HAPPY NEW WEEK!I hope everyone has a wonderful week!I don't have a picture this week, but I thought I'd include these two links for anyone who wants to look at them. (1) This is aerial video photography of the autumn foliage at Turkey Run State Park, which is just down the road from my house. The water is Sugar Creek. The video is 2 1/2 minutes, but the nicest footage is shown at about 1 minute 45 seconds in the video. (2) This is aerial video photography of the autumn foliage at Shades State Park, which is only a few minutes from me. The Shades is very, very special to me because that's where my grandfather was a Park Forest Ranger. I spent a lot of time there when I was young, as did my Mom when she was little. The bridge is the Deer's Mill Covered Bridge, which was built in 1829 over Sugar Creek. The photographic drone even goes inside the bridge. Swallows and other birds nest in the rocky canyon cliffs. The video is 3 minutes. Here are some videos showing the outside and inside of some of the other bridges near my house. (No one is obligated to look at them.) Every year, over a million people come to my area in October to attend the Covered Bridge Festival. These videos were taken this month, right after the end of the festival.Jackson Covered Bridge, built in 1861 during the Civil War. In the 1800s, at times of high water, people launched flat boats at this point on Sugar Creek to float goods over to the Wabash River, where they travelled to the Ohio River and then to the mighty Mississippi River and on to the markets in New Orleans. Video is 2 minutes.West Union Covered Bridge, built in 1876. This bridge and its earlier versions were used by stage coaches on their way to Lafayette in NW Indiana during frontier times. The famous Wabash and Erie Canal was east of this bridge. Video is 2 minutes. Cox Ford Covered Bridge, on the west side of Turkey Run State Park over Sugar Creek. Video is 2 1/2 minutes.The Narrows Covered Bridge , in Turkey Run State Park over Sugar Creek. It's one of the most photographed covered bridges in the nation. The local Native American tribes and settlers from several countries had various names for Sugar Creek, but they all knew the Sugar Creek valley for its maple trees, the source of maple sugar. Video is 2 minutes.
Time to get on with the final parts of my pics and descriptions of our hols:
I left off last time as we were sailing away from Lisbon, which was even more of a treat then we expected, as we hugged the shoreline and saw some of the major sights from the river.
The famous bridge, with the statue behind it on the hill.
My last chance for a close up, using the zoom on the camera. The Cristo Rei or Christ the King, built in 1959 - statue 28 meters plus pedestal 82 m.
A graceful sailboat going in the other direction.
View of the city next to the bridge, disappearing, from the rear of our ship.
How the bridge spans this large river.
Realised that coming up, was the Monument to the Navigators we had viewed that morning.
A lovely sight, as we got near.
Pulling the camera back again, to show the land behind.
Looking ahead: the next monument was the Belem Tower, a very ancient building dating from 1519, built on a tiny island almost cut off from the mainland. Now designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Quite a contrast to the modern building behind it!
The Monument, looking back: ugly skyscrapers on the outskirts of the city in the background.
A better view of the Belem Tower.
The Navigators Monument and the city, receding.
OH LINDY, what a horrible day for you in so many ways. I've got my fingers crossed for you today. I washed some ornaments yesterday. I suppose that I should be washing the good glasses etc since they haven't been used since last Christmas time. I like to kid myself that because they are in a cabinet they won't get dusty. It doesn't seem to work like that, though! A large parcel is due this PM and another is on the way so shopping etc is being fitted in around these things. Also, I've messed up the security alarm again, silly fingers of mine. It is now off and can remain so until the service is done next week. Then, I shall get instructions for every eventuality and write them down. I simply cannot find the User Guide here, anywhere. I'm wondering if it worth all the bother, you'd think we had the crown jewels here. I expect that the house insurance will be invalid now, or something similar. Rant over....
Just spotted your pics, lovely!
Sorry about the alarm, Heather: these things are soo annoying. I shout at inanimate objects, usually!!
Just processed the last of the pics and will be winding it up later today, must go get lunch started.
Well, I have just downloaded what would appear to be operating instructions for the alarm! Only just occurred to me to do so.... I'm afraid that I have lost a lot of my keep calm and carry on mentality since OH died, didn't expect to do so, especially as my job required me to employ quick and effective reactions in unexpected circumstances! I'm sure that things will continue to improve.
LINDY More lovely pics, thank you.
HAPPY ST. ANDREWS DAY TO ALL OF YOU NORTH OF THE BORDER
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I forgot it was St Andrews Day, Lynette.
Hope all our friends have enjoyed their day.
Right: the end of my long saga:
We were excitedly watching Lisbon recede, and the river turning slowly into an estuary and thence into the sea.
Another graceful sailing ship.
The Belem Tower. It is nowadays attached to the land by a pier.
A zoomed close up showing all the pretty castellations. "Like a fancy wedding cake!" I said.
The modern building behind it: to my shame, I have forgotten what it was for.
The city behind us, now becoming smaller and smaller.
The monument as seen from the river on this side.