A Brief Evening at Cobblestone Park

The tough part about trying to do at least a photograph a day is getting a different thing to take pictures of each day.  Fortunately, there is a wide range of subjects around here.

 I decided to make a brief stop at the Cobblestone Park tonight.  And the main for brief was because it was pretty cold tonight.  I think the thermometer said 10 degrees but it was windy which made for a even colder night.  The sun was shining so that made for some nice pictures.  This is an old log cabin. 

 The Cobblestone Park is the main attraction of this park though.  It's a pretty cool looking house

 Behind that is the barn.  I wasn't sure if the animals were going to be here or not though. 

 A closeup of the animals.

 And then I had company.  I think this goat always comes out to greet me when I take pictures.

 He didn't want pictures, he wanted scratchin'.

 Yet he hams it up for the camera.

One more shot of the barn before heading back to the warmth of my car.

A Brief Visit to Cobblestone Park

I decided to stop at the Cobblestone Park on the way home tonight.  I wasn't there for pictures of the house but for pictures of the animals.

 This goat kept bugging me as I was trying to take pictures of the other animals because I made the mistake of scratching him.  He was still pretty cool though.

 I'm not terribly happy with this picture though but I do like the chicken.

 This pony sort of hung back.

 But he is still pretty photogenic though.

 And he cutes a nice profile.

 Another shot of him.

 They actually have two goats in this little barnyard.

And the first goat hamming it up again.

Re-Visiting the Cobblestones While Dancing Between Raindrops

With it staying light later, I should be updating more during the week again.  I was going to head to the airport again tonight but I didn't see anything flying around.  Then I was going to head to downtown Ann Arbor again but it looked like it might start raining.  So I decided ot head back to the Cobblestone Park again.  While I liked the pictures I got last time, I thought I could do a little better.

 I stopped by the barnyard first.  Even thought I'm taking pictures of the same animals, there are always some variotions.  This time the horse was in a better spot for photographs and I'll have to say he is a pretty neat looking animal.

 This goat was pretty shy compared to the other goats.

 I love this look.

 The chickens were a little closer tonight.

 This guy was crowing for a while.

 I loved the patterns on this chicken.

 Same with this goat.  He was vying for attention.

 And I love this picture.

 Just a shot of the barn itself.

 This was one of the angles that I was not happy with last time.  I kind of like the way this is framed, I just wish the roof weren't beeing worked on.

 A shot of the front of the house.  I really love the cobblestone pattern.

 A closeup of the windows and you can see how intricate this pattern is.  I can now imagine why a house like this would take a while.  But I can also imagine this is a pretty solid house.

 I got a little closer yet.  I love the way these stones are angled.  Makes it look even more impressive.  When it is brighter out, I may have to try the looking down the stones shot.

 I may have to work on this shot a bit.  I didn't realize how crooked it looked.

 A shot from the back of the house.  I like how there is basically a second house attached to it.

 There are some old pieces of farm equipment laying around the area.  I kind of like the textures on this one.

 I may have to try this shot again as well.

 Same with this one.

 I'm not sure what kind of bird this is but I liked the look of his feathers.  His head was bobbing too much though and he didn't stick around long.

 The horse and goat.

 Three chickens.

 The horse's head.

 Not sure what kind of goose this is, but I like his looks.  He almost looks fake in this picture.

 Another piece of farm equipment.

 This is probably my favorite angle of the barn because it's the only angle where the barn actually looks old.  They modernized the rest of it.

And I'll end with a shot of the log cabin.

I kind of wish I had discovered this park sooner than I did.  Oh well....