6Is91o1jvO_g4kr-qHtFYCCK5ufHcwIxhUc7jv-7oITdU0IK-Nx0_NT_b08qNlz35fkIrJnkVWs6ppZt0Y_K4lMcmXv1JKAnY/s1044/plane01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZ8X4x1XRWJEfn-6o9PWYmqn3nZp_FSsmlMQITxLDTQtxa5suXbypEyPuIV3Fi2s8uWqLdYRLOgBZZ-O7U8vPlxnaeW6Is91o1jvO_g4kr-qHtFYCCK5ufHcwIxhUc7jv-7oITdU0IK-Nx0_NT_b08qNlz35fkIrJnkVWs6ppZt0Y_K4lMcmXv1JKAnY/s320/plane01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Unfortunately, I didn't leave in time to catch the 757.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMqBWqdwte0Qp-Iqnh-qu9Mn928Z2LK4Q8ibrHO-6XEzNzrq9LEv0Qi2aot7FxsT4BGewC9t76C70zE6g4sG-iurMWFCttSumWTdeFql4R1cTUr0oTXB0EUW-Wj2vjxXIdTNxb8BUNmKkvZMNaJCywr1ditDgph_apRmpS5E3KmODbXbqJfvla-8qv63k/s1044/plane02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMqBWqdwte0Qp-Iqnh-qu9Mn928Z2LK4Q8ibrHO-6XEzNzrq9LEv0Qi2aot7FxsT4BGewC9t76C70zE6g4sG-iurMWFCttSumWTdeFql4R1cTUr0oTXB0EUW-Wj2vjxXIdTNxb8BUNmKkvZMNaJCywr1ditDgph_apRmpS5E3KmODbXbqJfvla-8qv63k/s320/plane02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I didn't catch the 757, but an A330 was coming in and those are pretty cool.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAncBYaMB36ZKalD4VanFFYiPm1hVunDYjFlTUgzHKo6lrL82MVAAakiyRdWxfky8tWdFty_bz63QOU7896zYDrcN2Z9H10rmdhfPCsusyzl8eyuSW4ehpTZbaAwWLfcpiWQKzCTvf6-fG7Pmol9h9fr3xoMJUNQWu2ikB2KPK-QPRGwVOzdNXdqrjms/s1044/plane03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAncBYaMB36ZKalD4VanFFYiPm1hVunDYjFlTUgzHKo6lrL82MVAAakiyRdWxfky8tWdFty_bz63QOU7896zYDrcN2Z9H10rmdhfPCsusyzl8eyuSW4ehpTZbaAwWLfcpiWQKzCTvf6-fG7Pmol9h9fr3xoMJUNQWu2ikB2KPK-QPRGwVOzdNXdqrjms/s320/plane03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This particular one was coming in from Orlando.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexqoDQMejxYlAhlGOxfPeqRU1JHSBBuGMge-SEyX1wn7j3Zcd-Q2pn-zuTRTW-FqNlZkomPIF_6bs-A_bmpkN_0eAa9GzhccK4nwSG_auGnOnyb3VZMdhq46QWlV69uIG1NaEeBF9C2uNG58U4vB-jzJOQWjstfGrPG8qfKwU6RlJjigqvoJetdyaB5o/s1044/plane04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexqoDQMejxYlAhlGOxfPeqRU1JHSBBuGMge-SEyX1wn7j3Zcd-Q2pn-zuTRTW-FqNlZkomPIF_6bs-A_bmpkN_0eAa9GzhccK4nwSG_auGnOnyb3VZMdhq46QWlV69uIG1NaEeBF9C2uNG58U4vB-jzJOQWjstfGrPG8qfKwU6RlJjigqvoJetdyaB5o/s320/plane04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>One more shot before heading home to watch the Lions.<br /><p><br /></p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-67216548386588120022024-01-23T17:54:00.000-08:002024-01-23T17:54:07.891-08:00The Moon<p> Just before I left downtown, I had to take a look at the moon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9V25rLQOfsPIWk6bEoBhUkThqhmy0zfR3qhLe5-T18YwC3Ld9R3RnfjVBNUoBi2w6nOsseZq1U0RjYvzL0eBsFqmwf3MhnrWpexbEBil0lLdBDpbYp_HyuG2aXkI-oYIYZ9srs43NRkz9iPb_6RrjPZD_LQ5wgtXsdNOxGzSseDQeUp-SqcnPGu_vCg/s1120/moon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="1120" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9V25rLQOfsPIWk6bEoBhUkThqhmy0zfR3qhLe5-T18YwC3Ld9R3RnfjVBNUoBi2w6nOsseZq1U0RjYvzL0eBsFqmwf3MhnrWpexbEBil0lLdBDpbYp_HyuG2aXkI-oYIYZ9srs43NRkz9iPb_6RrjPZD_LQ5wgtXsdNOxGzSseDQeUp-SqcnPGu_vCg/s320/moon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I thought it looked pretty cool as it was peeking through the sky, so I took a picture.<br /><p><br /></p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-20378068283944484762024-01-23T17:51:00.000-08:002024-01-23T17:51:01.022-08:00The Iver Bright Passes By<p> The next ship was a surprise.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5uO5r758cCaBL2Rxp6SbU-hWB8aTKErvAzwt1K26PXsAIGa67heEBPQe4nXIxZMUCBwWbUbPFMlPWNTtCuLf7TxIpJi5efbYmPgLKVna0zknocJLB5NusJ4iP41xzHURAsdAOaeSMjewqPBJRlNJoFTQ9rb4SUBTfecyq3rFhO_m_-24iu56Npze5B4/s1044/iver01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5uO5r758cCaBL2Rxp6SbU-hWB8aTKErvAzwt1K26PXsAIGa67heEBPQe4nXIxZMUCBwWbUbPFMlPWNTtCuLf7TxIpJi5efbYmPgLKVna0zknocJLB5NusJ4iP41xzHURAsdAOaeSMjewqPBJRlNJoFTQ9rb4SUBTfecyq3rFhO_m_-24iu56Npze5B4/s320/iver01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>As I was looking at AIS, I saw that the Iver Bright was unloading in Detroit.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEyl-GscE3-_h_IQU8O5KgYEb826MnA7bqCjIn5Isg61TBgCnPAd3QGrKx0nZJd0abLYpge0hXGOKH-FWfBRL35FQacKROo09DXWvsgrCtHMzHheqn_h19LvRSwJ3syfosFgCMwYto6Uqn8Xi8KaQ1yhWZh2mAtAjN-Vq2HS6JHJptjuHyxn-izVpGAk/s1044/iver02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEyl-GscE3-_h_IQU8O5KgYEb826MnA7bqCjIn5Isg61TBgCnPAd3QGrKx0nZJd0abLYpge0hXGOKH-FWfBRL35FQacKROo09DXWvsgrCtHMzHheqn_h19LvRSwJ3syfosFgCMwYto6Uqn8Xi8KaQ1yhWZh2mAtAjN-Vq2HS6JHJptjuHyxn-izVpGAk/s320/iver02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I'm not sure how long she was there, so I was not expecting to see her.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJPqV7GugZDjCouhbp0KDiYhA3JZuaxBDuceAioVdF1j7Ih5C9gyPAGXNliQ-EIDD0oM8oIXNpiP-scwTxjttalUhDBGsh5CvD1Agwdiu5-9aVYHEqWx5QF0Qvr7Nr36-Uw51V87tPdn_d2iu5E7xy1HVLT6-yez8c6JjJFJlahTcs6o_P9MNUfX_pR4/s1044/iver03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJPqV7GugZDjCouhbp0KDiYhA3JZuaxBDuceAioVdF1j7Ih5C9gyPAGXNliQ-EIDD0oM8oIXNpiP-scwTxjttalUhDBGsh5CvD1Agwdiu5-9aVYHEqWx5QF0Qvr7Nr36-Uw51V87tPdn_d2iu5E7xy1HVLT6-yez8c6JjJFJlahTcs6o_P9MNUfX_pR4/s320/iver03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It is pretty cool though because she is a nice looking ship.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMs-4Cn80GxXyJ0CIi6gsGeluBvVDDHmu6XHnW3NmxaeEEuMz2aqDPWzGPC0LL4GrhePgy5ltd0xiNVtMl1-CnEWa_WbpyA5l19E6T26Otobm2iAxzDFyrvHqZ_kZHIm7sTwVAMX2RtcgubFfVS1wCj2fopC2jiPqmD5-CY_sp_OhSzpHwsUEovmM7kEU/s1044/iver04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMs-4Cn80GxXyJ0CIi6gsGeluBvVDDHmu6XHnW3NmxaeEEuMz2aqDPWzGPC0LL4GrhePgy5ltd0xiNVtMl1-CnEWa_WbpyA5l19E6T26Otobm2iAxzDFyrvHqZ_kZHIm7sTwVAMX2RtcgubFfVS1wCj2fopC2jiPqmD5-CY_sp_OhSzpHwsUEovmM7kEU/s320/iver04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>She reminds me of a Coast Guard boat with her colors.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUg1Y5KUo_Cuk_WDZSbtqgKQf7ytcWgjD6IYbfOLmia73SyyGjYnZoI-N04wYhsn22SXnSsW_jvztFq6zFhOQixs700zFbfuYldctAD4E2ty-AuQG-FP6raK8ukKoiV2UV-_do4nPeSFzao4V38ztnldjET5vBXZcDDqNUrkZQVDthk0PAecIEccBvAsw/s1044/iver05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUg1Y5KUo_Cuk_WDZSbtqgKQf7ytcWgjD6IYbfOLmia73SyyGjYnZoI-N04wYhsn22SXnSsW_jvztFq6zFhOQixs700zFbfuYldctAD4E2ty-AuQG-FP6raK8ukKoiV2UV-_do4nPeSFzao4V38ztnldjET5vBXZcDDqNUrkZQVDthk0PAecIEccBvAsw/s320/iver05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>She approaches the Ambassador Bridgte.