http://sceneryshots.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by The Scenic Route en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:54:05 GMT 2010-01-02T15:54:05Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971394&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Is it no surprise that the City of Boston originated the First Night concept ~ an alcohol-free New Year's Eve celebration for the whole city.  First Night is an outdoor artistic and cultural celebration, . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:29:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971394&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace elizabeth e. 2010-01-01T18:29:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971044&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Sorry, I haven't been on Gather the last two weeks, but we're on a 2-week road trip on Route 66 (again! we love it!). This time, most of the beautiful scenery is covered with snow! I had no idea that . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:48:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971044&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Warren Keating 2010-01-01T04:48:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967997&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Last summer, I visited this state park while staying in Cannon Beach.  The park is only a few miles south of town.  The park is a small wayside with easy access to the beach and some interesting . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:02:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967997&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Wilma M. 2009-12-30T02:02:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960276&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace I love red barns, but this one is especially pretty all decked out for Christmas. I hope you enjoy! Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:43:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960276&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Forest Wander 2009-12-23T13:43:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959115&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace brrrrr! This scene makes me shiver. I'll bet this water tastes fantastic though! Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:37:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959115&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Forest Wander 2009-12-22T19:37:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958911&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace This is one of my favorite recent photos of the Grist mill at Babcock State Park in WV during the snow storm in December 2009. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:01:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958911&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Forest Wander 2009-12-22T19:01:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958511&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace This was taken in the Winter snow storm in December 2009.   Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:02:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958511&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Forest Wander 2009-12-22T13:02:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956345&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace I'm a big fan of Christmas, and the holiday season in general. No "bah humbugs" here. I even enjoy the crowds at the malls. Growing up, my family lived in a Victorian house in West Roxbury MA. The house . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:56:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956345&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-12-21T04:56:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956308&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace After we put the Kiddo to bed tonight my wife and I headed out to do a little snow sculpting. Actually, she sculpted. I assisted. Here is our snow-bird: With the proud sculptor: A couple . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:48:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956308&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-12-21T03:48:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956027&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Unlike in years past , this morning I braved the weather to attend the winter solstice ceremony at Wood Hinge . Technically the solstice is tomorrow, but the park service likes to have it on the . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:16:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956027&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2009-12-20T23:16:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955533&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Edaville USA is one of the oldest amusement parks in our area. Located in Carver MA, this cranberry bog is set up with a vintage railroad using original two-foot gauge rails purchased from railroads . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:31:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955533&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-12-20T14:31:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945071&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Leaving Pinjarra, we threaded our way through beautiful grassy meadows and karri forests as we headed up the Darling Range escarpment.  Over the next 24 km I begged Magi to stop every few minutes . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:03:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945071&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace elizabeth e. 2009-12-13T22:03:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945069&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace A tradition in this area is for the local towns and villages here on Cape Cod to hold evening Christmas Stroll events. The merchants stay open late, and usually offer Christmas cookies, hot chocolate, . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:13:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945069&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-12-13T18:13:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944339&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace One morning, Mag and I arose early and headed south fifty miles to the area where Magi lived when he first arrived as an immigrant with his Dutch family in the early 50's.  I had read his story, . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:36:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944339&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace elizabeth e. 2009-12-13T15:36:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941684&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Superman by any other name would be known as Christopher Reeves. His life looked idyllic at least until he fell, and fell hard. For the rest of his life he strove to find cures for neurological damage. . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:50:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941684&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Karl Leuba 2009-12-11T02:50:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937955&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Last Thursday I was really excited when I went to the Post Office and found I had a box from Lulu.com.  The two copies of Roy Hilbinger's On a Cold Winter's Night - Images of Yule would make wonderful . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:05:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937955&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace elizabeth e. 2009-12-09T03:05:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933045&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Waking up this morning I looked outside...we had a dusting of our first snow overnight.  The kitties were outside the door whining to come in....how dare I go to bed last night without letting them . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:39:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933045&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace elizabeth e. 2009-12-07T11:39:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933130&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace One of the things I found quite amazing was the fact in Western Australia one need only travel a mere twelve miles away from the center of the thriving city of Perth and find yourself in bushland.  . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:32:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933130&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace elizabeth e. 2009-12-06T14:32:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932365&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace December is a blue moon month! There are two full moons this month. The first one was spectacular, as many Gatherites noted, and some captured on camera. I was on the job at the time, but as I usually . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:25:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932365&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Alison H. 2009-12-05T20:25:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929041&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Gooseberry National Park, in the Shire of Kalamunda, is one of my favorite places in Western Australia.  It is only a short drive from Magi's Villa in the foothills of the Darling Range Escarpment.  . . . Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:08:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929041&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace elizabeth e. 2009-12-04T02:08:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927094&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Did I ever tell you about the meadow I found one late afternoon when you were exhausted and your legs had no energy to follow me about?     Not far from the Villa, there's a . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:38:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927094&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace elizabeth e. 2009-12-02T14:38:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912373&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace   There are sooo many photos I could inundate you with but... alas... I must be strong. These are (for those of you who've been paying attention) photos I took the first week of November during . . . Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:03:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912373&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Tracy Fabre 2009-11-22T17:03:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912078&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace "On the edge of Western Australia’s Victoria Plains, where the undulating land of the Chittering Valley gives way to vast expanses of wheat and canola, travelers unfamiliar with the district are . . . Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:23:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912078&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace elizabeth e. 2009-11-22T04:23:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977908478&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace One Saturday afternoon in late September, Magi decided it would be fun to drive over to the University of Western Australia and take a tour.  I was more then interested because not only Magi had . . . Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977908478&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace elizabeth e. 2009-11-19T16:20:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977906282&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace When I was a little girl, my sisters and I couldn't wait for the Sears catalog to come to our house.  Here was a bulky book filled with pages and pages of wonderful things.  We would spend many . . . Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:08:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977906282&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace elizabeth e. 2009-11-18T13:08:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977902523&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Yes! It's the long-awaited second photo essay from the trip Laela Arcus and I took to Gulf Shores, Alabama two weeks ago. First up... along the way, off US 49 between Jackson and Hattiesburg, . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:32:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977902523&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Tracy Fabre 2009-11-16T14:32:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901618&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace While on the way home the other day the highway was busy so I got off and drove along the lake shore. At one point near Vineland, Ontario I saw two big birds circling overhead so I stopped and grabbed . . . Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:28:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901618&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Digital Diva S. 2009-11-15T13:28:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901018&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace These are photos of Philadelphia from the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ which is across the Delaware River from Penn's Landing in Philadelphia.  You can take a ferry from Penn's Landing . . . Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:12:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901018&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-11-14T20:12:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977890115&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace   Howdy, y'all!  (Or what's left of y'all in Gather Ghost Town.) Laela Arcus and I just came back from a pre-winter getaway to Gulf Shores, Alabama , and I plan to inundate you with . . . Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:56:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977890115&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace Tracy Fabre 2009-11-07T18:56:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977888730&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace I wrote this for another group, in another forum, in which I was rather 'immersed' in for a few months.  Though I didn't participate and comment, much; long story; something about MINE, MINE, MINE . . . Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:55:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977888730&grpId=3659174697250673&nav=Groupspace M C. 2009-11-06T18:55:45Z