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Where the roundhouse once stood, these Geeps wait their next assignment in the saddest town in America.
Mingo Junction, OH
January 19th, 2014
Found at an Antiques mall in Auburn, IN. Isn't strange how things migrate so far from where originally were? I've never heard of a motel being "Licensed by Beauty Rest" (the mattress company) before, so this was a must-have at a buck. Perhaps we can con Joey into showing us what's at this address now. :-)
Our hotel area looking at the other side of the peak that we stayed on. Taken as the sun is about to set. Huangshan, China.
A. ocellatus have been reported to grow to about 45 centimetres (18 in) in length and 1.6 kilograms (3.5 lb) in weight. The wild caught forms of the species are typically darkly coloured with orange ringed-spots or ocelli on the caudal peduncle and on the dorsal fin. It has been suggested that these ocelli function to limit fin-nipping by piranha (Serrasalmus spp.) which co-occur with A. ocellatus in its natural environment. The species is also able to rapidly alter its colouration, a trait which facilitates ritualised territorial and combat behaviours amongst conspecifics. Juvenile A. ocellatus have a different colouration from adults and are striped with white and orange wavy bands and have spotted heads.
A. ocellatus is native to Peru, Colombia, Brazil, and French Guiana and occurs in the Amazon river basin, along the Amazonas, Içá, Negro, Solimões, and Ucayali river systems, and also in the Approuague and Oyapock drainages. In its natural environment the species typically occurs in slow moving white-water habitats, and has been observed sheltering under submerged branches. Feral populations also occur in China, northern Australia, and Florida, USA as a by-product of the ornamental fish trade. The species is limited in its distribution by its intolerance of cooler water temperatures, the lower lethal limit for the species is 12.9 °C (55.2 °F).
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Brisa wears original Sunshine Holiday outfit.
My wife and I stopped at the Randolph County Rest Area on our way to Virginia for a wedding. It was a scenic property, and the weather was beautiful.
Our last trip of the summer took us to Tiger Ridge Exotics outside of Toledo. Kind of a private zoo, though there are no set hours (if the gate is open, they are open)