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxATaoRJaEz-gOgKMY1R36_bCJQ4y3HjdSw_p76KcCqvoAQBxspI65KVLlicoq7HrMDPLfx7n6kN7nvSfmFfQDyteFYj6Og1Qq8LZVg5Zn4T4hu-2auvQ1PMpK5E-u6EIe7b-3G9XsWzsoKXatFpqe_NOiM9x8F9p363uvtUaZHmQzY9hVLpRb734JyU/s1044/iver06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxATaoRJaEz-gOgKMY1R36_bCJQ4y3HjdSw_p76KcCqvoAQBxspI65KVLlicoq7HrMDPLfx7n6kN7nvSfmFfQDyteFYj6Og1Qq8LZVg5Zn4T4hu-2auvQ1PMpK5E-u6EIe7b-3G9XsWzsoKXatFpqe_NOiM9x8F9p363uvtUaZHmQzY9hVLpRb734JyU/s320/iver06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Under the bridge.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1Vb2HigfCygByYKBGihBHxS9tJfNuETCvRWa30Q9XxA9gZBmVKFwR_Nj3tgdShm9GHwR6ij80uC9PSz2c9ZQfrmj-pNkqoB00pCd8_RxuwDKTTZP_-kTA6q3y6aDrCZRrTKVAf3nepCYEMekPyeAM_USOEkzdaxN1z_X45C3q7uPYIrc2CSodhXvEgk/s1044/iver07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1Vb2HigfCygByYKBGihBHxS9tJfNuETCvRWa30Q9XxA9gZBmVKFwR_Nj3tgdShm9GHwR6ij80uC9PSz2c9ZQfrmj-pNkqoB00pCd8_RxuwDKTTZP_-kTA6q3y6aDrCZRrTKVAf3nepCYEMekPyeAM_USOEkzdaxN1z_X45C3q7uPYIrc2CSodhXvEgk/s320/iver07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>She was heading up to Sarnia. I think she will pick up more loads there and work through the off season. She is equipped with a bow that can handle the ice if necessary.<br /><p><br /></p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-61093044943627162872024-01-23T17:46:00.000-08:002024-01-23T18:35:34.632-08:00The Prentiss Brown/St Marys Challenger Passes By<p> I think this was another last journey of the season, but I'm not sure.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4BBJa8-OghxaCBS3sYKNOfFGEX92vMP0otETrl5VbXbGriAuLfU5yswgPEgqaOHTxQImgdvxnppqLfBNYU9a_D6r7ZKxrb40POfZrsLZ7djcBQzC29fW8hUumu5hLV7UCjZhMaBGDldOtjlQos09x5pC3abkzteBPy9qks53rHOlHmfseJ7TAEwM6jE/s1044/challenger01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4BBJa8-OghxaCBS3sYKNOfFGEX92vMP0otETrl5VbXbGriAuLfU5yswgPEgqaOHTxQImgdvxnppqLfBNYU9a_D6r7ZKxrb40POfZrsLZ7djcBQzC29fW8hUumu5hLV7UCjZhMaBGDldOtjlQos09x5pC3abkzteBPy9qks53rHOlHmfseJ7TAEwM6jE/s320/challenger01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>She was heading to Toledo as I was taking this picture.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhAtWqes_NRIPlnmifEEAXvRVK0sWeLqjPNcNAoag6sAzPNxfdSQhxCgS-Uz9xWpFe93WvK06oew_LK-HXpQdb6oUi1TlnA9WaNV2ubS4j7GQmt4VMTiugOtUNwNspAeKxej-wcVDKVlqKxoZObS-VyJkubSYQsBWUl0966s1jdWpofWuehq4Z8FA8EY/s320/challenger03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>As I look her up on AIS, I see that she is in Cleveland now.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASu2UMZvzLSzOb_zWBG9OwlCfqRUnA-KYOqIEyhmWcQkdDtXPoG4o-DOMqzfntaXaqEGSwwNF_c3gYuroAAh11QnFHmfa1BvVZbI1yv7HYMXGMJcmhepClagdK1q8_S7jCgTUZhj_Cn766Mz-MBzn9ty4B3S8BKlu5rIM7eKKjCkAtbMR4cGSwjurv3o/s1044/challenger05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASu2UMZvzLSzOb_zWBG9OwlCfqRUnA-KYOqIEyhmWcQkdDtXPoG4o-DOMqzfntaXaqEGSwwNF_c3gYuroAAh11QnFHmfa1BvVZbI1yv7HYMXGMJcmhepClagdK1q8_S7jCgTUZhj_Cn766Mz-MBzn9ty4B3S8BKlu5rIM7eKKjCkAtbMR4cGSwjurv3o/s320/challenger05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I think that means she's got at least one more trip in her because ships don't typically lay up in Cleveland.<br /><p><br /></p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-60120404299279521262024-01-23T17:39:00.000-08:002024-01-23T17:39:50.615-08:00The Indiana Harbor on Her Last Trip of the Season<p> So this is the ship that got me out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Oo6kpbRGwx760kf92aXqmiuUGfmxv6_63ijEOUTfR7eKOy3uLBjAYJQaX9UpWePjmk8pR56gcEsL81RYdXkvZrmiuZX63Vqq5mdVTffawK_u5oj6jbx9eu0B8X_gnTesKdrVq6RjNxqYk5gmJibTN_T4QiLDoUAbp-wrw6cyzm1aRLez1645D52rJcU/s1044/ind01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Oo6kpbRGwx760kf92aXqmiuUGfmxv6_63ijEOUTfR7eKOy3uLBjAYJQaX9UpWePjmk8pR56gcEsL81RYdXkvZrmiuZX63Vqq5mdVTffawK_u5oj6jbx9eu0B8X_gnTesKdrVq6RjNxqYk5gmJibTN_T4QiLDoUAbp-wrw6cyzm1aRLez1645D52rJcU/s320/ind01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Indiana Harbor was coming down from somewhere. If I had to guess, it was probably Superior.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPZjP8ND7xZRCgyRAvhzo4EJ9myfg8oS0oFY2X60jBSbsoQEegOS2SzrBEomhs6REDUqXMdvoiDqwVgMAo9zu7dPrco9hz1ZX4fVvwJZHG0j8vzYtMVmHOlpp1Xcix84K1JgSwb6ORdxgK6tRsyIvdlhQRqFmuoOatMm3bRQC8ePZxzPSfx8HvIcWuqI/s1044/ind02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPZjP8ND7xZRCgyRAvhzo4EJ9myfg8oS0oFY2X60jBSbsoQEegOS2SzrBEomhs6REDUqXMdvoiDqwVgMAo9zu7dPrco9hz1ZX4fVvwJZHG0j8vzYtMVmHOlpp1Xcix84K1JgSwb6ORdxgK6tRsyIvdlhQRqFmuoOatMm3bRQC8ePZxzPSfx8HvIcWuqI/s320/ind02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And I think that means she was carrying coal.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJV1MzDHWocz2_A1vU8k-bSa1jfOAsaBz5pW7CkCwuOtkiT9WX1PZi9hyphenhyphenB6c4MmsHMT9_uP9FinazDBNcWRtJUNIgCSlDmYuw0NIlS-7VRhVAtKnnkaeOBZ4GGOyd_ZhBl9RbqGtTpYriqEjfinHq8HqQORaJKF9mne4haFBeo3KoPQPtcepHvPfiWG0s/s1016/ind03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1016" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJV1MzDHWocz2_A1vU8k-bSa1jfOAsaBz5pW7CkCwuOtkiT9WX1PZi9hyphenhyphenB6c4MmsHMT9_uP9FinazDBNcWRtJUNIgCSlDmYuw0NIlS-7VRhVAtKnnkaeOBZ4GGOyd_ZhBl9RbqGtTpYriqEjfinHq8HqQORaJKF9mne4haFBeo3KoPQPtcepHvPfiWG0s/s320/ind03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>She was heading to Ashtabula to deliver that and I think that is where she is going to layup.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYW-kmjAeF8IEhaKUgYz3ID7z4CcjSODx0lr42eyWg-Cp3l8MXnLjrftcdAzyEbKgbOjyXF0og1jAOA3fhNmW_t3uPP5NQCeNDhnRlVL1pC4hQsE6-sp0C4LOw59U_GFe9hQLMMJz9w-PKeNOcBmdxrDdUMmFwRPlsXXXSp6A6XtV89ERJdGWrFFx6AE/s1022/ind04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1022" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYW-kmjAeF8IEhaKUgYz3ID7z4CcjSODx0lr42eyWg-Cp3l8MXnLjrftcdAzyEbKgbOjyXF0og1jAOA3fhNmW_t3uPP5NQCeNDhnRlVL1pC4hQsE6-sp0C4LOw59U_GFe9hQLMMJz9w-PKeNOcBmdxrDdUMmFwRPlsXXXSp6A6XtV89ERJdGWrFFx6AE/s320/ind04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The bow shot.