2008 Misc. Photo Collections Galleries

Welding Rail At "Progress Rail Services' Steelton PA. : These photos of the huge machine that welds the sections of Railroad Track into 1/4 mile longs ribbons of rail. were taken by my Brother Ed Valentine, of Fishing Creek Valley. The "Progress Rail Services" plant is located in Steelton, a suburb of Harrisburg PA. The man running the machine is Dave Wagner, my Cousin by Marriage.

Welding Rail At "Progress Rail Services' Steelton PA.

These photos of the huge machine that welds the sections of Railroad T ...

Updated: Sep 23, 2008 5:35pm PST

Lake 'O' The Pines Scenes 10-04-08 :

Lake 'O' The Pines Scenes 10-04-08

Updated: Oct 09, 2008 7:03am PST

Roadside America 08-05-08 : Photos taken when Dave Wagner and I visited Roadside America, Shartlesville PA. on August 5th 2008.

Roadside America 08-05-08

Photos taken when Dave Wagner and I visited Roadside America, Shartles ...

Updated: Aug 17, 2008 11:57am PST

Fishing Creek Valley (PA) August 2008 :

Fishing Creek Valley (PA) August 2008

Updated: Aug 18, 2008 8:57am PST

Italian Gardens Fountain, (Aunt Mandy), Harrisburg PA 08-08-08 : Donato's 'Dance of Eternal Spring', Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA The fountain is beautiful and the model the sculptor chose for the three nymphs was one of America's great beauties of the day. Madeline Stokes. Our own "Aunt Mandy"! She was a very popular model of the day as she could strike a pose and hold it for a very long time without moving. Born Amanda Straw in Fishing Creek Valley just north of Harrisburg in 1875, she changed her name to Madeline Stokes after moving to Philadelphia and taking to the stage. She was a much sought after model into her late 30s, gracing the cover of numerous magazines. Alexander Caldwell used her as a model for a sundial in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park and her likeness graces a mural in the governor's reception room in Pennsylvania's State Capitol. In 1971 the fountain was moved to The Italian Gardens, city park. At the July 16 unveiling at Italian Lake was a special guest, Madeline Stokes herself. Sadly, she died a year later at the age of 99.

Italian Gardens Fountain, (Aunt Mandy), Harrisburg PA 08-08-08

Donato's 'Dance of Eternal Spring', Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA The ...

Updated: Aug 21, 2008 4:08pm PST

Fort Hunter PA, 08-08-08 :

Fort Hunter PA, 08-08-08

Updated: Aug 17, 2008 6:01pm PST

Barboursville WV Area 08-02-08 :

Barboursville WV Area 08-02-08

Updated: Aug 18, 2008 8:42am PST

Stockyards Parade 07-26-08 :

Stockyards Parade 07-26-08

Updated: Jul 27, 2008 2:50pm PST

American Airlines 9/11 Monument 07-06-08 : A tribute in Grapevine Texas to those of American Airlines that lost their lives on September 11 2001

American Airlines 9/11 Monument 07-06-08

A tribute in Grapevine Texas to those of American Airlines that lost t ...

Updated: Jul 06, 2008 4:00pm PST

Grapevine TX, Nash Farm 07-06-08 :

Grapevine TX, Nash Farm 07-06-08

Updated: Jul 06, 2008 3:44pm PST

Grapevine's Nash Farm 04-13-08 :

Grapevine's Nash Farm 04-13-08

Updated: Apr 13, 2008 6:59pm PST

CLCC Vacation Bible School 06-19-08 :

CLCC Vacation Bible School 06-19-08

Updated: Jun 20, 2008 4:22pm PST

Seguin Texas Scenes 06-04-08 :

Seguin Texas Scenes 06-04-08

Updated: Jun 07, 2008 5:12pm PST

Slidell Texas 05-24-08 :

Slidell Texas 05-24-08

Updated: May 26, 2008 4:25pm PST

The Birds of Hometown Pond 04-24-08 :

The Birds of Hometown Pond 04-24-08

Updated: May 06, 2008 5:53pm PST

Sunrise in the Park 04-20-08 :

Sunrise in the Park 04-20-08

Updated: Apr 22, 2008 2:51pm PST

Texas Roadside Wildflowers 04-20-08 :

Texas Roadside Wildflowers 04-20-08

Updated: Apr 20, 2008 7:25pm PST

Misc from Grapevine,Colleyville, FtW 04-12-08 :

Misc from Grapevine,Colleyville, FtW 04-12-08

Updated: Apr 13, 2008 10:28am PST

Flowers at the Ft Worth Botanic Garden 03-28-08 : A few of the flowerbeds in the Ft. Worth Botanic Garden are now showing the signs of Springtime. It will be much better in a few weeks. The roses should be starting to bloom before too much longer. The Bluebonnets were growing alongside of IH30 near the Gardens.

Flowers at the Ft Worth Botanic Garden 03-28-08

A few of the flowerbeds in the Ft. Worth Botanic Garden are now showin ...

Updated: Mar 29, 2008 7:27pm PST

Wise County Sunrise 03-11-08 : The Sun Rises on a Rural Texas Hill Top on a Foggy March Morning Please Note! Many of these photos are posted twice. Two versions, for Comparison. The first of each two photo set was processed using Adobe's 'Lightroom', the second of the set was done with Apple's 'Aperture'. Some are nearly alike, others are significantly different. Aperture has many more processing controls than Lightroom for one possible explanation of the difference. ~Interesting to note that Aperture's file sizes are much larger than Lightroom's on the same image!~

Wise County Sunrise 03-11-08

The Sun Rises on a Rural Texas Hill Top on a Foggy March Morning Plea ...

Updated: Mar 12, 2008 2:17pm PST

Cowboy Stadium 02-09-08 : Raising the Roof on the new home of the Cowboys

Cowboy Stadium 02-09-08

Raising the Roof on the new home of the Cowboys

Updated: Feb 09, 2008 4:58pm PST