The Buffalo Enters the Cuyahoga River

I wasn't actually planning on catching this ship, so this was a bonus ship.  But it was really neat to watch as she pulled away from the Cleveland Bulk Terminal.

 Typically a ship will come down to Cleveland with a full load of taconite and they will unload it at the Cleveland Bulk Terminal.  Some ships will stay in Cleveland to do what they call shuttle loads.

 The steel mill is at the other side of the Cuyahoga River and the Cuyahoga River is very windy.  The ships that have to ply the Cuyahoga River are typically smaller.  This particular one is equipped with bow and stern thrusters so that it can make the sharp turns on the river.

 The ship doing the shuttle runs will load up at the Cleveland Bulk Terminal but typically they are never full loads because they don't want to draw deeper than the river.

 They will then make the turn towards the channel feeding into the Cuyahoga River.

 It's pretty impressive because they come pretty close to the pier.

 And it was pretty nice on Saturday.

 One of my favorite buildings on the left.

 There was some color on the trees.

 A shot of her pilot house.

 And her plimsoll lines.  Like I said, she is not typically fully loaded.

 Her pilothouse.

 And she makes her way towards the river proper.

  After catching the ship that brought me down to Cleveland, I saw that the the buffalo was working her way down the River.  I tried to find a spot where I could catch her.  Unfortunately this was the best I could do on short notice.  But as you can see, the river is pretty windy.  Some of the bends on the river are not much longer than the ship.

Another shot from that spot.

 I did manage to find a slightly better spot.

And one more angle of her before moving on.

Catch a Robinson R-22 Over Cleveland

As I said, I was in Cleveland on Saturday.  There was a ship I wanted to catch coming into the harbor.

As I was getting ready for that ship, this R-22 flew over.

A Brief Stop at Magee Marsh

I decided to take the more scenic route to Cleveland.  This involves taking Ohio Route 2 over there.  This also meant a brief stop at Magee Marsh.

I didn't see any eagles, but I did see a few swans.

Jumped by the Queen

I decided to head down to Cleveland on Saturday.  As I was heading there, I caught a glimpse of the Queen in the corner of my eyes.  I figured that she was lining up for an approach from the south, so I headed to a spot where I thought I could catch her.

 There is still one more daily 747 flight.  This one is between Detroit and Seoul.

 If memory serves me correctly, this flight will end on December 17th.  I'm not sure what the 747 will be replaced by, but I am thinking it will be the A350.

 On November 7th, United Airlines will have their final 747 flight.  This one will be between San Francisco and Honolulu.  This will leave Delta as the last domestic airline flying the 747.

 Of course, cargo companies will be using the for a long time.  That means that I might still have chances to see them.

 But soon, the regular scheduled flights will end.

Until then, I will try to catch her as much as possible.

Ball State Cardinals at Eastern Michigan Eagles - In Pictures

So it's the month of November and that means that all of the MAC games are on weeknights.  The Eastern Michigan game was no exception.  I'm not really a fan of weeknight games but it does bring the Conference money, so I guess that helps, right?

 It was raining before the game and I thought that maybe I would end up no going.  The rain let up, so I headed over there.

 The eagle after flying down on the field.  And the eagle's keeper.

 The flag girls in the pre-game show.

 The band.

 Trying to get a picture from one of the instruments.

 the band marching off the field before the game.

 another angle.

 The Dance Team performing during one of the media timeouts.  As always, they looked pretty good.

 A shot at the end.

 This was one of my favorite shots from the game.  Ian Eriksen giving one of the Ball State players a stiff arm during a run.

 They added fireworks to the post touchdown routine.

 And the cheerleaders.

 The band marching on the field during halftime.

 They were celebrating the anniversary of WEMU by playing some Jazz songs.

 They did a really good job with it.

 The twirler.

 She was pretty neat to watch.

 Another attempt at getting a reflection off one of the instruments.

 This is Linda Yohn, she is one of the broadcasters on WEMU.  She is retiring after 30 years with the station.

 Another shot of the band.

 Part of the drum line.

 One of the drum majors.

 Another shot that I really liked.  Blake Banham punching his way into the endzone for one of Eastern Michigan's scores.

Eastern Michigan would end up beating Ball State by a score of 56-14.  It was one of their better performances in a long time.