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIKxTuS19pLjUADF6PsrMuChyXOea4HZ_xA245cFAZJtKjKcUXvFDa4WvrqPk-IGcIVt47cgrAQvdF59sFD6ZRfMYN9fn07Z1D03toKWM_vMiyByLkfipF-mSVuQRxYxRAmfyAcBQ8Fvkjpgnuod6r_phkWzvMwQRHKJzdU1azgIruP-K3pCq9jbvz38/s320/ind06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It's that time of year when ice is formed on the bow and stuff.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytGhEbcILVcja-vzfn19bExCpjMkbgWUDlRKXz7bvJogYoeRl6idTFj3MBxyJHi2COaGMyG_j7hekTm8-7kbJ35NCSsmb0CrMAmWzfxHTHY9kpgcnmhjTxv20j3dnxyqnmjc5cMZNoeBXpiA1mcaUj4h8psEnzhCgmcwTGJGpFcOt1eGsQy_34fUI2rs/s1020/ind07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1020" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytGhEbcILVcja-vzfn19bExCpjMkbgWUDlRKXz7bvJogYoeRl6idTFj3MBxyJHi2COaGMyG_j7hekTm8-7kbJ35NCSsmb0CrMAmWzfxHTHY9kpgcnmhjTxv20j3dnxyqnmjc5cMZNoeBXpiA1mcaUj4h8psEnzhCgmcwTGJGpFcOt1eGsQy_34fUI2rs/s320/ind07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I think the sailors are happy to be heading home.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMG2Y8bkT3yIIWZxyQSvkAdztD14Ye9Xss405WRsaKhlNsvRbxfoKnKCti1T5zGlO-pvZzvlxibV12uXlznYZbwvSPv5T_-HzkHvQIX0tbM58M9woMBNNsp0SmWfuvVv4ynD4adeWgP4mLcbws0czneDYDGnNGSnN0Q6BOE9gxNL5O0pmbZEtGBU1rGo/s1044/ind08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMG2Y8bkT3yIIWZxyQSvkAdztD14Ye9Xss405WRsaKhlNsvRbxfoKnKCti1T5zGlO-pvZzvlxibV12uXlznYZbwvSPv5T_-HzkHvQIX0tbM58M9woMBNNsp0SmWfuvVv4ynD4adeWgP4mLcbws0czneDYDGnNGSnN0Q6BOE9gxNL5O0pmbZEtGBU1rGo/s320/ind08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A little bit more ice but it was navigable.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbpx8r5wbHQTUvsNQq3nLKhyHNvFNPlxsd9xgFnFKhLRRKHOsnKd62vAZhpiWTqvmpVGMyX9T7qc0QxViSo5LMK5_sG6GvqNbLUzAJQkyjDQuadzf2l6Rzhv4TVjgtRS_tM4d4_puH85KfVVresCQUSrDgBpyr3rX82gPZs-cEH563s3Kd3TGMHoqLoE/s1044/ind09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbpx8r5wbHQTUvsNQq3nLKhyHNvFNPlxsd9xgFnFKhLRRKHOsnKd62vAZhpiWTqvmpVGMyX9T7qc0QxViSo5LMK5_sG6GvqNbLUzAJQkyjDQuadzf2l6Rzhv4TVjgtRS_tM4d4_puH85KfVVresCQUSrDgBpyr3rX82gPZs-cEH563s3Kd3TGMHoqLoE/s320/ind09.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I like this shot.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69odHJU09gBVjcesyENunLfz-n-l1UDS9Kfq6D5ndmC_SjmewA5rt-b-MI5W7MLQa8lMPhZKs6y3nWXOB3HYeuRcMq2-qaxaw3fOZ0grlev4N6yGJCob38j4eVKIr23to660KI3Hlmf7gs-3o2N-Hc36s-VtnwB62V9XkQvdH8COtE99tJ8gDQWlCiXo/s1044/ind10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69odHJU09gBVjcesyENunLfz-n-l1UDS9Kfq6D5ndmC_SjmewA5rt-b-MI5W7MLQa8lMPhZKs6y3nWXOB3HYeuRcMq2-qaxaw3fOZ0grlev4N6yGJCob38j4eVKIr23to660KI3Hlmf7gs-3o2N-Hc36s-VtnwB62V9XkQvdH8COtE99tJ8gDQWlCiXo/s320/ind10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>She approaches the Ambassador Bridge.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IhEF2HhuWqoJZpVKlxYfm-g1QXvlwjfB_z-uvQvNTz5iMko7NZ7qYmVNASLlhM5GzB-7WN4gmuK6fWMwCvn82Mx3IbvC2z_iJo6_2fzfgXL58cCayQrOVZy1nIrsMc-qmwcm1zqgGPEjoZdOvSJ-TrfeFYuML1aC5iMKrzmPWxfJMoV3IHeT309n9Hc/s1044/ind11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IhEF2HhuWqoJZpVKlxYfm-g1QXvlwjfB_z-uvQvNTz5iMko7NZ7qYmVNASLlhM5GzB-7WN4gmuK6fWMwCvn82Mx3IbvC2z_iJo6_2fzfgXL58cCayQrOVZy1nIrsMc-qmwcm1zqgGPEjoZdOvSJ-TrfeFYuML1aC5iMKrzmPWxfJMoV3IHeT309n9Hc/s320/ind11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>She passes under.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cQw2C_BcMQraM6_7-3WblT3GT8U8xq1UmdOPxoTd2-KDjF5yvgZW4kjhnT95wgEHOuUk1LdBpzcMdoJ5ZYAO1zVcmTFPlGyGeAYSI2xThkC2Mct2sC3jzOAG2E4mBIfoq7BxMNC8uIj-1OL9LdRZm6HZ5pscn0uJapVZif6jLeeCv_jM6GUO9yNzE8o/s1044/ind12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cQw2C_BcMQraM6_7-3WblT3GT8U8xq1UmdOPxoTd2-KDjF5yvgZW4kjhnT95wgEHOuUk1LdBpzcMdoJ5ZYAO1zVcmTFPlGyGeAYSI2xThkC2Mct2sC3jzOAG2E4mBIfoq7BxMNC8uIj-1OL9LdRZm6HZ5pscn0uJapVZif6jLeeCv_jM6GUO9yNzE8o/s320/ind12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A shot of her pilothouse.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxTUH_fW2PcXl7ZRa-ZFGgQwmJKhO7S4isoBToivNYQGX4L4Tpq4sbZ1-nj0MXu_6jCoRqdRjcwCbdFhY0cyb1MMi8PVGFaPee_qop83EWxz2EBse3xsa6vEfwGb4fO1EdrwRoH1_ObAjNridNmQEyj7UBQi21SADsr27CfjIYu5SVhKTzlX9U6TY-bI/s1016/ind13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1016" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxTUH_fW2PcXl7ZRa-ZFGgQwmJKhO7S4isoBToivNYQGX4L4Tpq4sbZ1-nj0MXu_6jCoRqdRjcwCbdFhY0cyb1MMi8PVGFaPee_qop83EWxz2EBse3xsa6vEfwGb4fO1EdrwRoH1_ObAjNridNmQEyj7UBQi21SADsr27CfjIYu5SVhKTzlX9U6TY-bI/s320/ind13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And she passes under the bridge.<br /><p><br /></p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-56629468633842396732024-01-23T17:25:00.000-08:002024-01-23T17:25:13.992-08:00Catching the Bristol Bay in Action<p>It was pretty cold the last week, so some ice was starting to form. Leading our pair of ships was the Coast Guard tug/icebreaker Bristol Bay.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPM0dof53mC8jKbdq2oYqenHjFjWaZE0VEGMF2b-TQCzSMfR_2GECfzf2GiDfcqSYJ1UetbnMZ047nSXZl6w7hCuiBSvQCQ0USjmKF80GqF6FPRl0rnanJ_SEAfjt1nWdLNwQMV7WjQnrp32nWoPPDijbzpcoVDAZ1f3U3uKSv5P3SFGV5kTZiVwzQd0/s1022/bri01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1022" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPM0dof53mC8jKbdq2oYqenHjFjWaZE0VEGMF2b-TQCzSMfR_2GECfzf2GiDfcqSYJ1UetbnMZ047nSXZl6w7hCuiBSvQCQ0USjmKF80GqF6FPRl0rnanJ_SEAfjt1nWdLNwQMV7WjQnrp32nWoPPDijbzpcoVDAZ1f3U3uKSv5P3SFGV5kTZiVwzQd0/s320/bri01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I thought that was I wasn't going to see her get much closer than this. I saw a another icebreaker working its way north and I thought that ice breaker would replace the Bristol Bay to continue south.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNo1CJQhxaL0Uc7TwHzwEzOAltHWP-2V9MkbsACW_rVYAFzi9NaL22d2dJhKZsi7EcPLLyBt-jy9DNf6E0tEVL4ePzDM0Ow3riSIgUTZt3f-YcIBUK09WpaEV96J9CsdFUsf-14kVPPHmNJikiEXnqfCPlcAIn8xrGaPtlHTFwFmGlBNEYD5JjVLWhug/s1044/bri02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNo1CJQhxaL0Uc7TwHzwEzOAltHWP-2V9MkbsACW_rVYAFzi9NaL22d2dJhKZsi7EcPLLyBt-jy9DNf6E0tEVL4ePzDM0Ow3riSIgUTZt3f-YcIBUK09WpaEV96J9CsdFUsf-14kVPPHmNJikiEXnqfCPlcAIn8xrGaPtlHTFwFmGlBNEYD5JjVLWhug/s320/bri02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Fortunately, that wasn't the case as I like to see these guys in action.