Beaver Marsh & CVNP

The last few days, and the next some days are expected to have cold and grey outcomes.  Monday December 1ˢᵗ, the day was tolerable. The temperature hovered near freezing, but windless, and without significant precipitation. The dogs wanted a road trip to exercise away cabin fever. So we went to Beaver Marsh of Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Not many people there, two vehicles in the parking area, one from Quebec. I thought there may be ducks. No ducks, but this heron was fine to see.

A small number of smaller birds. This red bellied woodpecker stopped twicw to pose as he went from tree to tree.

muskrat

human

Beaver mural not at Beaver Marsh, but on a road support at CVNP's Visitor Center.

A few buildings were there to be semi-museums of earlier days.  There was a service garage with two gas, and one diesel pump outside, and two inside in storage.  At 26.9¢ per gallon, that was what it was when i was a boy. My nephew was surprised there was no dollar place.

malignant crackpots

Fascist Baptist church, Northfield O, Old Rte 8

That Liberty Valley sign is a fraud. There is no Liberty Valley, the sign (i did not touch) is some paper product. If one uses the internet, one finds that the organisation calls itself a 'Bible believing church', that is an alias for Baptist, and a directed insult to other churches; hey, that is pro-forma for Baptists.

 

Online it is mentioned that the leader has a radio programme where he is quite political. Take a look at the foto: half mast, upside down colonial flag, Gadsden/rattlesnake/teabagger flag, half mast US flag, POW/MIA flag (last known Viet Nam War POW was in 1979). Israeli flag. Then in the middle of this is a tribute to the dead fascist, Charlie Kirk. Who is implied as the co-equal of God.  This is christian nationalism, not Christianity. 

Hadn't passed this in a while.  For years there was a dinosaur, and a caveman couple.  That sign was falling apart; so, now a Colleen Rafferty (SatNitLiv) sign.  The message board to the right has been blank for a time, it used to have insane political cartoons.  There is not so much truth as fiction there.

noto bene: both fotos taken December 1st.