I Like Thursday: Lost and Found

Wonderful weather on Sunday.  I spent the day hiking around Dana, MA with a friend.  The town of Dana was disincorporated in 1938 to create the Quabbin reservoir.  It remains well above the water line (unlike some other towns) and is part of the watershed.

The buildings are gone but many of the foundations are there.  We were intrigued by the lime green moss on these rocks.  It looked like florescent spray paint.

The common had photographs of the various buildings, so you could see what the area looked like before they tore it down.

About a mile and a half from Dana common is the crash site of an F-94 Starfire jet.  The crater was impressive and the plane was mush.  Some metal was rusted but other was still shiny new, even after 66 years.

Another half mile from the crash site was a spot called Indian Kitchen.  An odd name for an impressive set of ledges.  I was amazed at the number of trees growing straight from the rocks.  Standing under the overhang was a little unnerving - I swear I could feel the weight of the rock above me. 

Earlier we passed a pond that had a beaver lodge.  As we returned to our cars my friend pointed out a large furry creature by the water's edge.  WAY too big to be a beaver.  Then it looked at us and dove into the water - a bear!  I couldn't get my camera out in time - so all I have is lots of water and a little black spot.  Trust me - that's a bear.

Do you recall last year's attempt to attend the Naumkeag Pumpkin Show? (I wrote about it here.)  We're making another go at it this year - the weather will be damp and chilly, but the nor'easter should blow out before evening.  I'll post photos next week!

Next up is a nerdy like - I found out about a site that does photo cleanup: Cleanup.pictures.  Grab a photo, mark what you want removed, and voila!  thing removed.  In my case, I removed my friend's legs and head from two of the shots above.  It's pretty nifty how the AI recreates the background.  There's no way I could have photoshopped that on my own.

Scarlet the guinea pig continues to fatten up and generally be cute.  She runs crazy laps every night, but stops when I get out the camera.  <sigh>  Maybe some photos next week.

One last like - I'm making progress on various sewing projects.  I've got creepy creepers and even picked up the QAYG hexies quilt which languished over the summer. (It also illustrates one of my Five on the Floor).  Ooh - and I made Halloween Bark - definitely something to like (and contributed to The Five).  I guess that's two last likes.

That's a wrap!  Happy Halloween!  When next we meet up at I Like Thursday, it will be November.  How can that be!?!