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1022" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vTaUt_CJ6qfuSBLYgCMyS_AgO01bAp7_sTB0StK9-N-GbhzMugZx8HY_8HXcX7YwtYikVVPgYBqk8MK80BJOxx1pZK4RSeu-SgbmjYtoak1R0h1juHC7ZGFeVt6YPorpcoGHQcD-jbKiATB7nLqza4LaG6w_JLdx8pyjsL__yA7czs0cZbvaJ7EXLtY/s320/bri10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A relatively clean shot.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnkzChlXr9zCBOTCiY-SPFwX6DT6zDzaRmT7L3dsliYY-2mI_x1tPigg1okZoYUPrZzVgIGxFZxfGOFA6H5S7kfsyatlISbNtMSIkD5tb0D8KntxGoEqb0tw660tR_eYCbLipw9OLJHs4yERB2e7_DbgbT2jiMhJ7jnwqLw_RGWp41_2gnkstbPjwrIs/s1044/bri11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnkzChlXr9zCBOTCiY-SPFwX6DT6zDzaRmT7L3dsliYY-2mI_x1tPigg1okZoYUPrZzVgIGxFZxfGOFA6H5S7kfsyatlISbNtMSIkD5tb0D8KntxGoEqb0tw660tR_eYCbLipw9OLJHs4yERB2e7_DbgbT2jiMhJ7jnwqLw_RGWp41_2gnkstbPjwrIs/s320/bri11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>One more before moving on to the next ship.<br /> <p></p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-31555117271097396332024-01-21T19:12:00.000-08:002024-01-21T19:12:30.284-08:00A Robinson R44 Flies Overhead<p> I decided to head down to the river today. I saw that there were a couple of ships that were stirring about. I think a couple of them were making their last trips of the season.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9zwUaEjlVwrQNtNiaxxsPfcYVU8QQoxguHXlEvqkMOFyZN8Nsp2d9EblO0KBZuhcS6inh1FqD3Sf1Iwat_jBwjXeMiiklxFoUUNYspTEB8UaQ-J81q2PubqJIjIXnteyZg5dcGClcf_jIfS-U9QBTDit-S0QX8tDXJF63xZUAfP3Kc7I_511rYgCHNU/s1236/helo01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="1236" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9zwUaEjlVwrQNtNiaxxsPfcYVU8QQoxguHXlEvqkMOFyZN8Nsp2d9EblO0KBZuhcS6inh1FqD3Sf1Iwat_jBwjXeMiiklxFoUUNYspTEB8UaQ-J81q2PubqJIjIXnteyZg5dcGClcf_jIfS-U9QBTDit-S0QX8tDXJF63xZUAfP3Kc7I_511rYgCHNU/s320/helo01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>As I waiting for the first ship to pass. This Robinson R44 passed over.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7TwGFxqwjIlfnuMovJTFOfOy4eDUJA1LpNQiTBwQP9jTacgjKyGGe0471dTmr9w3ToFDPrNxhib_V4g0oNvKjkgGziyG0-y22tedB-z4w0C1Hg_owl6ud9cqQo5yYBKPM1TgrJ-B5-_RxgmT18cxiP403O9UnIcQwTCWXZJWd27xCPOdo_6I78NLFcY/s1044/helo02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7TwGFxqwjIlfnuMovJTFOfOy4eDUJA1LpNQiTBwQP9jTacgjKyGGe0471dTmr9w3ToFDPrNxhib_V4g0oNvKjkgGziyG0-y22tedB-z4w0C1Hg_owl6ud9cqQo5yYBKPM1TgrJ-B5-_RxgmT18cxiP403O9UnIcQwTCWXZJWd27xCPOdo_6I78NLFcY/s320/helo02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I think it was heading over to Grosse Ile.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5-iorW9qsZpO7HwuMXe5B21AIyGW27Ku_LBGXgZtwCM0S5BKsyYBGpzewJJGSx_9PoH5wrm0Y4BiRTR0_PHc7FfytPCaLxrIMONlh-8ikLp-Fo2aBkzsBTwQd1Qk72rC7XYM6sS9uT4DoohUh1X1nWKy9Dco-3gu9EvTrr5hS6OFTVE4e82yjaZWYok/s1044/helo03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5-iorW9qsZpO7HwuMXe5B21AIyGW27Ku_LBGXgZtwCM0S5BKsyYBGpzewJJGSx_9PoH5wrm0Y4BiRTR0_PHc7FfytPCaLxrIMONlh-8ikLp-Fo2aBkzsBTwQd1Qk72rC7XYM6sS9uT4DoohUh1X1nWKy9Dco-3gu9EvTrr5hS6OFTVE4e82yjaZWYok/s320/helo03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>One more shot.<br /><p><br /></p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-46690316732578986932024-01-17T18:45:00.000-08:002024-01-17T18:45:57.008-08:00Passing Cincinnati<p> As we were heading to Georgetown, we ended up passing Cincinnati. Since I wasn't driving, I had to get a picture or two.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aNV6SyeQ2DU0as3bN7hUPWx9l3iuM4lm2nNjYhUfI5FLDSK03ZKVSn9ikjNz_MIo7O5yna17bfmcxOMqspiI224JtEjA0T-9jvOib-6zP0iCiciMIMbu-ZL8jPYmHEs82yO100zSPvKPbrVAA68AlXbqJ0Ay9sJN2VpJkr0RLPaiE2s3GUWeCG1qb0k/s2048/cinci01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aNV6SyeQ2DU0as3bN7hUPWx9l3iuM4lm2nNjYhUfI5FLDSK03ZKVSn9ikjNz_MIo7O5yna17bfmcxOMqspiI224JtEjA0T-9jvOib-6zP0iCiciMIMbu-ZL8jPYmHEs82yO100zSPvKPbrVAA68AlXbqJ0Ay9sJN2VpJkr0RLPaiE2s3GUWeCG1qb0k/s320/cinci01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A shot of the Cincinnati skyline from I-75. I will have to admit, it has a pretty cool skyline and if I remember correctly, it had the first skyscraper.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4kETr2MZfitaaHDDL9hctXE9cwWIKRQ9oXXnohtvPk4Q9EcMZhnf-s-JAvJClOtyE2JUUjHBTNfRscINp-Fy-v_FioK4xw5PTkoIAZAuXONwDPVlh5atYES-OkjAa5rZAmbg74lTnQ9dTgoxijuWxkbjVHC0inXzdga42eq9XaQ6NxpvGP40FgOJXis/s2048/cinci02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4kETr2MZfitaaHDDL9hctXE9cwWIKRQ9oXXnohtvPk4Q9EcMZhnf-s-JAvJClOtyE2JUUjHBTNfRscINp-Fy-v_FioK4xw5PTkoIAZAuXONwDPVlh5atYES-OkjAa5rZAmbg74lTnQ9dTgoxijuWxkbjVHC0inXzdga42eq9XaQ6NxpvGP40FgOJXis/s320/cinci02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This bridge crosses the Ohio River. I saw a barge but I couldn't get a picture soon enough. I was amazed at how busy it was here though. I kind of liked the way the girders appeared in the picture.<br /><p><br /></p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-76252351793790121832024-01-17T18:33:00.000-08:002024-01-17T18:33:31.257-08:00A Stop in Wapakoneta<p> I was heading down to visit a supplier in Georgetown, KY. The people I was with found a restaurant in Wapakoneta to have lunch. It was pretty good.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fZwe9BxoktbPkwkLE4qd4miO_Q2GXbTIZKzo28P-VruH-8MX6QtjJULoNDkmiriyWvEdt5IhkBl4urOcuSh6s3gcCgngEiTiNelR9TZRFFo6qUjdbniwm4wwwSk0bwCi3Gn445lJ2_wY9UN5cO6xcjXB2f2n75RNtdsQDelVJoNu7XdgQR42SbsIuHM/s2048/wapa02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fZwe9BxoktbPkwkLE4qd4miO_Q2GXbTIZKzo28P-VruH-8MX6QtjJULoNDkmiriyWvEdt5IhkBl4urOcuSh6s3gcCgngEiTiNelR9TZRFFo6qUjdbniwm4wwwSk0bwCi3Gn445lJ2_wY9UN5cO6xcjXB2f2n75RNtdsQDelVJoNu7XdgQR42SbsIuHM/s320/wapa02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The restaurant was downtown and for all the times I've passed Wapakoneta, I've never actually stopped there. I was hoping that they would have a statue or something for Neil Armstrong. This stone was pretty cool. It commemorated the moment that he stepped out onto the moon.