Photo of the Week: Lobelia

 

Photo of the Week: The 'ole ball field

This past Memorial Day I took a nostalgia walk around my hometown and one of the places I visited was the old high school (now the intermediate school since 2014/2015). I knew there had been changes in the 18 years since I graduated but it was still a shock to see what had happened to the football field and track: the scoreboard gone, the bleachers gone, the fences gone, most of the lights gone, the rubber track surface gone and the concrete underneath in the process of being torn up, and the grass looked to be about a foot tall. All that remained were the pressbox and concession stand. A drastic change since I played my last game there in October 2007, a 14-12 victory.

West entrance, looking northeast May 25, 2026

Looking west

Looking northwest

Looking north

October 2007

October 2007

Photo of the Week: 18 years

Memorial Day, Monday May 25th will have been 18 years since the Parkersburg-New Hartford tornado, which is how old I was when it happened. Below are two photos by Todd Arends with the caption:

Picture of the tornado entering Parkersburg. Taken from 1 block north of the high school.

Todd Arends

Todd Arends

Photo of the Week: Eastern red columbine

 

Photo of the Week: Tercentenary

 

Photo of the Week: Lightning

 

Notice the upward bolts on the far right. April 23, 2026

Photo of the Week: Clouds

 Taken April 15

Photo of the Week: Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad

 April 11, 2026

Milwaukee Road Hi-Rail vehicle

M&StL wedge plow

Union Pacific RPO

Control stand of IATR 53, a 50-ton electric locomotive

"Iowa Terminal Railroad"

"Iowa Terminal Railroad"

Here is what IATR 53 looks like in better lighting

https://bsvrr.com/equipment-roster-electric/

Photo of the Week: Cousins

 

Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov holding hands with her cousin Princess Irina Alexandrovna in 1908.

Photo of the Week: Light Above

Photo of the Week: Stay behind the rope

 

Photo of thee Week: Atmospheric waves

Phot of the Week: The first sign of Spring

Fourteen clumps of daffodils and one columbine. They actually began pushing up in mid-February but got buried by a foot of snow before I could get pictures.