All wet on the Ohio River, part 2
Thursday
– photo by Mitch Waxman
A few more shots from a boat tour of the Ohio River here in Pittsburgh, offered by the Doors Open Pittsburgh organization, which were captured during a driving rain storm. As is always the case with such things, pretty much the minute that the boat we were on returned to dock, the clouds parted and it became sunny and lovely, but while we were onboard it was absolutely pissing down. Difficult photography weather, as the rain was accompanied by a precipitating mist.
That’s Brunot’s Island pictured above.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
A strait of water separates Brunot from its neighbor – Neville Island – which is a lot larger and is ‘mixed use’ with heavy industrial activity at one end with a residential community found on the other. I drove over to Neville Island a while back to take a lookie loo at what’s there. It’s on my list for ‘interesting places’ which I intend on learning more about and waving the camera at in the future.
To my eye, that’s a former concrete plant, pictured above, nestled in amongst the trees.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
As mentioned, the rain began to let up a bit as we were returning to the dock, but I dig the shot above for some reason. It’s got a moodiness to it that reminds me of adolescence. Wish I could tell you we did something exciting after debarking the boat, but friends from NYC were meant to be visiting us during the following week, so Our Lady of the Pentacle and myself did some food shopping and then went back to HQ to straighten up the joint and get it ‘guest ready.’
Back tomorrow.
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Brunot Island is not actually right next to Neville Island – McKees Rocks and Davis Island jut out into or lie in the river in between. The construction materials plant you observed was actually in McKees Rocks, not on Neville Island. The bluff behind it contained a Native American burial mound.
Jon H
June 16, 2023 at 8:34 am
Thank you. The hand holding and knowledge is appreciated.
Mitch Waxman
June 16, 2023 at 9:53 am