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurG9PJmlqw96igHmgF5uJ81FozY_nzne_cpoYuU1z7sfaK17Ie4dOsgBdgbC9u3HUzYKpdFdO-HUx86UhyCxK1WQlTktFBEu-xdFgsqvhn_6cjkCr8EWJh64GPf7ZDEwdMKHEh0pW45nA71CdzRrPI5qaXhNqXf5vZ4LiRzPoDNRrTYhsiW1uWaQGUtw/s2048/wapa01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurG9PJmlqw96igHmgF5uJ81FozY_nzne_cpoYuU1z7sfaK17Ie4dOsgBdgbC9u3HUzYKpdFdO-HUx86UhyCxK1WQlTktFBEu-xdFgsqvhn_6cjkCr8EWJh64GPf7ZDEwdMKHEh0pW45nA71CdzRrPI5qaXhNqXf5vZ4LiRzPoDNRrTYhsiW1uWaQGUtw/s320/wapa01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Again, it wasn't quite a statue but still pretty representative. It is a pretty good likeness of the helmet that Neil Armstrong wore on the moon.<br /><p><br /></p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-91923488509461336932024-01-06T23:14:00.000-08:002024-01-06T23:14:29.000-08:00The Walter J. McCarthy Passes Marine City<p> I wasn't sure if I would be able to catch this ship. She was about an hour behind the Oberstar and I thought it might be dark when she passed based on the time and the cloudy sky.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAClW8T0WYXesZAm5IpDXYbrlDflP1vCDbnKQsH2v3NLx55EXWxsF3EwzA1pFixpdaizz-DhE0vGADkWA-fQY3WBazHnzVCFFYidRFzOYHld3X-IoKuAvWB8iefX4Y9h63v6jn5FZIFCJsUt_RePtCpB5ungFYkTMVvKDkGEPNHrhnjzHP6F3TQklJcU/s1008/wjm01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1008" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAClW8T0WYXesZAm5IpDXYbrlDflP1vCDbnKQsH2v3NLx55EXWxsF3EwzA1pFixpdaizz-DhE0vGADkWA-fQY3WBazHnzVCFFYidRFzOYHld3X-IoKuAvWB8iefX4Y9h63v6jn5FZIFCJsUt_RePtCpB5ungFYkTMVvKDkGEPNHrhnjzHP6F3TQklJcU/s320/wjm01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>But that wasn't the case.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZQ_FehP3Lgq5SUV-9zFSJcecMN4R6PjVwfR_h308ruN_TwzSTozGlCAtqkGquT_p0K0ECYCZyx2htYUP-NqhRVqErv-B6mbqsa8DMo6qkdAOP7_kzJyb9TVUDf-NyY5UquXowOz_L5W0jKMzwHgGGXoKtS6zjNsZqGtJGp_qaFv-GFFnJQCSApcZqLU/s1018/wjm02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="1018" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZQ_FehP3Lgq5SUV-9zFSJcecMN4R6PjVwfR_h308ruN_TwzSTozGlCAtqkGquT_p0K0ECYCZyx2htYUP-NqhRVqErv-B6mbqsa8DMo6qkdAOP7_kzJyb9TVUDf-NyY5UquXowOz_L5W0jKMzwHgGGXoKtS6zjNsZqGtJGp_qaFv-GFFnJQCSApcZqLU/s320/wjm02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Walter J. McCarthy was heading to Conneaut, Ohio.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nmXBPlAMBEilRTk5Yx4FRWArqw5pP4YZzgi4YSrfSRmpd8HmkGo1CpXt5T4W4SUILDnLDCbZXLTbS-VqSBduJ815pJCWm4I7hh8FcOqUiTndxjNay1gxgHrhFOnhhSHRp6LTsOUklG1ph6TwT_07I0vYTxcB5wePE_rnEKzSoTSWaQgUkr8CoIGUKpE/s1044/wjm03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nmXBPlAMBEilRTk5Yx4FRWArqw5pP4YZzgi4YSrfSRmpd8HmkGo1CpXt5T4W4SUILDnLDCbZXLTbS-VqSBduJ815pJCWm4I7hh8FcOqUiTndxjNay1gxgHrhFOnhhSHRp6LTsOUklG1ph6TwT_07I0vYTxcB5wePE_rnEKzSoTSWaQgUkr8CoIGUKpE/s320/wjm03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I think that means that she would have been loaded with taconite.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPy9HrWjVhTY2CoponWh7kXXPEdGWm1Tv2GB-0uIceVzPWnZVsI-ZXZRZyST1XkmK10V308z3tc5m9jItJwLIQhq47rQYnP0NDZDHgu7nChDiqhil2-6Fi-i-upF-coantIwts04wGvXcCcepURcZCP8ntWsko5Io6fqijJajMMpkRg3VfqgyqfCmLkpY/s1014/wjm04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="1014" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPy9HrWjVhTY2CoponWh7kXXPEdGWm1Tv2GB-0uIceVzPWnZVsI-ZXZRZyST1XkmK10V308z3tc5m9jItJwLIQhq47rQYnP0NDZDHgu7nChDiqhil2-6Fi-i-upF-coantIwts04wGvXcCcepURcZCP8ntWsko5Io6fqijJajMMpkRg3VfqgyqfCmLkpY/s320/wjm04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I'm not sure if this is her last load either but it is getting pretty close to that time.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rHwWxCL3-xrbloLoz34sOmoZUdtCR21KZiwPPGvX7D2uhUhrIlf7XuHqUWixm4mMwd-G8mJw-CN0rI2Uo4SojlZr8t1q8iLVk_uXYdvZuTi-7GWDIPOnAKlLj1KuDqnKImOkVJQI2FryvZWgUTBQqgAXD72z7fMYNBub-SzAlLi_VA_6pZsUdsfhX-M/s1044/wjm05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rHwWxCL3-xrbloLoz34sOmoZUdtCR21KZiwPPGvX7D2uhUhrIlf7XuHqUWixm4mMwd-G8mJw-CN0rI2Uo4SojlZr8t1q8iLVk_uXYdvZuTi-7GWDIPOnAKlLj1KuDqnKImOkVJQI2FryvZWgUTBQqgAXD72z7fMYNBub-SzAlLi_VA_6pZsUdsfhX-M/s320/wjm05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It might be if she is laying up in Erie.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1016" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YEKJfjyR4mrmUttVwJnHutNPZGNuOYZ3J4umHOF8tDeEDl-oe5URK6kCoI4PSxcue-L9KKIv3aPfalBROooA4ePc9AYyP2dLSxNp0mk7dKH2qEI9E3gJZg2cB_-VpQC4os6rtUJLI-I7GzH2NNkYvFQOh9tUug-sefNb7atcA-46skxWuRF8QjMnWYc/s320/wjm07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>She passes by.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvtypZb3mkFZUvjMF-yztvxkZBc3zS5Xpno6P1IqPJVhqd-e6qROelpbRzoJaciXylWxCQoNubLSC-V5wfh-CJTUq_c2Dq2-1eTjjRIr_JGQWwb-7c3FobmEiUO0e5II7twu8wuIYyNRk2LSWyNuAtWA_nWhIUU5Lte3PfyEgIOPoqgFHlUna2XGLNto/s1016/wjm08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1016" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvtypZb3mkFZUvjMF-yztvxkZBc3zS5Xpno6P1IqPJVhqd-e6qROelpbRzoJaciXylWxCQoNubLSC-V5wfh-CJTUq_c2Dq2-1eTjjRIr_JGQWwb-7c3FobmEiUO0e5II7twu8wuIYyNRk2LSWyNuAtWA_nWhIUU5Lte3PfyEgIOPoqgFHlUna2XGLNto/s320/wjm08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And it was snowing pretty hard now.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqDZslsoxqCyc_Z_GPgzBOK-aztkDtiF6R6sXkznuo9gcJPKIlKfW5Kpcclcg_ZiSe-QQKo2U-AoIxBWNBG5hTJVYRA06zJc9tXYybZ0Uffpx6Nw9l87HsuMLwTHT7qQR-WrWXu_VodRN9BaR7BjqkHdOHCpyIYiwAiqayahBO-ZtdP8N40HLfHVCeXg/s1044/wjm09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqDZslsoxqCyc_Z_GPgzBOK-aztkDtiF6R6sXkznuo9gcJPKIlKfW5Kpcclcg_ZiSe-QQKo2U-AoIxBWNBG5hTJVYRA06zJc9tXYybZ0Uffpx6Nw9l87HsuMLwTHT7qQR-WrWXu_VodRN9BaR7BjqkHdOHCpyIYiwAiqayahBO-ZtdP8N40HLfHVCeXg/s320/wjm09.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>One more shot before moving on.<br /><p><br /></p>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533264086083827721.post-42161927030805782662024-01-06T23:07:00.000-08:002024-01-06T23:07:59.279-08:00The James L. Oberstar Passes By<p> I headed over to Marine City to catch the next ship and it wasn't too long before she appeared.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfUgAlefY2dk_kdTQPfIMM0yjV5aF4XeTDfT_iIY4mvpZYja8W8yRsNsO3UazYbLzBXdM68LscJbJ-f-BrtJJ1nsGiv3dAGvlT0UacJTCFI4f6jAnzUWS8URHKtYccZQLlcTCTThEctQWTFwLr2fJmtwALAowgE4nmZEFYXWL4KQ5bITeav87YvikVsM/s1012/jlo01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1012" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfUgAlefY2dk_kdTQPfIMM0yjV5aF4XeTDfT_iIY4mvpZYja8W8yRsNsO3UazYbLzBXdM68LscJbJ-f-BrtJJ1nsGiv3dAGvlT0UacJTCFI4f6jAnzUWS8URHKtYccZQLlcTCTThEctQWTFwLr2fJmtwALAowgE4nmZEFYXWL4KQ5bITeav87YvikVsM/s320/jlo01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The James L. Oberstar was coming down from Marquette.