Mason, Michigan (USA)
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My photo walk of 11 August 2012

 

11 August 2012

2.4-mile walk

After dinner my BG level was up to 156 so I went out for some exerecise. Since my trike was in the shop I went for a long walk, well over an hour since I stopped several time to chat.

All photos were all taken with an Olympus PEN E-PL2 camera and Olympus 14-150 lens.

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Griffin Park in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Griffin Park in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Griffin Park in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
At the end of my street there is a small park. Here are five photos of Griffin Park on Jefferson Street. The red bench is very photogenic.
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Walking south on Jefferson Street I came to the railroad crossing. My first photo is towards the south.
Looking North, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Railway ties in poor condition, Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
HARD WIRE, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Next I turned north. I find walking the rails quite interesting and enjoyable. The trains are not too frequent and not extremely fast moving so it seems safe enough. Talking to an engineer one day I learned that they have a slow speed limit due to the condition of the tracks. The second photo above shows some of the "condition" referred to. I found the 3rd photo interesting showing a label "HARD WIRE" in blue with a wire attached to both sides of the track. Walking the rails often turns up an interesting detail.
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Walking North I could catch a glimpse of the Sycamore River from the railroad tracks. On the other side of the river is the Hayhoe Riverwalk path. The 2nd photo shows the intersection with Elm Street. I heard some cheerful sounds and looked up to see a mother racing down the hill pushing a small boy in a stroller.
Mason residents, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Girl with ice cream, Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
A couple families were out for a walk and stopped to chat a minute with me. I was quite taken by the little girl eating a very yellow ice cream cone. The little boy shouted for me to take his picture, also, and I was only too pleased to ablige.
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
At Elm Street I joined the Hayhoe Riverwalk path. The last photo shows one of several places with the path crossed the Sycamore Creek (or maybe it's called Willow Creek?) which runs the length of Mason. You can also glimpse the railroad track I was walking before.
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Mason Fire Department, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
A couple shots show the beauty of walking the Hayhoe Riverwalk. In the 2nd photo you can just see the Mason Fire Department building through the trees. The last shot is of the Fire Department taken from a similar angle.
Mason Fire Department, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Mason Fire Department, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Mason Fire Department, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
The Fire Department moved to this modern building several years ago. Prior to this they had a smaller building at Jefferson and Oak, practically right across the street from my old house on Oak Street. The volunteer firemen would drive up sirens blaring all times of the day or night to answer an emergency fire report. That was always something. The last photo shows one of the large fire trucks with reflections off the glass in the door.
Self portrait in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Mason Elevator Company, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Mason Elevator Company, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Across the street frorm the fire department I paused to take a self-portrait in the reflective glass of a building. You can see the fire department behind me in the reflections. After that I turned north again and snapped a few photos of the Mason Elevator Company, one of my favorite photography subjects.
Benedict Auto Body in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
I find the colors of the Benedict Auto Body shop on Maple Street most interesting.
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Lee Austin Park in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Plaque for the Hayhoe Riverwalk and view of Lee Austin Park at S. Lansing and W. Ash streets..
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Another shot of Sycamore (or Willow) Creek. The rails have a branch at this point, but considering the photo below the right branch appears to be out of service (note the pink block and the truck parked overlapping the rails). Two more shots of the Mason Elevator Company below. The middle photo shows a black opening with a reflective cover, a most interesting sight.
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Mason Elevator Company in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Mason Elevator Company in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
I stopped by Tiki Jim's Hawaiian Food Hut to visit my new friend and owner (with his wife Debie) Jim Cook. While there I ran into Arlene, my grandchildren's babysitter from some years ago. The pink sidewalk denotes the Hayhoe Riverwalk, where it has to divert onto city streets. It crosses the river here and continues into Maple Grove Cemetary, where it once again runs beside the river.
Servicemaster building in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Servicemaster building in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Servicemaster building in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Above is the Servicemaster building, which was destroyed by fire recently. I was impressed how the firemen were able to keep the fire from spreading to other nearby buildings. This building was completely destroyed, however. I found the message on the building quite touching.
St. James annual balloon launch in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
St. James annual balloon launch in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
St. James annual balloon launch in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
It looks like the annual balloon launch at the local St. James Catholic Church was going on during my walk. For photos of last year's launch go to Balloon Launch 30 August 2011. This is part of their annual St. James Community Festival & Camino of St. James event.
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Walk in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Another photo of balloons with the post office in the foreground and the library tower behand that. A couple more shots of Mason buildings are shown, including a reminder sign of the upcome Sun Dried Music Fest coming up on August 24th & 25th, 2012. I'll be posting photos of that annual event.
Keans store wrought iron work in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Jefferson Street Square Senior Housing in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Jefferson Street Square Senior Housing in Mason, Michigan, USA, 11 August 2012, Olympus PEN E-PL2 with Olympus 14-150 lens
Lastly, here is a shot of the nice wrought iron work on the local landmark Kean's store, new home to my daughter Meg Campbell-Crawley's business Twisted Fiber Art. Next is the Jefferson Street Square Senior Housing building at Jefferson & Oak streets. I stopped to visit with some of the residents enjoying the air, who graciously allowed me to snap a photo.

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