Big Scarecrow Balloon and Confetti!

http://public.fotki.com/darkskywv/blogs/waynes-photo-blog/lr-8525.html

http://public.fotki.com/darkskywv/blogs/waynes-photo-blog/lr-8505.html

Big Flyover

http://public.fotki.com/darkskywv/blogs/waynes-photo-blog/lr-8507-2.html

Real, Practice, or Demo Rescue

http://public.fotki.com/darkskywv/blogs/waynes-photo-blog/lr-8532-3.html

http://public.fotki.com/darkskywv/blogs/waynes-photo-blog/lr-8533-2.html 

http://public.fotki.com/darkskywv/blogs/waynes-photo-blog/lr-8538.html

http://public.fotki.com/darkskywv/blogs/waynes-photo-blog/lr-8536.html

During the Thanksgiving parade/festivities at Plymouth, MA on Saturday, this helicopter was either training or demonstrating...not sure which, as I heard both theories among the crowd of spectators. Either way it was interesting to watch. Unfortunately a LOT of other people thought so too, so I couldn't get a good shot of the guy swimming in the water and being lifted up to the helicopter.

Boom!

http://public.fotki.com/darkskywv/blogs/waynes-photo-blog/lr-bw-8483.html

Praying Squirrel...

...or just eating an acorn I suppose.

Grave at Burial Hill

I didn't know they put skull-and-cross-bones on graves.

Leyden St.

Cormorants All In A Row

Then back to Plymouth

...for the fireworks. I have to admit they were probably better than I originally told people, after seeing my video (see very bottom of this post). It was my first time seeing them in Plymouth.

I think I was more preoccupied with trying to get good photos of them, which I didn't do so well.

The whole atmosphere was great though, as well as hanging with friends.

Traffic was absolutely horrible afterwards, so we walked around by the waterfront for awhile.

Police boats (Harbor Masters) standing by while the many boats were taken out of the water and loaded up on their trailers.

There were a few bands playing in the few bars around. Local bands I assume but sounded great and added to the whole atmosphere.

After enduring the traffic, we finally got home at about midnight.

A trip to Plymouth

My 3 sons were staying with me for a week and one of the things we did was act like tourists in Plymouth. We walked around some, then had dinner at Lobster Hut, ice cream at pebbles, and headed home. There were threatening clouds when we first got there but we thought maybe if we ignored them they'd go away...they did.

While my sons and I were at a beach at the end of a nature hike, this young lady and her dog showed up for a jog. I couldn't resist taking this shot (for more than one reason, I admit) of the two of them running side by side in perfect sync.

Where did I go today? 2/21

I went all over the place today...well, mainly all over Plymouth, Carver, and Middleboro.
Plus, it was unplanned but since I was right there I took a ½-hour (more or less) "field trip" to Water St., one of my favorite places.

The sign

The thingie where the rock is

The rock