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7t_z6T8teEfePG7tu5HCTxJ1VbseLZ3iKAHMgdpqx8ZiWtnZrCX4LVIAtZSU1puz93loJaOpvjZF-d4HtEpZfE2YgY5M1bU-TI7hUkbb0Yiox1YZMYGtliAO5CIOMQWxw7ICpqs8VeDwskIVFpAFNyo9F5QdcJiWBPbkL_ZAm34YitoPn7sM9HaI0ghI/s1022/jlo02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1022" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7t_z6T8teEfePG7tu5HCTxJ1VbseLZ3iKAHMgdpqx8ZiWtnZrCX4LVIAtZSU1puz93loJaOpvjZF-d4HtEpZfE2YgY5M1bU-TI7hUkbb0Yiox1YZMYGtliAO5CIOMQWxw7ICpqs8VeDwskIVFpAFNyo9F5QdcJiWBPbkL_ZAm34YitoPn7sM9HaI0ghI/s320/jlo02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>She was heading to the steel mill on the Rouge River.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkaTxOveUs-hwf39zLTLERTQan0SBla2cinJktPyE6FD5zjxHILfj2_Hducrb1KtRX7e70gMigUOBua7b4s_vL3QfOZKYB55UsVHLpLlZowDfO948llHsBEtjO6hkIpKi4f0tkXFSZVgubB8U_Ct790cADJvHxe7e712S94wD8qtrowHEfAIYQnH4Uus/s989/jlo03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="989" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkaTxOveUs-hwf39zLTLERTQan0SBla2cinJktPyE6FD5zjxHILfj2_Hducrb1KtRX7e70gMigUOBua7b4s_vL3QfOZKYB55UsVHLpLlZowDfO948llHsBEtjO6hkIpKi4f0tkXFSZVgubB8U_Ct790cADJvHxe7e712S94wD8qtrowHEfAIYQnH4Uus/s320/jlo03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>That meant she was loaded with taconite pellets.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQa8WDPNskKZBs_GEdJ6Y3wurEMjtk5G9qkE66HvbnOGnTcrJxuy4yucYfcbS-rs1M4J4ZG2LcdZ_sqvwAoQH2hyxXTeX3iSyrdXkx_XG1QwBriNAJx0S_FXDSjt7wdDl-IMYm79jznYfIBtO8aPJm8jxSq3DFo_dqiSVhC8Pu005QH3T_cJcxHW3Y7I/s1008/jlo04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1008" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQa8WDPNskKZBs_GEdJ6Y3wurEMjtk5G9qkE66HvbnOGnTcrJxuy4yucYfcbS-rs1M4J4ZG2LcdZ_sqvwAoQH2hyxXTeX3iSyrdXkx_XG1QwBriNAJx0S_FXDSjt7wdDl-IMYm79jznYfIBtO8aPJm8jxSq3DFo_dqiSVhC8Pu005QH3T_cJcxHW3Y7I/s320/jlo04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I'm not sure if this is her last trip of the season but it is getting close.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There were two ships I definitely wanted to catch and one that I was hoping to catch (but I didn't have to).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6UQC35Vwv-G44kTqzorXX9ifc_0jGwf4WxF9C0_4j7cf7qAl9ZJffI1Etlb1RvnzIp1gDG1f9qMThY5Acj6y74-URi10gD8LO5xAjyG-mgd5KXCblqQk97GeB1gKREGNfQtJq3HfU1idySGOgUt0khbBV34R_VE7K1aFbLigaInhHQgJsahQwM8oaxI/s1016/alp01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="1016" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6UQC35Vwv-G44kTqzorXX9ifc_0jGwf4WxF9C0_4j7cf7qAl9ZJffI1Etlb1RvnzIp1gDG1f9qMThY5Acj6y74-URi10gD8LO5xAjyG-mgd5KXCblqQk97GeB1gKREGNfQtJq3HfU1idySGOgUt0khbBV34R_VE7K1aFbLigaInhHQgJsahQwM8oaxI/s320/alp01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I didn't get started early enough to catch her where I wanted. I was actually hoping to catch her at Port Huron but Algonac will work.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RI1eq85rfJaRP_DbQH81ICyj-TKr_cYb9Mqu8mpmc2XLYvJXcOIFdIc4cxF50MSrK1ClNvcNrn68HBhDLFkxlCfxxgf01ji06wq42WPXLCBIavIPzaRhrgfl_MULGAxsMq8X-CyzQiaL_QuLbkOBgSlbzUFVzJ0-7hv1macFlXxK338f4aPZR-uCvpo/s1044/alp02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RI1eq85rfJaRP_DbQH81ICyj-TKr_cYb9Mqu8mpmc2XLYvJXcOIFdIc4cxF50MSrK1ClNvcNrn68HBhDLFkxlCfxxgf01ji06wq42WPXLCBIavIPzaRhrgfl_MULGAxsMq8X-CyzQiaL_QuLbkOBgSlbzUFVzJ0-7hv1macFlXxK338f4aPZR-uCvpo/s320/alp02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I saw the Alpena had Cleveland as her destination, sometimes that means she is heading for layup but not necessarily.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWN2Gy8lA0d4rZmwlSOK4UNzaID0l9I-b-mLdwCk5um_qWrbfJriSNctZ995OSjnYSRuXv94BhXVQH2yZC8z7XZo1QXmFloEDipfGarbxZ82QEh8fuQ1YeeRTfu_iVv6mluxPLcSHsT-6lg2mkqxD1mYF0vIU3_OggdyDqDNTViJa4J9gXhbYlbDh08Y/s1044/alp03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWN2Gy8lA0d4rZmwlSOK4UNzaID0l9I-b-mLdwCk5um_qWrbfJriSNctZ995OSjnYSRuXv94BhXVQH2yZC8z7XZo1QXmFloEDipfGarbxZ82QEh8fuQ1YeeRTfu_iVv6mluxPLcSHsT-6lg2mkqxD1mYF0vIU3_OggdyDqDNTViJa4J9gXhbYlbDh08Y/s320/alp03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I asked a friend and he told me that she was going for layup.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkd5xYS1RQwU5h7SwM9rU4-oHki2Y-OWtQZiuQh4vK9gg6ETtdpxfoX1iBf3s6ClhKKZv_GhCWirau9SeNPVLJXo1UJRG9uQ9ZKCZ34QUUcnf-5Qorl6EiA65wqf4v96uIR4gbbZsrIBvd_dtEJ-2NDjDaqyRIj3Gxvdw_A_rwptjChJb3GvSNI9L2KA/s1044/alp04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I missed getting a ship when I was laid up. There were a couple years where the weather didn't cooperate but that wasn't the case this year.</p><p>The first ship of this year was an Interlake ship, so I suppose</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmK7mHm3ml45b0iVHescae0rRd07tAlcaWTPJ8o1-8zv5q9NIn29KcYSEFEAD8-tCO2V9U-LtSDg7Y4LT93JQQD1pk4nPmv1J0q5YR7lG1N4ZS7zECVzw_j27YXH8QskhqMEJ37H8Fj158gZTVIcu85c8OY7CB2dYCHc1-qJp7Hq-RtJwRlTz48uUcYAQ/s1044/lee01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmK7mHm3ml45b0iVHescae0rRd07tAlcaWTPJ8o1-8zv5q9NIn29KcYSEFEAD8-tCO2V9U-LtSDg7Y4LT93JQQD1pk4nPmv1J0q5YR7lG1N4ZS7zECVzw_j27YXH8QskhqMEJ37H8Fj158gZTVIcu85c8OY7CB2dYCHc1-qJp7Hq-RtJwRlTz48uUcYAQ/s320/lee01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>As you can see, it was a little foggy. As the Tregurtha was still rounding Belle Isle, she was a little obscured.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLwX9_TYEoj5ovgyGArhwMBQPWi0rTvDSMAYBQUMoQQ8Y7J0inrn7QkB4O4ZqkQAUJeSIheGs4iqJRTzU10w2la9U3adKoXBa3Z_nODWFmPxwU0lrmjYqUEn-auExcepLwiA8u5VieD5KvbsMp6nRZYY3DML-P-fjt-0mzueM_Qe-g5WIOnax0Bdvu6Q/s1044/lee02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLwX9_TYEoj5ovgyGArhwMBQPWi0rTvDSMAYBQUMoQQ8Y7J0inrn7QkB4O4ZqkQAUJeSIheGs4iqJRTzU10w2la9U3adKoXBa3Z_nODWFmPxwU0lrmjYqUEn-auExcepLwiA8u5VieD5KvbsMp6nRZYY3DML-P-fjt-0mzueM_Qe-g5WIOnax0Bdvu6Q/s320/lee02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div>I think the Tregurtha was actually coming down from Superior instead of her normal spot of Marquette.