113/265, #185: Minimalism

Only two stems still had flowers on this forsythia bush. This one, standing tall above the other branches, caught my eye!

112/365, #362: Window

One of the windows in the lower level of the barn at my inlaws' home. I love the textures in the old wood and stone.

111/365: Barn (My own theme)

This barn is at my inlaws' home, taken on 4/25/09. a beautiful spring day!

110/365, #344: Up on Top

Ants "up on top" of a peony bloom at my inlaws' home. (Click for a larger view.)

109/365: Statue (My own theme)

John Marshall (September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835) was Chief Justice of the United States serving from February 4, 1801, until his death in 1835. He served in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1799, to June 7, 1800, and, under President John Adams, was Secretary of State from June 6, 1800, to March 4, 1801. The longest serving Chief Justice in Supreme Court history, Marshall dominated the Court for over three decades and played a significant role in the development of the American legal system. Most notably, he established that the courts are entitled to exercise judicial review, the power to strike down laws that violate the Constitution. Thus, Marshall has been credited with cementing the position of the judiciary as an independent and influential branch of government.

You see Old Main in the background.

108/365, #125: Government

Located on the western lawn of campus, facing the entrance of Old Main Building, this bust of John Marshall was designed by A.R. Winters and J.S. Jablonski.
The original bust was made of Italian marble. Unveiled June 3, 1937 by the chief justice's great-great-grandson, Charles Marshall Scott, it commemorated the 100th anniversary of Marshall College. During Easter weekend of 1957, the erosion-marred bust was damaged by vandals, who broke off part of its nose and the right ear. J.S. Jablonski, then chairman of the Department of Art, pronounced the statue unrepairable, and volunteered to donate his time and skill to create a replacement. Andrew R. Winters, former state senator and Marshall alumnus, contributed $600 to pay for the casting of the bust into bronze. Jablonski worked for nine months on the new bust, spending 150-200 hours on the project.Using information from the library; studying photos, the Inman portrait, and the original statue; and working from the sketches of Col. Tiller E. Carter, former Marshall professor of military science and tactics, who according to Jablonski was a living image of John Marshall, he created a clay model. A three-piece mold of plaster-of-Paris cast made. This was cast in bronze by the Roman Bronze Works of Corona, N.Y. The F.C. McColm granite Company donated a new granite shaft to replace the previous limestone pedestal which was also chipped and eroded. On May 9, 1959, Margaret Ann Scott of Dayton, great-great-great granddaughter of John Marshall stood where her father had 22 years before to unveil the new bust.

106/365, #174: Local Landmark

The Memorial Student Center Fountain on the campus of Marshall University was dedicated to the memory of the plane crash victims on November 12, 1972, by President John G. Barker. Each year on the anniversary of that fateful day - November 14 – a memorial service is held, which includes the traditional laying of the wreath. Then the water is turned off until next spring.
More than 13 feet high and weighing 6,500 pounds, the fountain was created by sculptor Harry Bertoia. It was his hope that the fountain would "commemorate the living - rather than death - on the waters of life, rising, receding, surging so as to express upward growth, immortality and eternality."
The bronze plaque bears this simple, eloquent inscription:
"They shall live on in the hearts of their families and friends forever."

107/365, #305: Street Scene

This sign is on Hal Greer Blvd. in Huntington, WV in front of Old Main at Marshall University.

105/365, #37: Building

Old Main, Marshall University's administrative building, faces Hal Greer Boulevard and Fourth Avenue on the west side of campus.The oldest building at Marshall University, Old Main is actually five buildings joined together in a series of additions constructed between the years 1868 and 1908.

104/365, #101: Banner

One of the banners on the campus of Marshall University.

103/365, #188: Memorial

This is the memorial at Spring Hill Cemetery in Huntington, West Virginia, to the Marshall University football team and others who died in a plane crash in November 1970. You might have seen or heard about the movie We Are Marshall starring Matthew McConaughey. I've added the inscriptions from the front and back of the memorial (click for larger view).

