Holly'sWorld
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camping at Willow Bay
November 4, 2020
Today, I’m gonna show you some pics from when we went camping at Willow Bay Campground, in upstate Pennsylvania, in 2014.
CAMPING RULES
sit around the campfire
eat s’mores
explore
go fishing
swim
star gaze
make memories
with
family and friends
Hope you enjoy!
we were camping in the loop to the left, almost right on the water
Willow Bay is located in the Alleghany National Forrest, outside of Bradford, Pennsylvania…not that far south of the New York State border.
The campground offers dozens of campsites available for tent or RV camping. It is comprised of four loops, some of which have walk-to tent campsites and others have back-in RV sites with electric hookups. Each site offers a table and a campfire ring with grill. Accessible flush and vault [compost] toilets, as well as showers and drinking water are provided.
Our campsite (below)… It was walk in, walk out which wasn’t so bad once everything was at the site. Being how we were in “bear country”, we learned the first night that we had to put our coolers under the picnic table. But it wasn’t bears that got into the dog food, it was raccoons.
The campground is situated along the shores of Willow Bay, which is behind me in the photo below. It was awesome being able to walk a short distance to the lake to go swimming. Anytime we wanted, but usually only during the day. Although I did walk down to the waters edge a few times at night…
Willow Bay is part of the Allegheny Reservoir. We were there for a week, and only had one encounter with wildlife. After the first night, the raccoons came back once or twice, but left in frustration after realizing they couldn’t get to any of the food.
closer…
and closer…
We actually had a lot of room to spread out, and quite a bit of privacy. Having compost toilets, we only used them when necessary! I’m not ashamed to say that I used the great outdoors when I could.
I have a photo somewhere that shows a tarp that we tied to the sun shelter, unfurled…this provided extra room, especially when it rained. You can kinda see it pulled over the sun shelter, above.
We arrived on a Sunday, and after we got the campsite set up, we decided to go into town, to check things out.
It started raining…
And the windshield wipers broke.
And by broke, I don’t mean the wipers came off…the wipers stopped working. Turn the wipers on, nothing happens!
It was a Sunday!
We’re in a strange town…
Trying to find someone to help was extremely irritating. And the people were rude. But eventually I found someone to help, tomorrow (Monday!).
Turns out, the bolts that hold the wipers on had become loose.
From that day on, until I got rid of it after my dad passed away, I would have trouble with the wipers!
And wouldn’t you know, I only had trouble with them when it was raining?
That’s the way it goes!
On the plus side, that – and the raccoons, were the only troubles we had during our visit to Willow Bay
Our campsite was to the left…
hope you have a great day!
thanks for stopping by!!
more to come!
No Signs Allowed
if it requires fake smiling, I’m not going
November 4, 2020
picture of the day
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Starting tomorrow
Whatever life throws at me
I’m ducking so it hits someone else
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picfair (abstract)
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Probably Late For Something
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Thanks for stopping by!!
I’m having trouble completing my thoughts today. They show up with such promise and then they just
(pinterest)
take care
stay safe
much love
just tried killing a spider…
November 3, 3030
picture of the day
taken June 6, 2020
f-stop: f/9; exposure time: 1/400sec; ISO 1000
focal length 50mm
CANON EOS Rebel T6
available at pixels
“Just tried killing a spider
with axe body spray
but it survived
and is now making
inappropriate sexual advances
towards me”
~ unknown
~ spider camo ~
an abstract, macro image of a baby, jumping spider
“I tried killing a spider
with glitter body spray.
Now it won’t stop stripping
and I have to call it Cinnamon.”
~ unknown
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“The more you love your decisions,
the less you need others to love them.”
~ unknown ~
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thanks for stopping by!!
Today’s interpretive dance was brought to you by “There’s a spider on my shirt!”
It will be followed by “OMG where did it go?!”
(pinterest)
take care
stay safe
much love
*no spiders were harmed in the making of this post!
If a Polar Bear and a Grizzly Bear mate, their offspring is called a “Pizzy Bear”.