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWw7RwCKlKdqQzRKl5ZsxkpNVIaXiJHSio547VaI6wlKDFL8lLibdx-jRlRP5KElvQz-DeBK-U43coYqG6VqdFjK_OpZf2kDFT5Fq7aeB78Mt8Ia0s8L34Us3FGOjIwyTNEuaRKH3RbG_A7y0crzTjZOXFVZZQYcQq5K3c9fKwpwZzS0pTPmYf9b4ZgPc/s923/lee03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="923" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWw7RwCKlKdqQzRKl5ZsxkpNVIaXiJHSio547VaI6wlKDFL8lLibdx-jRlRP5KElvQz-DeBK-U43coYqG6VqdFjK_OpZf2kDFT5Fq7aeB78Mt8Ia0s8L34Us3FGOjIwyTNEuaRKH3RbG_A7y0crzTjZOXFVZZQYcQq5K3c9fKwpwZzS0pTPmYf9b4ZgPc/s320/lee03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>She was also heading down to Toledo instead of her normal destination of Detroit.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2ch0jpe-8NSX0rrYLycsaKJ2lIsevxKfvB4ydiADJ23Sd0uLRwNEgUQqz5-YJqWR4y4m451euDGJh9EPR7Efa-l4TrnLak23gECE2N6VnprlGfwdVXOLG3pPJqHA49gCslQzP0oYu4qt_o17q6vyUbEHBQR2JTTE64FRqbOE51pNcwtw6OspllXPHJA/s1044/lee04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2ch0jpe-8NSX0rrYLycsaKJ2lIsevxKfvB4ydiADJ23Sd0uLRwNEgUQqz5-YJqWR4y4m451euDGJh9EPR7Efa-l4TrnLak23gECE2N6VnprlGfwdVXOLG3pPJqHA49gCslQzP0oYu4qt_o17q6vyUbEHBQR2JTTE64FRqbOE51pNcwtw6OspllXPHJA/s320/lee04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>She was delivering iron to the iron plant in Toledo.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbViOgDa5Qae8MNU6DYwILGgxtbe_K-UDovcP_NZJfnrvM2Z2EgVJ9H77IHHWIDH0o6lCQx1Q4p8UEhIWgn03Xb0HAotVjQz4jis-Iepwg_jxZjzA6DpuWhPtT5Tucg3g91JxuHayz3kT38o3OojLpnFjvGCXJBKcRXDPGlx3rXM5YOKUSwux6VzjACA/s991/lee05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="991" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbViOgDa5Qae8MNU6DYwILGgxtbe_K-UDovcP_NZJfnrvM2Z2EgVJ9H77IHHWIDH0o6lCQx1Q4p8UEhIWgn03Xb0HAotVjQz4jis-Iepwg_jxZjzA6DpuWhPtT5Tucg3g91JxuHayz3kT38o3OojLpnFjvGCXJBKcRXDPGlx3rXM5YOKUSwux6VzjACA/s320/lee05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I don't think this is the first time, nor do I think it is the last time.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCHxEV7vipVmIyuNydeb8Autq58n9Q4KDeo52tujYKz0aFp6IekdKSUCnp8MF2MZ0bg8e1vlBzZWW7x2unOGYz-zqxuQ_fRqzeO-YoU8IyY3717VU9iCJf6oHJUd6oYXT-L-bSktKZNTFvxM-YXxXybaRR7V4_qLwhM-RkqxA9re73b7CvvRtFTd9ae4/s1044/lee06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCHxEV7vipVmIyuNydeb8Autq58n9Q4KDeo52tujYKz0aFp6IekdKSUCnp8MF2MZ0bg8e1vlBzZWW7x2unOGYz-zqxuQ_fRqzeO-YoU8IyY3717VU9iCJf6oHJUd6oYXT-L-bSktKZNTFvxM-YXxXybaRR7V4_qLwhM-RkqxA9re73b7CvvRtFTd9ae4/s320/lee06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>She makes the turn for the rest of the Detroit River.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPC4vUYRka_DsyCMARM6yVDTj8pTdLxgbqSST9u0-md2kCzAjHHL93RBE5aWM4TSO9YE8hcvU1R-kCaRQOTMt-cJp8PEibuPGEhdGBcHYnCgEEznj_EhT2BSDrJfUmEJoykVujs-kj6id32xIyjPfiXkYrrjTh-0WdiPTBY4IZ74GuKQhT_b8MLhYDsE/s1044/lee07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPC4vUYRka_DsyCMARM6yVDTj8pTdLxgbqSST9u0-md2kCzAjHHL93RBE5aWM4TSO9YE8hcvU1R-kCaRQOTMt-cJp8PEibuPGEhdGBcHYnCgEEznj_EhT2BSDrJfUmEJoykVujs-kj6id32xIyjPfiXkYrrjTh-0WdiPTBY4IZ74GuKQhT_b8MLhYDsE/s320/lee07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I think it is about 7 hours from Detroit to Toledo by ship. The ships have to go east a little bit once they leave the Detroit River and then they head southwest to reach the mouth of the Maumee River.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichP-pUtM4__Dvuc9AUklJfenO6RqK0HcvCgHZq7mOklYk4f_AwIFuR9uGM_Da_KRNnfp7b-STsyT8DDi6dtND1nriQO7km2V4z4YT26_Dy6YRyzPuY1m8Md6N33vPicQU7Bq2wiG0dt-3-xNeWnvBuSR8ZNbqR02lSb5IPEys4CYgEtwfS14xZgl-L_k/s1044/lee08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichP-pUtM4__Dvuc9AUklJfenO6RqK0HcvCgHZq7mOklYk4f_AwIFuR9uGM_Da_KRNnfp7b-STsyT8DDi6dtND1nriQO7km2V4z4YT26_Dy6YRyzPuY1m8Md6N33vPicQU7Bq2wiG0dt-3-xNeWnvBuSR8ZNbqR02lSb5IPEys4CYgEtwfS14xZgl-L_k/s320/lee08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I am hoping that means I'll get to see the Tregurtha as she returns upbound but I'm not sure how long the unload is for Toledo.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79rctZaxT6yhyYecEmlpIg6lOEhMvHbmlm6u-M2GldLhq2gCxI91HcTyT1UjpE9w2aOuJdJZo0006FBr7-YeUaXF4ZOBVpPsPpkpWDzpmtWX_Wfm5rP62HTIqNlofndpz7TmOGhCtKeuLsjFbVVmGP_Jjfq2LPbyTYuTx33e0fkXTa6nPiMymvLhn_UI/s1044/lee09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79rctZaxT6yhyYecEmlpIg6lOEhMvHbmlm6u-M2GldLhq2gCxI91HcTyT1UjpE9w2aOuJdJZo0006FBr7-YeUaXF4ZOBVpPsPpkpWDzpmtWX_Wfm5rP62HTIqNlofndpz7TmOGhCtKeuLsjFbVVmGP_Jjfq2LPbyTYuTx33e0fkXTa6nPiMymvLhn_UI/s320/lee09.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Anyway, it was nice to see her because she is a nice looking ship.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeWY940xDS7nuXv-kAXTvzKPHf4CmIVYj1WdcqVaPNoCZG8rk0guxLH2AoYSnm6b4txSkzuOEddckff7w5eTCLvYmTVfrCfBbaoGV2LMkFhJzXvJ-W0sx1pNdsHH9cvbYoeXeDVxINYlXstJL__LX9FDaWfgc92tbRvRHzYLoRgxQQeywXAc-78t7Rjs/s1044/lee10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeWY940xDS7nuXv-kAXTvzKPHf4CmIVYj1WdcqVaPNoCZG8rk0guxLH2AoYSnm6b4txSkzuOEddckff7w5eTCLvYmTVfrCfBbaoGV2LMkFhJzXvJ-W0sx1pNdsHH9cvbYoeXeDVxINYlXstJL__LX9FDaWfgc92tbRvRHzYLoRgxQQeywXAc-78t7Rjs/s320/lee10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>She is certainly a unique looking ship as she maintains some of the characteristics of her salty form.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-STTG-c8I3RtNIouPvOeZ4fyQHZQk4YdShhXF5DuE02FC_Aniy8NJeawHb-fl49LvMFhvdXMRc59TFWryk4U5enojvJ51tWhCyNsrIy77NK-ydPpI6OI7OdYdoO5lNH781tvFjV5AU9HWDHTHIZJ9Bnmt4z3_eNV_FHGV2iNHYtPdYRyevovr0Cr370/s1044/lee11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-STTG-c8I3RtNIouPvOeZ4fyQHZQk4YdShhXF5DuE02FC_Aniy8NJeawHb-fl49LvMFhvdXMRc59TFWryk4U5enojvJ51tWhCyNsrIy77NK-ydPpI6OI7OdYdoO5lNH781tvFjV5AU9HWDHTHIZJ9Bnmt4z3_eNV_FHGV2iNHYtPdYRyevovr0Cr370/s320/lee11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It seems like Interlake takes care of their boats, so I think she will be around for a while.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioK9QiyW3Lc82hbt199tgE9WnpexlhJ3PnrvZ0EVsIc-L4AfwJWP7iQLUttTgnQn2LWdzF3oQi4K8x5AlMkkT43FMSb3BsNFDU5Jr_GoMaLGYY1yRQsQhjsOTKymDpGz-WForOxn5RNG75EEje_-KbRVlTxy6SnYHy-xNb0cItHA6dY1udGffV-KNgQCU/s320/lee16.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The tower in line with the bow.