Strickland Asks Court To Restore Ohio Grocery Tax

Our benevolent Governor now wants us to pay tax on the food we buy at the grocery store. He is not happy enough with the fact we are one of the highest taxed states in the Union. Now he feels the need to raise our taxes further. People can not afford to go out to eat, where we are taxed, now he wants to do it to us at our own dinner table. He and the others just do not get it, when you raise taxes it gives you only a short income infusion till people start to move to other places where it is job friendly and cheaper to live.

He is showing he is no better than the last slug we had as Governor. He and the rest who got voted in do to the incompetence of the State of Ohio government are showing change is not always a good thing. Our Secretary of State does not seem to care about 200,000 registered voters who's names do not match SS numbers or drivers license information, hell just let anyone vote. Vote twice, three times might as well who cares. We would not want to be sure who you are and keep the state from having a honest election. We would not want to disfranchise anyone, we even let the dead folks vote.

Stairway to Heaven v2

I got up and off to work early to see if I could get a better shot of the full moon and the grain silos on the Ohio River. The area right below where b. schlake and myself work.

I was fighting early morning twilight with a low lying fog that was slowly lifting. The moon was soon swallowed by the fog. Shot was taken hand held with 18-200vr lens. I wish I had taken my tripod since it was darker light than it was last year. But I got lucky and got a guy walking up the stairs. Got a few pictures of him before he walked on.

Time of Year

It is getting to be that time of year for laying on the dock and waiting for the leaves to fall onto Powell Crosley Lake, and I can get my leaf fix. I have enjoyed doing it the last few years, fun and relaxing. I often get odd looks from some people but then I am use to that, worth it for the sake of art.

CNE Home Coming 2008

Max went to his first Home Coming dance at Clermont Northeastern High School last night. He seemed to have a good time and his mother was happy to see him go to a dance.
Ty drove him to the dance after Sam and Max all had dinner at Chipotle. After the dance he came home and enjoyed the evening with his friends and brother. He and Ty seem to be growing up so quickly, makes me reflect more everyday.

Beer Booth

One of my favorite places to stop when I go to the festivals. Makes the crowds more tolerable. This young lady was not busy so I thought I would take a second and capture the moment. The Inland Seafood Fest is not always the biggest festival in the area but always fun if you have the time to go. The food is good and the location this year was nice with good views.

Life Before Color

Melissa Howard a dear friend and great photographer does nice B&W art. She saw this one in color and encouraged me to try B&W, so here it is Abner Hollow Cabin in B&W. I hope to travel there this week end for some floating leaf pictures, it is getting to be that season of the year.

Showing

The guy was fun to photograph, I will share a few more later, still editing old folders, so much stuff that I like still needs resizing and a PS touch ups. I will have much to look over this winter when the snow is blowing.

That is when this place is cold, Lakeside in late winter is brutal. I have been there for short periods and the Lake winds can be strong and icy. Min's Grand Father ( Al ) Albert Kelso, and he lovely wife Mary Kelso ( Sowash ) who lived in Lakeside and Later Island View took many pictures of the lake front where ice coated the shoreline. Al Kelso was a good photographer, I have much of his work. More time to scan and touch up, time I do not have right now. Time to get off here for the evening.

Pumpkin Run 2008

You can see some very fine vintage cars from all of the way back to the Teens. From early days to 70s cars and trucks of every make and model you can think of ... it was there. Some pictures later to follow, tired and did not want to take them off the flash card tonight.

We worked the Ham & Cheese and Chicken sandwich booth at the Pumpkin Run to get some money for the band and year end dinner. The band always needs money, seem the way of school bands. Min put in some long hours both Saturday and Sunday, her main support for the band. It was very busy this year because of the nice weather. We were selling out of food since it was about 3 times the average for the show. Odd for such a poor economy, or is it as bad as some say. This one taken a couple years ago there.

Don't Take My Picture

It is what he always says to me when I see him at a food festival. Then he kind of poses and smiles, he is a Cincinnati Icon. The Emperor of Ribs is what I first knew him as, but he also cooks lots of Cajun food. This was taken a couple years ago at the Inland Sea Food Festival. It was held that year at Newport on the Levy.

I was digging though Archives of pictures looking for a old one and ran across thi capture. I had about 20 of him I took that night, the light seemed right on this one, I liked his eye contact with a paying customer. One thing I like about street photography, you most often meet some very nice people.

Sunset Waves

The high wind made for some nice pictures of waves crashing to the dock at Lakeside Ohio. This was during our July summer vacation, we stayed a week with our third son Sam. It was not that breezy at the cottage but the shallow lake depth and winds stir up quickly on Lake Erie.

Needless to say, you go down the path for something and then find not what I had expected. When I went down to the dock for a few sunset pictures, I found it closed but ended up with some great waves pictures. Put the camera on CH and set my focus and tried to time the waves. Got lucky on a few, was not what I had planned to do. But just like in life you have to learn to adjust.