As I promised ... here's a picture of the fort. (How do I always pick cloudy days? :D) On the Memorial Day weekend they have a festival called "Rendezvous" which recalls the fur trading days along the Illinois River. People camp in traditional French and Indian style and conduct "military" demonstrations from the late 17th century. A lot of good food and interesting craft demonstrations. Makes for a fun weekend.

I'll end to take my digi cam into edinburgh during the festival and take some shots of that, I'm sure they will be well liked

Pumpkin Canning
 

I was out this morning and saw they were already working at a nearby Nestle Pumpkin Canning plant. Got to thinking most people probably haven't seen how the trucks unload their cargo so took a couple of pictures to show you.

First two are of the unloading and the last is of the processing plant. They can about 1/2 of all the canned pumpkin in the US at this plant.

Definitely! :) I still haven't found it but the last time I was near Yorkshire it was for a different type of beverage. :cheers:

And, of course, I'd be remiss if I didn't include some pics of where I grew up ~ Newfoundland.




Coming soon, my pics from a two-week hike I took in the Rockies (just need to find time to scan them).

Steph, those pictures are gorgeous. Thank you.

Here's two of a couple of my friends I saw yesterday at a local park. Actually there were FIVE near me, but before I could get the camera out, three disappeared. :(

Wow, that solo friend looked big!

Don't thank me for the pics, there's a reason many Newfoundlanders swear God has a summer home there. :D

Wow ... they're back ...
 

Just this morning, my wife and I went back out to the park where I saw the deer and we both saw five ... a group of three (doe and two fawns) and a separate doe and her fawn. Two really nice close-ups of the latter and one more distant shot of the former. The doe and her fawn (first two pictures) stayed within 50 feet of us for probably fifteen minutes ... grazing, looking, then grazing some more. They even posed a bit for the camera (or so I like to think :)).

Mommy, then baby, then the family of three ...