DUST BOWL 1930s

Watching this video shows you how the people were trapped inside their homes from inches upon inches of dust that gathered.  Due to poor farming and severe drought many fields began to erode very quickly.  The wind gathered the dust and blew it as if they were in a Nor Eastern snow storm

CORN MAZE

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Something fun for this time of year!!  This is absolutely amazing how they can set up a GPS device to a tractor to cut a 16 acre field into a corn maze.  I have never went through a corn maze but might try it this year.  They are becoming more popular it seems.

FALL FEST

Thomspsontown fall fest is held every year in the small quiet town of Thompsontown.  Each year they start the morning off with vendors in the park.  Some of the vendors include flea marketers, crafts, boy scouts, churches, Tastefully simpleful, etc... There is a large array of people for everyone's enjoyement.  They have breakfast sandwiches and donuts for purchase.  They serve kettle cooked soup and chicken bbq and bbq ribs for dinner.  This is a day full of events.  They have a mother and daughter singing throughout the enitre day.  In the afternoon many local businesses and schools participate in the parade.  It is a fun-filled day for everyone at any age.  My dad and I went this morning before it got too crowded to see if there was anything we needed to buy.  We ran into so many people we knew that we haven't seen in awhile.  It's a nice community event that is free.

Yellowknife Northern Lights

I hope to one day visit Yellowknife in the Northwest Territory in Canada. It would be breath taking to see the Northern Lights in person.

Board up Bermuda

The US National Hurricane Center has predicted the center of Hurricane Igor to pass over Bermuda Sunday night.  The hurricane is currenlty categorized as a "4".  The storm is producing winds up to 175k/ph.  They are also advising people who are vacationing on the Atlantic beaches to be very careful.  This hurricane is producing powerful rip currents.

Tornado Hits New York

Watching  this video I felt like I was experiencing the Tornado.  Its amazing to watch the storm move in and to see the intensity of the storm pick up. 

JUNIATA COUNTY FAIR

This week was the 156th Juniata County fair.  I love going to the fair and eating all of the great food that the vendors have.  It is great to see all the people who have stands and enter their produce in the fair.  We spend a lot of time at the fair looking at the animals the children bring to display from goats, rabbits, sheep and cow.  It is also exciting to watch the fair queen pageant and talent show each year. We have many people in the community that have a lot of talent.  They enter paintings, photographs, furniture, quilts, doilies and baked goods.  The best part of the fair is the dirt track racing.  Port Royal is known for 410 sprint car racing.  My husband and I are avid sprint car fans.  The last night of the fair is the Tuscarora 50 which draws a huge crowd.  Not only do you get to see some great sprint car action you get to spend a great evening partying with your friends at the after party.