Also last year, we encouraged our grandchildren Jackie and Jarrett to enter photos they'd taken (with our supervision) at the park, and if you've been following my blogs, you know they both won a prize. This year, they're entering two apiece, so we'll see what happens. We try to emphasize that it's the effort that counts, but it would be nice to see ribbons on their photos anyway.
Since n
othing much was going on at the visitor center, we bypassed it this time out and headed straight for the Ford Nature Center, where the contest photos were to be delivered. On the way, I got a few nice photos around Glacier Lake, which can be seen from the visitor center windows and Fellows Riverside Gardens. The sun was shining when we arrived at the nature center, too, so I snapped a few there just in case it decided to go back behind those clouds that were getting thicker by the minute.
Since n
othing much was going on at the visitor center, we bypassed it this time out and headed straight for the Ford Nature Center, where the contest photos were to be delivered. On the way, I got a few nice photos around Glacier Lake, which can be seen from the visitor center windows and Fellows Riverside Gardens. The sun was shining when we arrived at the nature center, too, so I snapped a few there just in case it decided to go back behind those clouds that were getting thicker by the minute.
Once our contest entries were logged in, sure enough, the sun decided to do a disappearing act -- and it remained in hiding for the rest of the day. Even so, we drove on to Lanterman's Mill, stopping for a short time to take more photos. I'm happy to have some pictures of the mill in winter, but it sure would have been great to see some sun!From there
, we made a pitstop at the Newport Wetlands area and the scenic Goose Bridge, which was almost obliterated by what had to be more than a foot of snow. By then, it was gloomy everywhere, so we gave up trying for decent photos and headed for the Big Family Restaurant in Girard, Ohio, where we drowned our sorrows in a couple of brewskis and some delicious pieroghies filled with mashed potatoes and jalapeno peppers. Jack tried one of their pizzas for the first time, and it was quite good. I wouldn't know -- he polished off all eight wedges before I could finish my pieroghies and the side order of zucchini fries with creamy horseradish sauce (not that I care, mind you -- I was more than satisfied with what I'd ordered).
, we made a pitstop at the Newport Wetlands area and the scenic Goose Bridge, which was almost obliterated by what had to be more than a foot of snow. By then, it was gloomy everywhere, so we gave up trying for decent photos and headed for the Big Family Restaurant in Girard, Ohio, where we drowned our sorrows in a couple of brewskis and some delicious pieroghies filled with mashed potatoes and jalapeno peppers. Jack tried one of their pizzas for the first time, and it was quite good. I wouldn't know -- he polished off all eight wedges before I could finish my pieroghies and the side order of zucchini fries with creamy horseradish sauce (not that I care, mind you -- I was more than satisfied with what I'd ordered).As for the photo exhibit, it begins Feb. 28, and you can bet we'll be there that weekend. The exhibit organizers do a great job putting the show together, and it's always great to see the entries that made it into the show. I'll be sure to add another blog entry then, so stay tuned!
