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This cannon is part of the armament of the British Fort Erie in Ontario, Canada. The job of Fort Erie was to protect Canada from invasion by the United States. Buffalo, New York, can be seen across the river.

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A waterfall doesn't have to be huge or well-known in order to be attractive. We came upon this beauty just across the state line in North Carolina.

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Today is my father's birthday. We went to Hendersonville yesterday to help them out, and while we were there Yvonne, a member of Mom and Dad's Sunday School class, came over with a homemade birthday cake (and hat) for Dad. In this picture Mom and Dad are seated and Yvonne is standing behind Dad.

Incidentally the picture over Yvonne's head and the one to right of her are pictures of Betsy and me in our younger days!

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Midas Touch is a rose that we added to our garden last year. The flowers, as you can see, are particular bright yellow and fairly large. The rose also has a very nice fragrance.

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Since I showed a picture of the American Falls yesterday, I thought I would show the Canadian (Horseshoe) Falls today. This picture was also taken from the Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls, Ontario, in 2002.

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While Betsy and I were visiting Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, in 2002, the 'redcoats' gave a firing demonstration of their circa 1814 muskets. The collage above shows the highlights of that demonstration.

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The picture above shows the mountains of China north of Beijing. The picture was taken from the Great Wall in June, 1990. This was originally a slide which I scanned, so the quality is not great. But I found it amazing that the wall could be built through such mountainous terrain.

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Fall Creek Falls State Park here in Tennessee is a favorite place for Betsy and me. We realized that we were falling in love when we went there on April 21, 2001. Cane Creek Cascade is one of our favorite stops in the park. The picture above was taken this year when we went back to celebrate the anniversary of that date.

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Old Fort Erie was the first fort built (in 1764) by the British in what is now Ontario, Canada. It is located across the river from Buffalo, New York, and was used as a base for British troops, Loyalist Rangers and Iroquois Warriors during the Revolutionary War. It was also besieged by the United States from August 3 to September 21, 1814, during the War of 1812.

This picture was when Betsy and I visited the Fort in August, 2002.

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Fragrant Cloud is another rose in our garden. We got Fragrant Cloud the first year we had roses. It has extremely fragrant blooms and lasts well when brought indoors. The color is an unusual coral-red.

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The last two posts have been pictures I took in June on a hike near Clayton, Georgia. We made this hike along Holcomb Creek because of the waterfalls along the trail. Holcomb Creek Falls drops more than 100 feet. It really is a very impressive waterfall, but no picture can do it justice.

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Yesterday I posted a picture of Ammons Creek Falls. This picture of my favorite hiking partner was taken on that hike. Betsy is smiling because when the picture was taken the hike had been mostly downhill. The uphill hike came after the picture was made. Betsy wouldn't let me take another picture when we got back to the car.

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When Betsy and I went to north Georgia on our anniversary trip back in June, we did some hiking near Clayton, Georgia. One of the waterfalls we visited was Ammons Creek Falls.

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Elle is a rose we added to our garden in 2007. It has a spicy-citrus fragrance and the classic buds open into extra-full flowers. The blossoms are shell pink with gold-orange undertones. We think Elle is a wonderful addition to our garden.

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It was very warm here on the Plateau on Friday, and the fact that I had a lot of yard work to do made it even warmer. So, in an effort to at least feel cooler, I looked through some of the pictures I took back in March when we visited Mount Nebo in Arkansas. This is a picture of Upper Nebo Fall, and if you look closely you can see ice on the pine needles. The picture was taken after an ice storm on the mountain.

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The picture above is a scan from a slide made several years ago. Betsy and I were on the Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls, and we were approaching the Canadian (Horseshoe) Falls. We had passed the American Falls and this is the first view we had of Canadian Falls from the deck. It's not a typical view of the Horseshoe Falls, but I like it nonetheless.

Betsy sometimes thinks we have too many pink roses. We do have several, but they are all different. The rose above is Aromatherapy, a very fragrant rose. The blossoms not only have a wonderful color, form and fragrance, they last for days when brought into the house.

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This picture was taken on a March afternoon on Mount Magazine in Arkansas. Betsy and I stopped at an overlook of the Petit Jean River Valley where I got this picture of the clouds rolling over the mountains on the other side of the valley.

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We think the Glade is beautiful any time of the year or any time of the day. This is picture was taken late in the day on the Druid Hill Golf Course. It was a beautiful ending to a beautiful day.

Last Sunday Betsy and I were driving down the highway when we spotted this waterfall as we rounded a curve. Naturally we stopped as quickly as we could and I got out to take this picture. Trahlyta Falls is actually in Georgia's Vogel State Park, but we consider it a roadside capture.

Betsy and I were treated to a beautiful moonrise at Ormond Beach, Florida, on August 5, 2009. That day was special since it was Betsy's birthday. The moonrise was a wonderful way to end the day.

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This is another rose from our yard. We got Bella'roma in 2005. As the name implies, it has a delightful antique rose fragrance. The bright yellow buds open to reveal yellow petals blushed with a rich pink. This is another rose that becomes a favorite every time it blooms.