Mohican State Park

Beautiful day for a road trip to Mohican State Park.  The tree colors are pretty much beyond their peak but in the lower levels some wonderful color can be found, such as this one along the river's edge.

Mohican State Park, 10/19/14

Blue Spigot

I shot this wonderful burst of color while visiting a wolf sanctuary in Pennsylvania.  I enjoy the play of horizontal and vertical lines of the water spigot against the same lines as the mortar and sandstone blocks behind it, as well as the beautiful blast of Process Blue paint that shows the wear of year after year producing water for animals and humans alike.

Blue Spigot at Wolf Santuary

The Drowning of Jack

The cold wind blows its frigid snows

the ice laden limbs all crack

And there in the creek so dark and bleak

smiling at me is Jack

"Hey Ol' Jack" says I, "you're gettin' covered in ice

Why do ya still wear that grin?"

"Don't ya fret" replies Jack, "'cause I will be back,

in October all lit up again!"

Bud Burke 01-02-14

Alum Creek Jack-O-Lantern

Johnny's Tattoo Studio

I was rummaging around in a box of "stuff" and came across this wooden nickel.  I received this wooden nickel from Johnny himself, right after he gave me my first tattoo. That was at his shop in Las Cruces, New Mexico..... 40 years ago.  

Wow.

I Googled the address and I don't believe that Johnny is still in business.  In fact, there isn't even a Pershing Drive in Las Cruces now.  Guess it just goes to prove that most things change, but tattoos are forever.

Tattoos Are Forever