November 1, 2020
fun with words
who knows where this will go…
Nature’s Highway…
“the most satisfying journey
is the journey you take
inward with yourself”
~ Nitin Namdeo
Hakoona Matoddler, it means no relaxing for the rest of your days
(or at least until they move out)
psithurism: (noun) the sound of wind through the trees
walla: a sound engineer’s term for room noise
tragus: the little lump of flesh just in front of the ear canal
Be aware of invisibility
Bi-weekly has two different definitions: twice a week, or once every two weeks
Batman got his name from his fear of bats
According to this logic, what would your superhero name be?
me? iatrowoman…I guess, I do have a fear of doctor’s, I’ve been told I have white coat syndrome
writers block:
when your imaginary friends refuse to talk to you
Thanksgiving
for nothing
2020
(pinterest)
Aichmophobia is the fear of needles or pointed objects
hemophobia is the fear of blood
onomatophobia is the fear of names
big shout out to my fingers
I can always count on them!
did you know that almost is the longest word in the English language in alphabetical order?
ALWAYS OPEN
~ CLOSED ~
friends of irony
someone stole my lamp
~ I was delighted!
don’t spell tarp backwards…
it’s a trap
wonderful new word:
glibido – all talk and no action
what has 4 letters, sometimes 9 letters, never has 5 letters
(pinterest)
take care
stay safe
much love
sources:
- thefactsite.com (strange facts)
- The Weird World of Words by Mitchell Symons
walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet
November 2, 2020
I hope this all makes sense, even in my weird way…I started working from the bottom up like I’ve had to do sometimes, for the past week or so. A few minutes ago, the scroll bar popped up…
Not my usual first post of the day, but I went with what tugged at me.
taken October 11, 2020
f-stop: f/9; exposure time: 1/50sec; ISO 500
focal length 55mm
CANON EOS Rebel T6
available at Pixels
don’t ever be ashamed
of loving the strange things
that make your weird little heart
happy
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May you
twinkle like the stars
shine like the moon
give warmth like the sun
sway like the trees
flow like the water
travel like the wind
& glow with passion like a flame
~ Jenna
light a fire they can’t put out
an abstract image with the words “Light a fire they can’t put out”
Life is full of give and take
Give thanks and
take nothing for granted
Hope you have a great day!
Thanks for stopping by!!
November
comes and November goes
with the last red berries
and the first white snows
with night coming early
and dawn coming late
and ice in the bucket
and frost by the gate
the fires burn
and the kettle sing
and earth sinks to rest
until next spring
~ Clyde Watson
take care
stay safe
much love
I may get knocked down, but I’ll never give up
November 1, 2020
I wanted to share part of a conversation I had with my son ~ Son of A Leprechaun ~ this morning, before too much starts happening and I forget…
me: Time changed last night
son of a leprechaun: doesn’t time always change? (with a quizzical look on his face)
Here in the US, daylight saving time ended last night, clocks were set back an hour… here, in my household, none of the cell phones or computers have changed, which is supposed to be automatic
Sunday Inspiration
the last to bloom is the strongest
courage isn’t having the strength to go on
it’s going on when you don’t have the strength
some people will never like you
because your spirit irritates
their demons
Only trust someone who can see three things in you:
1) the sorrow behind your smile
2) the love behind your anger
3) the reason behind your silence
Teach your demons
to roam your mind
without
damaging your thoughts
~ A.G. (something I wish I knew earlier)
Stand up for what you believe in
even if you stand alone
Expose yourself to your deepest fear
after that, fear has no power over you
If they stand behind you
~ protect them
If they stand beside you
~ give them respect
If they stand against you
~ show them no mercy
~TheClassyGentleman
I owe myself the biggest apology
for putting up with what I didn’t deserve
You will be too much for some people
Those aren’t your people.
“Trust gets you killed
love gets you hurt
being real gets you hated.”
~ Johnny Cash
Don’t waste words
on people
who deserve your silence
hope you have a great day!
thanks for stopping by!!
Land of Make Believe
Next Right
take care
stay safe
much love
spread your wings, the sky’s the limit
October 31, 2020
I know it’s not the best, picture…but still worth showing! My son and I were hiking in the Catoctin Mountains, when she landed on the other side of the creek from us. I only got the one picture before she flew off. If I had had my camera set on ACTION, I may have gotten some better pics.
It is what it is
what can I do?
picture of the week
f-stop: f/9; exposure time: 1/160 sec; ISO 800
focal length 55mm
CANON EOS Rebel T6
“The silence holds with its gloved hand
the wild hawk of the mind.”
~ R. S. Thomas
Happy Halloween!
take care
stay safe
much love
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