My next few blog posts will be from Marshall, my alma mater. Go Herd!

102/365, #335: Transparent

These pink seed pods caught my eye, I've never seen any this color before!

101/365, #48: Childhood Favorite

Birthday cake, a childhood favorite! (And an adult favorite. :-))

Our little princess Ryann enjoyed the cake for her 2nd birthday.

100/365, #358: What's Inside?

The inside of a tulip!

I'm finally up to 100 photos. :-)

99/365, #210: One Dozen

Yes, I cropped this photo to get only twelve so I could use it for a theme! These are growing in my back yard and I wanted to get a pic of them before it was too late.

98/365, #246: Purple

Another sign of spring, little violets all over the yard!

97/365, #323: The Wild Side

My great-niece's 2nd birthday party was at Chuck E. Cheese last weekend. That's a wild place on a Sunday afternoon!

This pic is for my dear friend Vicki who just loves Chuck E.!! :-)

96/365, #162: Jumping

My "niece" at the park. She can jump high!

95/365, #39: Candlelight

Candles on the table for my niece's reception.

94/365, #256: Reflection

Ryann getting ready for the wedding!

93/365, #222: Painted

This photo was taken at Tampa's Lowry Zoo on my trip last month. I adjusted the hue/saturation to +100 and loved the bright colors!

92/365, #139: Hands

The new Mr. & Mrs. cutting their cake.

91/365, #304: Stop the Action

This is my almost-2-year-old great niece, she was the flower girl at my niece's wedding. She rarely stops moving but stopped to look down the stairs! Isn't she adorable?

90/354, #12: Antique

Taken at the Smith-Trahern Mansion in Clarksville, TN where my niece got married last month.

89/365, #326: Things with Wings

Another shot at Central Park today.

88/365, #270: Seasonal

I'd love to see these beauties all year round, but we only see them in the spring season here in northeast Kentucky.

87/365, #300: Spring

Spring at Central Park in Ashland means thousands of daffodils blooming!

I'm almost caught up!

Eighteen posts in one day, that's a record--I'm only a few posts behind now! It's so hard to believe that April is here already.

My goal for spring is to stay almost caught up on my blog and to find some time to comment on the blogs of others!

86/365, #115: Furry

This furry friend was enjoying some nuts for breakfast.

85/365, #69: Crossroads

This photo shows how X Cave got its name--it forms an X in the middle!

84/365, #150: Holes

I wonder where the holes in this tree came from?

83/365, #349: Vine

This very large grapevine grew into an interesting shape!

82/365, #236: Playground

This "house" is part of one of the playgrounds at the park.

81/365, #117: Gap

Another part of the trail, up the rocks and through the gap. I had to ask my nephew to hold my camera so I could get up the rocks here.

80/365, #350: Wall

I saw an animal in the shape on the right of this wall of Cascade Cave. Do you see it???

79/365, #342: Underneath

The view from under a natural bridge at

Carter Caves State Park.

78/365, #279: Shadows

77/365, #105: Follow the Leader

Following the tour guide into X Cave!

76/365, #301: Stairs

After climbing up and down the rocks, we got to go up some stairs. Easier, but still not easy!

75/365, #264: Rolling

The boys enjoyed rolling down the hill in the leaves!

74/365, #223: Pair

It's not easy keeping up with a pair of 7-year-olds on this kind of trail!!

73/365, #263: Rock

These rocks were part of the trail (meaning that was the only way to continue except for turning back). The boys went down them quickly but I went down them very slowly and carefully!

72/365, #10: Aged

It takes about 200 years for the stalactites and stalagmites to form one cubic inch. Imagine how "aged" this column is!

71/365, #166: Larger Than Life

These trees are much larger than my nephew!

70/365, #345: Upside Down

Where there are caves there are bats, right?? The boys were very excited to see the bats, I wasn't so excited!

69/365, #36: Broken

This is the first in a series of photos I'll post from Carter Caves State Park where I've been for the past 3 days with my parents, nephew, and nephew's friend. The boys noticed this broken tree and told me to take a picture of it!