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRC2xnSO8017kzadymDxGJ6evzN27TFbkI0H7XJ-5RYFCYGrUKA9sRSrJG05p85t4IGP1WdJo6JiLZbAibaEGKYplAB7UmDRWLixWyTSa-GMErFCByQqPUxWDwDOx4MdNLsBA5CBNCIsxFcO7QZuFKOU71eCRnSON9NY6oDSDTLDBX1fi03-6JZ-bQvQ/s1044/lee17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRC2xnSO8017kzadymDxGJ6evzN27TFbkI0H7XJ-5RYFCYGrUKA9sRSrJG05p85t4IGP1WdJo6JiLZbAibaEGKYplAB7UmDRWLixWyTSa-GMErFCByQqPUxWDwDOx4MdNLsBA5CBNCIsxFcO7QZuFKOU71eCRnSON9NY6oDSDTLDBX1fi03-6JZ-bQvQ/s320/lee17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>She moves by fairly quickly.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuz46e5258r7ucpKst6rKHKjLbyWeKpgJx45mmgO4yTahBxDCczmcFV4aQeZ4mBTeZ_0cSrcKZ57LK6ISXvwuB_D45NJ6slTxUoNuutmQ3wfg5dYXakPrmRCvJXVRA0MZow4y3T9b-uxEb1KDiWIxqq_hiSS9vQb_zWd-JJ9jcMWr7NzXspXy-SlClPY/s1044/lee18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuz46e5258r7ucpKst6rKHKjLbyWeKpgJx45mmgO4yTahBxDCczmcFV4aQeZ4mBTeZ_0cSrcKZ57LK6ISXvwuB_D45NJ6slTxUoNuutmQ3wfg5dYXakPrmRCvJXVRA0MZow4y3T9b-uxEb1KDiWIxqq_hiSS9vQb_zWd-JJ9jcMWr7NzXspXy-SlClPY/s320/lee18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The tower in the center for an almost perfect beam shot.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpWyhQ4CRIEtFteYmHPhvFcq-Bf7fv23igoWxKzZxpny53DL4rlXYwKBx6WEKPpfSe8G3Oxw2pQA798uveIu7T8TowjAm4a7_vyI0Kr6fpdXSvIiEHLNw7DErnDe0tzd2S2Gx0X8HmpjCpSsuApyrr4FyxAvi94FDJEP0x1nxT1BRMTZ1YIhFLn78hcY/s1044/lee19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpWyhQ4CRIEtFteYmHPhvFcq-Bf7fv23igoWxKzZxpny53DL4rlXYwKBx6WEKPpfSe8G3Oxw2pQA798uveIu7T8TowjAm4a7_vyI0Kr6fpdXSvIiEHLNw7DErnDe0tzd2S2Gx0X8HmpjCpSsuApyrr4FyxAvi94FDJEP0x1nxT1BRMTZ1YIhFLn78hcY/s320/lee19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>She starts to pass by.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWZpZDAFr8a-kCVV-KgO5-tL1_3LkSwQuUHoEOLcgLFn0zTZ-xC3PISGTDpe0Wkboa_IVXk67QNNAj8TT-N38O0aFBo5tz0J7YOWQCE7aozjjHQd0jzmde2ueGxlWTHopLLthq2GERu1KRlmVY0BAgBWNfDMS3p_7zrgHsrQgs_9OFfz6jXyFP-T0yWU/s1044/lee20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWZpZDAFr8a-kCVV-KgO5-tL1_3LkSwQuUHoEOLcgLFn0zTZ-xC3PISGTDpe0Wkboa_IVXk67QNNAj8TT-N38O0aFBo5tz0J7YOWQCE7aozjjHQd0jzmde2ueGxlWTHopLLthq2GERu1KRlmVY0BAgBWNfDMS3p_7zrgHsrQgs_9OFfz6jXyFP-T0yWU/s320/lee20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The steam from her scrubbers looking good in the cool air. I think the cool air brings it out.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhs3Q-g5UYsWc_sxECUf8C0_F90FbmezORm4BwL0PxyLgYbHdtav9EVH_qbqrhQJAGoVIUfrOlhyJysQE66vKnhOJBdUvKvj3E0eLRX7z9BYVyPYEOVZ0Q3okbDrBUPg2yEvShFl89SxuOhlZR9v4VdjVp_EbrJ5Aw0KOUV2p5dZtqzr-eNy0TSXaqO4/s1044/lee21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhs3Q-g5UYsWc_sxECUf8C0_F90FbmezORm4BwL0PxyLgYbHdtav9EVH_qbqrhQJAGoVIUfrOlhyJysQE66vKnhOJBdUvKvj3E0eLRX7z9BYVyPYEOVZ0Q3okbDrBUPg2yEvShFl89SxuOhlZR9v4VdjVp_EbrJ5Aw0KOUV2p5dZtqzr-eNy0TSXaqO4/s320/lee21.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A stern shot without much in the background.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrejyfJau3iUhFR8CXZ5Ab5UpbSzSkAC3HkjBIpVtAAdIwxfn9lDYq4JZqGi3-8j4W0DYYY0xGzbD1BmfJd7lBHfdaKlNwe0HlP1Qj7qlacjTn_eqoZGCNT3dRx_uUoUYu85Lj90T6utHe9IpTO-u_KfmQhz3DRXscKPbSCmB6-yeK6KuUUOsOuvIgYE/s1044/lee22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrejyfJau3iUhFR8CXZ5Ab5UpbSzSkAC3HkjBIpVtAAdIwxfn9lDYq4JZqGi3-8j4W0DYYY0xGzbD1BmfJd7lBHfdaKlNwe0HlP1Qj7qlacjTn_eqoZGCNT3dRx_uUoUYu85Lj90T6utHe9IpTO-u_KfmQhz3DRXscKPbSCmB6-yeK6KuUUOsOuvIgYE/s320/lee22.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Gordie Howe Bridge in the background.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbv17VVa1PzMWW4Kd85Nt_3KVgP2E9ZmIun_V4Jz-Ev4ev3hAHKPbWBWaqZ1h1a2EAME5_k5O-dMYRj2b9zrOe-bAdVyKippu0ZLvq_0pqvmQ5HIJOkgUjavWBLaGE5qnSwXZA3idyVN6pvn8HhfvacWtPDskvejJvqOGkPMaekU20XnvOZYxblG8DuMQ/s1044/lee23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbv17VVa1PzMWW4Kd85Nt_3KVgP2E9ZmIun_V4Jz-Ev4ev3hAHKPbWBWaqZ1h1a2EAME5_k5O-dMYRj2b9zrOe-bAdVyKippu0ZLvq_0pqvmQ5HIJOkgUjavWBLaGE5qnSwXZA3idyVN6pvn8HhfvacWtPDskvejJvqOGkPMaekU20XnvOZYxblG8DuMQ/s320/lee23.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The American Mariner as she starts to fade into the fog, the Lee A. Tregurtha as she starts to pass the Bridge.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBFAj7rH_1hVPHCSqx_WyRLru5xE-Tyrj2fuamuwLj-5FUh_6_GJtVn2xxJ65B0rIol2D33n6RW7_5RC16NbSh_Qhu2NLbII_Hr7xSjhGuwUXba7U8-eNp8dp6TPxuGWi9Wquq3yYE8RI3rgVBMA0bww1fx6KtnrsS9awvyoWVn6BgAuZF8aK2WNQmp4/s1044/lee24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBFAj7rH_1hVPHCSqx_WyRLru5xE-Tyrj2fuamuwLj-5FUh_6_GJtVn2xxJ65B0rIol2D33n6RW7_5RC16NbSh_Qhu2NLbII_Hr7xSjhGuwUXba7U8-eNp8dp6TPxuGWi9Wquq3yYE8RI3rgVBMA0bww1fx6KtnrsS9awvyoWVn6BgAuZF8aK2WNQmp4/s320/lee24.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Another shot with both ships in it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdh5YihB91hZvj2cyMqD3W7aNcJwv7SoPywG1K_9OuM0-rBPT45NawRuymrqG1GM7qjldMyIeQSvbnhqaMXt2d0tLQef2yHXskxTDzH-ZY_gwvM-JwkpcyBs_9YxwVzCOXzTIe-BBB6r1L5xaPCz1AjHcmR4Ae-1EllV0rQYVmAldWwkkmobrT6SmJB20/s1044/lee25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdh5YihB91hZvj2cyMqD3W7aNcJwv7SoPywG1K_9OuM0-rBPT45NawRuymrqG1GM7qjldMyIeQSvbnhqaMXt2d0tLQef2yHXskxTDzH-ZY_gwvM-JwkpcyBs_9YxwVzCOXzTIe-BBB6r1L5xaPCz1AjHcmR4Ae-1EllV0rQYVmAldWwkkmobrT6SmJB20/s320/lee25.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A better stern shot of the Tregurtha. She is registered in Cleveland.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RSSP-L1wm2msg0aZdTos-k-Fbvg08kjhD3I8QlGwKXQvfzwC5ENP1QOb3Tdsru7VQuy5c3L3Dc1cW2mX-rpPnhOYSC71vgtTRWe7rBRhVVleuq6VsILwmY2oxtNb8szJRResaGWBtZc0JwOm3Ie2DYdsJeSplRlkKlPie9nDjTw4qLzRguKgXMPbPBo/s1008/lee26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1008" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RSSP-L1wm2msg0aZdTos-k-Fbvg08kjhD3I8QlGwKXQvfzwC5ENP1QOb3Tdsru7VQuy5c3L3Dc1cW2mX-rpPnhOYSC71vgtTRWe7rBRhVVleuq6VsILwmY2oxtNb8szJRResaGWBtZc0JwOm3Ie2DYdsJeSplRlkKlPie9nDjTw4qLzRguKgXMPbPBo/s320/lee26.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>One more shot as the Tregurtha fades into the fog.<div><br /></div><div>And that concludes 2023. Happy New Year everyone and may your 2024 be fruitful.<br /><p><br /></p></div>Mikoyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.com0