MISCELLANEOUS FROM MY PHONE II (PORTLAND PART 2)

 This is more from the pier

MISCELLEOUS PFROM MY PHONE II (PORTLAND 2020)

 These are extra from my first trip to Portland in 2020.  

I had excellent lobster from J's Oyster.  Thanks, Anne for  recommending

Miscellaneous stuff from my phone I

Most of the pictures in this blog come from my professional camera.  I take a few with my Samsung Note and now my new point and shoot camera.  getting photos off the phone can be a chore because of transfer issues.  I can only transfer one picture at a time from the Blogger app.  If I go through the photos, I can only transfer certain pictures.

This first is from my 2020 trip to New England.  This is from Boston

Cleaning the camera Buffalo 2020

From Buffalo 2020

PHOTOJOURNALISM: BUFFALO

As nice a city as Buffalo is, it has the least attractive landscape of all the cities I have traveled to.  Nothing really stood out.  I am planning a return there to get Niagra Falls in so maybe things will pick up.

PHOTOJOURNALISM: Indianapolis, Indiana June 2021

 This was the first time I was in Indianapolis since either 1989 or 1990 when I visited my cousin and his family and attended the state fair.  Unfortunately, he recently passed away and I went back to attend the memorial service.  His wife (she IS my cousin, but to simplify my narration I say "his wife") put together a wonderful service.  I don't generally post pictures of family or friends, so this post is just about the beauty of the city.  And I never knew Indianapolis was as beautiful as it is.I saw a lot of very nice homes and everything is spread out.  Unfortunately, I am a New Yorker (and Californian) at heart.  I will visit again though.  These pictures are of the court in the downtown area.  I have some other pictures I took with my cellphone which I will post soon.

PHOTOJOURNALISM: Camouflage in Orchard Beach

 Definitely not my best nature picture.  However, if you look closely or enlarge the pictures if you can, you will see the deer I was looking for.  I called this "camouflage because the deer blend in perfectly with the background.   Sadly, I was more afraid of the deer than they were of me.  A friend who was with me mentioned that since this was a young deer the father could have been around and may protect other young deer, and I overly thank that and was in caution mode for the rest of the hike.  Another note:  deer poop is probably worse than horse poop.